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  furious

  1 : very angry 2 very powerful or violent

  adj. 激烈的;狂怒的;热烈兴奋的

  Everyone worked at a furious pace in order to get the float ready for the parade.

  gaiety

  a happy and lively quality

  n. 快乐，兴高采烈

  Attendees of the masquerade ball arrived dressed in all their gaiety.

  garish

  too bright or colorful

  adj. 炫耀的

  The wedding guest's thick makeup was garish and unnecessary.

  garrulous

  tending to talk a lot : very talkative

  adj. 唠叨的;喋喋不休的;多嘴的

  a garrulous boy who was in constant trouble for talking out of turn

  generosity

  the quality of being kind, understanding, and not selfish : the quality of being generous

  n. 慷慨

  a sidewalk beggar who benefited from the generosity of kindhearted passersby

  generous

  1 : freely giving or sharing money and other valuable things 2 : providing more than the amount that is needed or normal : abundant or ample

  adj. 大方的;宽宏大量的;有雅量的

  a civic leader who is very generous with his money and time

  gigantic

  extremely large

  adj. 巨大的，庞大的

  a raccoon got into the trash and now there's a gigantic mss in our backyard.

  gilded

  made from or covered with gold

  adj. 镀金的，装饰的;富有的

  His office is decorated with gilded chairs and extravagant mouldings, ordered by his predecessor.

  glimmer

  to shine faintly or unsteadily

  vi. 闪烁;发微光

  The disquiet about her appointment does offer a glimmer of hope about our battered democracy.

  gloom

  a feeling of sadness

  n. 黑暗;忧郁

  the deepening gloom over the economy

  grant

  to bestow or transfer formally

  v./n. 授予(资金)

  The court granted the motion for a new trial.

  greed

  a selfish desire to have more of something (especially money)

  n. 贪婪，贪心

  He made no effort to conceal his greed for money and power.

  gregarious

  1 a : tending to associate with others of one's kind : SOCIAL b : marked by or indicating a liking for companionship : SOCIABLE c : of or relating to a social group 2 a of a plant : growing in a cluster or a colony b : living in contiguous n

  adj. 社交的, 群居的

  Walruses are highly gregarious.

  grievance

  obsolete; a cause of distress

  n. 委屈, 冤情

  This is no place to air your grievances against him.

  grill

  if you grill something, or if it grills, you cook it by putting it on a flat metal frame with bars across it, above or below strong direct heat

  v. 烤

  She put the hamburgers on the grill.

  grim

  1 unpleasant or shocking to see or think about 2 causing feelings of sadness or worry : gloomy or depressing

  adj. 冷酷的;糟糕的;残忍的

  The accident serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.

  grip

  to grab or hold (something) tightly

  n. 紧握;柄;支配;握拍方式;拍柄绷带

  The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly.

  grocery

  plural : commodities sold by a grocer

  n. 食品杂货

  They run a small grocery store.

  grudging

  said, done, or given in an unwilling or doubtful way

  adj. 勉强的;吝啬的

  He even earned his opponents' grudging respect.

  grueling

  very difficult : requiring great effort

  adj. 累垮人的;折磨人的

  Running a marathon is grueling.

  grunt

  a short, low sound from the throat

  n. 咕哝;呼噜声

  I could hear the grunts of the movers as they lifted the heavy furniture.

  gullible

  readily taken advantage of

  adj. 易受骗的，轻信的

  He thought his grandmother was gullible simply because she was elderly, but she was sharper than he was in many ways.

  guru

  a person who has a lot of experience in or knowledge about a paaritular subject

  n. 领袖，专家

  One of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing

  habitat

  the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

  n. 栖息地

  A forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors.

  hack

  to cut or sever

  vt. 砍;出租

  An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in sight.

  hackneynot interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often : not fresh or original

  adj. 陈腐的;平庸的

  hail

  to describe sb or sth as being very good or special, especially in the newspaper, etc

  v. 赞扬，称颂

  Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.

  halcyon

  very happy and successful

  adj 无波澜的，一帆风顺的

  It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he won three tournaments on the European tour.

  haphazard

  having no plan, order, or direction

  adj. 偶然的;随便的;无计划的

  The investigation does seem haphazard.

  hapless

  having no luck: very unfortunate

  adj. 倒霉的

  The hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car.

  hazy

  obscured or made dim or cloudy by or as if by haze; vague

  adj. 朦胧的, 烟雾弥漫的, 模糊的

  We had only a hazy view of the mountain. hazy sunshine

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