Lesson 11
Junior Vocabulary

1. frustrate verb to bring to nothing, to thwart, to baffle He was so frustrated in his unsuccessful attempts to pass the test that he gave up.
   syn: balk, thwart, hinder                ant: abet, facilitate
   
   
2. furtive adj. done in a stealthy or secretive manner
   Not wanting to stare and seem rude, she cast a furtive glance toward the odd-looking man.
   syn: secret, surreptitious, sneaky              ant: overt, open
   
   
3. gadfly noun a person who annoys others, esp. by rousing them from complacency
   Do you ask all those questions because your want an answer, or do you just wish to be a gadfly?
   
   
4. galvanize verb to startle into sudden action
   A slight motion of the guard's rifle galvanized the work crew to clean the dining hall thoroughly.
   syn: to stimulate
   
   
5. gamut noun the whole range or extent
   She ran the gamut of emotions as she listened to the speaker's bittersweet story.
   
   
6. gargantuan adj. of huge or extraordinary size and power
   Milltown's players were gargantuan compared to the small boys on our team.
   syn: gigantic, huge            ant: small, tiny
   
   
7. gauche adj. lacking social grace
   Because I felt so gauche on the dance floor, I was afraid to ask anyone to dance.
   syn: awkward, tactless             ant: graceful; polite
   
   
8. genial adj. warm and friendly
   Our new neighbors were so genial that we felt we had known them for years.
   syn: cordial, pleasant, amiable             ant: unfriendly, unpleasant
   
   
9. grandiloquent adj. speaking in a pompous style
   Although the senator was quite grandiloquent during his opening remarks, his audience soon became bored.
   syn: pretentious, haughty           ant: humble, unpretentious
   
   
10. gregarious adj. fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock
    Because John was normally a gregarious person, his mother became concerned with his exceptionally quiet manner.
    syn: sociable, friendly             ant: unfriendly
    
    
11. grimace noun a facial expression of fear, disapproval or pain;
                  verb to make such an expression
    The young man grimaced when his wife showed him the black birthday cake.
    syn: scowl            ant: smile
    
    
12. harangue noun a long, noisy speech or lecture
    The father's simple father-to-son talk soon became a harangue about the son's failing grades and poor conduct in school.
    syn: tirade, declamation
    
    
13. harry verb to torment another
    The baby's constant crying began to harry the other passengers.
    syn: harass, pester            ant: please, delight, enrapture
    
    
14. hearth noun fire place
    The rain-soaked travelers huddled near the hearth to warm themselves.
    
    
15. heinous adj. hatefully or shockingly evil
    The jury was shocked by the heinous crimes of which the youth was accused.
    syn: abhorrent, anathematic, horrid             ant: laudatory, commendable, praiseworthy