| Barron GRE word list - G | |
| gadfly | animal-biting fly; irritating person |
| gaffe | social blunder |
| gainsay | deny |
| gait | manner of walking or running; speed |
| galaxy | large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| gall | annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
| galleon | large three-masted sailing ship |
| galley | low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
| gallows | framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| galvanize | stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
| gambol | romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
| gamely | in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
| gamut | entire range |
| gangrene | decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
| gape | open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| gargoyle | waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building |
| garish | overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
| garner | gather; store up; amass |
| garnish | decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
| garrulous | loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity |
| gastronomy | art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome |
| gauche | clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth |
| gaudy | flashy; showy |
| gaunt | lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
| gavel | hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
| gawk | stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe |
| gazette | official periodical publication; newspaper |
| genealogy | record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry |
| generality | vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people |
| generate | cause; produce; create |
| generic | characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus |
| genesis | beginning; origin |
| geniality | cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered |
| genre | particular variety of art or literature |
| genteel | well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
| gentle | kindly; soft; mild; of good family |
| gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
| genuflect | bend the knee as in worship |
| genus | division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species |
| geriatrics | medical treatment and care of old age |
| germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
| germane | pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate |
| germinal | pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea |
| germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
| gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
| gerontology | study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age |
| gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander |
| gestate | evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth |
| gesticulation | motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
| ghastly | horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
| gibberish | nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling |
| gibe | mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
| giddy | light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height |
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| gingerly | very carefully; ADJ. |
| girth | distance around something; circumference |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| glacial | like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
| glamor | compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous |
| glare | shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N. |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
| gleam | brief flash of light; glow; V. |
| glean | gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty |
| glib | fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick |
| glimmer | shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope |
| glitter | shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels. |
| gloss | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| glossary | brief explanation of words used in the text |
| glossy | smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners |
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