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gainsay(gayn SAY orGAYN say) vt. 1. to deny; 2. to contradict; 3. to oppose- Mr. Jones gainsaysany responsibility for the damage to Miss Wright’s
automobile. - “I hate to gainsayyour story,” Paul said, “but it didn’t happen like that.
- The loyal opposition gainsayedevery attempt to get the new budget bill
through Parliament.
[gainsaid, -ing] [Syn. deny]
garrison(GAR is uhn) n. 1. troops stationed in a fort; 2. the entire fortified
place including troops and weapons —vt.to station troops in a place for its defense - The garrisonat Fort McHenry withstood bombardment by the British dur-
ing the War of 1812 while Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled
Banner.” - During the Vietnam War, garrisonswere established at so-called strategic
hamlets. - During the Revolutionary War, the British garrisonedtroops in the homes
of the colonists.
garrulous(GAER yoo lis) adj. talkative; talking too much about generally
insignificant things - Teenaged girls tend to be more garrulousthan their male counterparts.
- Most company sales meetings are dominated by garrulouspersons who love
to hear themselves speak.
[-ness n.] [Syn. loquacious, talkative]
genre(ZHAHN ruh) n. a kind or type, like literature, music, works of art, and so
on —adj.designating a class of film, book, or the like by its subject matter—for
example, science fiction, comedy - Henry James was an artist of the literary genre.
- The Star Wars trilogy gave birth to the genreof big-budget sci-fi films.
geyser(GY zoer) n. a hot spring from which sprays of steam and or boiling
water gush into the air at intervals of time - Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park is probably the best-known geyserin the
world. - Giant, Grotto, Fountain, Castle, and Crested Pool are some other geysersin
Yellowstone.
gist(JIST) n. the main point or essence of an argument, article, and so on - The gistof the thing is the crux of the matter, and that just about says it all.
- Frank did not understand everything the lecturer was saying about calcu-
lating the area under a curve, but he did get the gistof it. - Take two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule, and you have the
gistof water.
[Syn. essence]
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