Serial |
Word |
Meaning |
1 |
gauge n. |
An instrument for measuring |
2 |
gaiety n. |
Festivity |
3 |
gaily adv. |
Merrily |
4 |
gait n. |
Carriage of the body in going |
5 |
gallant adj. |
Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit |
6 |
galore adj. |
Abundant |
7 |
galvanic adj. |
Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action |
8 |
galvanism n. |
Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action |
9 |
galvanize v. |
To imbue with life or animation |
10 |
gamble v. |
To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency |
11 |
gambol n. |
Playful leaping or frisking |
12 |
gamester n. |
A gambler |
13 |
gamut n. |
The whole range or sequence |
14 |
garnish v. |
In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment |
15 |
garrison n. |
The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense |
16 |
garrote v. |
To execute by strangling |
17 |
garrulous adj. |
Given to constant trivial talking |
18 |
gaseous adj. |
Light and unsubstantial |
19 |
gastric adj. |
Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach |
20 |
gastritis n. |
Inflammation of the stomach |
21 |
gastronomy n. |
The art of preparing and serving appetizing food |
22 |
gendarme n. |
In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer |
23 |
genealogy n. |
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants |
24 |
genealogist n. |
A tracer of pedigrees |
25 |
generality n. |
The principal portion |
26 |
generalize v. |
To draw general inferences |
27 |
generally adv. |
Ordinarily |
28 |
generate v. |
To produce or cause to be |
29 |
generic adj. |
Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific |
30 |
generosity n. |
A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily |
31 |
genesis n. |
Creation |
32 |
geniality n. |
Warmth and kindliness of disposition |
33 |
genital adj. |
Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs |
34 |
genitive adj. |
Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like |
35 |
genteel adj. |
Well-bred or refined |
36 |
gentile adj. |
Belonging to a people not Jewish |
37 |
geology n. |
The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth |
38 |
germane adj. |
Relevant |
39 |
germinate v. |
To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form |
40 |
gestation n. |
Pregnancy |
41 |
gesticulate v. |
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech |
42 |
gesture n. |
A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion |
43 |
ghastly adj. |
Hideous |
44 |
gibe v. |
To utter taunts or reproaches |
45 |
giddy adj. |
Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head |
46 |
gigantic adj. |
Tremendous giver n One who gives, in any sense |
47 |
glacial adj. |
Icy, or icily cold |
48 |
glacier n. |
A field or stream of ice |
49 |
gladden v. |
To make joyous |
50 |
glazier n. |
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows |
51 |
glimmer n. |
A faint, wavering, unsteady light |
52 |
glimpse n. |
A momentary look |
53 |
globose adj. |
Spherical |
54 |
globular adj. |
Spherical |
55 |
glorious adj. |
Of excellence and splendor |
56 |
glutinous adj. |
Sticky |
57 |
gluttonous adj. |
Given to excess in eating |
58 |
gnash v. |
To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage |
59 |
Gordian knot n. |
Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners |
60 |
gourmand n. |
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table |
61 |
gosling n. |
A young goose |
62 |
gossamer adj. |
Flimsy |
63 |
gourd n. |
A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind |
64 |
graceless adj. |
Ungracious |
65 |
gradation n. |
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series |
66 |
gradient adj. |
Moving or advancing by steps |
67 |
granary n. |
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked |
68 |
grandeur n. |
The quality of being grand or admirably great |
69 |
grandiloquent adj. |
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style |
70 |
grandiose adj. |
Having an imposing style or effect |
71 |
grantee n. |
The person to whom property is transferred by deed |
72 |
grantor n. |
The maker of a deed |
73 |
granular adj. |
Composed of small grains or particles |
74 |
granulate v. |
To form into grains or small particles |
75 |
granule n. |
A small grain or particle |
76 |
grapple v. |
To take hold of |
77 |
gratification n. |
Satisfaction |
78 |
gratify v. |
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need |
79 |
gratuitous adj. |
Voluntarily |
80 |
gratuity n. |
That which is given without demand or claim Tip |
81 |
gravity n. |
Seriousness |
82 |
gregarious adj. |
Not habitually solitary or living alone |
83 |
grenadier n. |
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature |
84 |
grief n. |
Sorrow |
85 |
grievance n. |
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong |
86 |
grievous adj. |
Creating affliction |
87 |
grimace n. |
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc |
88 |
grindstone n. |
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools |
89 |
grisly adj. |
Fear-inspiring |
90 |
grotesque adj. |
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned |
91 |
grotto n. |
A small cavern |
92 |
ground n. |
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk |
93 |
guess n. |
Surmise |
94 |
guile n. |
Duplicity |
95 |
guileless adj. |
Frank |
96 |
guinea n. |
An English monetary unit |
97 |
guise n. |
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume |
98 |
gullible adj. |
Credulous |
99 |
gumption n. |
Common sense |
100 |
gusto n. |
Keen enjoyment |
101 |
guy n. |
Stay-rope |
102 |
guzzle v. |
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp |
103 |
gynecocracy n. |
Female supremacy |
104 |
gynecology n. |
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women |
105 |
gyrate v. |
To revolve |
106 |
gyroscope n. |
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation |