GRE Vocabulary

#441

glib

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He gave a glib answer without thinking deeply.
2. Her glib promises did not solve the problem.
3. The salesman was smooth and glib.

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#442

glut

Noun/verb

Example sentences

1. A glut of cheap products lowered prices.
2. The market faced a glut of empty apartments.
3. The harvest created a glut of tomatoes.

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#443

goad

Verb

Example sentences

1. His insults may goad her into an angry reply.
2. The coach tried to goad the team into working harder.
3. Do not let anyone goad you into a fight.

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#444

gossamer

Adjective

Example sentences

1. A gossamer web shone in the morning light.
2. She wore a gossamer scarf that moved in the breeze.
3. The artist painted a gossamer cloud above the hills.

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#445

graft

Noun

Example sentences

1. The investigation uncovered graft in the city government.
2. The official went to prison for accepting graft.
3. Public money was lost through graft and poor control.

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#446

grandiloquent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His grandiloquent speech used big words but said little.
2. The leader made a grandiloquent promise to change the world.
3. Her grandiloquent style seemed strange in a simple meeting.

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#447

gregarious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She is gregarious and enjoys meeting new people.
2. The gregarious child quickly made friends.
3. He became more gregarious after joining the club.

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#448

grovel

Verb

Example sentences

1. He refused to grovel for the manager's approval.
2. The defeated servant had to grovel before the cruel king.
3. You should apologize, but you do not need to grovel.

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#449

guffaw

Verb

Example sentences

1. The joke caused a loud guffaw from the audience.
2. He let out a guffaw when he saw the funny picture.
3. Her sudden guffaw surprised everyone.

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#450

guileless

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The guileless child believed every word.
2. Her guileless honesty made people trust her.
3. He seemed simple and guileless.

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#451

gumption

Noun

Example sentences

1. She had the gumption to start her own business.
2. It took gumption to speak against the unfair rule.
3. He finally found the gumption to ask for help.

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#452

hackneyed

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The film uses a hackneyed story about love and loss.
2. Avoid hackneyed phrases in your essay.
3. His speech was full of hackneyed ideas.

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#453

hagiographic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The book is hagiographic and ignores the leader's mistakes.
2. A hagiographic film presented the actor as perfect.
3. The article was more hagiographic than critical.

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#454

hail

Verb

Example sentences

1. People began to hail her as a national hero.
2. Critics hail the new film as a masterpiece.
3. The town will hail the firefighters for their bravery.

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#455

halcyon

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She often remembers the halcyon days of her childhood.
2. The country enjoyed a halcyon period of peace.
3. They spent a halcyon summer beside the sea.

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#456

hamper

Verb

Example sentences

1. Heavy rain may hamper the rescue effort.
2. A lack of money can hamper small businesses.
3. The injury did not hamper her for long.

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#457

hamstrung

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The project was hamstrung by a lack of funds.
2. Strict rules left the manager hamstrung.
3. The team felt hamstrung after losing its best player.

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#458

haphazard

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The books were placed in a haphazard order.
2. His haphazard planning caused many problems.
3. They built the shelter in a haphazard way.

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#459

harangue

Noun/verb

Example sentences

1. The manager delivered a long harangue about lateness.
2. We had to listen to his angry harangue.
3. Her speech became a harangue against modern life.

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#460

harried

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The harried mother tried to calm three crying children.
2. A harried waiter rushed between the tables.
3. He looked harried after a week of urgent work.

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