4000 CPE Vocabulary List

gadfly:
n. any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person

gaffe:
n. socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public

gaggle:
n. a flock of geese; a cluster or group

gaiety:
n. merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery

gainsay:
v. speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true

gait:
n. manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving

gall:
v. make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy

gallant:
a. courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

gallantry:
n. the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous

galleon:
n. large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns

gallop:
v. move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds

galvanize:
v. stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

gambit:
n. chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces to obtain an advantageous position

gambol:
v. dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully

gamely:
ad. bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion

gamut:
n. entire range; all notes in musical scale

gape:
v. open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness

garb:
n. costume; clothes of a particular type

garbled:
a. mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted

gargantuan:
a. huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree