 | Term | Definition |
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gauge |
n. An instrument for measuring. |
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gaiety |
n. Festivity. |
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gait |
n. Carriage of the body in going. |
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gallant |
adj. Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit. |
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galore |
adj. Abundant. |
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galvanic |
adj. Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action. |
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galvanism |
n. Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action. |
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galvanize |
v. To imbue with life or animation. |
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gamble |
v. To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency. |
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gambol |
n. Playful leaping or frisking. |
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gamester |
n. A gambler. |
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gamut |
n. The whole range or sequence. |
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garnish |
v. In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment. |
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garrison |
n. The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense. |
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garrote |
v. To execute by strangling. |
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garrulous |
adj. Given to constant trivial talking. |
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gaseous |
adj. Light and unsubstantial. |
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gastric |
adj. Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach. |
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gastritis |
n. Inflammation of the stomach. |
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gastronomy |
n. The art of preparing and serving appetizing food. |
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gendarme |
n. In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer. |
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genealogy |
n. A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants. |
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genealogist |
n. A tracer of pedigrees. |
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generality |
n. The principal portion. |
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generalize |
v. To draw general inferences. |
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generate |
v. To produce or cause to be. |
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generic |
adj. Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific. |
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generosity |
n. A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily. |
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genesis |
n. Creation. |
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geniality |
n. Warmth and kindliness of disposition. |
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genital |
adj. Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs. |
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genitive |
adj. Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like. |
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genteel |
adj. Well-bred or refined. |
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gentile |
adj. Belonging to a people not Jewish. |
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geology |
n. The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth. |
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germane |
adj. Relevant. |
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germinate |
v. To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form. |
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gestation |
n. Pregnancy. |
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gesticulate |
v. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech. |
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gesture |
n. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion. |
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ghastly |
adj. Hideous. |
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gibe |
v. To utter taunts or reproaches. |
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giddy |
adj. Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head. |
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gigantic |
adj. Tremendous. |
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giver |
n. One who gives, in any sense. |
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glacial |
adj. Icy, or icily cold. |
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glacier |
n. A field or stream of ice. |
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gladden |
v. To make joyous. |
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glazier |
n. One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows. |
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glimmer |
n. A faint, wavering, unsteady light. |
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glimpse |
n. A momentary look. |
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globose |
adj. Spherical. |
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globular |
adj. Spherical. |
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glorious |
adj. Of excellence and splendor. |
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glutinous |
adj. Sticky. |
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gluttonous |
adj. Given to excess in eating. |
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gnash |
v. To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage. |
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Gordian knot |
n. Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners. |
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gourmand |
n. A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table. |
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gosling |
n. A young goose. |
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gossamer |
adj. Flimsy. |
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gourd |
n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind. |
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graceless |
adj. Ungracious. |
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gradation |
n. A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series. |
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gradient |
adj. Moving or advancing by steps. |
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granary |
n. A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked. |
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grandeur |
n. The quality of being grand or admirably great. |
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grandiloquent |
adj. Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style. |
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grandiose |
adj. Having an imposing style or effect. |
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grantee |
n. The person to whom property is transferred by deed. |
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grantor |
n. The maker of a deed. |
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granular |
adj. Composed of small grains or particles. |
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granulate |
v. To form into grains or small particles. |
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granule |
n. A small grain or particle. |
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grapple |
v. To take hold of. |
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gratification |
n. Satisfaction. |
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gratify |
v. To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need. |
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gratuitous |
adj. Voluntarily. |
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gratuity |
n. That which is given without demand or claim. Tip. |
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gravity |
n. Seriousness. |
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gregarious |
adj. Not habitually solitary or living alone. |
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grenadier |
n. A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature. |
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grief |
n. Sorrow. |
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grievance |
n. That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong. |
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grievous |
adj. Creating affliction. |
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grimace |
n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc. |
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grindstone |
n. A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools. |
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grisly |
adj. Fear-inspiring. |
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grotesque |
adj. Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned. |
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grotto |
n. A small cavern. |
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ground |
n. A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk. |
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guess |
n. Surmise. |
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guile |
n. Duplicity. |
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guileless |
adj. Frank. |
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guinea |
n. An English monetary unit. |
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guise |
n. The external appearance as produced by garb or costume. |
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gullible |
adj. Credulous. |
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gumption |
n. Common sense. |
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gusto |
n. Keen enjoyment. |
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guy |
n. Stay-rope. |
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guzzle |
v. To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp. |
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gynecocracy |
n. Female supremacy. |
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gynecology |
n. The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women. |
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gyrate |
v. To revolve. |
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gyroscope |
n. An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation. |
