GRE常考名词（五）

fester :: generate pus
fete :: honor at a festival
fetter :: shackle
filch :: steal
flagellate :: flog; whip
flail :: thresh grain by hand; strike or slap
flaunt :: display ostentatiously
flay :: strip off skin; plunder
fleck :: spot
flinch :: hesitate; shrink
flout :: reject; mock
fluster :: confuse
foist :: insert improperly; palm off
foment :: stir up; instigate
foster :: rear; encourage
fritter :: waste
fructify :: bear fruit
frustrate :: thwart; defeat
fulminate :: thunder; explode
gainsay :: deny
galvanize :: stimulate by shock; stir up
gambol :: skip; leap playfully
gape :: open widely
garner :: gather; store up
garnish :: decorate
genuflect :: bend the knee as in worship
germinate :: cause to sprout; sprout
gerrymander :: change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
gestate :: evolve, as in prenatal growth
gibber :: speak foolishly
gibe :: mock
glaze :: cover with a thin and shiny surface
glean :: gather leavings
gloat :: express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
glut :: overstock; fill to excess
goad :: urge on
gorge :: stuff oneself
gouge :: tear out
grovel :: crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
harrow :: break up ground after plowing; torture
harry :: raid
hew :: cut to pieces with ax or sword
hibernate :: sleep throughout the winter
hoodwink :: deceive; delude
hypothecate :: mortgage; pledge as security
imbibe :: drink in
imbrue :: drench, stain, especially with blood
imbue :: saturate; fill
immolate :: offer as a sacrifice
immure :: imprison; shut up in confinement
impair :: worsen; diminish in value
impale :: pierce
impeach :: charge with crime in office; indict
implement :: supply what is needed; furnish with tools