| Term | Definition |
|---|
| gait | manner of walking or running; speed |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears) |
| gall (n) | bitterness; nerve :: when you slap on someone's GAAL, you show GALL |
| gall (v) | annoy; chafe :: when you slap on GAAL, you GALL him |
| galvanize :: remember galvonometer | stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed |
| gambol | romp; skip about; leap playfully :: game of ball & jump playfully |
| gamut | entire range :: gamut of all clothes |
| gargantuan :: gargantuan HUGE ship | huge; enormous |
| garner | gather; store up :: you GARNER GRAINS in winter |
| gaunt | lean and angular; barren :: very thin esp. from disease |
| gavel | hammer like tool; mallet :: used by judge |
| gawk | stare foolishly; look in openmouthed awe |
| gazette | official periodical publication :: like a magazine |
| generality | vague statement |
| geniality | cheerfulness; kindliness;sympathy :: GENILIA is kind |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; refinement :: elegance |
| gentry | people of standing; class of people just below nobility :: GENTRY have No-ENTRY to VIP areas |
| genuflect | bend the knees as in worship |
| germinal | pertaining to a germ; creative |
| germinate | cause to sprout :: when plants grow, they GERMINATE |
| gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party |
| gestate | evolve, as in prenatal growth |
| gingerly | very carefully :: place GINGER on rice very GINGERLY |
| girth | distance around something; circumference |
| gist | essence |
| glacial | like a glacier; extremely cold :: glacier is ice so glacial is cold |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface |
| glean | gather leavings |
| glimmer | shine erratically; twinkle |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction; view malevolently |
| gloss over | explain away :: explain hurriedly |
| glossy | smooth and shining |
| glower | to stare with sullen anger; scowl |
| glut | overstock; fill to excess |
| glutinous | sticky; viscous :: like glue |
| gnarled | twisted |
| gorge (n) | narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft :: GEORGE stood on the cleft of mountain to commit suicide |
| gorge (v) | stuff oneself :: GEORGE is fat |
| gossamer | sheer; like cobwebs :: light |
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