| G.D.P. (abbreviation, acronym) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) total goods and services produced by nation during one year excluding payments on foreign investments | G.N.P. (abbreviation, acronym) Gross National Product (GNP) total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given period (generally one year) |
| gain (noun) form plural: gains profit; assets; achievement; increase; benefit; advantage | gain (verb) forms: gained; gained; gaining to acquire; to earn; to purchase; to obtain; to profit |
| gap (noun) form plural: gaps opening; breach; hiatus; space; great difference; disparity | garbage (noun) form: no plural something that is discarded; rubbish; trash; junk; waste |
| garment (noun) form plural: garments piece of clothing; outer covering | garner (noun) form plural: garners place where grain is stored; granary; storehouse; collection; store |
| garner (verb) forms: garnered; garnered; garnering to collect; to gather; to accumulate; to store; to place in reserve | gasoline (noun) form plural: gasolines flammable liquid mixture derived from petroleum (used as fuel, etc.) |
| gate (noun) form plural: gates portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance; entryway | gather (noun) form plural: gathers drawing together; fold; pucker |
| gather (verb) forms: gathered; gathered; gathering to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce | gathering (noun) form plural: gatherings assembly; meeting; convention; cluster; collection |
| gauge (noun) form plural: gauges standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.) | gauge (verb) forms: gauged; gauged; gauging to measure; to evaluate; to determine; to estimate |
| general (adjective) inclusive; of all things | general (noun) form plural: generals high ranking military officer |
| generate (verb) forms: generated; generated; generating to create; to produce; to bring into being | generation (noun) form plural: generations production; creating; group of people born around the same time |
| generous (adjective) benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful | genuine (adjective) original; real; true; natural; honest; sincere |
| germane (adjective) pertinent; relevant; connected | get (verb) forms: got; gotten; getting to receive; to obtain; to purchase; to bring; to persuade |
| get into (verb) forms: got into; gotten into; getting into to enter | get on with (verb) forms: got on with; gotten on with; getting on with to continue |
| get over (verb) forms: got over; gotten over; getting over to recover | get through with (verb) forms: got through with; gotten through with; getting through with to finish; to complete |
| gift (noun) form plural: gifts present; talent; offering | gifted (adjective) talented; skilled; having great natural ability |
| give up (verb) forms: gave up; given up; giving up to surrender; to quit; to stop doing | global (adjective) worldwide; universal; of the whole world |
| globe (noun) form plural: globes ball; sphere; planet Earth; world | glossary (noun) form plural: glossaries list of terms and definitions (usually at the end of a book); dictionary of technical or specific terms |
| glossy (adjective) shiny; polished; smooth | glove (noun) form plural: gloves protecting covering for the hand; padded covering for the hand |
| go after (verb) forms: went after; gone after; going after to try to get; to attempt to get | go along with (verb) forms: went along with; gone along with; going along with to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree |
| go through (verb) forms: went through; gone through; going through to experience; to endure | goal (noun) form plural: goals target; aim; purpose; objective; destination |
| good (adjective) excellent; pleasant; valid; competent; skilled; positive | good (adverb) nice; excellent; of high quality |
| good (noun) form plural: goods product; item; asset; benefit | government (noun) form plural: governments ruling of a country or area; political control; authority |
| grade (noun) form plural: grades mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school) | grade (verb) forms: graded; graded; grading to give a mark to; to classify; to make level; to evaluate; to assess |
| gradually (adverb) progressively | graduate (adjective) having a degree or diploma; concerning studies beyond a bachelor's degree |
| graduate (noun) form plural: graduates person who has completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma | graduate (verb) forms: graduated; graduated; graduating to complete a course of study and receive a degree or diploma |
| grain (noun) form plural: grains cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave | grain (verb) forms: grained; grained; graining to crumble into granules |
| grant (noun) form plural: grants award; gift; present; contribution; donation | grant (verb) forms: granted; granted; granting to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate |
| graph (noun) form plural: graphs diagram; chart | graph (verb) forms: graphed; graphed; graphing to represent by chart; to draw a curve representing a given function |
| grasp (noun) form plural: grasps hold; understanding; knowledge; realization | grasp (verb) forms: grasped; grasped; grasping to seize; to grip; to comprehend; to understand; to realize |
| grateful (adjective) thankful; appreciative; expressing thanks | gratitude (noun) form: no plural thankfulness; appreciation |
| gratuity (noun) form plural: gratuities tip; bonus; recompense | great (adjective) large; important; huge; immense; wonderful; exciting |
| greenhouse (noun) form plural: greenhouses structure built mainly of glass in which plants are cultivated out of season | grit (noun) form plural: grits small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery; pluck; endurance |
| grit (verb) forms: gritted; gritted; gritting to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise | grocer (noun) form plural: grocers person who owns and operates a food store |
| groceries (noun) form: only plural foods and other goods sold at a small supermarket or store | grocery (noun) form plural: groceries store which sells food and other household goods |
| groom (verb) forms: groomed; groomed; grooming to tend carefully; to take care of; to make clean and tidy; to prepare for | grooming (noun) form plural: no plural process of making neat and attractive |
| gross (adjective) inclusive; complete; total; general; without deductions | gross (noun) form plural: grosses 12 dozen; 144 |
| gross (verb) forms: grossed; grossed; grossing to make or earn a total of (before taxes and other expenses) | grow (verb) forms: grew; grown; growing to become larger; to cultivate; to be changed; to turn into |
| growth (noun) form: no plural development; progress | guarantee (noun) form plural: guarantees security; warranty; pledge; assurance |
| guarantee (verb) forms: guaranteed; guaranteed; guaranteeing to vouch for; to give a warranty; to assure; to promise | guess (noun) form plural: guesses conjecture; supposition; hypothesis |
| guess (verb) forms: guessed; guessed; guessing to suppose; to hypothesize; to conjecture | guide (noun) form plural: guides instructor; director; escort; leader; manual; handbook |
| guide (verb) forms: guided; guided; guiding to direct; to lead; to instruct | guideline (noun) form plural: guidelines instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure |
| guilt (noun) form plural: no plural state of having committed a crime or offense; culpability; feeling of having done something wrong | guilty (adjective) deserving of punishment; responsible |
| gymnasium (noun) form plural: gymnasiums building for indoor sports and exercise; fitness center |