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Question 1

gnarled

\ˈnär(-ə)ld\

Answer 1

D. twisted; knotty

E. a gnarled oak/branch/trunk / gnarled hands

Question 2

gnomic

\ˈnō-mik\

Answer 2

D. wise and pithy

E. He made gnomic utterances concerning death.

Question 3

goad

\ˈgōd\

Answer 3

D. to urge; to drive

E. The threat of legal action is a powerful goad to companies that have ignored the regulations.

Question 4

gorge

Answer 4

D. to stuff

E. a river dammed by an ice gorge

Question 5

gouge

\ˈgau̇j\

Answer 5

D. to scoop out; to tear out

E. The accident left a big gouge in the side of the car.

Question 6

gradation

\grā-ˈdā-shən\

Answer 6

D. arrangements made by grades or steps

E. gradation in size / the gradations on a thermometer

Question 7

gradient

Answer 7

D. a slope; the degree of a slope

E. the path goes up at a pretty steep gradient before leveling off

Question 8

graphic

Answer 8

D. vivid; pertaining to writing

E. the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area / graphic sex scene

Question 9

granary

\ˈgrā-nə-rē\

Answer 9

D. a tsorehouse for grain

E. It is the oldest and third largest granary area in the country.

Question 10

grandiloquent

\gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s\

Answer 10

D. using pompous language

E. the predictably wearisome grandiloquence of the speeches at a political convention

Question 11

grandiose

\gran-dē-‘ōs\

Answer 11

D. imposing; splendid

E. The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.

Question 12

gratis

Answer 12

D. free

E. the food was supplied gratis

Question 13

gratuitous

Answer 13

D. given freely; unwarranted

E. The film was criticized for its gratuitous violence.

Question 14

gregarious

Answer 14

D. tending to flock together

E. a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend

Question 15

grimace

\ˈgri-məs\

Answer 15

D. an expression that twists the face

E. The patient made a painful grimace as the doctor examined his wound.

Question 16

grotesque

Answer 16

D. distorted; bizarre; absurd

Question 17

grotto

\ˈgrä-(ˌ)tō\

Answer 17

D. a cave

E. at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend

Question 18

grovel

\ˈgrä-vəl\

Answer 18

D. to lie prone; to act humble or abject

E. He had to grovel to get her to accept his apology.

Question 19

grueling

Answer 19

D. punishing

E. running a marathon is grueling / cutting diamonds can be grueling work

Question 20

gudgeon

\ˈgä-jən\

Answer 20

D. a person who is easy to trick

Question 21

guerdon

\ˈgər-dən\

Answer 21

D. a reward

Question 22

guile

Answer 22

D. deceit

Question 23

guileless

Answer 23

D. innocent

Question 24

guilible

Answer 24

D.easily tricked

Question 25

gustatory

\ˈgäs-tə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Answer 25

D. relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste

E. To round out the gustatory experience, try sipping some sake or whiskey.

Question 26

gusto

Answer 26

D.liking; relish

E. I don’t have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now.

Question 27

guttural

Answer 27

D. pertaining to the throat

E. guttural sounds

Question 28

habiliments

Answer 28

D. clothing; equipment

E. the lady’s rich habiliments and haughty manner made the host’s servants think she was someone important

Question 29

habitable

Answer 29

D. able or fit to be live in

E. the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans

Question 30

hackneyed

Answer 30

D. trite

E. it’s hackneyed, but true—the more you save the more you earn

Question 31

haggard

\ˈha-gərd\

Answer 31

D. unruly; looking worn from exertion or emotion

E. She looked tired and haggard.

Question 32

haggle

Answer 32

D. to bargain

E. haggling over the price / had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks

Question 33

halcyon

\ˈhal-sē-ən\

Answer 33

D. peaceful

E. a halcyon era following the American Civil War / during those early halcyon years the company’s potential for growth seemed unlimited

Question 34

hallucination

\hə-ˌlü-sə-ˈnā-shən\

Answer 34

D. a perception of sth imaginary

E. He could not tell if what he was seeing was real or if it was a hallucination.

Question 35

hamper

Answer 35

D. to obstruct or hinder

Question 36

hapharzard

Answer 36

D. random

E. considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it’s a wonder the cookies came out this good

Question 37

hapless

Answer 37

D. unlucky

Question 38

harangue

\hə-ˈraŋ\

Answer 38

D. along speech; a tirade

E. He delivered a long harangue about the evils of popular culture.

Question 39

harass

Answer 39

D. to worry or torment

E. He claims that he is being unfairly harassed by the police.

Question 40

harbinger

\ˈhär-bən-jər\

Answer 40

D. a forerunner

E. her father’s successful job interview was seen as a harbinger of better times to come

Question 41

harp

Answer 41

D. to persist in talking or writing about sth

E. harp on (about sth)

Question 42

harridan

\ˈher-ə-dən\

Answer 42

D. a shrewish old woman; a bad-tempered unpleasant woman

E. Ann is a shrill, sarcastic harridan who has nothing pleasant to say as she makes her way to the gin bottle in the office bar.

Question 43

harrow

\ˈhā-(ˌ)rō\

Answer 43

D. to rub or plunder

Question 44

harry

Answer 44

D. to raid; to torment or worry

E. harrying the terrified horses down out of the mountains

Question 45

haughty

\ˈhä-tē\

Answer 45

D. showing scorn for others; proud

E. He rejected their offer with a tone of haughty disdain.