tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23362240.post-1160090932789304482006-10-05T23:08:00.000Z2006-10-05T23:28:53.256Z<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">stately</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> adj. </span>formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grandiloquent</span><span style=""> adj. </span>(of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grandiose</span><span style=""> </span><span style="">adj.</span><span style=""> </span>affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">high-flown</span><span style=""> adj. </span>highly pretentious or inflated</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">granulate</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> V. </span>form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">graphic </span>adj. pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">vivid</span><span style=""> adj. </span>(of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">graphite</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> N. </span>black form of carbon used in lead pencils</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grapple</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> V. </span>wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grate</span><span style=""> V. </span>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</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">gratify</span><span style=""> V. </span>please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">gratis</span><span style=""> </span>free; without charge; ADJ.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">gratuitous</span><span style=""> adj. </span>given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">gratuity</span><span style=""> </span>n. tip</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">gravity</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> </span>seriousness; ADJ. grave</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">gregarious</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> adj. </span>sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grievance</span><span style=""> N. </span>cause of complaint; complaint</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grill</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> V. </span>question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">broil</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> </span>cook by direct heat; N.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grim</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>adj. </span>causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grimace</span><span style=""> </span>facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grisly</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> adj. </span>ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">groom</span><span style=""> N. </span>man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grotesque</span><span style=""> adj. </span>fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)</p><span style="font-weight: bold;">hideous</span><span style=""> adj. </span>repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/screamPannoreply@blogger.com