SAT "G" words (Large collection)

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More than 100 "G" Words from SAT books
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  1. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  2. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  3. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  4. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  5. garb
    clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
  6. garbled
    lacking orderly continuity
  7. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  8. garish
    tastelessly showy
  9. garment
    an article of clothing
  10. garnish
    decorate, as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  11. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  12. gastronomy
    the art and practice of preparing and eating good food
  13. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  14. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  15. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  16. gender
    properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of sex
  17. genealogy
    the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
  18. generalization
    the process of abstracting common properties of instances
  19. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  20. generic
    relating to or applicable to an entire class or group
  21. genetic
    relating to the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  22. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  23. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  24. gentility
    elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
  25. gentry
    the most powerful members of a society
  26. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  27. genuine
    not fake or counterfeit
  28. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  29. germinal
    containing seeds of later development
  30. germinate
    sprout; produce buds or branches
  31. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
  32. gestate
    be pregnant with
  33. gesticulation
    a deliberate and vigorous motion of the hands or body
  34. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  35. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  36. gibberish
    unintelligible talking
  37. gibe
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  38. giddy
    lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
  39. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
  40. gird
    bind with something round or circular
  41. girder
    a beam used as a main support in a structure
  42. girth
    the distance around something, especially a person's body
  43. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  44. glacial
    relating to or derived from a slowly moving mass of ice
  45. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  46. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  47. glimmer
    a flash of light
  48. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
  49. globalization
    growth to a worldwide scale
  50. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  51. glum
    moody and sorrowful
  52. glut
    supply with an excess of
  53. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  54. glutton
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  55. gluttony
    habitual eating to excess
  56. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  57. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  58. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  59. gorgeous
    dazzlingly beautiful
  60. gory
    covered with blood
  61. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  62. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  63. gourmand
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  64. gourmet
    a person highly knowledgeable and appreciative of fine food and drink
  65. govern
    exercise authority over, as of nations
  66. governance
    the act of exercising authority
  67. grading
    evaluation of performance by assigning a score
  68. graduated
    marked with or divided into degrees
  69. graduation
    the successful completion of a program of study
  70. graft
    tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
  71. granary
    a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
  72. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  73. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  74. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  75. graphic
    written or drawn or engraved
  76. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  77. gratify
    make happy or satisfied
  78. gratitude
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
  79. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  80. gratuity
    a small, extra gift of money for services rendered
  81. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  82. graze
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
  83. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  84. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  85. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  86. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  87. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  88. gripe
    complain
  89. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  90. groan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  91. groggy
    stunned or confused and slow to react
  92. groom
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  93. grotto
    a small cave, usually with attractive features
  94. grovel
    show submission or fear
  95. grudging
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  96. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  97. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  98. guild
    a formal association of people with similar interests
  99. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  100. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  101. guise
    an artful or simulated semblance
  102. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  103. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  104. gustatory
    of or relating to the sense of taste
Created on Sun Aug 12 16:04:09 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Sep 17 05:02:13 EDT 2012)

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