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- GRANTEEThe person to whom something is granted.
- GRAPLINA grapnel (small anchor).
- GRAPNELA small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
- GRAVYA thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gr
- GRECEA flight of stairs.
- GRIEVANCESomething which causes grief.
- GRISONA small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.
- GRUMBLEA high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
- GRUTCHTo murmur, complain.
- GUARANTEEAnything that assures a certain outcome.
- GUARDA person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- GUARDANTPositioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.
- GUARDIANSomeone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- GUIDEROne who guides.
- GUILERA deceiver, a beguiler.
- GULESRed, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
- GYRFALCONAny large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons.
- HABILIMENTClothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.
- HANGARA large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.
- HARDIMENTBravery, courage.
- HARDYHaving rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
- HARLOTA female prostitute.
- HAROAn exclamation of distress; alas.
- HASTYActing or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
- HAUBERKA coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.
- HAULTLofty; haughty.
- HAUTHaughty.
- HAVIOURDemeanour, behaviour, comportment.
- HAVIOURSDemeanour, behaviour, comportment.
- HEAUMEA large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.
- HEINOUSTotally reprehensible.
- HERBALMade from or with herbs.
- HERONSEWA heron (originally specifically when small or young).
- HOBBLEDEHOYAn awkward adolescent youth.
- HODGEPODGEA collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- HOSTELRYAn inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
- IDIOCYThe state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
- IMAGEROne who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor.
- IMPARLANCEDiscussion, especially before some action is taken; conference, debate.
- IMPASTETo knead; to make into paste; to concrete.
- IMPETUOSITYThe quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner.
- IMPOSETo physically lay or place (something) on another thing; to deposit, to put, to set. To lay or place (one's hands) on someone as a blessing, during rites of confirmation, ordinatio
- IMPRISONTo put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
- INDENTUREA contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
- INSISTENCEThe state of being insistent.
- INSURETo provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable even
- INTERMENTThe act of burying a dead body; burial.
- INTERVIEWAn official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
- JACKBOOTA glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
- JACKETAny of certain types of outerwear. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. A piece of a person's suit, beside trou
- JAILEROne who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
- JALOUSETo suspect.
- JAMBEAUA piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave.
- JAMBEEA light walking cane that was fashionable in the eighteenth century. It apparently came from the Calamus plants.
- JANEA silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century.
- JANGLETo cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound. To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner. To irritate or jar (something).
- JARGONA technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
- JASPObsolete form of jasper.
- JEANDenim.
- JEOFAILAn oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight.
- JEOPARDTo put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury
- JERKINA type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
- JETSONjetsam
- JOINERA maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
- JOISTA piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
- JOYOUSFull of joy; happy.
- KENTLEDGEWeights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
- KERCHIEFA piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
- LANCETA sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
- LARDONMeat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.
- LAUNCHTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- LAVISHExpending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
- LECHERYInordinate indulgence in sexual activity.
- LEGERDEMAINSleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
- LEGERITYNimbleness or quickness of mind or body.
- LIONESSA female lion (animal).
- LITERAlternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter.
- LIVERYAny distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
- LOGICIANA person who studies or teaches logic.
- LOZENGEA thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.
- LUBBERA clumsy or lazy person.
- LUFFThe vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
- MACKERELCertain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled, Typically Scomber scombrus in the British isles.
- MALAPERTA cheeky, impudent, or saucy person.
- MANGERA trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
- MANTLETA short sleeveless cloak or cape.
- MARCThe refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
- MARESCHALAn officer of an household.
- MARVELOUSExciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
- MASCULINITYThe degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.
- MASONRYThe art or occupation of a mason.
- MASTERYThe position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
- MATINALIn the morning, relating to the morning.
- MATINSTogether with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.
- MAUNDA wicker basket.
- MAVISsong thrush
- MEALIEAn ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
- MEASURABLEAble to be measured.
- MESAILThe visor of a helmet, especially when made in two parts.
- METAPHYSICIANA philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.