| Term | Definition |
| 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 and their problems |
| 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 |