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SAT vocabulary ~
Question | Answer |
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Gadfly | A person who annoys others |
Gaff | A hook |
Gainsay | To deny; to contradict |
Gait | Manner of walking |
Gala | Festive |
Galaxy | A group of stars; any large and brilliant assemblage of persons |
Gall | Bitterness |
Gallant | Polite; noble |
Galvanize | To stimulate; to startle into sudden activity |
Gambit | Strategy; an opening one uses to advantage |
Gambol | To frolic; to romp about |
Gamut | The whole range or extent |
Gape | To stare with open mouth |
Garble | To distort |
Gargantuan | Gigantic; huge |
Garish | Tastelessly gaudy |
Garland | A wreath of flowers |
Garner | To gather; to acquire |
Garnish | To decorate; to trim |
Garrulous | Talkative |
Gauche | Awkward; tactless |
Gaudy | Flashy; showy |
Gaunt | Thin and bony; bleak and barren |
Gazebo | An open structure with an enjoyable view |
Gazette | Newspaper |
Gelid | Very cold; frozen |
Genealogy | Family history |
Generate | To produce; to originate |
Generic | General; not specific; pertaining to a class |
Genesis | Origin; beginning |
Genial | Warm; friendly |
Genocide | Killing of a race of people |
Genre | An art form or class |
Genteel | Polite; refined |
Gentry | Upper class people |
Genuflect | To kneel; to bend the knee |
Germane | Relevant; fitting |
Gerontology | The study of older people and their problems |
Gesticulation | Lively or excited gesture |
Ghastly | Horrible; dreadful |
Ghoul | Grave robber; ogre |
Gibberish | Silly, unintelligible talk |
Gibbet | Gallows from which criminals are hanged |
Give | To scoff; to ridicule |
Giddy | Dizzy; flighty; whirling |
Gild | To cover with gold |
Gingerly | Carefully; cautiously |
Gird | To encircle |
Gist | Main point; essence |
Glazed | Glassy; smooth; shiny |
Glean | To gather patiently and with great effort |
Glee | Joy |
Glib | Fluent; smooth |
Glissade | A skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain |
Glitch | A malfunction; an error |
Gloaming | Twilight; dusk |
Gloat | To look at or think about with great satisfaction |
Glower | To frown; to stare angrily at |
Glum | Sad; gloomy |
Glutinous | Gluey; sticky |
Glutton | One who eats or drinks too much |
Gnarled | Knotty; twisted; roughened |
Gnome | A legendary dwarf-like creature |
Goad | To encourage; to spur on |
Gorge | A deep valley with steep sides; to eat or to swallow greedily |
Gory | Bloody |
Gossamer | Light; flimsy; fine |
Gothic | Medieval; mysterious |
Gouge | To dig out; to swindle or overcharge |
Gourmand | A glutton; a person who eats excessively |
Gourmet | An expert of fine food and drink |
Gradient | A slope; a ramp |
Granary | A storehouse for grain |
Grandiloquent | Pretentious; speaking in a pompous style |
Grandiose | Impressive; showy |
Graphic | Giving a clear and effective picture |
Grapple | To grip and hold; to struggle |
Grate | To grind to shreds; to irritate |
Gratify | To please; to satisfy |
Gratis | Without payment; free |
Gratuitous | Free of cost; unnecessary |
Grave | Serious; somber |
Gregarious | Sociable; friendly |
Grievous | Causing grief or sorrow; distressing |
Grim | Fierce; stern |
Grimace | A distorted face; an expression of disapproval |
Grime | Dirt |
Gripe | Complaint |
Grisly | Horrible; gruesome; ghastly |
Grit | Stubborn courage |
Gross | Extreme; vulgar |
Grotesque | Absurd; distorted |
Grotto | A cave |
Grovel | To lower oneself to please another |
Grudging | Resentful; reluctant |
Grueling | Exhausting |
Gruff | Rough or harsh in manner |
Guile | Deceit; trickery |
Guileless | Sincere |
Guise | A false appearance |
Gull | To trick; to deceive |
Gullible | Easily deceived; too trusting |
Gumption | Courage and initiative |
Gustatory | Pertaining to the sense of taste |
Gusto | Hearty enjoyment |
Gusty | Windy; stormy |
Guttural | Pertaining to the throat |
Gyrate | To rotate; to spin |