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- gruff
- rough-mannered; rough; hoarse
- grudging
- unwilling; reluctant; stingy
- glower
- scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
- gregarious
- sociable; tending to form a group
- gloss_over
- explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
- glossary
- brief explanation of words used in the text
- gratis
- free; without charge; ADJ.
- guy
- cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide
- grovel
- crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
- glib
- fluent ; facile; slick
- gorge
- stuff oneself ; glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful
- glutinous
- sticky; viscous; gluey
- grandiose
- affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
- grisly
- ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
- grate
- make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace
- graphic
- pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
- grimace
- facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
- grandiloquent
- using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic
- gruesome
- grisly; horrible
- gourmand
- epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
- gorge
- narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine
- glossy
- smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
- glimmer
- shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
- glutton
- someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much
- gyroscope
- apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
- gruel
- thin liquid porridge
- granulate
- form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
- gusty
- windy
- grueling
- exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
- guile
- deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
- gusto
- eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
- granary
- storehouse for grain
- gravity
- seriousness; ADJ. grave
- gustatory
- affecting or relating to the sense of taste
- glaze
- cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating ; Ex. unglazed pottery
- gull
- trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
- gouge
- overcharge ; extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury
- gratuity
- tip
- glacial
- like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg
- gratify
- please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire
- grotesque
- fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural
- grandeur
- impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
- grapple
- wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
- grouse
- complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird
- goad
- urge on; drive with a goad; cause to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
- glaring
- highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly
- glean
- gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit often with difficulty
- gossamer
- sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
- gloat
- express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
- guise
- outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
- gnome
- dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards
- gourmet
- connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
- grievance
- cause of complaint; complaint
- grotto
- small cavern
- glut
- overstock; fill beyond capacity ; fill to excess; N: oversupply
- gullible
- easily deceived
- graduated
- arranged by degrees
- grill
- question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars
- gratuitous
- given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
- gouge
- tear out; cut out ; Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
- gory
- bloody; N. gore: blood
- gnarled
- twisted
- guileless
- without deceit
- guffaw
- boisterous laughter; V.