mat not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.

finish N. surface texture; completeness of execution

finished properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance

glower V. scowl; glare; look or stare angrily

scowl V. frown angrily; N: angry frown

glut overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply

glutinous adj. sticky; viscous; gluey

glutton N. someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much

gnarled Adj. twisted

gnome N. dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards

goad V. urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually

gorge N. narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)

gorge V. stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful

gory adj. bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)

shudder V. shake uncontrollably; tremble;

gossamer adj. sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb

sheer adj. pure; thin and transparent; very steep

gouge V. tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood

gouge V. overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury

gourmand N. epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

gourmet N. connoisseur of food and drink; epicure

graduated Adj. arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)

graduate V. arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler

granary N. storehouse for grain

grandeur N. impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

s stately formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic

grandiloquent (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic