GRE words begin with G

Question 1

gainsay

verb [ T often in negatives ] formal
UK /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/ US /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
gainsaid | gainsaid

Answer 1

(v.) >to oppose; to claim that something is false
>to refuse to accept something as the truth:

ปฏิเสธ,พูดคัดค้าน,คัดค้าน,ต่อต้าน

Certainly there’s no gainsaying (= it is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance.
Synonyms
challenge, dispute

Question 2

galvanize

verb [ T ] (UK usually galvanise)
UK /ˈɡæl.və.naɪz/ US /ˈɡæl.və.naɪz/

Answer 2

(v.) >to stimulate as if by electric shock; to excite
>to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way:

กระตุ้น, กระตุ้นโดยกระแสไฟฟ้า

• Western charities were galvanized by TV pictures of starving people.
• The prospect of his mother coming to stay galvanized him into action and he started cleaning the house.

Question 3

gambit

noun [ C ]
UK /ˈɡæm.bɪt/ US /ˈɡæm.bɪt/

Answer 3

(n.) >a maneuver in a game or conversation used to secure an advantage
>a clever action in a game or other situation that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk:

กลเม็ด การเดินเกมส์

Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage.
Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

Question 4

gamin

noun
gam·​in | \ ˈga-mən \

Answer 4

(n.) a child who roams the streets

เด็กเดินถนน,เด็กจรจัด

1: a boy who hangs around on the streets : URCHIN

Question 5

garner

verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˈɡɑː.nər/ US /ˈɡɑːr.nɚ/

Answer 5

(v.) >to gather or gain something
>to collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty:

สะสม,เก็บรวบรวม,ได้

Coppola garnered several Oscar awards for “The Godfather”.

Question 6

garrulous

adjective
UK /ˈɡær.əl.əs/ US /ˈɡer.əl.əs/

Answer 6

(a.) >talking too much; wordy
>having the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important

ช่างพูด,พูดมาก,พูดจ้อ

Her normally garrulous mother had little to say on the subject.

Synonyms
chatty, loquacious, talkative

Question 7

gaucherie

gau·che·rie
/ˌɡōSHəˈrē/

Answer 7

(n.) >social awkwardness
>awkward, embarrassing, or unsophisticated*ซื่อๆ ways.

ความงุ่มง่าม,ความเก้งก้าง,ความเคอะเขิน, ความเปิ่นเชย

“she had long since gotten over gaucheries such as blushing*อาย”

Question 8

goad

verb [ T ]
UK /ɡəʊd/ US /ɡoʊd/

Answer 8

(v.) >to urge; to give courage to
>to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them:

กระตุ้น คะยั้นคะยอ

She seemed determined to goad him into a fight.
He refused to be goaded by their insults.

Question 9

gregarious

adjective
UK /ɡrɪˈɡeə.ri.əs/ US /ɡrɪˈɡer.i.əs/

Answer 9

(a.) >outgoing, sociable
>(of people) liking to be with other people :

ชอบอยู่เป็นกลุ่ม,ชอบสังคม

Emma’s a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

Question 10

guile

noun [ U ] formal
UK /ɡaɪl/ US /ɡaɪl/

Answer 10

(n.) >the use of tricks to deceive someone
>clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone:

เล่ห์กระเท่ห์,มารยา,เล่ห์เหลี่ยม,การหลอกลวง,การโกง

The president will need to use all her political guile to stay in power.
He is a simple man, totally lacking in guile.

Synonym
chicanery formal”