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gain

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to get possession of; to get more; to increase

game

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports

gas

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power

gather

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect

general

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all

genes

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
parts of cells that control the growth and development of living things; genes from the mother and father are passed to the child; genes contain nucleic acid

genetic engineering

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the science of changing the genes of a living organism

gentle

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
soft; kind; not rough or violent

get

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner of

gift

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
something given without cost

girl

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a young female person

give

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to present to another to keep without receiving payment

glass

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for windows or for containers to hold liquids

go

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to move from one place to another; to leave

goal

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that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race

god

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the spirit that is honored as creator of all things ("They believe in God."); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have special powers

gold

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a highly valued yellow metal

good

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad

goods

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
things owned or made to be sold

govern

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to control; to rule by military or political power

government

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or area

grain

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the seeds

granddaughter

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the daughter of a person's daughter or son

grandfather

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the father of a person's father or mother

grandmother

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the mother of a person's father or mother

grandson

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the son of a person's daughter or son

grass

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a plant with long, narrow, green leaves

gravity

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the force that pulls things toward the center of the earth

gray

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
having the color like that made by mixing black and white

great

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
very large or more than usual in size or number; very good; important

green

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having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having the color like that of growing leaves and grass

grind

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to reduce to small pieces by crushing

ground

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
land; the earth's surface; soil

group

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a number of people or things together; a gathering of people working for a common purpose

grow

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount

guarantee

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to promise a result; to promise that something will happen

guard

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to watch and protect a person, place or thing ("He guards the president."); n. a person or thing that watches or protects ("He is a prison guard.")

guerrilla

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police

guide

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to lead to; to show the way; n. one who shows the way

guilty

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible for a bad action

gun

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a weapon that shoots bullets