GRE Master Words VIII
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50 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Gauche (adj) |  clumsy; coarse and uncouth |
| Geniality (n) | cheerfulness; kindness; sympathy |
| Genteel (adj) | well-bred; elegant |
| Gentility (n) | those of gentle birth; refinement |
| Gentry (n) | people of standing |
| Genuflect (v) | bend the knee as in worship |
| Germane (adj) | pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand |
| Germinate (v) | cause to spout; sprout |
| Gerontocracy (n) | government ruled by old people |
| Gestate (v) | evolve; as in prenatal growth |
| Gratis (adj) | free of charge |
| Grotto (n) | small cavern |
| Grouse (v) | complain; fuss |
| Gull (v) | trick; hoodwink |
| Gustatory (ad) | affecting the sense of taste |
| Guy (n) | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied |
| Hackles (n) | hairs on back and neck |
| Halcyon (adj) | calm, peaceful |
| Hale (adj) | healthy |
| Hap (n) | chance, luck |
| Harping (n) | tiresome dwelling on a subject |
| Hegemony (n) | dominance, especially of one nation over another |
| Hermetic (adj) | sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
| Heterodox (adj) | unorthodox; unconventional |
| Hibernal (adj) | wintry |
| Hirsute (adj) | hairy |
| Histrionic (adj) | theatrical |
| Hoary (adj) | white with age |
| Holocaust (n) | great destruction (esp. by fire) |
| Homily (n) | sermon; serious warning |
| Hortatory (adj) | exhortative; encouraging |
| Hue and cry (n) | outcry |
| Hummock (n) | small hill |
| Husband (v) | conserve; save |
| Husbandry (n) | frugality; agriculture |
| Hypocritical (adj) | pretending to be virtuous; deceiving |
| Illusive (adj) | deceptive; not real |
| Imbroglio (n) | complicated situation; painful or complex |
| Immolate (v) | offer as a sacrifice |
| Immure (v) | imprison; shut up in confinement |
| Impecunious (adj) | without money |
| Impel (v) | drive or force onward |
| Imperious (adj) | like an emperor: haughty or domineering |
| Impolitic (adj) | unwise |
| Importune (v) | beg persistently |
| Imprecation (n) | curse |
| Improvident (adj) | not provident; lacking foresight; thriftless |
| Impugn (v) | gainsay; dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way) |
| Impuissance (n) | lacking strength; weak |
| Impute (v) | ascribe; attribute |
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