gently
In a manner characterized by gentleness — Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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glorious
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
graduation
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
grocery
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
guided
Subject to guidance.
guinea
A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
graph
A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.
GPS
To locate something using a GPS system.
gauge
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
gut
The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
goddess
A female deity.
geneva
Gin, especially jenever.
goddamn
An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.
gameplay
The totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board game.
geography
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
geographic
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics).
grande
Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces (~ 455 ml).
grasp
To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
generator
One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. — An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
grinding
The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.
grove
A small forest.
guessing
The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
ginger
a person with red hair
guild
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.
garlic
A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
gratitude
The state of being grateful.
genocide
The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, nationality, or similar grounds.
glance
To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
glow
To emit heat and light without a flame.
gesture
A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
ghana
A style of Maltese folk singing
Gibson
A cocktail made with gin (or vodka) and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions.
GIF
A bitmap image in a particular format with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct colors per frame, including a fully transparent color.
gilbert
The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
gosh
A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
gifted
Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
geometry
The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
gossip
Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
glen
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.
granite
A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
greens
Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
genesis
The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
geographical
Of or relating to geography.
governmental
Relating to a government.
grandson
A son of one's child.
genetics
The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
grill
A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
grounded
Not allowed to fly.
Gandhi
any major political leader who is a proponent of nonviolence
gateway
A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
ge
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.
geological
Synonym of geologic.
globally
In all places or situations.
grams
grandmother
guru
In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya.
gal
A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
glimpse
To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
glue
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
gamble
A bet or wager.
goalkeeper
A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.