SAT - G's

Question 1

Garrulous

Answer 1

Adj. locquacious; wordy; talkative.

My Uncle Henry is the most garrulous person in Cayuga Canyon; he can outtalk anyone I know.

Garrulity, N.

Question 2

Glacial

Answer 2

Adj. like a glacier; extremely cold.

Never a warm person, when offended John could seem positively glacia.

Question 3

Glutton

Answer 3

N. someone who eats too much.

When Mother saw that Bobby had eaten all the cookies, she called him a little glutton.

Gluttonous, Adj.

Question 4

Gratify

Answer 4

V. please.

Lori’s parents were gratified by her successful performance on the SAT.

Question 5

Gratuitous

Answer 5

Adj. given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for.

Quit making gratuitous comments about my driving; no one asked you for your opinion.

Question 6

Gravity

Answer 6

N. seriousness.

We could tell we were in serious trouble from the gravity of the principal’s expression.

Grave, Adj.

Question 7

Gregarious

Answer 7

Adj. sociable.

Typically. partygoers are gregarious; hermits are no.

Question 8

Guile

Answer 8

N. deceit; duplicity; willness, cunning.

Iago uses considerable guile to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful.

Question 9

Gullible

Answer 9

Adj. easily deceivable.

Overly guillible people have only themselves to blame if they fall for con artists repeatedly.