Lesson 11-13 Flashcards
Fluent
Able to speak or write clearly
Flagrant
Glaringly bad, outrageous
Flux
State of continual change or movement
Foible
A minor weakness in character
Fracas
A loud quarrel
Frivolous
Trivial, silly
Futile
Useless
Gaff
A large hook
Gait
Manner of walking
Gambit
An opening maneuver one uses to gain advantages
Gape
To stare with an open mouth
Garble
To distort
Genealogy
Family history
Genesis
Beginning, origin
Ghastly
Horrible, frightful
Gird
To circle with a belt or band, to equip
Gist
Main point
Glean
To collect bit by bit, to gather
Glutinous
Gluey, sticky
Gorge
To eat or swallow greedily, a deep valley with steep sides
Gothic
Medieval
Granary
A storehouse for grain
Gratify
To please
Guile
Slyness and cunning in dealing with others
Gull
To cheat
Gyrate
To rotate, spin
Harp
To persist in talking continuously
Haughty
Arrogant, proud
Havoc
Great destruction
Hilarity
Joy
Wallaroo
A large reddish kangaroo
Inveigle
To win over by wiles
Tog
To dress with fine clothing
Googol
A figure followed by 100