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* gain - v. to get possession of; to get more; to increase
* game - n. an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports
* gas - n. any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power
* gather - v. to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect
* general - n. a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all
* generation - n. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time. ("The mother and daughter represented two generations.")
* genocide - n. a plan of action to kill or destroy a national, religious, racial or ethnic group
* gentle - ad. soft; kind; not rough or violent
* get - v. to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner
of
* gift - n. something given without cost
* girl - n. a young female person
* give - v. to present to another to keep without receiving payment
* glass - n. a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for windows or for containers to hold liquids
* go - v. to move from one place to another; to leave
* goal - n. that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race
* god - n. the spirit that is honored as creator of all things ("They believe in God."); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have special powers
* gold - n. a highly valued yellow metal
* good - ad. pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad
* goods - n. things owned or made to be sold
* govern - v. to control; to rule by military or political power
* government - n. a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or area
* grain - n. the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the seeds
* grass - n. a plant with long, narrow, green leaves
* gray - ad. having the color like that made by mixing black and white
* great - ad. very large or more than usual in size or number; very good; important
* green - ad. having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having the color like that of growing leaves and grass
* grind - v. to reduce to small pieces by crushing
* ground - n. land; the earth's surface; soil
* group - n. a number of people or things together; a gathering of people working for a common purpose
* grow - v. to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount
* guarantee - v. to promise a result; to promise that something will happen
* guard - v. to watch and protect a person, place or thing ("He guards the president."); n. a person or thing that watches or protects ("He is a prison guard.")
* guerrilla - n. a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police
* guide - v. to lead to; to show the way; n. one who shows the way
* guilty - ad. having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible for a bad action
* gun - n. a weapon that shoots bullets