Vocab 11

Question 1

gaffe

Answer 1

a mistake that embarrasses you in front of others.

EXAMPLE: I was embarrassed for her when she made the gaffe of assuming his wife was his mother.

Question 2

galvanize

Answer 2

stimulate into action;

EXAMPLE: The candidate is very effective at galvanizing his base; he gets them to the polls to vote.

Question 3

gamut

Answer 3

complete extent or range:

EXAMPLE: The program spans the entire cultural gamut, encompassing fine art, sculpture, dance, music, cinema, literature and theater.

Question 4

garrulous

Answer 4

extremely talkative:

EXAMPLE: I pretended to be asleep on the plane to get the garrulous woman beside me to be quiet.

Question 5

germane

Answer 5

relevant, appropriate (fits):

EXAMPLE: I was impressed that the students engaged in a germane conversation about the literature and did not stray away from the central topics.