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gainsay
The model gainsaid that she'd gained weight, saying, "The camera always adds 30 pounds." |
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| to deny, dispute; say something against what someone else says |
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garbled
The garbled message read, "Please spurgle iceberg before rocking breakfast." |
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garrulous
Even the Serpent would scare you less than talking to someone garrulous. |
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| very talkative; loquacious |
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genre
It's hard to place Up Your Score in a specific genre It's an SAT prep book, but also an epic narrative, an investigative report, and a monumental literary work. |
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germane
"Germany is not germane to our discussion today," said the history professor. "Today we shall discuss last night's rerun of The Hills." |
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gestate
Mama Butterfly asked the gestating caterpillar if it wanted something to eat, but it said, "No, I just ate." |
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| to transform and grow, like a baby inside the womb |
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gesticulation
Igor gesticulated for Dick to hurry and enter the lab, saying, "Yes, Dick, you're late for your brain transplant." |
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gibberish
The Lewis Carroll poem Jabberwocky which begins. "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves...," is written in gibberish. |
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| rapid, incomprehensible, or nonsensible speaking; drivel |
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gibe
"Nice jibe," the sailor gibed, after we capsized. |
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| to heckle or mock; to taunt; to pick on |
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gloaming
If it weren't for the fireflies gleaming in the gloaming, I'd find it gloomy. |
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gossamer
"Let's go somewhere where I can slip into something a little more gosamer," said the Victoria's Secret model. |
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| light, delicate, or insubstantial |
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gourmet
"Afet I do a chore, may I have some of that fancy food? I'm practicing to be a gourmet," said Julia's child. |
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| one who appreciates fine food and drink; epicure; connoisseur |
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grandiose
Barbra Streisand has a grandiose nose. |
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| excessively impressive; grand |
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graphic
In another sequel to his dinosaur movie, Steven Spielberg left out the prehistoric beasts and kept all the violence, titling the film Graphic Park. |
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gratuitous
Adding gratuitous sex and violence to this book has been the best thing about writing it. |
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| unneccessary or unwarranted |
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gregarious
My horoscope tells me to be a gregarious Aquarius. |
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friendly; outgoing; sociable
Note: The ETS loves this word. |
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grimace
"Things look grim as long as there's a knife at my throat," the victim though, grimacing with fear. |
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(n.) a twisted facial expression
(v.) to make a twisted facial expression |
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grisly
The bear made a grisly mess of the Cub Scouts. |
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gruesome
In the gruesome film The Blob, the Blob grew some more every second. |
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gruff
Arnold Schwarzenegger has made two careers out of acting tough and being gruff. |
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| rough or stern in speech or action |
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gullible
You don't have to know gullible because they took it out of the dictionary. If you believed the previous sentence, you sure are gullible. |
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