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word list: 21
gainsay--gossamer
Question | Answer |
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gainsay | deny |
gall | bitterness;nerve//annoy;chafe |
galleon | large sailing ship |
galvanize | stimulate by shock;stir up;revitalize |
gambit | opening in ches in which a piece is sacrificed |
gambol | romp;skip about;leap playfully |
gamely | in a spirited manner;courageous |
gamut | entire range |
garbled | mixed up;jumbled;distorted |
gargantuan | huge;enormous |
gargoyle | watersprout carved in a gortesque figures of a building |
garish | overbright in color;gaudy(showy) |
garner | gather;store up |
gauche | clumsy;coarse;uncouth |
gaunt | lean & angular;barren |
gavel | hammerlike tool;mallet |
gawk | stare foolishly;open-mouthed awe |
genealogy | record of descent;lineage |
geniality | cheerfulness;kindliness;sympathy |
genre | particular variety of art or literature |
genteel | well-bred;elegant |
gentility | those of gentle birth;refinement |
gentry | well born;aristrocacy;upper/ruling class |
genuflect | bend the knee as in worship |
germane | pertinent(particular) |
gerontocracy | govt ruled by old ppl |
gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party |
gesticulation | gesture;motion |
gibberish | nonsense;babbling |
gibe | mock |
gingerly | careful |
glean | gather leavings slowly n bit by bit after reaping |
glib | flunet;facile;slick |
gloat | express evil satisfaction;view malevolently |
gloss over | explain away(treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly ) |
glower | sullen/angry look,stare;scowl;frown |
glut | overstock;fill to excess |
glutton | someone who eats too much |
gnarled | twisted |
gnome | dwarf;underground spirit |
gorge | stuff oneself |
gossamer | sheer;like cobwebs;thin light fabric |