| A | B |
|---|
| gainsay | To contradict; to deny. |
| Galleon | ancient type of sailing ship |
| Gambol | frolic, leap, bound |
| gamut | The whole range or sequence. |
| Garble | distort, confuse, muddle |
| Garish | gaudy |
| Garner | gather, collect |
| Garrulous | talkative; given to constant trivial talking |
| Gaunt | emaciated, bony and angular |
| genre | describing a category of artistic endeavor |
| Genre | a category, type |
| Germane | relevant |
| Germinal | just growing, not developed, immature |
| gesticulate | To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech. |
| Gibbering | making meaningless noises |
| Glacial | hostile, unfriendly, cold, icy |
| glimmer | A faint, wavering, unsteady light. |
| Goad | prod, urge |
| gossamer | Flimsy. |
| gourmand | A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table. |
| grandiloquent | Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style. |
| Grate | annoy, aggravate, vex |
| Gratis | free of charge, without payment |
| Gratuitous | unwarranted |
| Gravity | seriousness |
| Gregarious | extroverted, sociable, outgoing |
| grievous | Creating affliction. |
| Gritty | coarse, granular |
| Guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
| Guile | cunning, craftiness; duplicity |
| Guileless | frank, straightforward, honest |
| Gullibility | unwariness, trustfulness, being easily fooled |
| Gullible | easily fooled; credulous |
| Gustatory | concerned with the sense of taste |
| Hackneyed | common and over used |
| halcyon | Calm. |
| Hallowed | worshipped, consecrated |
| Hamper | hinder, obstruct |
| Hangar | storage area (like garage) for a plane |
| Harangue | noisy attacking speech; a tirade |
| harbinger | One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing. |
| Harbingers | indicators, bringers of warnings |
| Hasten | hurry, accelerate, rush |
| Haughtiness | arrogance, pride |
| haughty | arrogant; vainly proud |
| head | Adv. Precipitately, as in diving. |
| Headstrong | stubborn, willful |
| Hedonism | self indulgence, pleasure-seeking |
| Hedonist | a pleasure seeker |
| Heed | listen to |
| heinous | Odiously sinful. |
| Heresy | against orthodox opinion; an opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles. |
| heterogeneous | Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds. |
| Hiatus | interruption, pause |
| Hidebound | rigid in opinions |
| hierarchy | a group organized by rank |
| Hieroglyphics | picture writing; writing difficult to read; enigmatic |
| Hinder | obstruct |
| hirsute | Having a hairy covering. |
| Histrionic | theatrical, exaggerated |
| Hoary | old |
| Hone | sharpen, increase, whet |
| hoodwink | To deceive. |
| hospitable | Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness. |
| Hyperbole | grossly exaggerated speech |
| Hypochondriac | a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses |
| hypocrisy | Extreme insincerity. |
| Hypocritical | insincere |
| Iconoclast | person who opposes orthodoxy |
| idealize | to consider perfect |
| Idiosyncrasy | a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual |
| ignoble | Low in character or purpose. |
| Ignominious | shameful |
| Ignominy | shame (adj. ignominious means shameful) |
| illicit | Unlawful. |
| Illuminate | to light up or make clear |
| Illusory | deceptive, false, misleading |
| imbroglio | A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife. |
| imbue | To dye; to instill profoundly. |
| immaculate | Without spot or blemish. |
