Vocabulary builder G

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.