G Flashcards
gambol
to dance or skip around playfully
-caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, romp
garner
to gather and store
-acquire, amass, glean, harvest, reap
garrulous
tending to talk a lot
-effusive, loquacious
gestation
the growth process from conception to birth
-development, gravidity, pregnancy
glib
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; causal
-easy, superficial
glower
to glare or stare angrily and intensely
-frown, lower, scowl
gradation
a degree or stage in a process; a variation in color
-nuance, shade, step, subtlety
gregarious
outgoing; sociable
-affable, communicative, congenial
grievous
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
-dire, dolorous, grave, mournful
grovel
to humble oneself in a demeaning way
-bootlick, cringe, fawn, kowtow, toady
guile
deceit, trickery
-artifice, chicanery, connivery, duplicity
gullible
easily deceived
-credulous, exploitable, naive