GRE-MNEMONICS OF "G"

GRE MADE SIMPLE

GADFLY - animal-biting fly; an irritating person

(imagine that a person has not taken bath comes near you... wid lots of FLIES sitting on him.... and
you got IRRITATED......)

GAFFE- Social Blunder

(link it wid CAFE.... Imagine that you call your Lover's name instead of your Spouse's name at a
CAFE....{A BIG BLUNDER}........SOCIALLY)

GAINSAY - deny
(Laloo GAINSAID ki usko CHARA GHOTALE SE GAIN hua hai.......)

gait - manner of walking or running; speed

( SOUNDS like gate.. u walkin on gate.. the way u walk is the manner of walking... gait..)

galaxy - large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities
( easy hai yae word..)

gale - windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter
( sounds like chris gae of west indies.. who brings windstrom when he comes for batting..)

gall - annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation
( sound like gall means chicks..u hav pimples on it.. n u hate and annoy of it..)

galleon -- large three-masted sailing ship

( galleo me.. galiyo mein.. ships ja rahi hai..)

galley -- low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)

(gali mein galley..)
gallows -- framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
( no one is allowing to use gallows..)

galvanic -- of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an
electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani
galvanize stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat
with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity
( this is used to protect iron from getting rusted.. used in the flaps of ships..)

gambit -- opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage
( u beat someone in the game of chess by first move sacrifice.. which is gambit..)

gambol -- romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.

( in the game of ball the kids jump n leap due to the excitement of the game..)

gamely -- in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
( easy hai ye word.. gamely yani wid game spirit..)

gamut -- entire range

( saounds like amul..gamul.. means the products of amul are of all entire range..from chocolate to
milk..)

gangrene -- decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ.
gangrenous
( easy word hai..)

gape -- open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape
( simple is this word.. its gap.. of mouth.. when u open it..)

garbled -- mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as
to make misleading or unintelligible
( sounds like garbel ho gaya.. gadbad ho jana.. means all things mixed up..)

gargantuan -- huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
( sounds like gar ki ganti.. which is enormaous..n gigantic..)

gargoyle -- waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building

( sounds like a goyal naam ka sculptor used water sprout for carving..n makin designs..)
garish -- overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
( girish naam ka ladka.. wearin garish clothes..)

garner -- gather; store up; amass

( sounds like gardner.. which gathers the leaves fallen down from tree n store up.. in the dustbin..)

garnish -- decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices;
N.
( gar ko garnish kar rahe ho..)

garrulous -- loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity

( sounds like gar me garulous hona.. yani bahut bate karna..)

gastronomy -- art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
( gastro means stomach.. ke liye science of food..)

gauche -- clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth

( the pronunciation itself is very clumsy..)

gaudy -- flashy; showy

( sounds like goda ki godi..godi ko showy karte hai at the time of wedding.. when the bridegroom sits
on it..)

gaunt -- lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren

( my aunt who is week is gaunt..)

gavel -- hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.

( used by auctionar..)

gawk -- stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe

(the pronunciation itself is of awe... opens our mouth.. so its gawk..)

gazette -- official periodical publication; newspaper

( i have the gazzete which can run the nation.. )

genealogy -- record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry

( related to genes..)
generality -- vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater
part; most; Ex. generality of people
( general statements are vague statemens..)

generic - - characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus

( toothpaste is a generic name but the colgate is a brand name..)

genesis -- beginning; origin

( chekin the gene ki sister kaha se ayi.. chekcing its origin..)

geniality -- cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered

( we did a word called congenial.. which means cheerfull n happy..)

genre -- particular variety of art or literature

( music of which genre.. we use this word..)

genteel -- well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty
( delete the letter E so it will become gentel..gentle..meaning same..)

gentility -- those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
( gentle se gentility..)

gentle -- kindly; soft; mild; of good family

( we use the word.. gentle man..)

gentry -- people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of
people just below nobility
( entry of a gentry person in the parlament..)

genuflect -- bend the knee as in worship

( genuine ppl are genuflect..)
genus -- division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species
( get a word genius... a division of animal or plants,,)

germ -- earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger
or more important; microbe
( easy this word is.)

germane -- pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
( germany ke log hitler ko germane the,,)

germinal -- pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea

( its related to sprouting..)

germinate -- cause to sprout; sprout

( germinate menas to sprout..)

