Barron gre word list A

Barron GRE word list - G 

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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 
gargoyle
waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building 
garish
overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy 
garner
gather; store up; amass 
garnish
decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as 
lemon slices; N. 
garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity 

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gastronomy art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome 
gauche
clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth 
gaudy
flashy; showy 
gaunt
lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren 
gavel
hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an 
auctioneer; V. 
gawk
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe 
gazette
official periodical publication; newspaper 
genealogy
record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry 
generality
vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being 
general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people 
generate
cause; produce; create 
generic
characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus 
genesis
beginning; origin 
geniality
cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered 
genre