SAT Words - G, H

garish (adj.)

gaudy, in bad taste

garrulous (adj.)

talkative, wordy

genial (adj.)

friendly, affable

gluttony (n.)

overindulgence in food or drink

goad (v.)

to urge, spur, incite to action

gourmand (n.)

someone fond of eating and drinking

grandiloquence (n.)

lofty, pompous language

grandiose (adj.)

on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

gratuitous (adj.)

uncalled for, unwarranted

gregarious (adj.)

drawn to the company of others, sociable

grievous (adj.)

injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

guile (n.)

deceitful, cunning, sly behavior

hallowed (adj.)

revered, consecrated

hapless (adj.)

unlucky

harangue

1. (n.) a ranting speech; 2. (v.) to give such a speech

hardy (adj.)

robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

harrowing (adj.)

greatly distressing, vexing

haughty (adj.)

disdainfully proud

hedonist (n.)

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

hegemony (n.)

domination over others

heinous (adj.)

shockingly wicked, repugnant

heterogeneous (adj.)

varied, diverse in character

hiatus (n.)

a break or gap in duration or continuity

hierarchy (n.)

a system with ranked groups, usually according to social, economic, or professional class

hypocrisy (n.)

pretending to believe what one does not

hypothetical (adj.)

supposed or assumed true, but unproven