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Words that start with the letter G (105 cards)

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Gauge

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n. An instrument for measuring

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Gaiety

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n. Festivity

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Gaily

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adv. Merrily

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Gait

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n. Carriage of the body in going

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Gallant

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adj. Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit

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Galore

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adj. Abundant

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Galvanic

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adj. Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action

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Galvanism

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n. Current electricity, especially on an event, chance, or contingency

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Gambol

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n. Playful leaping or frisking

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Gamester

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n. A gambler

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Gamut

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n. The whole range or sequence

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Garnish

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v. In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment

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Garrison

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n. The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense

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Garrote

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v. To execute by strangling

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Garrulous

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adj. Given to constant trivial talking

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Gaseous

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adj. Light and unsubstantial

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Gastric

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adj. Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach

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Gastritis

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n. Inflammation of the stomach

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Gastronomy

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n. The art of preparing and serving appetizing food

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Gendarme

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n. In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer

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Genealogy

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n. A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants

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Genealogist

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n. A tracer of pedigrees

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Generality

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n. The principal portion

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Generalize

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v. To draw general inferences

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Generally
adv. Ordinarily
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Generate
v. To produce or cause to be
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Generic
adj. Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific
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Generosity
n. A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily
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Genesis
n. Creation
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Geniality
n. Warmth and kindliness of disposition
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Genital
adj. Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs
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Genitive
adj. Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like
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Genteel
adj. Well-bred or refined
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Gentile
adj. Belonging to a people not Jewish
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Geology
n. The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the Earth
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Germane
adj. Relevant
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Germinate
v. To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form
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Gestation
n. Pregnancy
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Gesticulate
v. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech
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Gesture
n. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion
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Ghastly
adj. Hideous
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Gibe
v. To utter taunts or reproaches
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Giddy
adj. Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head
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Gigantic
adj. Tremendous
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Giver
n. One who gives, in any sense
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Glacial
adj. Icy, or icily cold
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Glacier
n. A field or stream of ice
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Gladden
v. To make joyous
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Glazier
n. One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows
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Glimmer
n. A faint, wavering, unsteady light
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Glimpse
n. A momentary look
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Globose
adj. Spherical
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Globular
adj. Spherical
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Glorious
adj. Of excellence and splendor
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Glutinous
adj. Sticky
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Gluttonous
adj. Given to excess in eating
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Gnash
v. To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage
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Gordian Knot
n. Any difficult the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners
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Gourmand
n. A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table
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Gosling
n. A young goose
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Gossamer
adj. Flimsy
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Gourd
n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind
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Graceless
adj. Ungracious
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Gradation
n. A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series
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Gradient
adj. Moving or advancing by steps
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Granary
n. A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked
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Grandeur
n. The quality of being grand or admirably great
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Grandiloquent
adj. Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style
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Grandiose
adj. Having an imposing style or effect
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Grantee
n. The person to whom property is transferred by deed
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Grantor
n. The maker of a deed
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Granular
adj. Composed of small grains or particles
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Granulate
v. To form into grains or small particles
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Granule
n. A small grain or particle
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Grapple
v. To take hold of
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Gratification
n. Satisfaction
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Gratify
v. To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need
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Gratuitous
adj. Voluntarily
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Gratuity
n. That which is given without demand or claim. Tip
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Gravity
n. Seriousness
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Gregarious
adj. Not habitually solitary or living alone
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Grenadier
n. A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature
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Grief
n. Sorrow
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Grievance
n. That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong
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Grievous
adj. Creating affliction
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Grimace
n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc...
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Grindstone
n. A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools
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Grisly
adj. Fear-inspiring
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Grotesque
adj. incongruously composed or ill-proportioned
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Grotto
n. A small cavern
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Ground
n. A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk
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Guess
n. Surmise
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Guile
n. Duplicity
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Guileless
adj. Frank
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Guinea
n. An English monetary unit
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Guise
n. The external appearance as produced by garb or costume
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Gullible
adj. Credulous
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Gumption
n. Common sense
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Gusto
n. Keen enjoyment
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Guy
n. Stay-rope
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Guzzle
v. To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp
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Gynecocracy
n. Female supremacy
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Gynecology
n. The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women
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Gyrate
v. To revolve
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Gyroscope
n. An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation

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