Alphabetic G

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

audio

gritty - A surface covered with dirt

Sam borrowed Al's tools to fix his car, and found them dirty and gritty, but also very useful.

noun

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Other / Sound

audio

growl - A low guttural sound made in the throat, especially by a dog

A tiger's growl is a loud warning for any potential prey in the nearby area.

noun

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Good / Beautiful

Url audio

grandeur - Being very beautiful and impressive, especially in appearance or style

The Buckingham Palace changing of the guards is an echo of the grandeur that British royalty used to enjoy.

verb

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4 of 162

Good / Happy

audio

guffaw - To laugh very loudly and heartily

When Louis told his uncle the joke about the boy finding his cat, his uncle guffawed until he was out of breath.

verb

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Good / Energy

Url audio

galvanize - To stimulate or energize a group or movement to act in unison.

The leader's speech was successful in being able to galvanize the crowd into seeing a hopeful vision of the future.

noun

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Good / Calm

audio

getaway - A good location for a short vacation

Phil and Sandra loved their cabin in the woods, and it was perfect for a short getaway weekend vacation.

verb

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Bad / Afraid

audio

gasp - Inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain, fear or astonishment

Sherry gasped when she suddenly realized that she had lost her wallet with $500 and all her ID's and credit cards.

noun

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Good / Happy

audio

glee - Great delight

Christmas morning is a time of glee for young children as they open their presents.

noun

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Good / Big

audio

gamut - The complete range or scope of something

The colored pencils ran the gamut from light blue to dark red.

noun

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Bad / Strange

Url audio

ghetto - A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or marginalized community.

The Smith family lived in the inner-city ghetto, and tried to make the best of a hard life.

noun

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Bad / Disorganized

audio

gobbledygook - Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense

For tourists who don't speak the native language, it can seem like a bunch of gobbledygook.

noun

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Other / Sound

audio

grunt - A low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person

The weightlifter let out a loud grunt before lifting the bar off of the ground.