Vocabulary Words - Fifth Grade - G:

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• garbage
  (n.) Waste, trash.
  
  
• gaze
  (v.) To look at someone or something for a long time.
  
  
• general
  (adj.) Relating to something's main features, not its details.
  (n.) A high rank in the military.
  
  
• generator
  (n.) A machine that produces energy .
  
  
• geography
  (n.) The study of the earth, its people and climate.
  
  
• ghetto
  (n.) A poor area of a city where people live closely together.
  
  
• ghost
  (n.) The spirit of a dead person.
  
  
• gland
  (n.) An organ in your body that makes a substance that the body uses.
  
  
• glassware
  (n.) Objects made of glass, like drinking glasses.
  
  
• global
  (adj.) Related to the whole world.
  
  
• globe
  (n.) A round object that has a map of the earth painted on it.
  
  
• gnat
  (n.) A small flying insect that bites.
  
  
• gorge
  (n.) A deep valley.
  (v.) To eat until you are full.
  
  
• grasp
  (v.) To take hold of .
  
  
• groan
  (v.) To make a deep sound to show pain or grief.
  (n.) A deep sound to show pain or grief.
  
  
• grocery
  (n.) A store that sells food and other things you use at home.
  
  
• guard
  (v.) To protect or watch over.
  (n.) A person who protects or watches over.
  
  
• guideline
  (n.) A rule or piece of instruction.
  
  
• gymnastics
  (n.) A sport that involves a lot of running, jumping, and physical strength.
  
  

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