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Words |
Pronunciation (part of speech) |
Word Charge |
Word Group |
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Gargantuan
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\gar GAN shoo in\ (adj.) |
= charge SIZE |
giant, tremendous |
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Cleaning a teenager’s room can often be a gargantuan task. |
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Garish
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\GAH rish\ (adj.) |
– charge UNATTRACTIVE |
gaudy, glaring |
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Sandra didn’t like the garish clothing her parents bought her; she preferred to dress more conservatively. |
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Generalize
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\JEN er uh liyz\ (v.) |
– charge TYPICAL |
reduce to a general form |
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Christopher didn’t realize how foolish it would appear to generalize all Shakespeare plays as “boring,” especially since he had read only one of the Bard’s works. |
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Genial
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\JEEN yul\ (adj.) |
+ charge FRIENDLY |
pleasant, friendly, gracious |
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Tommy sat on the park bench by the lake, talking with the genial old man that fed the ducks every morning. |
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Gibbering
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\JIB uh ring\ (v.) |
– charge FOOLISH |
prattling unintelligibly |
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Cathy can’t understand a word her friends say when they get excited; they start gibbering at incredible speeds. |
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Glacier
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\GLAY sher\ (n.) |
= charge CAUTIOUS |
slow-moving large mass of ice |
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Glaciers spanning hundreds of miles cover much of the Arctic Circle. |
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Glossy
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\GLAH see\ (adj.) |
= charge UNATTRACTIVE |
shiny, showy, sleek |
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The glossy finish on the photographs resulted in excessive glare, making them difficult to view under direct light. |
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Glutton
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\GLUT in\ (n.) |
– charge PEOPLE |
person who eats and drinks excessively |
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Only a glutton could order dessert after such a rich meal. Goad |
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Goad
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\GOAD\ (v.) |
= charge ENCOURAGE |
to prod or urge |
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Denise goaded her sister Leigh into running the marathon with her. |
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Gourmand
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\goor MOND\ (n.) |
– charge PEOPLE |
glutton; lover of fine food |
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Knowing that many a gourmand would attend the holiday party, Melanie made sure to stock the refrigerator with extra quantities of imported cheese and gourmet sausage. |
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Gracious
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\GRAY shus\ (adj.) |
+ charge FRIENDLY |
kind, compassionate, warm-hearted |
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Ms. Kirchick proved to be a gracious host, welcoming her guests warmly and offering them tea and cookies. |
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Grandiose
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\GRAN dee ohss\ (adj.) |
+ charge PRETENTIOUS |
magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious |
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The house had a grandiose façade that disguised its humble and simple interior. |
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Gratuity
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\gruh TOO ih tee\ (n.) |
+ charge GENEROUS |
something given voluntarily, tip |
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At many restaurants, the management automatically adds a gratuity of eighteen percent to the bill for large parties. |
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Gravity
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\GRAH vih tee\ (adj.) |
= charge IMPORTANT |
importance, seriousness |
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Phyllis, not grasping the gravity of the situation, strode into the police station whistling and smiling. |
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Grove
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\GROHV\ (n.) |
= charge ORGANISMS |
a group of trees |
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Mark sat in the apple grove, surrounded by tall trees, and mulled over the week’s events. |
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Grudgingly
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\GRUDJ ing lee\ (adv.) |
– charge MONEY |
reluctantly, resentfully |
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Monica, a lover of the spotlight, grudgingly handed over the microphone when it was Phoebe’s turn to sing. |
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Gruff
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\GRUF\ (adj.) |
– charge HOSTILE |
brusque, stern, harsh |
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The songwriter’s gruff voice and angular playing kept the crowd at a distance. |
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