A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

(Steven Felgate) #1

12.Gaunt=lean and angular


Usage:His once round face looked surprisingly gaunt after
he had lost weight.


13.Gavel=hammerlike tool ,mallet


Usage:"sold" cried the actioneer ,banging her gavel on the
table
to indicate she had accepted the final bid.


14.Gentry=people of standing ,class of people just below
nobility


Usage:The llocal gentry did not welcome the visits of summer
tourists and tried to ignore their presence in the community.


15.Genuflect=bend the knee as in worship


Usage:A proud democrat,he refused to genuflect to any man.


16.Ghostly=horrible


Usage:The murdered man was a ghostly sight.


17.Gibe=mock


Usage:As you gibe at their superstitious beliefs,do
you realize that you,too,are guilty of similarly foolish
thoughts?.


18.Giddy=light-hearted,dizzy


Usage:He felt his giddy youth was past.

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