G-M Vocabulary
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- Gargoyle
- a rain spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure
- gauntlet
- a think heavy glove, a glove from a suit of armor
- germinate
- to begin to grow, sprout
- globule
- a tiny drop, a small ball
- googol
- the figure 1 followed by 100 zeros equal to 10 to the 100th power
- gossamer
- something light , delicate, or flimsy
- gregarious
- living in small groups, social
- gyrate
- to revolve around a point of axis
- jettison
- discard, cast off as an encumbrance
- juxtapose
- put side by side, compare and contrast
- languid
- drooping, sluggish
- loquacious
- given too excessive talking
- ludicrous
-
laughable because its of obvious absurdity
synonym: foolish - luminary
- notable in a particular field, star
- lugubrious
- exaggerated mournfulness
- monolith
- a large single stone in form of a column or monument
- metamorphosis
- "change", transformation-big change, marked alteration
- mellifluous
- sometimes used to describe music... smoothing flowing, sweet
- mausoleum
- large elaborate tomb
- harbinger
- forerunner, herald
- hirsute
- very happy
- holocaust
- widespread destruction, especially by a fire
- impropriety
- improper conduct, bad manners
- incarcerate
- to put in prison
- inclement
- stormy, harsh
- indolent
- lazy
- intrepid
- fearless, bold
- irascible
- easily angered, hot - tempered
- irreparable
- cannot be repaired
- itinerary
- the route of a journey