| 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 |
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