Unit 36 Flashcards
Gainsay
(v) to deny; dispute; oppose
e. g. No one can gainsay the fact that she put great effort into the project.
Gambol
(v) to frolic; leap playfully
(n) frolicking around
e.g. The children gamboled on the lawn while their parents ate lunch.
Garrulous
(adj) very talkative; wordy
e. g. The garrulous house-guest made it difficult for us to get much work done on the project.
Gauche
(adj) coarse and uncouth; clumsy
e. g. What is considered gauche in one culture might not be gauche in another culture; for example, burping is considered rude in America but it is acceptable in China.
Geniality
(n) cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
- Genial (adj): having a pleasant or friendly disposition
e.g. Hosts of television talk shows are generally people who possess a great deal of geniality.
Gerrymander
(v) to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party
e. g. An argument against the practice of gerrymandering is that it tends to make it difficult for the party that is out of power to regain power.
Glib
(adj) fluent in an insincere way; offhand
e. g. Sharon’s parents were not satisfied by her glib explanation of why she had not been able to study for the exam.
Goad
(v) to prod; urge on
e. g. Goaded by his friends into trying out for the football team as a walk-on, Jeff went on to became an all-American linebacker.
Prod
(v) stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something
e. g. They attempted to prod the central bank into cutting interest rates.
Gossamer
(adj) sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
e. g. Some experts in NASA believe that what they call a gigantic “gossamer spacecraft” could be constructed in space using extremely lightweight materials.
Gouge
(v) to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
e. g. The store is able to gouge its costumers because it is the only store in the area that carries that particular line of merchandise.
