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gabbled      talked fast or furiously

gaggle     a flock of geese when not in flight

Galleon     a heavy square-rigged sailing ship

garbled     introduced textual error  

Gargoyles     a spout in the form of a grotesque animal

garlic     a European bulbous herb

gangly     lanky, tall and thin

gaunt     excessively thin

gauzy     thin, often transparent fabric

gazing     looking with a steady intent

genially     marked by sympathy or friendliness

gesticulating     making an expressive gesture

ghoul     a legendary evil being that robs graves

gibbering     talking nonsense

gilded     golden

gingerly     cautiously or carefully

gist     the essential information

glance and glimpse      the first is a short look that you can control and the

                                       second is controlled by outside forces

glee    high-spirited joy

gloat     to enjoy malicious satisfaction at having won

glottis     the elongated space between the vocal chords

glower     a sullen brooding look indicative of annoyance or anger

glum     dreary, gloomy

gnarled     twisted into a state of deformity

gnome     an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore

goatee

goblet

goggling     staring

gormless     lacking intelligence

goosebumps     bumps that appear on the skin when cold or scared

Gorgons     any of three snake-haired sisters in Greek mythology

grafitti

grate     to gnash or grind noisely

gratitude    thankful

grievous       characterized by severe pain, suffering or sorrow

grimace     a facial expression of disgust or disapproval

groggy     weak and unsteady on the feet

grovelling     giving oneself over to what is base or unworthy

grumpily     having a fit of ill humourf

grunt     one who does routine unglamorous work