| Term | Definition |
|---|
| gainsay | deny |
| gall | annoy;chafe |
| galleon | large sailing ship |
| galvanize | stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed |
| gamut | entire range |
| gape | open widely; stare open-mouthed |
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous |
| garish | over-bright in color; gaudy |
| garner | gather; store up |
| garnish | decorate |
| garrulous | loquacious; wordy; talkative |
| gauche | clumsy; coarse and uncouth |
| gaudy | flashy showy |
| gaunt | lean and angular; barren |
| gavel | hammerlike tool; mallet |
| gawk | stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe |
| genealogy | record of descent; lineage |
| generality | vague statement |
| generic | characteristic of an entire class or species |
| geniality | cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy |
| genteel | well-brred; elegant |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; refinement |
| germane | pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand |
| germinal | pertaining to a germ; creative |
| germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
| geseticulation | motion; gesture |
| ghastly | horrible |
| gibberish | nonsense; babbling |
| gibe | mock; taunt; scoff at |
| gingerly | bery carefully |
| girth | distance around something; circumference |
| gist | essence |
| glaring | hishly conpsicuous; harshly bright |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface |
| glib | fluent; facile; slick |
| glimmer | shine erratically; twinkle |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction; view malevolently |
| gloss over | explain away |
| glower | scowl |
| glutton | someone who eats too much |
| gnarled | twisted |
| gnome | dwarf; underground spirit |
| goad | urge on; spur; incite |
| gorge (n.) | small, steep-walled cnyon |
| gorge (v.) | stuff oneself |
| gory | bloody |
| gouge | tear out |
| gourmand | epcure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
| gourmet | connoisseur of food and drink |
| garft | piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant |
| graneur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| grandiloquent | pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language |
| grandiose | pretentious; high-glown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive |
| granulate | form into grains |
| graphic | pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly descrived |
| grapple | wrestle; come to grips with |
| grate | make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred |
| gratis | free |
| gratuitous | given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for |
| gregarious | sociable |
| grievance | cause of complaint |
| grill | question severely |
| grimace | a facial distortion to show feeling suchas pain, disgust, etc. |
| grisly | ghastly |
| grouse | complain; fuss |
| grotesque | fantastic; comically hideous |
| grovel | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy |
| gruel | liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water |
| grueling | exhausting |
| gruesome | grisly; horrible |
| gruff | rough-mannered |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning |
| guileless | without deceit |
| guise | appearance; costure |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| gustatory | affecting the sense of taste |
| gusto | enjoyment; enthusiasm |
| gusty | windy |
| hackneyed | commonplace; trite |
| haggard | wasted away; gaunt |
| haggle | argue about prices |
| hallowed | blessed; consecrated |
| hallucination | delusion |
| haphazard | random; unsystematic; aimless |
| harangue | noisy speech |
| harass | to annoy by repeated attacks |
| harbinger | forerunner |
| hardy | sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather |
| harrowing | agonizing distressing; traumatic |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance |
| hazy | slightly obscure |
| headlong | hasty; rash |
| headstrong | stubborn; willful; unyielding |
| heckler | person who harasses others |
| hedonist | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life |
| heed | pay attention to; consider |
| heedless | not noticing; disregarding |
| heinous | atroncious; hatefully bad |
| heresy | opinion contrarty to popoular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
| hermetic | sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
| hermitage | home of a hermit |
| heterodox | unorthodox; unconventional |
| heterogeneous | dissimilar; mixed |
| hiatus | gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause |
| hibernal | wintry |
| hilarity | boisterous mirth |
| histrionic | theatrical |
| hoary | white with age |
| hoax | trick; deception; fraud |
| hodgepodge | jumble; mixture of ill-suited elements |
| holster | pistol case |
| homage | honor; tribute |
