Word List G

Question 1

Gadfly (n.)

Answer 1

animal-biting fly; an irritating person. Like a gadfly, he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty-eight hours, everyone regarded him as an annoying busybody.

Question 2

Gaffe (n.)

Answer 2

Social blunder. According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover’s name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake.

Question 3

Gainsay (v.)

Answer 3

Deny. She was too honest to gainsay the truth of the report.

Question 4

Gait (n.)

Answer 4

Manner of walking or running; speed. The lame man walked with an uneven gait.

Question 5

Galaxy (n.)

Answer 5

Large, isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; a collection of brilliant personalities. Science fiction speculates about the possible existence of life in other galaxies. The deaths of such famous actors John Candy and George Burns tells us that the galaxy of Hollywood superstars is rapidly disappearing.