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genialitynoun
Warmth and kindliness of disposition.
2002
genitaladjective
Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.
2003
genitiveadjective
Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
2004
genteeladjective
Well-bred or refined.
2005
gentileadjective
Belonging to a people not Jewish.
2006
geologynoun
The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
2007
germaneadjective
Relevant.
2008
germinateverb
To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
2009
gestationnoun
Pregnancy.
2010
gesticulateverb
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
2011
gesturenoun
A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.
2012
ghastlyadjective
Hideous.
2013
gibeverb
To utter taunts or reproaches.
2014
giddyadjective
Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.
2015
giganticadjective
Tremendous.
2016
givernoun
One who gives, in any sense.
2017
glacialadjective
Icy, or icily cold.
2018
glaciernoun
A field or stream of ice.
2019
gladdenverb
To make joyous.
2020
glaziernoun
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.
2021
glimmernoun
A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
2022
glimpsenoun
A momentary look.
2023
globoseadjective
Spherical.
2024
globularadjective
Spherical.
2025
gloriousadjective
Of excellence and splendor.
2026
glutinousadjective
Sticky.
2027
gluttonousadjective
Given to excess in eating.
2028
gnashverb
To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
2029
gordian knotnoun
Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.
2030
gourmandnoun
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
2031
goslingnoun
A young goose.
2032
gossameradjective
Flimsy.
2033
gourdnoun
A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
2034
gracelessadjective
Ungracious.
2035
gradationnoun
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
2036
gradientadjective
Moving or advancing by steps.
2037
granarynoun
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
2038
grandeurnoun
The quality of being grand or admirably great.
2039
grandiloquentadjective
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
2040
grandioseadjective
Having an imposing style or effect.
2041
granteenoun
The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
2042
grantornoun
The maker of a deed.
2043
granularadjective
Composed of small grains or particles.
2044
granulateverb
To form into grains or small particles.
2045
granulenoun
A small grain or particle.
2046
grappleverb
To take hold of.
2047
gratificationnoun
Satisfaction.
2048
gratifyverb
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.
2049
gratuitousadjective
Voluntarily.
2050
gratuitynoun
That which is given without demand or claim.
2051
gravitynoun
Seriousness.
2052
gregariousadjective
Not habitually solitary or living alone.
2053
grenadiernoun
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.
2054
griefnoun
Sorrow.
2055
grievancenoun
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.
2056
grievousadjective
Creating affliction.
2057
grimacenoun
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
2058
grindstonenoun
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools.
2059
grislyadjective
Fear-inspiring.
2060
grotesqueadjective
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.
2061
grottonoun
A small cavern.
2062
groundnoun
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk.
2063
guessnoun
Surmise.
2064
guilenoun
Duplicity.
2065
guilelessadjective
Frank.
2066
guineanoun
An English monetary unit.
2067
guisenoun
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.
2068
gullibleadjective
Credulous.
2069
gumptionnoun
Common sense.
2070
gustonoun
Keen enjoyment.
2071
guynoun
Stay-rope.
2072
guzzleverb
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
2073
gynecocracynoun
Female supremacy.
2074
gynecologynoun
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women.
2075
gyrateverb
To revolve.
2076
gyroscopenoun
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.
2077
habitableadjective
Fit to be dwelt in.
2078
habitantnoun
Dweller.
2079
habitualadjective
According to usual practice.
2080
habitudenoun
Customary relation or association.
2081
hackneyverb
To make stale or trite by repetition.
2082
haggardadjective
Worn and gaunt in appearance.
2083
halcyonadjective
Calm.
2084
haleadjective
Of sound and vigorous health.
2085
handwritingnoun
Penmanship.
2086
hanger-onnoun
A parasite.
2087
happy-go-luckyadjective
Improvident.
2088
haranguenoun
A tirade.
2089
harassverb
To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances.
2090
harbingernoun
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
2091
hard-heartedadjective
Lacking pity or sympathy.
2092
hardihoodnoun
Foolish daring.
2093
harmoniousadjective
Concordant in sound.
2094
havocnoun
Devastation.
2095
hawthornnoun
A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges.
2096
hazardnoun
Risk.
2097
head firstadverb
Precipitately, as in diving.
2098
head foremostadverb
Precipitately, as in diving.
2099
heartrendingadjective
Very depressing.
2100
heathenishadjective
Irreligious.
2101
heedlessadjective
Thoughtless.
2102
heifernoun
A young cow.
2103
heinousadjective
Odiously sinful.
2104
hemorrhagenoun
Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel.
2105
hemorrhoidsnoun
pl. Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum.
2106
henchmannoun
A servile assistant and subordinate.
2107
henpeckverb
To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances.
2108
heptagonnoun
A figure having seven sides and seven angles.
2109
heptarchynoun
A group of seven governments.
2110
herbaceousadjective
Having the character of a herb.
2111
herbariumnoun
A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.
2112
herbivorousadjective
Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals.
2113
hereditaryadjective
Passing naturally from parent to child.
2114
hereditynoun
Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
2115
heresynoun
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
2116
hereticnoun
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.
2117
heritagenoun
Birthright.
2118
hernianoun
Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position.
2119
hesitancynoun
A pausing to consider.
2120
hesitantadjective
Vacillating.
2121
hesitationnoun
Vacillation.
2122
heterodoxadjective
At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.
2123
heterogeneitynoun
Unlikeness of constituent parts.
2124
heterogeneousadjective
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
2125
heteromorphicadjective
Deviating from the normal form or standard type.
2126
hexangularadjective
Having six angles.
2127
hexapodadjective
Having six feet.
2128
hexagonnoun
A figure with six angles.
