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Question 1

garish

Answer 1

(adj.) gaudy, in bad taste (Mrs. Watson has poor taste and covers every object in her house with a garish gold lamé.)

Question 2

garrulous

Answer 2

(adj.) talkative, wordy (Some talk show hosts are so garrulous that their guests can’t get a word in edgewise.)

Question 3

genial

Answer 3

(adj.) friendly, affable (Although he’s been known to behave like a real jerk, I
would say that my brother is an overall genial guy.)

Question 4

goad

Answer 4

(v.) to urge, spur, incite to action (Jim may think he’s not going to fight Billy, but Billy will goad Jim on with insults until he throws a punch.)

Question 5

gourmand

Answer 5

(n.) someone fond of eating and drinking (My parents, who used to eat little
more than crackers and salad, have become real gourmands in their old age.)

Question 6

grandiloquence

Answer 6

(n.) lofty, pompous language (The student thought her grandiloquence
would make her sound smart, but neither the class nor the teacher bought it.)

Question 7

grandiose

Answer 7

(adj.) on a magnificent or exaggerated scale (Margaret planned a grandiose party, replete with elephants, trapeze artists, and clowns.)

Question 8

gratuitous

Answer 8

(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (Every morning the guy at the donut shop gives me a gratuitous helping of ketchup packets.)

Question 9

gregarious

Answer 9

(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable (Well, if you’re not
gregarious, I don’t know why you would want to go to a singles party!)

Question 10

guile

Answer 10

(n.) deceitful, cunning, sly behavior (Because of his great guile, the politician was
able to survive scandal after scandal.)