Daily Vocabulary dose for today 1. Gesticulate– communicate or express through movement/gesture ex.: From the other side of the bridge I saw her gesticulate me to hurry up. 2. Grimace – frown/scowl – to make a face ex.: He grimaced in pain and the nurse injected a syringe into his arm! 3. Gusto – enjoyment/delight ex.: The children ran all around the newly opened theme park with great gusto. 4. Grandiose – pompous/ loud and showy ex.: During Diwali some wealthy families show off their wealth in over- the-top grandiose celebrations. 5. Gregarious – sociable/ outgoing/ extrovert/ someone who likes company ex.: Raj is a very gregarious fellow; he always likes to host parties! 6. Grandeur – splendor/ majesty/ magnificence ex.: The Taj Mahal’s grandeur never diminishes. 7. Gradual – slow/regular antonym = rapid/ fast ex.: Swacch Bharat Abhiyan will gradually show results; one cannot expect centuries of un-cleanliness to go away in a week! 8. Gigantic – enormous/ huge ex.: Dinosaurs were the most gigantic creatures to ever live on earth. 9. Gory – violent/gruesome/horrific ex.: The Hindi movie ‘Gadar’ showed how gory Indo-Pak partition had been. (I hope you remember this movie, little old, starring Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel!) 10. Galore – in abundance/large quantities ex.: I love to go to eat-all-you-want buffets at Oberoi Hotel; it’s a galore of some of the best Indian dishes!
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 11:03:32 +0000
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