Set 26 Flashcards
Garrulous
Pointlessly talkative, talking too much
It was easy to see how nervous Gary was by how much he was talking; he always gets garrulous when he is anxious
Gauche
Crude, awkward, tasteless
In some cultures it is considered gauche to belch loudly at the end of dinner; in others it is the height of courtesy
Germane
Relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
Although his stories were never germane to the topic at hand, it was impossible not to enjoy his entertaining tangents
Glib
Marked by ease for informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
Although everyone had thought he was virtually guaranteed the position, his glib attitude during the interview made the director think he didn’t care and cost him the job
Gossamer
Delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere
His gossamer promises of justice turned out to be a way to fool everyone into thinking he planned to be true to his word
Grandiloquence
Pompous speech or expression
The author’s grandiloquent style gave me a headache; it was so hard to wade through all the flowery language to get to the real meaning that I gave up after an hour
Gregarious
Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
Cherie’s gregarious nature always made her the life of the party
Grouse
To complain or grumble
Although I always grouse about my roommates and their tendency to eat all the food and leave dirty dishes and laundry lying around, I still wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world
Guile
Trickery, duplicity, cunning
I always admired his preference for guile over hard work; if I’d been able to get away with it I might have tried to accomplish things by trickery instead of effort as well
*guileless means naive or free from guilt
** beguile means to deceive by guile, or to charm
Garner
To gather and save, store up, acquire
The ants garnered food for the winter while the cricket spent the whole summer playing
