Letter G Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

gaffe

A

social blunder, noticeable mistake

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2
Q

gamut

A

entire scale or range

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3
Q

gesticulation

A

act of making hand/arm movements, making gestures

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4
Q

guile

A

deception, trick, clever, dishonest

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5
Q

garish

A

clothed in vivid colors, bright, showy, flashy, excessively vivid

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6
Q

garrulous

A

annoyingly/excessively talkative

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7
Q

gaudy

A

outlandish, excessively showy

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8
Q

gaunt

A

thin and angular, bony

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9
Q

germane

A

relevant, appropriate, fitting

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10
Q

gratuitous

A

being without apparent reason, given without charge, free

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11
Q

gullible

A

easily deceived, easily cheated

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12
Q

gingerly

A

with great caution, warily, carefully, daintily

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13
Q

to galvanize

A

stimulate, startle into sudden activity as if by electricity

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14
Q

to glean

A

gather slowly, learn little by little

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15
Q

to gloat

A

to show triumphant, malicious satisfaction at your own success or at someone else’s failure

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16
Q

to grapple

A

hold fast to something, grip, hand to hand struggle

17
Q

gen

A

to give birth, to beget

18
Q

gel

A

cold

19
Q

ghel

A

to shine

20
Q

geo

A

earth

21
Q

graph

A

draw, write