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genteel
(ADJ.) 上流的 | well-bred; elegant We are looking for a man with a genteel appearance who can inspire confidence by his cultivated manner.
garish
(ADJ.) 俗气；颜色太杂 | over-bright in color; gaudy She wore a gaudy rhinestone necklace with an excessively garish gold lame dress.
glossy
(ADJ.) 光滑有光泽的 | smooth and shining I want this photograph printed on glossy paper, not matte.
glib
(ADJ.) 光滑；柔顺；口齿伶俐；滑 | fluent; facile; slick Keeping up a steady patter to entertain his customers, the kitchen gadget salesman was a glib speaker, never at a loss for a word.
glacial
(ADJ.) 冰河的；冰川的 | like a glacier; extremely cold Never a warm person, when offended John could seem positively glacial.
gaudy
(ADJ.) 华而不实的 | flashy; showy The newest Trump skyscraper is typically gaudy, covered in gilded panels that gleam in the sun.
germane
(ADJ.) 密切相关 | pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand The judge refused to allow the testimony to be heard by the jury because it was not germane to the case.
gargantuan
(ADJ.) 巨大的 | huge; enormous The gargantuan wrestler was terrified of mice.
ghastly
(ADJ.) 恐怖的 | horrible The murdered man was a ghastly sight.
gnarled
(ADJ.) 扭曲 | twisted The gnarled oak tree had been a landmark for years and was mentioned in several deeds.
generic
(ADJ.) 普通的 | characteristic of an entire class or species Sue knew so many computer programmers who spent their spare time playing fantasy games that she began to think that playing Dungeons & Dragons was a generic trait.
germinal
(ADJ.) 未成熟的；幼芽的 | pertaining to a germ; creative Such an idea is germinal, I am certain that it will influence thinkers and philosophers for many generations.
garbled
(ADJ.) 混淆 | mixed up; jumbled; distorted A favorite party game involves passing a whispered message from one person to another until, by the time it reaches the last player, the message is totally garbled.
gaunt
(ADJ.) 瘦骨嶙峋；憔悴；荒芜 | lean and angular; barren His once round face looked surprisingly gaunt after he had lost weight.
giddy
(ADJ.) 眼花缭乱 | light-hearted; dizzy He felt his giddy youth was past.
gauche
(ADJ.) 粗笨的；粗糙的 | clumsy; coarse and uncouth Compared to the sophisticated young ladies in their elegant gowns, tomboyish Jo felt gauche and out of place.
glaring
(ADJ.) 耀眼的 | highly conspicuous; harshly bright Glaring spelling or grammatical errors in your resume will unfavorably impress potential employers.
gory
(ADJ.) 血腥的 | bloody The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the gory massacre.
garrulous
(ADJ.) 贫嘴 | loquacious; wordy; talkative (N.) garrulity My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. He is the most garrulous person in Cayuga County.
gamely
(ADV.) 勇敢的；有精神的 | bravely; with spirit Because he had fought gamely against a much superior boxer, the crowd gave him a standing ovation when he left the arena.
gingerly
(ADV.) 小心翼翼地 | very carefully To separate egg whites, first crack the egg gingerly.
generality
(N.) 一般性 | vague statement This report is filled with generalities; be more specific in your statements.
geniality
(N.) 亲切；同情 | cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy This restaurant is famous and popular because of the geniality of the proprietor who tries to make everyone happy.
gesticulation
(N.) 动 作；手 势 | motion; gesture Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated gesticulations because of the large auditoriums in which they appear.
genesis
(N.) 发源；源头 | beginning; origin Tracing the genesis of a family is the theme of Roots.
gnome
(N.) 地精；小矮人；土地公公 | dwarf; underground spirit In medieval mythology, gnomes were the special guardians and inhabitants of subterranean mines.
galleon
(N.) 大帆船 | large sailing ship The Spaniards pinned their hopes on the galleon, the large warship; the British, on the smaller and faster pinnace.
gale
(N.) 大风；一阵感情的爆发 | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears) The Weather Channel warned viewers about a rising gale, with winds of up to sixty miles per hour.
genealogy
(N.) 家谱 | record of descent; lineage He was proud of his genealogy and constantly referred to the achievements of his ancestors.
gorge
(N.) 峡谷 | small, steep-walled canyon The white-water rafting guide warned us about the rapids farther downstream, where the river cut through a narrow gorge.
gambit
(N.) 弃子抢先，开头一招 | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed The player was afraid to accept his opponent's gambit because he feared a trap which as yet he could not see. gambol V. skip; leap playfully. Watching children gambol-ing in the park is a pleasant experience.
