Everyday Barron's Wordlist 1901- 1925
galvanize V. stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity galvanic adj. of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani gambit N. opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage ploy N. strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy gambol V. romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. romp V. play or frolic boisterously; gambol zest N. outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life gamely adv. in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game gamut N. entire range gape V. open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape garbled adj. mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible jumble V. mix in a confused way gargantuan adj. huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel gargoyle N. waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building garish adj. overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy trim make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order garner V. gather; store up; amass garnish V. decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. garrulous adj. loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity gastronomy N. art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome gauche adj. clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth gaudy adj. flashy; showy flashy showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance gild V. cover with a thin layer of gold gaunt adj. lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren gavel N. hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. bid N. command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
