Advanced Vocabulary Starting with "G"

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• galvanic Relating to or producing a direct electric current from a chemical reaction, ...
• galvanise To shock or stimulate someone into taking action, especially sudden and decis...
• gargantuan Enormously large; of an immense or extraordinary size, especially in relation...
• garner To gather, collect, or accumulate something valued, especially support, prais...
• garnish To seize money or property from a debtor's wages or bank account by legal aut...
• garrulous Excessively talkative, especially about trivial or unimportant matters. A mil...
• gasket A shaped piece of rubber, cork, metal, or other material placed between two s...
• gastroenterology The branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders, cov...
• gauge An instrument for measuring the amount, level, or contents of something. As a...
• gaunt Extremely thin and bony in appearance, especially as a result of illness, hun...
• gearbox A set of gears enclosed in a casing, used in a vehicle or machine to change t...
• genealogy The study and tracing of lines of descent and family histories, or a diagram ...
• generator A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, or more bro...
• genome The complete set of genetic material (DNA) contained in an organism, includin...
• genomics The branch of molecular biology concerned with the structure, function, evolu...
• genre A category or type of art, music, literature, or film characterised by a part...
• genteel Polite, refined, and respectable, often in a manner that is excessively conce...
• gentrification The process by which a working-class or run-down urban area is transformed th...
• geometric Relating to geometry, the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties...
• geopolitical Relating to politics as influenced by geographical factors such as location, ...
• geosynchronous Describing an orbit in which a satellite revolves around the Earth at the sam...
• geothermal Relating to or produced by the internal heat of the Earth, especially as a so...
• geriatric Relating to the medical care of elderly people, or used as a noun to refer to...
• germane Relevant and closely connected to the subject or matter under discussion.
• germinate To begin to grow or develop, literally of a seed sprouting and figuratively o...
• germination The process by which a seed develops into a new plant, beginning with the eme...
• gerrymander To manipulate the boundaries of electoral constituencies to favour a particul...
• gerund A verb form ending in '-ing' that functions as a noun in a sentence, such as ...
• gestation The process or period of developing inside the womb between conception and bi...
• geyser A hot spring that periodically erupts, sending a column of boiling water and ...
• gifted Having exceptional natural ability or talent, especially in intellectual or a...
• gigahertz A unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz (cycles per second), used to d...
• glacier A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow that flows under ...
• globalisation The process by which businesses, cultures, and economies become increasingly ...
• glorious Having or deserving great admiration, praise, and honour; wonderfully beautif...
• gloss An explanation or interpretation of a word or passage, especially one added i...
• gluttony Habitual greed or excess in eating and drinking. One of the seven deadly sins...
• glycolysis The metabolic pathway in which glucose is broken down into pyruvate, producin...
• goodwill In business and accounting, the intangible value of a company beyond its net ...
• gorge A narrow, steep-sided valley, typically formed by a river cutting through roc...
• gradient The degree of steepness of a slope, road, or path, typically expressed as a r...
• grandiose Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, but often excessively ambitio...
• granular Consisting of or resembling small grains or particles. Figuratively, highly d...
• grapple To struggle or wrestle with a difficult problem, challenge, or opponent, eith...
• grassroots The most basic level of an activity or organisation; ordinary people in a com...
• gratuitous Done without good reason; uncalled for, unjustified, or serving no meaningful...
• gratuitously Without good reason or justification; unnecessarily, especially in a way that...
• gratuity A sum of money given voluntarily as a tip for services rendered, or a lump-su...
• gravitas Dignity, seriousness, and weight of manner that commands respect and conveys ...
• gravitational Relating to or resulting from the force of gravity — the natural phenomenon b...
• greenhouse A glass or transparent structure for growing plants; also used attributively ...
• gregarious Fond of company; sociable and enjoying the company of others. In biology, des...
• grievance A formal complaint about unfair treatment, or a feeling of resentment over so...
• grievous Extremely serious, severe, or causing great suffering. Used to describe harm,...
• groundbreaking Breaking new ground; introducing fundamentally new and important ideas or met...
• groundwater Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices of rock, forming ...
• gusto Great enjoyment, relish, and enthusiasm in doing something.
• guttural Produced in or relating to the throat; harsh, throaty, and rough-sounding.
• gyroscope A device consisting of a spinning wheel or disc mounted so that its axis can ...
• gyroscopic Relating to or involving a gyroscope — a spinning device that maintains its o...