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30 GRE Words Beginning with "G" and "H"

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  1. gainsay
    take exception to
    Tommy Eye was doing most of the talking, and it was plain that his opinions carried weight, for no one presumed to gainsay him.
    Holman Day
  2. galore
    existing in abundance
    There are opportunities galore in this new world, but Adams also highlights some of the threats.
    Nature (May 29, 2013)
  3. gambol
    play or run boisterously
    In the more open spaces jugglers and mountebanks, usually accompanied by performing animals, went through all sorts of gambols and antics.
    Lewis Spence
  4. gamut
    a complete extent or range
    The projects granted funding this week run the gamut from cutting edge research efforts to decidedly low-tech enterprises.
    Washington Post (Nov 23, 2012)
  5. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
    Two gargantuan steam boilers fitted outside were connected to 13 cookers through pipes that ran across the roof of the kitchen.
    New York Times (Jul 24, 2013)
  6. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
    Yes, these garrulous Russians are on occasion willing to shut up, most memorably at dinner while listening to a piece of prerevolutionary church music.
    New York Times (May 6, 2013)
  7. gastronome
    a person highly knowledgeable and appreciative of fine food and drink
    Hail, Gastronome, Apostle of Excess, Well skilled to overeat without distress!
    Ambrose Bierce
  8. gawkiness
    the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
    In another year he would doubtless lose all his gawkiness and become quite a gallant.
    Émile Zola
  9. gelid
    extremely cold
    Suddenly we are there, in this empty gallery, on a freezing morning, watching this man dust antiquities in the gelid, vodka light.
    The Guardian (Mar 24, 2010)
  10. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
    But Labour has accused the Conservatives of "gerrymandering" - manipulating constituencies in order to achieve electoral advantage.
    BBC (Jan 29, 2013)
  11. gracious
    exhibiting courtesy and politeness
    Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was gracious in defeat, saying Miami deserved their win.
    Reuters (Jun 21, 2013)
  12. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
    Presidents and prime ministers in the West have made grandiloquent speeches about making poverty history for fifty years.
    Economist (Jun 2, 2013)
  13. gravid
    in an advanced stage of pregnancy
    The gravid female always retains an upright position at this time, as indeed she does at other times.
    Bernard Miall
  14. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    But rather than old-fashioned witless xenophobia, his material is rooted in keen observational humour, which swaps hackneyed cliche for fresh insights.
    The Guardian (Apr 13, 2013)
  15. halcyon
    idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquility
    It began with two young women, each embarking on marriage in the halcyon days at the end of World War II.
    Salon (Jul 15, 2012)
  16. hallowed
    worthy of religious veneration
    British success on the hallowed turf of Wimbledon can bring untold rewards.
    BBC (Jun 23, 2012)
  17. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
    Full-blown zombification takes place mere seconds after a hapless victim is fatally chomped.
    Seattle Times (Jun 19, 2013)
  18. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
    He appears daily on television to harangue opponents and inaugurate public works, paying homage to his boss at every turn.
    Reuters (Mar 1, 2013)
  19. heed
    careful attention
    Other reasons included managers not checking what they were being told by sales staff, and a failure to heed warning signs going back several years.
    BBC (May 10, 2013)
  20. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
    Though ubiquity and flexibility may give English hegemony, Twitter is also helping smaller and struggling languages.
    Economist (Mar 29, 2012)
  21. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
    Four people responsible for "this heinous, vicious, cruel crime" were recently apprehended and charged with robbery, assault and other crimes, Booker said.
    Reuters (Feb 13, 2013)
  22. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
    “They’re enclosed spaces, hermetic worlds,” Mr. Rivers, 40, said recently of the environments in his films.
    New York Times (Oct 7, 2012)
  23. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
    Navratilova says she recently began running again after a hiatus.
    Washington Post (Jun 24, 2013)
  24. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
    He said his predecessors had given Lockheed too much leeway earlier, when government oversight was considered “a hindrance more than a help
    New York Times (Nov 28, 2012)
  25. hirsute
    having or covered with hair
    Dudes With Beards Eating Cupcakes Photographic evidence that hirsute gentlemen enjoy dainty patisserie
    The Guardian (Nov 19, 2010)
  26. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
    Gone are the narrative histrionics and set pieces that have come to define the Gears campaign, replaced with something subtler.
    The Guardian (Mar 23, 2013)
  27. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
    Even the hoary Voyager 1 space probe, whose official mission ended three decades ago, is making news simply by leaving the building.
    Time (Dec 6, 2012)
  28. homiletic
    of the nature of a homily or sermon
    I remember hearing a sermon just before Purim, in Vienna, and the Jewish preacher gave an admirable homiletic explanation of this rule.
    Israel Abrahams
  29. humdrum
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
    But low-skilled and humdrum jobs, particularly in manufacturing, have gone overseas, or fallen victim to automation.
    Economist (Nov 8, 2012)
  30. hypothesize
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
    You’re going to learn a lot more useful information from taking action rather than hypothesizing.
    Inc(Aug 13, 2012)
Created on Thu Aug 01 13:13:09 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Aug 11 10:34:35 EDT 2014)

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