| Term | Definition |
|---|
| gainsay (gayn SAY) | to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose |
| gambol (GAM bul) | to skip about playfully, frolic |
| garner | to gather and save, store up, acquire |
| garrulous | pointlessly talkative, talking way to much |
| gauche (gohsh) | crude, awkward, tasteless |
| germane | relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
| glib | marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
| gossamer | delicate, insubstantial or tenuous, insincere |
| grandiloquence | pompous speech or expression |
| gregarious | sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people |
| grouse | to complain or grumble |
| guile | trickery, duplicity, cunning |
| guy | a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide |
| hackneyed | rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
| halcyon | calm and peaceful, prosperous |
| hallow | to set apart as holy |
| harangue | to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade |
| harrow | to distress, create stress or torment |
| hedonism | devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses |
| hegemony | the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others |
| heretical | violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox |
| hermetic | airtight, impervious to outside influence |
| heterodox | unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic |
| hirsute (HUR soot) | hairy, shaggy |
| homily | a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude |
| homogenous | same throughout |
| hubris | arrogant presumption or pride |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech |
| hoary | very old; whitish or gray from age; antique |
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