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gadfly |
animal-biting fly; irritating person |
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gaffe |
social blunder |
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gainsay |
deny |
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gait |
manner of walking or running; speed |
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galaxy |
large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities |
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gale |
windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
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gall |
annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
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galleon |
large three-masted sailing ship |
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galley |
low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
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gallows |
framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
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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 |
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galvanize |
stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
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gambit |
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
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gambol |
romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
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gamely |
in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
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gamut |
entire range |
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gangrene |
decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
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gape |
open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
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garbled |
mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
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gargantuan |
huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
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