| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| girder | a long heavy piece for metal or wood used to strengthen buildings, bridges and parts of railways |
| girl | a female child; a child who grows up to be woman |
| glacier | a mess of ice that moves very slowly down a mountainside |
| glad | pleased; happy |
| glance | a quick look |
| glare | a dazzling bright light. The same word also means to stare angrily at someone |
| glass | a hard materiel you can see through. Windows are made of glass |
| gleam | to shine, but not brightly. Old metal gleams when it is polished |
| glide | to move smoothly and easily; to flow gently |
| glider | a light aeroplane which can fly for some time without an engine after being launched |
| glimmer | to shine faintly and unsteadily |
| glimpse | a very brief sight of someone or something |
| glint | to gleam or glimmer |
| glisten | to shine or gleam |
| glitter | to sparkle, to reflect light brightly |
| globe | a round object, like a ball or the world |
| gloomy | dark; dim: miserable; the oppsite of cheerful |
| glove | a covering for the hand. It fits around each finger |
| glow | to burn without flames; to give out a steady light |
| glue | a strong paste which sticks things together |
| glutton | a person who is greedy and eats too much |
| gnarled | twisted and lumpy, like the trunk of a very old tree |
| gnat | a small flying insect which stings |
| gnaw | to wear something away by scraping at it with teeth, as when a dog gnaws at a bone |
| go | to start off or move |
| goal | a kind of target. In football you have to kick the ball into the goal which is the space between two posts |
| goat | an animal rather like a sheep. It usually has horns and a little beard |
| gobble | to swallow food quickly without chewing it |
| goblet | a kind of drinking cup with no handle |
| goblin | a mischievous elf or fairy |
| God | the Creator of everything |
| gold | a yellow shiny metal which is worth a lot of money |
| golden | the colour of gold; made of gold |
| goldfish | a small fish often kept as a pet. It is usually a pretty reddish-gold colour |
| golf | a game which is played with a small white ball and a set of long-handled clubs |
| good | right or satisfactory; kind; nice |
| goodbye | a word said to someone who is just going away |
| goodness | the act of being good or kind |
| goods | things bought and sold |
| goose | a big bird, like a duck with a long neck |
| gooseberry | the fruit of the gooseberry bush. It is usually green with a rather hairy skin |
| gorgeous | splendid; magnificent; richly coloured and beautiful |
| gorilla | the largest kind of ape. It lives in Africa |
| gossip | chatter about other people, sometimes spiteful and unkind |
| govern | to rule or control |
| government | a group of people who have the power to make laws and decide what is best for the country |
| gown | a woman’s dress. The same word also means a long loose-fitting robe or cloak |
| grab | to seize hold of something suddenly |
| graceful | easy and smooth in movement; the opposite of clumsy |
| gracious | kind; charming |
Examples of back formation
1.Baby-sit (baby-sitter)
2.Gyre (gyroscope)
3.Edit (editor)