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Do you know what these G + letters  are

G PLUS 1	abbreviation for an enlisted soldier in the USA	GI
G PLUS 1	abbreviation for great	GT
G PLUS 2	a precious stone or jewel	GEM
G PLUS 2	semi solid like jelly	GEL
G PLUS 3	a spiritual leader	GURU
G PLUS 3	to bite steadily at	GNAW
G PLUS 4	a strong desire for more than is needed	GREED
G PLUS 4	a bright smooth surface	GLOSS
G PLUS 5	dirty or unwashed	GRUBBY
G PLUS 5	idle of loose talk	GOSSIP
G PLUS 6	a female god	GODDESS
G PLUS 6	give out weak or unsteady light	GLIMMER
G PLUS 7	someone who gives their time or money easily	GENEROUS
G PLUS 7	magnificent of richly colored	GORGEOUS
G PLUS 8	an other word meaning usually	GENERALLY
G PLUS 8	when a seed starts to grow	GERMINATE
G PLUS 9	medical care of old people	GERIATRICS
G PLUS 9	the science of the diseases of women	GYNECOLOGY
G PLUS 9	the elected people who are ruling the country	GOVERNMENT
G PLUS 10	using the hands to accompany speaking	GESTICULATE

Select the appropriate choice

1)A __________ seemed to befall the entire community as it heard the horrid news.  A. malfeasance B. blasphemy    C. largess     D. malaise

 "Malaise" is a feeling of illness or mental uneasiness.

2)A kind of ____________ seemed to occur when David graduated from high school. He became a serious student all of a sudden.

 A. metamorphosis B. milieu       C. epithet      D. accolade

 "metamorphosis" is a radical or magical change.

3)Esmerelda's dissertation was on such an ___________ subject that no one could understand it.  A. equitable     B. esoteric      C. auspicious    D. austere

 "Esoteric" means difficult to understand.

4)Sherman's hold on his job has become so _________ that no one is sure he'll be working there next month.  A. serendipitous    B. eminent    C. putative

 D. tenuous              "Tenuous" means flimsy, "by the skin of your teeth."

5)The UConn women basketball team's perfect season ___________ in a championship win over Tennessee.  A. culminated           B. fulminated C. fomented            D. alleviated    

 "To culminate" means to reach a full climax, to finish at the peak. 

Tongue Twisters

Three free throws

A noisy noise annoys an oyster

Sure the ship’s shipshape, sir.

Inchworms itching

Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs

Out Of The Box July 14, 2017