6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 39

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