gerontocracy -- government ruled by old people

( the old age ppl are ZERO.. gero.. so geronto-cracy..)

gerontology -- study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age

( same as zero.. OLD ppl as there mind power to act reduces..)

gerrymander -- change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry +
(sala)mander
( sounds like gair men ander.. jo gair admi hota hai usko app apni party me under karte ho..)

gestate -- evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until
birth
( we say gestation period..)

gesticulation --- motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)

( related to gestures..)

ghastly -- horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

( sounds like ghost.. which is horrible..)

gibberish -- nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling

( sounds like le ladki jabri chhe.. which means nonsense in guju..)
gibe -- mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
( in gujju we call the tongue as gibe.. so u making mockin expressioins wid ur gib.. as a child makes..)

giddy -- light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy
climb/height
( sounds like kiddi.. in gujju the ant is called kidi.. so kidi ko giddy ho gaya..)

gild -- cover with a thin layer of gold

( gild is gold..)

gingerly -- very carefully; ADJ.

( u adding ginger in tea very carefully as adding more will lead to bitter taste..)

girth -- distance around something; circumference

( birth se girth kardo..)

gist -- essence; main point; substance

( we say gist of a novel.. look slike fist.. fist is like gist..)

glacial -- like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg
( easy is this word..)

glamor -- compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous

( easy hai ye word..)

glare -- shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.

( we say glare means shine.. lot of brightness)

glaring -- (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly
( easy hai ye word..)

glaze -- cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for
pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery
( again glare se glaze kardo..)
gleam -- brief flash of light; glow; V.
( a gleam of light..,)

glean -- gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information)
often with difficulty
( sounds like clean.. those ppl who work on road.. clean the things and then glean the things.. eat
whatever they get..)

glib -- fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick

( we use this word as we say that glib over english language..)

glimmer -- shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
( we use this word also.. glim glim glimmer of light..)

glitter -- shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light;
attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
( sounds like lighter.. so when u light the things wid lighter.. the it shine brightly..)

gloat -- express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex.
The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
( sounds like goat.. to slaughter the goat the ppl there who wanna eat it.. have evil satisfaction towards
it..)

gloss -- brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.

( sounds like candy floss.. means brief explanation over candy floss.. the serial on SONY TV..)

gloss_over -- explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults

( u gloss over the things and explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults )

glossary -- brief explanation of words used in the text

( glossary at the end of dicitonary or book..)

glossy -- smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive
appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
( the photographs are of glossy finish very smooth and shining..)

glow -- shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after
hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color
( easy hai ye word..)

glower -- scowl; glare; look or stare angrily

( glushan glower glaring staring wid anger to the actor who hates him very much..)

glut -- overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply
( we say... isko cigareete ki lut chad gayi hai.. so glut.. fill to excess oversupply )

glutinous -- sticky; viscous; gluey

( glue + tin... so its sticky..)

glutton -- someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit
of eating too much
( get a word.. lutto.. attack.. in satte pe satta movie.. amitabh bachchan takes the food prepared by
hema malini.. then those his bros.. attaks .. lutto the food on the table...)

gnarl -- protruding knot on a tree; V.

( nar on the tree..)

gnarled --- twisted

( g narled is twsited...)

gnome --- dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards

( the name of the dwarf is gnome..)

gouge --- overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury
( sounds like gage.. means u shout out loud...when the shopkeeper ovecharges u then u shout.. that is
gauge.. gage..etc.)

gourmand --- epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
gourmet connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
( look slike gor maharaj.. who eats first on any occasion as they are bhramins..so they can judge how is
the food made..)
gracious --- kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
( gracy naam ke ladki gracious hai..)

gradation --- series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression

( easy word hai ye..)

graduate --- arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement);
Ex. graduated ruler
( easy hai ye word bhi..)

graduated --- arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)

( same as above..)

granary --- storehouse for grain

( related to grains..)

grandeur --- impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

( sounds like grand finale of filmfare...which is very impressive...)

grandiloquent --- (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language;
pompous; bombastic
( grand means badaa.. big,.,.. loqua means speak.... so bombastic n pompous talk karna,,)

grandiose --- affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in
size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
( we say that grandoise promises karna..)

granulate --- form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle

( related to grains...)

graphic --- pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

( we use word.. graphic desining...art of delineating..)

graphite --- black form of carbon used in lead pencils

( pencil lead is made of graphite..)
grapple --- wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
( u grapple the grapes..)

grate --- make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex.
grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a
fireplace
( when u win any compitetion then ppl sat the word.. "GREAT." which is grate.. they actually shout out
loud.. making an harsh noice..)

gratify --- please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire

( wen we resign from our job then we give a gratification letter as to please them an sacntion our
resign.. or accept our resign..)

gratis --- free; without charge; ADJ.

