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- GHOSTA disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- GHRELINA peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
- GILDEROne who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
- GILLA breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
- GIRDTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- GIROA transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
- GIRTHA band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
- GISTThe main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
- GIVETo move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- GLABROUSBald, hairless; smooth.
- GLADPleased; happy; gratified.
- GLAIVEA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
- GLEAMAn appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
- GLEANTo collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
- GLEEJoy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- GLENA secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.
- GLEYA type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
- GLIDETo move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- GLIMBrightness; splendour.
- GLIMPSETo see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely. To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
- GLINTA short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
- GLISTERTo gleam, glisten, or coruscate.
- GLITTERA bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
- GLOATTo exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
- GLOBA round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
- GLOOMDarkness, dimness, or obscurity.
- GLOSSA surface shine or luster.
- GLOVEAn item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
- GLOWTo emit heat and light without a flame.
- GNATA biting insect, especially a mosquito.
- GNAWTo bite something persistently, especially something tough.
- GOADA long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- GOLDA heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79.
- GOMERALFool, simpleton.
- GOODOf a person or an animal: Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- GOOSEAny of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigge
- GOREBlood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
- GORSEAn evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
- GOWKA cuckoo.
- GRABTo grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- GRACECharming, pleasing qualities.
- GRACILELean, slender, thin.
- GRADEA rating.
- GRADUALProceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
- GRAINThe harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
- GRALLOCHThe entrails or offal of a dead deer, especially when removed. Also the entrails of other wild animals, when removed.
- GRAMEAnger; wrath; scorn; bitterness; repugnance.
- GRAPEA small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the self-fertile plants of spec
- GRAPPLETo seize something and hold it firmly.
- GRASPTo grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- GRATEFULOf a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
- GRATICULEA grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing. The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make
- GRAUPELA precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
- GRAVAMENA grievance complained of. A document sent by the Lower House of Convocation to the Upper House to inform the latter of certain grievances in the church.
- GRAVEAn excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
- GRAVELSmall fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
- GRAVITYSenses relating to seriousness. Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; serio
- GRAYOf a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- GREATTaking much space; large. Much, more than usual.
- GREEDYHaving greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- GREENThe color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
- GREYCommonwealth standard spelling of gray.
- GRIMDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- GRIPETo complain; to whine.
- GRIPPEInfluenza, the flu.
- GRISTGrain that is to be ground in a mill.
- GROOMA man who is about to marry.
- GROOVEA long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depre
- GROUTA thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
- GROVELTo be prone on the ground.
- GROWTo become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- GROWLA deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
- GRUETo be frightened; also, to shudder with fear; to quake, to tremble.
- GRUMMorose, stern, surly, sullen.
- GRUNTA short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
- GUARANTYAn undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty;
- GUESTA recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
- GUIDESomeone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
- GUILEAstuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
- GUIMPEGimp; a narrow flat braid or reinforced cord of fabric used for ornamental trimming.
- GUISEA customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
- GULFA hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- GUSTA strong, abrupt rush of wind.
- GYRATETo revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
- GYRATIONThe act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
- GYREA swirling vortex. A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
- GYVEA shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
- HABITUALOf or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
- HACKTo chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- HACKERSomeone who hacks. One who cuts with heavy or rough blows.
- HADEState; order, estate, rank, degree, or quality.
- HAILBalls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- HAIRA pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- HAKEA hook; a pot-hook.
- HALLOWA saint; a holy person; an apostle.
- HALSEThe neck; the throat.
- HALTERA bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
- HAMBLETo mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
- HANDFASTA hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
- HANGTo be or remain suspended.