6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 39 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
genial | adj. | He proved to be a very genial host. | pleasant and friendly |
giddy | adj. | She was giddy from the alcohol. | reeling, dizzy |
gigantic | adj. | There we saw a gigantic polar bear. | exceedingly large |
gill | noun | Fish breathe by use of their gills. | respiratory organ of fish |
gin | noun | They drank gin each evening. | colorless alcoholic beverage |
noun | Eli Whitney invented a cotton gin. | mechanical device | |
gypsy | noun | Gypsies wandered all over Europe for centuries. | nomadic people |
gird | verb | The men girded for war. | prepare for action |
girdle | noun | Women sometimes wore girdles to look good. | undergarment worn over the waist |
glacier | noun | Alaska is well known for its glaciers. | mass of slowly flowing ice |