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gaga
/ˈɡɑːɡɑː/
adjective
C1
Wildly enthusiastic, or confused with age.
gallant
/ˈɡælənt/
adjective
C1
3 meanings
Brave and noble, especially against the odds.
galling
adjective
C1
Deeply annoying and humiliating.
gallop
/ˈɡæləp/
verb
B1+
2 meanings
To run at a horse's fastest pace.
galvanised
adjective
C1
Coated in zinc so it will not rust.
game
/ɡeɪm/
noun
A1
3 meanings
An activity with rules played for fun or to win.
gamey
/ˈɡeɪmi/
adjective
C1
Tasting strongly of wild meat.
gangling
adjective
C1
Tall, thin and loose-limbed.
gangly
/ˈɡæŋɡli/
adjective
C1
Awkwardly tall and thin.
garbled
adjective
C1
Confused and distorted so that the meaning is lost.
gargantuan
/ɡɑːˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/
adjective
C1
Enormous beyond ordinary measure.
garish
/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/
adjective
C1
So bright and clashing that it hurts to look at.
gathering
/ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/
noun
B1
2 meanings
An assembly of people in one place.
gaunt
/ɡɔːnt/
adjective
C1
Thin and hollow-looking from hunger or illness.
gawky
/ˈɡɔːki/
adjective
C1
Awkward and ungainly, especially in a young person.
gay
/ɡeɪ/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Attracted to people of your own sex.
generic
/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/
adjective
C1
3 meanings
Belonging to a whole class or group rather than to one particular member.
genial
/ˈdʒiːnɪəl/
adjective
C1
Warm, friendly and easy to be with.
geological
/ˌd͡ʒiːəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
adjective
C1
To do with the earth's rocks and their history.
geometric
/ˌd͡ʒiː.əʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
Built from regular shapes and straight lines.
giddy
/ˈɡɪd.i/
adjective
C1
3 meanings
Feeling as if everything is spinning; unsteady on your feet.
gilded
/ˈɡɪldɪd/
adjective
C1
Covered with a thin layer of gold.
glancing
/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/
adjective
C1
Hitting at an angle rather than directly.
glassy
/ˈɡlɑːsi/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Smooth and shining like glass.
gleeful
/ˈɡliːfəl/
adjective
C1
Full of delight, often at another's cost.
glib
/ɡlɪb/
adjective
C1
Fluent and easy, but shallow and insincere.
globular
/ˈɡlɒbjʊlə/
adjective
C1
Shaped roughly like a ball.
glum
/ɡlʌm/
adjective
C1
Quietly gloomy and dejected.
gnarled
/nɑː(ɹ)ld/
adjective
C1
Twisted and knotted with age.
godforsaken
/ˌɡɒd.fə(ɹ)ˈseɪ.kɪn/
adjective
C1
Bleak, dreary and remote.
godless
/ˈɡɒdləs/
adjective
C1
Lacking any religion or reverence.
gooey
/ˈɡuːi/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Soft, sticky and stretchy.
gossamer
/ˈɡɒ.sə.mə/
noun
C1
2 meanings
Fine floating spider silk.
gourmet
/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Of the finest, most refined cooking quality.
gracious
/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Kind, polite and generous, especially when you have no obligation to be.
grainy
/ˈɡɹeɪni/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Having a rough texture of small particles.
grand
/ˈɡɹænd/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Large and impressive.
grating
/ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Harsh and irritating to listen to.
gratuitous
/ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/
adjective
C1
Done without cause, and uncalled for.
greasy
/ˈɡɹi.si/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Covered in or full of grease or oil.
gregarious
/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/
adjective
C1
Fond of company and happiest among people.
grievous
/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/
adjective
C1
Very serious, and causing great suffering.
grisly
/ˈɡɹɪzli/
adjective
C1
Causing horror through blood and death.
gritty
/ˈɡɹɪti/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Feeling as though tiny hard grains are in it.
grizzled
adjective
C1
Having hair turned grey with age.
groundless
/ˈɡɹaʊndləs/
adjective
C1
Having no basis in fact.
grudging
/ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/
adjective
C1
Given unwillingly and without warmth.
gruelling
/ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/
adjective
C1
Exhausting and long.
gruesome
/ˈɡɹuːsəm/
adjective
C1
Horrifying because of blood and injury.
guarded
/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Careful about what you let others see.
gullible
/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/
adjective
C1
Believing anything anybody says, however unlikely.
gung-ho
adjective
C1
Eager and enthusiastic to the point of recklessness.
gushing
/ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Expressing praise or emotion in an excessive way.
gutless
adjective
C1
Lacking courage.
gutsy
/ˈɡʌt.si/
adjective
C1
Showing courage and determination.
gutted
/ˈɡʌtɪd/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Bitterly disappointed.
guttural
/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/
adjective
C1
Harsh and produced deep in the throat.