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Gape
- To stare openmouthed in amazement; to open wide
- S: gawk(at), goggle(at), rubberneck, odle, yawn
- A: purse (the lips), pucker (the mouth), furrow (the brow)
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Garble
- To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
- RP: take something out of context, get something wrong, get something straight, set the record straight
- S: scramble, jumble, confuse, mangle, mutilate, butcher, misrepresent, misquote, misreport
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Gloat
- To regard with excessive or malicious satisfaction
- RP: lord it over, rub it in
- S: revel(in), delight(in), relish, crow(over), exult(in), glory(in)
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Goad
- 1. A long pointed stick used for driving animals; anything that spurs a person on
- 2. To drive or urge on
- RP: needle someone, fire up an audience, whip up enthusiasm
- S: prod, spur, stimulus, incentive, inducement, gadfly, propel, hound, impel, incite, provoke, egg on
- A: restraint, curb, check, deterrent, restrain, deter, impede
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Graphic
- 1. Relating to a drawn or pictorial representation; visual
- 2. Giving a clear and effective picture; vivid
- S: pictorial, diagrammatic, striking, telling, lively, lifelike, realistic, true to life, picturesque
- A: sketchy, vague, unrealistic, colorless, bloodless, anemic, pallid, bland
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Gratutitous
- 1. Freely given; done without recompense
- 2. Uncalled-for; unjustified
- RP: on the house, free of charge, a freebie, foot the bill for
- S: free, complimentary, voluntary, unsolicited, unwarranted, unfounded, groundless, baseless
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Gregarious
- 1. Tending to form or move in a herd or other group; social
- 2. Enjoying the company of others; sociable
- RP: esprit de corps, birds of a feather, a social butterfly, live in an ivory tower, a loner
- S: outgoing, extroverted, friendly, companionable, affable, genial
- A: antisocial, misanthropic, unsociable, unfriendly, withdrawn, reserved, detached, aloof, introverted
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Grimace
- 1. A twisted facial expression indicating pain, disgust, or disapproval
- 2. To contort the features of the face in order to indicate pain, disgust, or disapproval
- RP: Make a (wry) face, make faces, screw up one's face, grin from ear to ear, grin like a Cheshire cat
- S: frown, scowl, glower, glare, wince
- A: smile, grin, beam
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Grope
- To feel around uncertainly for
- RP: pick one's way through, send out a feeler, send up a trial balloon, see how the hand lies, see which way the wind is blowing
- S: fumble (for), poke around (for), hunt (for), cast about (for), fish around (for), look (for), flounder around (for)
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Grueling
- Extremely demanding and exhausting
- S: taxing, draining, fatiguing, wearying, tiring, arduous, intense
- A: easy, simple, enjoyable,relaxing,invigorating
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Gruesome
- Causing great shock, horror, and repugnance
- S: horrifying, horrible, monstrous, hideous, grisly, ghastly, macabre, grotesque, lurid
- A: pleasant, lovely, delightful, agreeable, attractive, charming, engaging, pleasurable
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Gullible
- Easily cheated or deceived
- RP: a patsy, a soft touch, a sitting duck, a pigeon, born yesterday, still wet behind the ears, pull the wool over someone's eyes, take someone for a ride, jive, caveat emptor
- S: credulous, naive, ingenuous, unsuspecting, exploitable, trusting, unwary, green
- A: skeptical, incredulous, dubious, wary, cautious, circumspect
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Haggard
- Worn and exhausted from anxiety, disease, hunger, or fatigue
- S: careworn, drawn, gaunt, wasted, hollow eyed, drained, wan, cadaverous, pinched
- A: rosy, florid, ruddy, rubicund, glowing, radiant
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Harangue
- 1. A long, emotional public address designed to arouse strong feelings or spur the audience on to action; a similar piece of writing
- 2. To deliver a harangue
- RP: rant and rave, get up on a soapbox, ride a hobbyhorse
- S: tirade, diatribe, philippic, denunciation, rant, hold forth, pontificate
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Harbinger
- 1. A forerunner
- 2. To herald the approach of
- RP: a point man, an advance man
- S: precursor, herald, omen, sign, portent, presage, foreshadow, prefigure, augur, signal, usher in
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