G1 Mneomonics Flashcards
gadfly
(noun): someone who annoys by being very critical. “GAD fly”
Think: egad, fly!
Brad is such a gadfly about my outfits that I want to say “Egad, fly!” and hit him with a flyswatter
gaffe
(noun): a social mistake. “GAFF”
Think: laugh
It’s definitely a gaffe to bring your pet giraffe to the party- everyone will laugh
gainsay
(verb): to deny: “GAIN say”
Think: against say
Those who gainsay us are against what we say
gallant
(adjective): courageous; noble “GAL int”
Think: galloping knight
She’s still single because she’s waiting for a gallant knight to come galloping in on his horse and sweep her away
gambit
(noun): a move made to try to gain an advantage. “GAM bit”
Think: gamble it
When you play chess, sometimes you have to gamble it and use a gambit by sacrificing a piece for a better posistion
gamboled
(verb): danced around happily; frolicked. “GAM bulled”
Think: game ball
After she scored three goals and led the team to victory, the coach awarded her the game ball and she gamboled all over the place
garble
(verb): to make hard to understand- “GAR bull”
Think: gargle
A bad connection can garble a voicemail to the point that the message just sounds like someone mid-gargle
gargantuan
(adjective): enormous; “gar *rhymes with “far”) GAN shoo- in”
Think: gigantic
The gargantuan orangutan was so gigantic that it needed a special enclosure at the zoo
garrulous
(adjective) : talkative, chattty, prone to discussing trivial things. “GARE rule luss”
think: girls rule us
The reason those girls rule us is that they have a talent for being garrulous- we can barely get a word in during conversation
gauche
(adjective): awkward “GOSH”
Think: go douche
The gauche thing about summer’s eve commercials is that they’re basically telling you to go douche
gaudy
(adjective): flashy in a tasteless way. “GODDY”
Think: gawd ugly
The rapper’s inch-thick gold chain was so gaudy that even his fans said, “gawd that’s ugly!”
genial
(adjective): good- natured. “JEAN ee ul”
Think: genie
If you sign up to be a genie and to grant people wishes, you’re probably by nature genial
germane
(adjective): relevant; appropriate; fitting. “jer MAIN”
Think: yer main
enough digressions! stick to yer main point; unless your remarks are germane, I get distracted
germinate
(verb): to grow or to cause to grow :JERM in ate”
Think: germ in Nate
After entering his nose, the germ in Nate was able to germinate into a cold because he was so run down
ghastly
(adjective): horrid. “GASSED lee”
Think: ghostly
Looking in the mirror and seeing a ghostly figure behind me was ghastly
