GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(27)

　　Barron GRE word list - G

　　gadfly

　　animal-biting fly; irritating person

　　gaffe

　　social blunder

　　gainsay

　　deny

　　gait

　　manner of walking or running; speed

　　galaxy

　　large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities

　　gale

　　windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst ; Ex. gale of laughter

　　gall

　　annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing ; exasperation

　　galleon

　　large three-masted sailing ship

　　galley

　　low ship with sails

　　gallows

　　framework from which a noose is suspended

　　galvanic

　　of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani

　　galvanize

　　stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity

　　gambit

　　opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage

　　gambol

　　romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.

　　gamely

　　in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game

　　gamut

　　entire range

　　gangrene

　　decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply ; ADJ. gangrenous

　　gape

　　open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape

　　garbled

　　mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible

　　gargantuan

　　huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel

　　gargoyle

　　waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building

　　garish

　　overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy

　　garner

　　gather; store up; amass

　　garnish

　　decorate; add a garnish to; decorate with small items such as lemon slices; N.

　　garrulous

　　loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity

　　gastronomy

　　art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome

　　gauche

　　clumsy ; coarse and uncouth

　　gaudy

　　flashy; showy

　　gaunt

　　lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren

　　gavel

　　hammerlike tool; mallet used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.

　　gawk

　　stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe

　　gazette

　　official periodical publication; newspaper

　　genealogy

　　record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry

　　generality

　　vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people

　　generate

　　cause; produce; create

　　generic

　　characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus

　　genesis

　　beginning; origin

　　geniality

　　cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered

　　genre

　　particular variety of art or literature

　　genteel

　　well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty

　　gentility

　　those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel

　　gentle

　　kindly; soft; mild; of good family

　　gentry

　　people of standing; people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

　　genuflect

　　bend the knee as in worship

　　genus

　　division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species

　　geriatrics

　　medical treatment and care of old age

　　germ

　　earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe

　　germane

　　pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand; appropriate

　　germinal

　　pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea

　　germinate

　　cause to sprout; sprout

　　gerontocracy

　　government ruled by old people

　　gerontology

　　study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age

　　gerrymander

　　change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + mander

　　gestate

　　evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth

　　gesticulation

　　motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures

　　ghastly

　　horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

　　gibberish

　　nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling

　　gibe

　　mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks

　　giddy

　　light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height

　　gild

　　cover with a thin layer of gold

　　gingerly

　　very carefully; ADJ.

　　girth

　　distance around something; circumference

　　gist

　　essence; main point; substance

　　glacial

　　like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg

　　glamor

　　compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous

　　glare

　　shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.

　　glaring

　　highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly

　　glaze

　　cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating ; Ex. unglazed pottery

　　gleam

　　brief flash of light; glow; V.

　　glean

　　gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit often with difficulty

　　glib

　　fluent ; facile; slick

　　glimmer

　　shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope

　　glitter

　　shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves

　　gloat

　　express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.

　　gloss

　　brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.

　　gloss_over

　　explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults

　　glossary

　　brief explanation of words used in the text

　　glossy

　　smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners