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GRE baron 21

garner

v. gather or collect, acquire, glean

eg. All the information was garnered

gibe

v. mock, deride, scoff, tally

ant. admire, commend, laud, praise

glower

v. glare, look angrily or provocatively

eg. Nicola stared at Tom, who glowered back

gainsay

v. deny, contradict, challenge

eg. gainsay the truth of the report

gait

n. way of walking

eg. He walked with a rolling gait

galaxy

n. system of stars

rh. galaxy of Hollywood superstars

gale

n. strong wind, windstorm, gust

eg. His speech was greeted with gales of laughter.

gall

n. bile, bitterness, rudeness, pique, rancor

eg. words full of venom and gall

galleon

v. large sailing ship

galvanize

v. stimulate, stir up, startle

eg. The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.

gambit

n. plot, first move in chess

eg. an opening gambit

gambol

v. leap or run playfully

eg. the kids gambol in the meadow

gamely

adv. spiritedly, courageously

eg. She tried gamely to finish the race.

gamut

n. entire range of things

eg. gamut of services/emotions

gape

v. open mouth widely

eg. Isabel gaped at him, horrified

garbled

adj. confused, mixed up, disordered

eg. There was a garbled message from her on my voicemail.

gargantuan

adj. huge enormous, (astronomical)

eg. The gargantuan wrestler was terrified of mice

gargoyle

n. carvings faded by water

eg. The gargoyle in the church is fantastic

garish

adj. over bright in color, gaudy, showy

eg. garish clothes are not my style

garnish

v. decorate

eg. Garnish the chicken with tomato slices

garrulous

adj. talkative, loquacious

ant. quiet, reserved, silent, still

gauche

adj. awkward, clumsy, graceless

ant. elegant, graceful, polished, refined, sophisticated

gaudy

adj. showy, flashy, garish, too brightly colored

ant. calm, drab, dull, modest

gaunt

adj. emaciated, haggard, thin or skinny due to illness

eg. She looked gaunt and exhausted.

genealogy

n. record of descents, family's tree, lineage

eg. many famous ancestors was listed in his genealogy

generality

n. vague and general statement

eg. to speak in broad generalities

genesis

n. beginning, origin, provenance, matrix

ant. conclusion, end, finale

geniality

n. affability, niceness

ant. irritation, moodiness, unhappiness

genteel

adj. very elegant, sophisticated (as in a high class)

eg. Her genteel accent irritated me

gentility

n. gentle behavior, courtesy

ant. coarseness, crudeness, roughness

gentry

n. high-class people, aristocracy, magnate, luminary

eg. the local gentry own a lot of lands

genuflect

v. bend the knee as in servile manner

eg. He refused to genuflect to the king

germane

adj. relevant, appropriate

eg. remarks that are germane to the discussion

germinal

adj. creative, pertaining to a germ (bacteria, virus)

eg. a germinal idea

germinate

v. start to grow (nay? ma`m)

eg. An idea for a novel began to germinate in her mind

gesticulation

n. gesture, motion

eg. wild / frantic gesticulations

ghastly

adj. horrible, gruesome, gristly, macabre, grim, sepulchral

eg. a ghastly nightmare

giddy

adj. happy and excited, dizzy (as if going to fall), frivolous

eg. He felt his giddy youth was past

gingerly

adv. very carefully

eg. He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.

girth

n. the measurement around, diameter

eg. a tree one meter in girth, a man of enormous girth (very big waist)

glaring

adj. very bright, easily seen

eg. glaring error / omission / inconsistency / injustice

glean

v. gather, obtain, harvest

eg. These figures have been gleaned from a number of studies.

glib

adj. fluent but reckless and insincere in speech

eg. a glib salesman, glib answers

glimmer

v shine erratically, twinkle
n. slight suggestion, inkling

eg. he had no glimmer what was about to happen

gloss over

v. avoid talking sth unpleasant, parry

eg. He glossed over any splits in the party.

glossary

n. explanation of special words

eg. a glossary of financial terms

glossy

adj. smooth and shining

eg. a glossy paper/ magazine

glut

n. overabundance, plethora, plenitude, profusion
ant. shortage

eg. a glut of cheap videos on the market

glutinous

adj. sticky, viscous, gummy, viscid

eg. glutinous rice/substance

glutton

n. person who eats too much, gourmand

gnarled

adj. twisted (and rough)

eg. a gnarled hands / oak / branch

gnome

n. mystic dwarf

eg. gnomes guarded the treasure until they die

goad

v. incite, urge, provoke/nettle

eg. He finally goaded her into answering his question.

gory

adj. bloody, sanguinary, butcherly

eg. the gory massacre

gloat

v. express evil satisfaction (over sb failure), harass

eg. She was still gloating over her rival’s disappointment

gossamer

adj. very fine thread (of silk, fabric, web)

eg. the gossamer wings of a dragonfly

gorge

n. narrow and deep valley
v. stuff oneself, eat a lot

glacial

adj. extremely cold, like a glacier

gibberish

n. nonsense, babbling

eg. You were talking gibberish in your sleep

gesticulate

v. make gesture

gestate

v. evolve, as in the womb (trong bao` thai)

eg. the new scheme was being gestated by the conspirators

gerrymander

v. change the size and borders of an area for voting

gerontocracy

n. organization or community led by old people

genre

n. type, class, style

gazette

n. periodical publication (esp of organizations)

gawk

v. stare foolishly, gape

eg. the rural boy gawked at the skyscrapers

gavel

n. hammer-like tool (used in court, auction)

gastronomy

n. science of foods and cooking

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