| hoodwink | deceive; delude |
| horde | crowd |
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation of gardens |
| hovel | shack; small, wretched house |
| hover | hang about; wait nearby |
| hulking | massive; bulky; great in size |
| humdrum | dull; monotonous |
| hurtle | crash; rush |
| husband | use sparingly; conserve; save |
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed |
| hydrophobia | rabies; fear of water |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement |
| hypercritical | excessively exacting |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about iliness |
| hypocritical | pretending to be virtuous; deceiving |
| ichthyology | study of fish |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions |
| idolatry | worksip of idols; excessive admiration |
| ignoble | unworthy; base in nature; not noble |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
| illicit | illegal |
| imbibe | drink in |
| ummaculate | spotless; flawless; absolutely clean |
| impale | pierce |
| impalpable | imperceptible; intangible |
| impart | reveal or tell; grant |
| impartial | not biased; fair |
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| impasse | predicament from which there is no escape; deadlock |
| impassive | without feeling; imperturbable; stoical |
| impeccable | faultless |
| impecunious | without money |
| impediment | hindrance; stumbling-block |
| impel | drive or force onward |
| impenitent | not repentant |
| imperious | domineering; haughty |
| impermeable | impervious; not permitting passage through its substance |
| impertinent | imsolent; rude |
| imperturbable | calm; placid; composed |
| impervious | impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| impetuous | violent; hasty; rash |
| impetus | incentive; stimulus; moving force |
| impetuous | violent; hasty; rash |
| impetus | incentive; stimulus; moving force |
| impiety | irreverence; lack of respect for God |
| impinge | infringe; touch; collide with |
| impious | irreverent |
| implacable | incapable of being pacified |
| implausible | unlikely; unbelievable |
| implicate | incriminate; show to be involved |
| implore | beg |
| imponderabe | not able to be determined precisely |
| importunate | urging demanding |
| importune | beg persistently |
| imposter | someone who assumes a flase identity |
| impregnable | invulnerable |
| impropriety | improperness; unsuitableness |
| improvident | thriftless |
| imprudent | lacking caution; injudicious |
| impudence | impertinence; insolence |
| impugn | dispute or contradict; challenge; gainsay |
| impunity | freedom from punishment or harm |
| imputation | accusation; charge; reproach |
| inadvertently | unintentionally; by oversight |
| inalienable | not to be taken away; nontransferable |
| inane | siliy; senseless |
| incandescent | strikingly bright; shining with intense heat |
| incantation | singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula |
| incapacitate | disable |
| incarcerate | imprison |
| incarnation | act of assuming a human body and human nature |
| incendiary | arsonist |
| incense | enrage; infuriate |
| inception | start; beginning |
| inchoate | recently begun; rudimentary; elementary |
| incidence | rate of occurrence; particular occurrence |
| incidental | not essential; minor |
| incipient | beginning; in an early stage |
| incisive | cutting; sharp |
| incite | arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist |
| inclement | stormy; unkind |
| incompatible | inharmonious |
| incongruous | not fitting absurd |
| incontinent | lacking self-restraint; licentious |
| incontrovertible | indisputable; not open to question |
| incorporeal | lacking a material body; insubstantial |
| incorrigible | not correctable |
| incredulous | withholding belief; skpetical |
| incriminate | accuse |
| incrustation | hard coating or crust |
| inculcate | teach; instill |
| incumbent | obligatory; currently holding an office |
| incur | bring upon oneself |
| incursion | temporary invasion |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| indelible | not able to be erased |
| indentation | notch; deep recess |
| indenture | bind as servant or apprentice to master |
| indices | signs; indications |
| indict | charge |
| indigenous | native |
| indigent | poor; destitute |
| indignity | offensive or insulting treatment |
| indiscretion | lack of tactfulness or sound judgment |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random; confuse |
| indisputable | too certain to be disputed |
| indissoluble | permanent |
| indoctrinate | instruct in a doctrine or ideology |
| indomitable | unconquerable; unyielding |
| indubitable | unable to be doubted; unquestionable |
| induce | persuade; bring about |
| indulgent | humoring; yielding; lenient |
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