( grates sounds like gratip.. tip dena.. means free dena..)

gratuitous --- given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous
comment
( same as above..)

gratuity --- n. money given to sb who has done one a service; tip ;
( annual gratuity given as tip to all the employees of the company..)

gravity --- seriousness; ADJ. grave

( easy hai ye word...)

graze --- (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the
skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound
( cattel like cows graze in the farm lands..)

gregarious --- sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group

( gar me gregarious hota hai ye ladka..)

grievance --- cause of complaint; complaint

( make wid grief.. wen u having sorrow then u take it to ur boss as u hope that u may get any solution
to ur complain..)
grill --- question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars
( drilling ur mind.. or grilling ur mind by questoin n u say that i was completly grilled..drilled..)

grim --- causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile
( the cycle rim is causing gr8 fear when it rotates..)

grimace --- facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
( sounds like himesh rehsamiya..who's songs are such that he always sings wid facial distortions
symbolizing pain n angiush..)

grisly --- ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

( u get a word.. grease... the mechanic has grease on his entire body..due to which he looks very
horrifying..)

groom --- man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)
( we say male grooming..)

groove --- long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of
the record
( its easy word..)

gross --- total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross
insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
( we say groos production or gross profit..)

grotesque --- fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
( sounds like test.. the test grow grotest.. grotesque.. very strange and horrifying...)

grotto --- small cavern

( auto in grotto parked..)

grouch --- bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble
( u saying " ouch " because that bad tempered guy is harrasing u..)

grouse --- complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird
( get a word rouse... when ur mind get rouse by the the difficult situatoin then u complain to god that
what kind of life is given by him..)
grovel --- crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
( order.. order.. ke liye jo hathoda use kiya jata hai vo hota hai grovel..)

growl --- low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)

( growling of a dog..)

grudge --- deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.

( rude manner ppl ke liye hame grudges hota hai..)

grudging --- unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)

( same as above..)

gruel --- thin liquid porridge

( its the rule in this house to eat gruel day and night..)

grueling --- exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race

( eating grueling day and night is exhausting...)

gruesome --- grisly; horrible

( guru ko jo sum diya maths me.. vo bahut horrifying gruesome tha...)

gruff --- rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse

( ruff manner ppl are gruff..)

grumble --- complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.

( sounds like arjun rampal.. he is complaining to the director that why he is given very short role in the
movie..)

grunt --- utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.

( grutting sounds made by the pig..)

guffaw --- boisterous laughter; V.

( sounds like guffaa... the cave.. in which u are hearing a boisterous laughter made by the cave man
seeing u..)

guile --- deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
( gali gali karke usko guile kar diya...)

guileless --- without deceit

( guile-less.. without cheat..)

guise --- outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise

( guys be present on the convocation day...)

gull --- trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
( gulli gulli karke gullibale kardiya..)

gullible --- easily deceived

( easy hai as above..)

gush --- (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling
(without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.
( a gush of water... as a gust of wind..)

gust --- strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

( gust of wind..gale///)

gustatory --- affecting or relating to the sense of taste

 ( the statutory warning on cigar... when u smeel cigar its afecting the sense of taste..)

gusto --- eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm

( sounds like husto.. means laugh kar.. in gujju.. showing enthusiasm..)

gusty --- windy

( dust of wind..)

guy --- cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide
( a guy is bound by a guy as he is a thief... a fugitive..)

INTRODUCTION OF MIND

WHAT IS MNEMONICS

HOW TO USE MNEMONICS

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "A"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "B"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "C"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "D"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "E"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "F"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "G"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "H"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "I"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "J"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "K"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "L"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "M"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "N"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "O"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "P"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "Q"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "R"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "S"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "T"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "U"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "V"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "W"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "X"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "Y"

MNEMONICS OF LETTER "Z"

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