Words

Furbish

give a fresh look to something

"I need a week the furbish the bedroom"

Synonyms:renovate

Furore

an outbreak of public anger or excitement

Synonyms:commotion, uproar, outcry

Gaiety

happiness and excitement

Synonyms:cheerfulness, jollity

Galling

causing annoyance or resentment; annoying

Synonyms:annoying, irritating, vexing

Galore

in large amounts or plenty

"The store had sweets galore for the holiday season"

Synonyms:bountiful

Galvanize

shock or excite (someone) into taking action

Synonyms:jolt, shock

Gambol

run or jump about playfully

Synonyms:floric, frisk, cavort

Garrulous

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

"A garrulous cab driver"

Synonyms:talkative, loquacious, voluble, verbose, long-winded, chatty

Gaunt

(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age

Synonyms:haggard

Genteel

typical of a high social class

"Her genteel upbringing"

Synonyms:refined, respectable, polished, decorous

Glean

obtain (information) from various sources

"The information is gleaned from newspaper cuttings"

Synonyms:obtain, get

Glib

spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty

Antonyms:thoughtful

Glower

an angry or sullen look

Synonyms:scowl

Gnaw

cause persistent distress or anxiety

bite at or nibble something persistently

Synonyms:chew, bite, nibble

Grievous

(of something bad) very severe or serious

"His death was a grievous blow to his family"

Synonyms:serious, severe, grave

Grisly

causing horror or disgust

Synonyms:gruesome, ghastly, frightful, horrid

Groove

a long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface, such as a window sliding

to dance to a rhythm, especially in quite a slow, smooth way

Gruelling

extremely tiring and demanding

"A gruelling schedule"

Synonyms:exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearying

Grumble

complain about something in a bad-tempered way

Synonyms:complain, moan, groan

Grumpy

Synonyms:bad-tempered, ill-tempered, irritable