gamut
(N.) 整个领域 | entire range In this performance, the leading lady was able to demonstrate the complete gamut of her acting ability.
girth
(N.) 方；周围环境 | distance around something; circumference It took an extra-large cummerbund to fit around Andrew Carnegie's considerable girth.
galaxy
(N.) 星系；一群显赫的人；一系列重要的人或物 | large, isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities Science fiction stories speculate about the possible existence of life in other galaxies. The deaths of such famous actors as John Candy and George Burns tells us that the galaxy of Hollywood superstars is rapidly disappearing.
glutton
(N.) 暴饮暴食者；饭桶 | someone who eats too much (ADJ.) gluttonous When Mother saw that Bobby had eaten all the cookies, she called him a little glutton.
gentility
(N.) 有教养；文雅 | those of gentle birth; refinement Her family was proud of its gentility and elegance.
gavel
(N.) 棒槌 | hammerlike tool; mallet "Sold!" cried the auctioneer, banging her gavel on the table to indicate she'd accepted the final bid.
gait
(N.) 步态；步法；速度 | manner of walking or running; speed The lame man walked with an uneven gait.
gall
(N.) 痛苦；烦恼；恼怒 | bitterness; nerve The knowledge of his failure filled him with gall.
gist
(N.) 精华 | essence She was asked to give the gist of the essay in two sentences.
gibberish
(N.) 胡话；嘟囔 | nonsense; babbling (V.) gibber Did you hear that fool boy spouting gibberish about monsters from outer space?
glossary
(N.) 词汇表 | brief explanation of words used in the text I have found the glossary in this book very useful; it has eliminated many trips to the dictionary.
gentry
(N.) 贵族 | people of standing; class of people just below nobility The local gentry did not welcome the visits of the summer tourists and tried to ignore their presence in the community.
genre
(N.) 风格（文学、艺术） | particular variety of art or literature Both a short story writer and a poet, Langston Hughes proved himself equally skilled in either genre.
generate
(V.) 产生；创造 | cause; produce; create In his first days in office, President Clinton managed to generate a new mood of optimism; we just hoped he could generate some new jobs.
germinate
(V.) 发芽 | cause to sprout; sprout After the seeds germinate and develop their permanent leaves, the plants may be removed from the cold frames and transplanted to the garden.
gainsay
(V.) 否认；拒绝 | deny She was too honest to gainsay the truth of the report.
gibe
(V.) 嘲笑 | mock As you gibe at their superstitious beliefs, do you realize that you, too, are guilty of similarly foolish thoughts?
gloat
(V.) 垂涎；幸灾乐祸；洋洋得意 | express evil satisfaction; view malevolently As you gloat over your ill- gotten wealth, do you think of the many victims you have defrauded?
gawk
(V.) 张着嘴呆看 | stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe The country boy gawked at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city.
gape
(V.) 张着嘴呆看；裂缝 | open widely; stare open-mouthed The huge pit gaped before him; if he stumbled, he would fall in. Slackjawed in wonder, Huck gaped at the huge stalactites hanging down from the ceiling of the limestone cavern.
gall
(V.) 惹恼；侮辱 | annoy; chafe Their taunts galled him.
gloss over
(V.) 掩盖 | explain away No matter how hard he tried to talk around the issue, President Bush could not gloss over the fact that he had raised taxes after all.
garner
(V.) 收集；储存 | gather; store up She hoped to garner the world's literature in one library.
gorge
(V.) 狼吞虎咽 | stuff oneself The gluttonous guest gorged himself with food as though he had not eaten for days.
glower
(V.) 瞪着；愤怒的看着 | scowl The angry boy glowered at his father.
galvanize
(V.) 镀；刺激；激励 | stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize News that the prince was almost at their door galvanized the ugly stepsisters into a frenzy of combing and primping.
glimmer
(V.) 闪烁 | shine erratically; twinkle In the darkness of the cavern, the glowworms hanging from the cavern roof glimmered like distant stars,
glaze
(V., N.) 上釉 | cover with a thin and shiny surface The freezing rain glazed the streets and made driving hazardous.
glut
(V., N.) 充斥；过量 | overstock; fill to excess The many manufacturers glutted the market and could not find purchasers for the excess articles they had produced.
goad
(V., N.) 刺激；激励；驱策 | urge on He was goaded by his friends until he yielded to their wishes.
garnish
(V., N.) 装饰 | decorate Parsley was used to garnish the boiled potato.