Sadlier-Oxford Building an Enriched Vocabulary Lesson 18 Creaser
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82017447 | gape | To stare open-mouthed in amazement; to open wide. | |
82017448 | garble | To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible. | |
82017449 | gloat | To regard with excessive or malicious satisfaction. | |
82017450 | goad | a. (n) A long pointed stick used for driving animals; anything that spurs a person on. b. (v) To drive or urge on. | |
82017451 | graphic | a. Relating to a drawn or pictorial representation; visual. b. Giving a clear and effective picture; vivid. | |
82017452 | gratuitous | a. Freely given; done without recompense. b. Uncalled-for; unjustified. | |
82017453 | gregarious | a. Tending to form or move in a herd or other group; special. b. Enjoying the company of others; sociable. | |
82017454 | grimace | a. (n) A twisted facial expression indicating pain, disgust, or disapproval. b. (v) To contort the features of the face in order to indicate pain, disgust or disapproval. | |
82017455 | grope | To feel around uncertainly for. | |
82017456 | grueling | Extremely demanding and exhausting. | |
82017457 | gruesome | Causing great shock, horror, and repugnance. | |
82017458 | gullible | Easily cheated or deceived. | |
82017459 | haggard | Worn and exhausted from anxiety, disease, hunger, or fatigue. | |
82017460 | harangue | a. (n) A long, emotional public address designed to arouse strong feelings or spur the audience on to action; a similar piece of writing. b. (v) To deliver such an address. | |
82017461 | harbinger | a. (n) A forerunner. b. (v) To herald the approach of. |