World List 11 E Flashcards
Founder
(n) a person who establishes an institution / (v) to stumble or fall / (v) to sink a ship / (v) to fail completely
Frank
sincere; honest
Generic
standard
Gilt
(adj) gold-colored / (n) a substance used to create a gold-colored exterior
Gloomy
sad
Gossip
(n) rumor / (n) one who spreads rumors / (v) to spread rumors
Gourmet
a food expert
Grandiloquence
arrogant speech; a speech full of big words
Gratitude
thankfulness
Gridlock
a traffic jam caused by cars stopped in an intersection
Gusty
windy
Habitat
the natural environment of a plant or an animal
Harass
to keep bothering someone; to torment
Heckle
to harass a speaker
Hectic
very busy
Heedless
ignoring advice; careless
Heredity
genetic characteristics passed on by parents to offspring
Hiatus
break; pause
Hue
shade of color
Ignite
to set on fire; to arouse passions