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germinate (jur-muh-neyt) – to begin to grow, sprout
from Latin germen (bud)
noun: germination
synonym: to evolve
globule (glob-yool) – a tiny drop from Latin globus (globe) the ending –ule is diminutive things that form into globules include
dew on flower petals, grease on the surface of soup, mercury at room temperature
googol (goo-guhl) – the figure 1
followed by 100 zeroes, equal to 10 to the
100th power
was coined by Milton Sirotta, a nine-year-old nephew of a famous American mathematician, Edward Kasner
written exponentially as 10100
a googolplex represents 1 followed by a googol of zeroes
items that might exist in the quantities suggested by such numbers: stars in the universe, grains of sand on a beach, atoms in a human body
1 googol = 10100
= 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000 (you don’t have to write this)
gossamer (gos-uh-mer) : something light, delicate or short-lived (tenuous)
From Middle English ―gos‖ (goose) plus ―somer‖ (summer)—similar to what we call ―Indian Summer‖—the season for geese and cobwebs
Can be used as a noun to refer to light, delicate fabric
Another adjective form: gossamery Synonyms: sheer, flimsy, insubstantial
Then vs. than
“then” refers to time (what comes next) I went to the store and then I went home. If you want to go, then go! “than” refers to comparison I was happier yesterday than I am today. Rather than eating now, we will eat later.
Gregarious (gri-gair-ee-uh s)- living in groups; social
From Latin “grex” (flock)
Noun form—gregariousness
Also refers to plants that grow in clusters
Animals like sheep, cattle, gorillas, and
elephants are gregarious because they live in
groups
The opposite of someone who is gregarious is
a recluse or a hermit
Gyrate (jahy-reyt) to revolve around a point or axis From Greek gyros (circle)
May also be used as an adjective - gyrate seashells :
Noun forms: gyration, gyrator
Elvis was a gyrator, and many television stations
would only show him dancing from the waist up so
as not to show his scandalously gyrating hips.
Halcyon (hal-see-uh n)- calm, peaceful
From Greek alkyon (kingfisher) From Halcyone, a daughter of King Aeolus, who
drowned herself when she heard of her husband’s death and was then turned into a seabird (along with her husband). According to the myth, this bird nested at sea and calmed the wind and waves during the nesting season
Synonyms: placid, serene, tranquil
Harbinger (hahr-bin-jer )- forerunner, herald(someone who is the first to do something)
From Old English here (host, army) plus beorg (shelter)
Originally referred to a person sent ahead to notify people that others were coming and to provide lodging for them
Now usually refers to a person who initiates change
Synonyms: precursor, forefather, ancestor, predecessor, initiator
Hirsute (hur-soot)—very hairy
Comes from Latin hirsutus
Noun: hirsuteness (hairiness)
Another adj. form: hirsutulous (slightly hairy)
Synonyms: shaggy, fuzzy, rough
Antonym: glabrous, bald
10th word! Quiz tomorrow!
This man is so hairy