gossamer |
a.
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous |
gourmand |
n.
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
granary |
n.
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain |
grandeur |
n. Syn. impressiveness; magnificence; majesty
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence |
grandiloquent |
a.
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy |
grandiose |
a. Syn. pretentious; impressive
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent |
granular |
a.
consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture |
granulate |
v.
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface |
grapple |
v. Syn. wrestle
wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands |
gratification |
n.
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite |
gratify |
v. Syn. please
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy |
gratuitous |
a.
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned |
gratuity |
n.
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present |
gravity |
n. Syn. seriousness
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies |
gregarious |
a. Syn. sociable
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
grief |
n.
pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness |
grievance |
n. Syn. grief; affliction
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain |
grievous |
a.
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful |
grimace |
n.
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust |
grindstone |
n.
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone |
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