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Ghastly (adj.) horrible, fearful β Everybody was horrified at the sight of ghastly murder.
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Gruesome (adj.) frightful, heinous, grisly β The children cried when they saw the gruesome appearance of a killer.
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Goad (v.) urge on β He was goaded by the classmates to make fun of the teacher.
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Grasp (v.) understand, seize β I think you have grasped the meaning of my statement.
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Grimace (n.) expression of pain β When hit on the head, he cried with grimace on his face.
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Granary (n.) store house for grain β A country can succeed in war only if its granaries as well as arsenals are well stocked.
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Gratis (adv.) free β The company offered one silver coin gratis to a customer who bought two dozen of soap cakes.
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Gruelling (adj.) tiring, exhausting β The police could elicit information from the gangster only after gruelling questioning session.
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Humdrum (adj.) dull, monotonous β After strenuous years of service he is not able to adapt himself to humdrum life of retirement.
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Huddle (v.) crowd together β The passengers sat huddled in a crowded compartment.
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Haggle (v.) bargain about prices β We haggle with rickshaw-pullers while with doctors we cannot.
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Hapless (adj.) unfortunate β The hapless victims of tragedy were sanctioned compensation by the Government.
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Hamper (v.) obstruct, impede, a gift box β The growth of population has hampered economic progress in Pakistan.
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Hegemony (n.) predominance β Both America and China are trying for hegemony in Asia.
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Hustings (n.) contest, elections β The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was badly defeated by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-insaf (PTI) at the hustings on the 24 general seats of the GB Legislative Assembly on 15th November, 2020.
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