1974 | gauge | n. | An instrument for measuring. |
1975 | gaiety | n. | Festivity. |
1976 | gaily | adv. | Merrily. |
1977 | gait | n. | Carriage of the body in going. |
1978 | gallant | adj. | Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit. |
1979 | galore | adj. | Abundant. |
1980 | galvanic | adj. | Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action. |
1981 | galvanism | n. | Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action. |
1982 | galvanize | v. | To imbue with life or animation. |
1983 | gamble | v. | To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency. |
1984 | gambol | n. | Playful leaping or frisking. |
1985 | gamester | n. | A gambler. |
1986 | gamut | n. | The whole range or sequence. |
1987 | garnish | v. | In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment. |
1988 | garrison | n. | The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense. |
1989 | garrote | v. | To execute by strangling. |
1990 | garrulous | adj. | Given to constant trivial talking. |
1991 | gaseous | adj. | Light and unsubstantial. |
1992 | gastric | adj. | Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach. |
1993 | gastritis | n. | Inflammation of the stomach. |
1994 | gastronomy | n. | The art of preparing and serving appetizing food. |
1995 | gendarme | n. | In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer. |
1996 | genealogy | n. | A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants. |
1997 | genealogist | n. | A tracer of pedigrees. |
1998 | generality | n. | The principal portion. |
1999 | generalize | v. | To draw general inferences. |
2000 | generally | adv. | Ordinarily. |
2001 | generate | v. | To produce or cause to be. |
2002 | generic | adj. | Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific. |
2003 | generosity | n. | A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily. |
2004 | genesis | n. | Creation. |
2005 | geniality | n. | Warmth and kindliness of disposition. |
2006 | genital | adj. | Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs. |
2007 | genitive | adj. | Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like. |
2008 | genteel | adj. | Well-bred or refined. |
2009 | gentile | adj. | Belonging to a people not Jewish. |
2010 | geology | n. | The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth. |
2011 | germane | adj. | Relevant. |
2012 | germinate | v. | To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form. |
2013 | gestation | n. | Pregnancy. |
2014 | gesticulate | v. | To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech. |
2015 | gesture | n. | A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion. |
2016 | ghastly | adj. | Hideous. |
2017 | gibe | v. | To utter taunts or reproaches. |
2018 | giddy | adj. | Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head. |
2019 | gigantic | adj. | Tremendous. |
2020 | giver | n. | One who gives, in any sense. |
2021 | glacial | adj. | Icy, or icily cold. |
2022 | glacier | n. | A field or stream of ice. |
2023 | gladden | v. | To make joyous. |
2024 | glazier | n. | One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows. |
2025 | glimmer | n. | A faint, wavering, unsteady light. |
2026 | glimpse | n. | A momentary look. |
2027 | globose | adj. | Spherical. |
2028 | globular | adj. | Spherical. |
2029 | glorious | adj. | Of excellence and splendor. |
2030 | glutinous | adj. | Sticky. |
2031 | gluttonous | adj. | Given to excess in eating. |
2032 | gnash | v. | To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage. |
2033 | Gordian | knot | n. Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners. |
2034 | gourmand | n. | A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table. |
2035 | gosling | n. | A young goose. |
2036 | gossamer | adj. | Flimsy. |
2037 | gourd | n. | A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind. |
2038 | graceless | adj. | Ungracious. |
2039 | gradation | n. | A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series. |
2040 | gradient | adj. | Moving or advancing by steps. |
2041 | granary | n. | A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked. |
2042 | grandeur | n. | The quality of being grand or admirably great. |
2043 | grandiloquent | adj. | Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style. |
2044 | grandiose | adj. | Having an imposing style or effect. |
2045 | grantee | n. | The person to whom property is transferred by deed. |
2046 | grantor | n. | The maker of a deed. |
2047 | granular | adj. | Composed of small grains or particles. |
2048 | granulate | v. | To form into grains or small particles. |
2049 | granule | n. | A small grain or particle. |
2050 | grapple | v. | To take hold of. |
2051 | gratification | n. | Satisfaction. |
2052 | gratify | v. | To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need. |
2053 | gratuitous | adj. | Voluntarily. |
2054 | gratuity | n. | That which is given without demand or claim. Tip. |
2055 | gravity | n. | Seriousness. |
2056 | gregarious | adj. | Not habitually solitary or living alone. |
2057 | grenadier | n. | A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature. |
2058 | grief | n. | Sorrow. |
2059 | grievance | n. | That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong. |
2060 | grievous | adj. | Creating affliction. |
2061 | grimace | n. | A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc. |
2062 | grindstone | n. | A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools. |
2063 | grisly | adj. | Fear-inspiring. |
2064 | grotesque | adj. | Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned. |
2065 | grotto | n. | A small cavern. |
2066 | ground | n. | A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk. |
2067 | guess | n. | Surmise. |
2068 | guile | n. | Duplicity. |
2069 | guileless | adj. | Frank. |
2070 | guinea | n. | An English monetary unit. |
2071 | guise | n. | The external appearance as produced by garb or costume. |
2072 | gullible | adj. | Credulous. |
2073 | gumption | n. | Common sense. |
2074 | gusto | n. | Keen enjoyment. |
2075 | guy | n. | Stay-rope. |
2076 | guzzle | v. | To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp. |
2077 | gynecocracy | n. | Female supremacy. |
2078 | gynecology | n. | The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women. |
2079 | gyrate | v. | To revolve. |
2080 | gyroscope | n. | An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation. |
Friday, 7 May 2010
Vocabulary builder G
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