GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(28)

　　glow

　　shine brightly without a flame ; show redness and heat after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color

　　glower

　　scowl; glare; look or stare angrily

　　glut

　　overstock; fill beyond capacity ; fill to excess; N: oversupply

　　glutinous

　　sticky; viscous; gluey

　　glutton

　　someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much

　　gnarl

　　protruding knot on a tree; V.

　　gnarled

　　twisted

　　gnome

　　dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards

　　goad

　　urge on; drive with a goad; cause to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually

　　gobble

　　eat very quickly

　　gorge

　　stuff oneself ; glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful

　　gory

　　bloody; N. gore: blood

　　gossamer

　　sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb

　　gouge

　　overcharge ; extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury

　　gourmand

　　epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

　　gourmet

　　connoisseur of food and drink; epicure

　　gracious

　　kind in a generous way

　　gradation

　　series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression

　　graduate

　　arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals ; Ex. graduated ruler

　　graduated

　　arranged by degrees

　　granary

　　storehouse for grain

　　grandeur

　　impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

　　grandiloquent

　　using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic

　　grandiose

　　affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas

　　granulate

　　form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle

　　graphic

　　pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

　　graphite

　　black form of carbon used in lead pencils

　　grapple

　　wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar

　　grate

　　make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace

　　gratify

　　please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire

　　gratis

　　free; without charge; ADJ.

　　gratuitous

　　given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment

　　gratuity

　　n. money given to sb who has done one a service; tip ;

　　gravity

　　seriousness; ADJ. grave

　　graze

　　feed on growing grass; cause to feed on grass; scrape or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We cant graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound

　　gregarious

　　sociable; tending to form a group

　　grievance

　　cause of complaint; complaint

　　grill

　　question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars

　　grim

　　causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile

　　grimace

　　facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.

　　grisly

　　ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

　　groom

　　man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush

　　groove

　　long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record

　　gross

　　total; fragrant; clearly wrong; coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens

　　grotesque

　　fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural

　　grotto

　　small cavern

　　grouch

　　bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble

　　grouse

　　complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird

　　grovel

　　crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner

　　growl

　　low, guttural, menacing sound

　　grudge

　　deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.

　　grudging

　　unwilling; reluctant; stingy

　　gruel

　　thin liquid porridge

　　grueling

　　exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race

　　gruesome

　　grisly; horrible

　　gruff

　　rough-mannered; rough; hoarse

　　grumble

　　complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.

　　grunt

　　utter a deep guttural sound ; N.

　　guffaw

　　boisterous laughter; V.

　　guile

　　deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile

　　guileless

　　without deceit

　　guise

　　outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise

　　gull

　　trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe

　　gullible

　　easily deceived

　　gush

　　pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling ; Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.

　　gust

　　strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

　　gustatory

　　affecting or relating to the sense of taste

　　gusto

　　eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm

　　gusty

　　windy

　　guy

　　cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide

　　gyroscope

　　apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.