2129
hiatusnoun
A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting.
2130
hibernaladjective
Pertaining to winter.
2131
Hibernianadjective
Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.
2132
hideousadjective
Appalling.
2133
hilariousadjective
Boisterously merry.
2134
hillocknoun
A small hill or mound.
2135
hinderverb
To obstruct.
2136
hindmostadjective
Farthest from the front.
2137
hindrancenoun
An obstacle.
2138
hirsuteadjective
Having a hairy covering.
2139
hoardverb
To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation.
2140
hoarseadjective
Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
2141
homagenoun
Reverential regard or worship.
2142
homogeneitynoun
Congruity of the members or elements or parts.
2143
homogeneousadjective
Made up of similar parts or elements.
2144
homologousadjective
Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.
2145
homonymnoun
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
2146
homophonenoun
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
2147
honorariumnoun
A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.
2148
hoodwinkverb
To deceive.
2149
hordenoun
A gathered multitude of human beings.
2150
hosierynoun
A stocking.
2151
hospitableadjective
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
2152
hospitalitynoun
The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness.
2153
hostilitynoun
Enmity.
2154
hucksternoun
One who retails small wares.
2155
humaneadjective
Compassionate.
2156
humanitariannoun
A philanthropist.
2157
humanizeverb
To make gentle or refined.
2158
humbugnoun
Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead.
2159
humiliateverb
To put to shame.
2160
hussarnoun
A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine.
2161
hustleverb
To move with haste and promptness.
2162
hybridadjective
Cross-bred.
2163
hydranoun
The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules.
2164
hydraulicadjective
Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion.
2165
hydrodynamicsnoun
The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids.
2166
hydroelectricadjective
Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.
2167
hydromechanicsnoun
The mechanics of fluids.
2168
hydrometernoun
An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.
2169
hydrostaticsnoun
The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
2170
hydrousadjective
Watery.
2171
hygienenoun
The branch of medical science that relates to improving health.
2172
hypercriticaladjective
Faultfinding.
2173
hypnosisnoun
An artificial trance-sleep.
2174
hypnoticadjective
Tending to produce sleep.
2175
hypnotismnoun
An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion.
2176
hypnotizeverb
To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.
2177
hypocrisynoun
Extreme insincerity.
2178
hypocritenoun
One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
2179
hypodermicadjective
Pertaining to the area under the skin.
2180
hypotenusenoun
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
2181
hypothesisnoun
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion.
2182
hysterianoun
A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying.
2183
ichthyicadjective
Fish-like.
2184
ichthyologynoun
The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.
2185
ichthyosaursnoun
A fossil reptile.
2186
icilyadverb
Frigidly.
2187
icinessnoun
The state of being icy.
2188
iconnoun
An image or likeness.
2189
iconoclastnoun
An image-breaker.
2190
idealizeverb
To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard.
2191
idiomnoun
A use of words peculiar to a particular language.
2192
idiosyncrasynoun
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
2193
idolizeverb
To regard with inordinate love or admiration.
2194
ignobleadjective
Low in character or purpose.
2195
ignominiousadjective
Shameful.
2196
iliadnoun
A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy.
2197
illegaladjective
Not according to law.
2198
illegibleadjective
Undecipherable.
2199
illegitimateadjective
Unlawfully begotten.
2200
illiberaladjective
Stingy.
2201
illicitadjective
Unlawful.
2202
illimitableadjective
Boundless.
2203
illiterateadjective
Having little or no book-learning.
2204
ill-naturedadjective
Surly.
2205
illogicaladjective
Contrary to the rules of sound thought.
2206
illuminantnoun
That which may be used to produce light.
2207
illuminateverb
To supply with light.
2208
illumineverb
To make bright or clear.
2209
illusionnoun
An unreal image presented to the senses.
2210
illusiveadjective
Deceptive.
2211
illusoryadjective
Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance.
2212
imaginableadjective
That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.
2213
imaginaryadjective
Fancied.
2214
imbibeverb
To drink or take in.
2215
imbroglionoun
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
2216
imbrueverb
To wet or moisten.
2217
imitationnoun
That which is made as a likeness or copy.
2218
imitatornoun
One who makes in imitation.
2219
immaculateadjective
Without spot or blemish.
2220
immaterialadjective
Of no essential consequence.
2221
immatureadjective
Not full-grown.
2222
immeasurableadjective
Indefinitely extensive.
2223
immenseadjective
Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity.
2224
immerseverb
To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid.
2225
immersionnoun
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid.
2226
immigrantnoun
A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.
2227
immigrateverb
To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
2228
imminencenoun
Impending evil or danger.
2229
imminentadjective
Dangerous and close at hand.
2230
immiscibleadjective
Separating, as oil and water.
2231
immoraladjective
Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.
2232
immortalizeverb
To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time.
2233
immovableadjective
Steadfast.
2234
immuneadjective
Exempt, as from disease.
2235
immutableadjective
Unchangeable.
2236
impairverb
To cause to become less or worse.
2237
impalpableadjective
Imperceptible to the touch.
2238
impartialadjective
Unbiased.
2239
impassableadjective
That can not be passed through or over.
2240
impassibleadjective
Not moved or affected by feeling.
2241
impassiveadjective
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
2242
impatiencenoun
Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
2243
impeccableadjective
Blameless.
2244
impecuniousadjective
Having no money.
2245
impedeverb
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
2246
impelverb
To drive or urge forward.
2247
impendverb
To be imminent.
2248
imperativeadjective
Obligatory.
2249
imperceptibleadjective
Indiscernible.
2250
imperfectibleadjective