Word List 22 Flashcards
Gibe (v)
mock
Gingerly (adv)
very carefully
To separate egg whites, first crack the egg gingerly
Glean (v)
gather leavings
After the crops had been harvested by the machines, the peasants were permitted to glean the wheat left in the fields
Glib (adj)
fluent; facile; slick
Keeping up a steady patter to entertain his customers, the kitchen gadget salesman was a glib speaker, never at a loss for a word
Gloss over (v)
explain away
Glut (v)
overstock; fill to excess
Goad (v)
urge on; prod; incite
Laura was furious with herself for having lost her temper, and even more furious with Jo for having goaded her into losing it
Gouge (v)
tear out
In that fight, all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit, kicked and tried to gouge each other’s eyes out
Grandiloquent (adj)
pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
The politician could never speak simply; she was always grandiloquent
Gregarious (adj)
sociable
Typically, party-throwers are gregarious; hermits are not
Grotesque (adj)
fantastic; comically hideous
On Halloween people enjoy wearing grotesque costumes
Grouse (v)
complain; fuss
Grovel (v)
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostate
Even though we have been defeated, we do not have to grovel before our conquerors
Gruff (adj)
rough-mannered
Although he was blunt and gruff with most people, he was always gentle with children
Guile (n)
deceit; duplicity; cunning
Iago uses considerable guile to trick Othello into believing Desdemona has been unfaithful
