GRE Vocabulary Cartoons: G Words

gadfly

an irritating and persistent person

gaffe

a clumsy social error; a faux pas

gainsay

to deny

gallant

Brave, noble, courageous

gambit

a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage

gamboled

to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic

garble

to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

gargantuan

of huge or extraordinary size and power

garrulous

given to much talking, tediously chatty

gauche

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

gaudy

(adj.) flashy, showy; not in good taste

genial

friendly and cheerful

germane

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

germinate

to begin to grow, come into being

ghastly

horrible

gild

cover with a thin layer of gold

glacial

hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

glancing

taking a quick look at something

glaring

extremely obvious or conspicuous

glowered

Looked at or stared angrily or sullenly

glut

(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply

Goosebumps

(n) the bumps created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, etc.

gossamer

(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth

grandiloquent

pompous or high-flown in speech

grandiose

impressive; showy; magnificent

grandstand

Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers

grasping

covetous, greedy

grating

irritating

gravitas

great or very dignified seriousness

gregarious

sociable

grisly

causing horror or disgust

grouse

to complain

grovel

(v) to humble oneself, act in a fearful and servile way; to lie face downward; to indulge in something base or unworthy

gumption

courage and initiative; common sense

guttural

produced in the throat; harsh; rasping; throaty