English vocab flashcards

futile

completely useless/pointless

garbled

distorted/mixed up/difficult to understand

garish

obnoxious/bright/flashy

garner

to gather/collect/accumulate

garrulous

excessively talkative

genial

warm/friendly/cheerful

germane

directly relevant/applicable to topic at hand

glutton

person who eats excessively/has an endless capacity

gregarious

highly social/outgoing

gravity

extreme weight/importance/seriousness of a situation

hackneyed

overused phrase/cliche

gullible

too trusting/naive

impair

to weaken/damage/worsen the quality

impasse

a complete deadlock/standstill with no progress made

Impassive

expressionless/calm/no emotion

extricate

to free/untangle someone trapped

exuberant

filled with high energy/excitement/enthusiasm

fallacious

based on a mistaken/false beliefs

fastidious

picky/hard to please

fickle

frequently changing mind/loyalty

fervor

intense passion/zeal/enthusiasm

flaccid

soft/limp/no firmness

flagrant

glaringly bad + obvious, offensive

fledgling

young/inexperienced/developing

flippancy

lack of respect during an important topic

foment

to actively stir up trouble/instigate

foresight

the ability to predict or plan ahead for future needs

frugal

careful/wise with spending money

fulminate

to explode with rage/protest

furtive

sneaky/stealthy