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GRE Word List Letter G
GRE Word List Letter G
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12/20/2009
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gadfly
 Definition
animal-biting fly; an irritating person
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gaffe
 Definition
social blunder
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gait
 Definition
manner of walking or running; speed
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gale
 Definition
windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst
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gall
 Definition
bitterness; nerve; to annoy
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galleon
 Definition
large sailing ship
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galvanize
 Definition
to stimulate by shock; to stir up; to revitalize
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gambit
 Definition
opening in chess in which apiece is sacrificed
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gambol
 Definition
to leap playfully
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gamely
 Definition
with courage
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gamut
 Definition
entire range
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gape
 Definition
to open widely
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garbled
 Definition
mixed up; distorted
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gargantuan
 Definition
huge
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gargoyle
 Definition
waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
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garish
 Definition
overbright in color; gaudy
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garner
 Definition
to gather; to store up
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garnish
 Definition
to decorate
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gastronomy
 Definition
science of preparing and serving good food
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gauche
 Definition
clumsy; coarse and uncouth
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gaudy
 Definition
flashy
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gavel
 Definition
hammerlike tool
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gawk
 Definition
to stare in awe
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gazette
 Definition
official periodical publication
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genealogy
 Definition
lineage
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generality
 Definition
vague statement
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geniality
 Definition
cheerfulness; kindliness
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genteel
 Definition
well-bred; elegant
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gentility
 Definition
those of gentle birth; refinement
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gentry
 Definition
people of standing
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genuflect
 Definition
to bend the knee as in worship
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germane
 Definition
pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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germinal
 Definition
pertaining to a germ; creative
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germinate
 Definition
to sprout
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gerontocracy
 Definition
government ruled by old people
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gerrymander
 Definition
to change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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gestate
 Definition
to evolve, as in prenatal growth
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gesticulation
 Definition
motion
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ghastly
 Definition
horrible
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gibberish
 Definition
nonsense
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gibe
 Definition
to mock
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giddy
 Definition
light-hearted; dizzy
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gingerly
 Definition
very carefully
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girth
 Definition
circumference
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glacial
 Definition
extremely cold; like a glacier
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glaring
 Definition
high conspicuous; harshly bright
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glaze
 Definition
to cover with a thin and shiny surface
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glean
 Definition
to gather leavings
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glib
 Definition
fluent; slick
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glimmer
 Definition
to shine erratically; twinkle
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gloat
 Definition
to express evil satisfaction
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gloss over
 Definition
to explain away
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glower
 Definition
to scowl
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glut
 Definition
to overstock
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glutinous
 Definition
sticky
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glutton
 Definition
someone who eats too much
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gnarled
 Definition
twisted
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gnome
 Definition
dwarf
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gorge
 Definition
narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft; stuff oneself
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gory
 Definition
bloody
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gossamer
 Definition
sheer; like cobwebs
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gouge
 Definition
to tear out
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gourmand
 Definition
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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gourmet
 Definition
connoisseur of food and drink
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graduated
 Definition
arranged by degrees
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granary
 Definition
storehouse for grain
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grandeur
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grandeur
 Definition
majestic
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grandiose
 Definition
pretentious; ridiculously exaggerated
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granulate
 Definition
to form into grains
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grapple
 Definition
to wrestle
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grate
 Definition
to make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; to shred
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gratify
 Definition
to please
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gratis
 Definition
free
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gratuitous
 Definition
given freely
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gratuity
 Definition
tip
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gravity
 Definition
seriousness
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grievance
 Definition
cause of complaint
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grisly
 Definition
ghastly
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grotesque
 Definition
fantastic; comically hideous
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grotto
 Definition
small cavern
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grouse
 Definition
to complain
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grovel
 Definition
to crawl on ground; remain prostrate
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grudging
 Definition
unwilling; reluctant; stingy
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gruel
 Definition
thin, liquid porridge
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grueling
 Definition
exhausting
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gruff
 Definition
rough-mannered
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guffaw
 Definition
boisterous laughter
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guile
 Definition
deceit
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guise
 Definition
appearance
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gull
 Definition
to trick
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gustatory
 Definition
affecting the sense of taste
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gusto
 Definition
enjoyment; enthusiasm
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gusty
 Definition
windy
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guy
 Definition
cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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gyroscope
 Definition
apparatus used to maintain balance
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