17 words starting with G

• gallant adjective

  brave and noble; polite and attentive, especially toward women

  The gallant rescuers climbed through the snow to reach the stranded trekkers.

  Like brave, heroic, chivalrous

• galvanize verb

  to suddenly stir someone into action

  The coach’s speech galvanized the team in the second half.

  Like stimulate, spur, inspire

• garish adjective

  too bright and showy in an unpleasant way

  The shop’s garish neon sign hurt our eyes.

  Like gaudy, loud, flashy

• garner verb

  to collect or earn something, such as support or praise

  The student’s invention garnered praise from scientists.

  Like gather, collect, earn

• gaudy adjective

  too bright and decorated in a cheap or tasteless way

  The gaudy plastic flowers did not suit the old temple.

  Like garish, flashy, tacky

• genre noun

  a category of art, music, or writing with a particular style

  Science fiction is my favorite genre of books.

  Like category, type, style

• germane adjective

  closely related to the subject being discussed

  Please keep your questions germane to today’s lesson.

  Like relevant, pertinent, related

• gloat verb

  to show too much pleasure at your own success or someone else’s failure

  It’s not kind to gloat after you win a game.

  Like crow, exult, revel

• gracious adjective

  kind, polite, and generous, especially to guests or people of lower position

  Our gracious host served us tea and fresh fruit.

  Like courteous, kind, hospitable

• grandiose adjective

  impressive or ambitious in a way that is too grand or unrealistic

  He had grandiose plans to build a tower taller than any mountain.

  Like pretentious, pompous, overambitious

• gratify verb

  to please someone or satisfy a wish

  It gratified the teacher to see her students enjoying the experiment.

  Like please, satisfy, delight

• gregarious adjective

  enjoying the company of others; living in groups

  My gregarious little sister makes new friends wherever we go.

  Like sociable, outgoing, friendly

• grievance noun

  a complaint about something believed to be unfair

  The workers presented their grievances to the manager.

  Like complaint, objection, protest

• grimace verb

  to twist your face to show pain or dislike

  He grimaced as he tasted the very sour lemon.

  Like scowl, frown, wince

• grotesque adjective

  strange and ugly in a way that is unpleasant or comic

  The festival masks have grotesque faces with huge eyes and teeth.

  Like monstrous, hideous, bizarre

• grueling adjective

  extremely tiring and demanding

  The grueling climb took the whole day.

  Like exhausting, punishing, arduous

• gullible adjective

  easily tricked into believing something untrue

  Only a gullible person would believe that the moon is made of cheese.

  Like naive, credulous, trusting