Everyday Barron's Wordlist 2001-2025

stately adj. formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic

grandiloquent adj. (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic

grandiose adj. affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas

high-flown adj. highly pretentious or inflated

granulate V. form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle

graphic adj. pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

vivid adj. (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description

graphite N. black form of carbon used in lead pencils

grapple V. wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar

grate V. make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace

gratify V. please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire

gratis free; without charge; ADJ.

gratuitous adj. given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment

gratuity n. tip

gravity seriousness; ADJ. grave

gregarious adj. sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group

grievance N. cause of complaint; complaint

grill V. question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars

broil cook by direct heat; N.

grim adj. causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile

grimace facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.

grisly adj. ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

groom N. man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)

grotesque adj. fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)

hideous adj. repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream

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