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"G" words
GAIN. Verb.
To get something wanted or valued.
GALLANT. Adjective.
Showing courage: very brave
Showing politeness and respect for
women
GANDER. Noun.
An adult male goose
GLANCE. Verb.
To look at someone or something very
quickly
Syn. glimpse
GAZE. Verb.
To look at someone or something in a
steady way and usually for a long time
Syn. stare
GOBBLE. Verb.
To swallow or eat greedily
GRIMACE. Noun.
A facial expression in which your
mouth and face are twisted that shows disgust, disapproval, pain
GRANARY. Noun.
A building in which grain is stored
GRASP. Verb.
To take and hold something with your
fingers, hands
GROIN. Noun.
The area of the body where your legs
come together
GRUDGE. Noun.
A strong feeling of anger toward
someone that lasts for a long time
GRUESOME. Adjective.
Causing horror or disgust
Syn. frightful, dreadful, appalling
GRANDEUR. Noun.
A great and impressive quality
Syn.
magnificence, grandness, majesty
GRUMPY. Adjective.
Easily annoyed or angered; having a
bad temper or complaining often
Syn.
grouchy, irritable, peevish
GRIEF. Noun.
Deep sadness esp. by someone’s death
GOSSIP. Noun.
Information about the behavior and
personal lives of other people
GODPARENT. Noun.
A sponsor at baptism
GLOAT. Verb.
To be happy with your own success or
another person’s failure
GLAMOR. Noun.
A very exciting and attractive quality
GRIPE. Verb.
To complain about something
INVICTUS for poem recitation
Invictus
Out of the night
that covers me,
Black
as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever
gods may be
For
my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch
of circumstance
I
have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the
bludgeonings of chance
My
head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place
of wrath and tears
Looms
but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace
of the years
Finds
and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how
strait the gate,
How
charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of
my fate,
I
am the captain of my soul.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
"F" Words
“F” Words
fatigue
(n) – the state of being very tired
/
a military uniform
Syn. burnout, exhaustion,
weariness
mental fatigue
fowl
(n) – a bird (such as chicken) that is raised
for food
raising a fowl
fabricate
(v) – to make or build something / to create or make up something, such as a
story, in order to trick people
Syn. invent, create, construct
fabricate our own holiday wreath
fang
(n) – a long, sharp tooth
the fangs of a rattlesnake
famine
(n) – a situation in which many people
do not have enough food to eat
Syn. starvation,
shortage
The days of famine are making people
turn
to evil doings.
fatal
(adj) – causing death, ruin, or failure
Syn. deadly
That snake’s venom is fatal.
formidable
(adj) – very powerful or strong
Syn. impressive
a formidable team
fusion
(n) – a combination or mixture of things
Syn. collaboration
a fusion of jazz and classical music
futile
(adj) – having no result or effect;
pointless or useless
Syn. fruitless,
unproductive
futile effort
fragile
(adj) – easily broken or damaged
Syn. delicate, breakable, frail
a fragile vase
fraud
(n) – a crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from
another person
Syn. deceit, deception, scam
He lost his savings when he invested in
a business that
turned out to be a
fraud.
frank
(adj) – direct and honest way
Syn. candid, direct, straightforward
To be frank, I don’t believe him.
fright
(n) – fear caused by sudden danger
Syn. fear
gave me quite a fright
flamboyant
(adj) – having a very noticeable
quality that attracts a lot of attention
Syn. catchy, brilliant, striking,
remarkable
flamboyant outfit
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