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gadg•et /găj′ ĭt/ n. a small mechanical âr care ô paw, for hw which
object with a practical use but often thought ä father oi noise zh vision
of as a novelty. This gadget is used to open ĕ pet ou out ə about,
a can. ē be oo ˘ took item,
girls /gûrlz/ n. plural of girl. The girls sang ĭ pit oo ‾ boot pencil,
“Happy Birthday” to their older brother. ī pie ŭ cut gallop,
give /gĭv/ v. (gives, gave, giv•en, giv•ing) îr pier ûr urge circus
a. to hand over to another as a present. I will
give her a watch. b. to let have. Give me
your hand and I’ll pull you up. c. to provide.
Let’s give a show for parents’ night.
glad•ly /glăd′ lē/ adv. in a happy or joyful
manner. He gladly accepted the award. grand /grănd/ adj. a. large; beautiful;
globe /glōb/ n. a round model of Earth impressive. The queen lived in a grand
palace. b. fine; wonderful. You’ll have
with a map on the outside showing oceans, a grand time at the party.
countries, etc. The children pointed out on
the globe the route by which Columbus grand•fa•ther /grănd′ f ä′ thər/ or
reached America. /grăn′ f ä′ thər/ n. the father of one’s mother
glo•ry /glôr′ ē/ or /glōr′ ē / n. (glo•ries pl.) or father. One of my grandfathers lives here
in town; my other grandfather lives in the
great honor or praise. The winner was country.
embarrassed by all the glory.
gloss•y /glô′ sē/ or /glŏs′ ē / adj. (gloss•i•er,
gloss•i•est) smooth and shiny. The glossy
paper is really smooth.
goat /gōt/ n. a horned animal about the size
of a sheep. The mountain goat is wild and
very quick in climbing rocks.
go•ril•la /gə rĭl′ ə/ n. an ape related to the
chimpanzee, but less erect and much larger.
The gorilla named Coco learned sign
language.
grab /grăb/ v. (grabs, grabbed, grab•bing)
to take or grasp suddenly. The cat scratched
me because I grabbed its tail.
grace /grās/ n. beauty and ease of
movement. Ballet dancers need to have
grace and flexibility.
grade /grād/ v. (grades, grad•ed, grad•ing)
to check over; to evaluate. He took the
homework papers home to grade.
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