1219. Garrulous
Annoying or pointlessly talkative
Very talkative
Synonyms: gabby, talkative, loquacious, blabby
Antonyms: reserved, uncommunicative, tight-lipped, laconic
Examples;
Elderly people can sometimes be too garrulous
He always gets in trouble for being garrulous
1220. Gastronomy
The art of good eating
The science of culinary customs or style
Synonyms: cuisine, cooking, cookery, culinary art
Examples;
Paris has always been considered a major center of gastronomy
The gastronomy of burgundy
1221. Gauche
Uncomfortable and awkward in the presence of other people
Lacking social courage
Synonyms: unsophisticated, awkward, clumsy, inept
Antonyms: graceful, urbane, suave, polished
Examples;
We all were a bit gauche we we’re young
She is a gauche downtown creature
1222. Gaudy
Unnecessarily large or impressive
Too bright and heavily decorated
Synonyms: flashy, flamboyant, razzle-dazzle, splashy
Antonyms: understated, conservative, quiet, unflashy
Examples;
I don’t like gaudy jackets
Made gaudy claims so as to get a lot of money from the insurance company
1223. Gaunt
Very thin and unpleasant usually suffering or illness
Appearing desolate and gloomy
Synonyms: emaciated, haggard, skeletal, wasted
Antonyms: plump, fat, thick, well-nourished
Examples;
A gaunt leafless tree
He left the hospital looking gaunt and tired
1224. Gavel
A mallet used by a presiding officer to command attention
Tribute or rent in medieval England
Synonyms: mallet, hammer
Examples;
The judge gaveled the audience to silence
Amidst the bustle came the sharp sound of a gavel
1225. Gawk
To stare at someone in a rude or stupid way
A clumsy person
Synonyms: stare, gaze, gape, lout
Examples;
The girls left us gawking at their ravishing beauty
A stupid gawk
1226. Gazette
A journal
An official publication containing announcements
Synonyms: newspaper, publication, paper, journal
Examples;
A gazette containing only obituaries
Only a clip from a gazette having a single brief sentence
1227. Genealogy
Study of families over so many generations
A chart showing the evolutionary development and relationship of an individual, group etc
Synonyms: ancestry, descent, lineage, pedigree
Examples;
He sat and repeated his family’s genealogy tree to her
I was really wondering about doing my family genealogy
1228. Generality
A statement that covers a wide range of things
The majority of a group rather than a specific one
Synonyms: impreciseness, looseness, lack of detail, vagueness
Antonyms: minority, precise, detailed, clarity
Examples;
The idea that all boys are messy is an illogical generality
The generality of high school students will go on to be college graduates
1229. Generate
To cause something to be produced
To be the originator of something
To be the cause of an action or situation
Synonyms: breed, beget, effect, invoke
Antonyms: halt, stop, break, destroy
Examples;
The disturbing picture generated a lot of concern from the public
His careless speech generated a lot of criticism
1230. Generic
Relating to a general group or class
Common
Having no distinctive quality
Synonyms: inclusive, wide, universal, all-encompassing
Antonyms: exclusive, individual, specific, particular
Examples;
Generic restaurants littered the town
A generic name
1231. Genesis
The beginning of something
The coming into being or origin of something
Synonyms: baseline, inception, start, outset
Antonyms: end, close, omega, conclusion
Examples;
The gathering was the genesis of a new political movement
His addiction to gambling was the genesis of his downfall
1232. Geniality
Marked by sympathy or friendliness
Extreme niceness
Synonyms: pleasance, heartiness, cordiality, amiability
Antonyms: coldness, aloofness, unfriendliness, unhappiness
Examples;
There was so much geniality in his tone
1233. Genre
A category of musical or artistic composition characterized by a particular content or style
Sort or kind of something
Painting that depicts events of everyday life
Synonyms: breed, class, kind, sort
Examples;
This book is a class of romance genre
A musical genre
1234. Genteel
Having a quietly appealing or polite quality
Relating to people who have high social status
Synonyms: decorous, decent, polite, nice
Antonyms: rude, indecorous, impolite, indecent
Examples;
The genteel ladies never mixed with the maids
He grew up in a genteel old town
1235. Gentility
A genteel quality or manner
Of high social status
Synonyms: genteelness, courtesy, civility, politeness
Antonyms: rudeness, surliness, incivility, discourtesy
Examples;
She is full of the same gentility that marks her brothers
No one says members of the gentility are obligated to helping the poor
1236. Gentle
Not hard or forceful
Having or showing a quiet and kind nature
Synonyms: soft, delicate, tender, light
Antonyms: harsh, abrasive, hard, caustic
Examples;
Her son was a quiet and gentle man
“I’m sorry to bother you”, John said gently.
1237. Gentry
Of high status or the ruling class
Qualities appropriate to someone of gentle birth
Synonyms: elite, nobility, lords, nobles
Antonyms: proletariat, proletarian
Examples;
Poor tenant farmers working for the gentry
No real heroes among the academic gentry
1238. Genuflect
To bend the knee as a sign of respect
To obey someone in power in a way that is observed as weak
Synonyms: stoop, bow, curtsy, tilt
Examples;
On sighting the queen, he genuflected
You don’t have to genuflect whenever you meet your boss
1239. Genus
A group of related plants or animals that includes several different species
A group with common characteristics
Any of the taxonomic groups into which a family is divided and which contains one or more species
Synonyms: category, division, group, order
Examples;
The bald eagle is also in a different genus
A genus of plants called Sinningia
1240. Geriatrics
Branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect older people
The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and problems of old age
Synonyms: agedness, elderliness, oldness, seniority
Antonyms: infancy, childhood, youth, adolescence
Examples;
I have seen a hotel that made the geriatrics ward seem like a plush retirement villa
Most of clinic’s outpatients are geriatrics living on limited income
1241. Germ
A very small living organism that often causes diseases
The origin of something
A very small quantity of something
Synonyms: virus, microorganism, microbe, parasite
Examples;
The germ that causes cholera
The germ of truth
1242. Germane
Relating to a subject in an appropriate way
Connecting to a situation or idea in an important way
Synonyms: significant, appropriate, applicable, relative
Antonyms: impertinent, inapplicable, irrelative, pointless
Examples;
My personal opinion is not germane to the case at hand
Delete details that are not germane to the discussion
1243. Germinal
In the earliest stage of development
Of or relating to germs
Synonyms: beginning, productive, nascent, young
Antonyms: withering, dying, shrinking, undeveloped
Examples;
The business is in its germinal stage
The germinal ideas he presented did not go down well
1244. Germinate
To begin to grow or develop
To come into existence
Synonyms: generate, grow, develop, progress
Antonyms:
Examples;
The cold soil did not allow the seeds to develop
A big idea was germinating in his mind
1245. Gerontocracy
A social organization dominated by a group of old men
A government by old people
Example;
Gerontocracy is the most ancient form of government
No present government would accept gerontocracy
1246. Gerontology
The study of the process by which we get old and the problems associated with old age
The scientific study of ageing and the problems associated with aged people
Examples;
So he chose medicine and found himself having interest in gerontology
I am dedicating my college years to gerontology
1247. Gerrymander
To divide an area into political units that give one group an unfair advantage over the others
To divide a unit into election districts to give one unit an electoral majority
Examples;
Gerrymander a business unit
The opposition accused the ruling party of gerrymandering
1248. Gestate
To carry in the uterus during pregnancy
To develop an idea or plan in the mind
Synonyms: conceptualize, visualize mentally, form, develop a thought
Examples;
She was gestating a fashion store
He was gestating two incredible books