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gaff, a light spear used by fisherman; gaffe, a blunder

gait, manner of walking; gate, an entrance

gamble, to practise gambling; gambol, to frolic

gild, to cover with gold leaf; guild, a corporation

gilt, covered with gold leaf or gold paint; guilt, crime or wickedness

glair, the white of an egg; glare, dazzling light

glib, smooth; glib, thick mass of matted hair on the forehead and over the eyes

goal, objective or aim; goll, an old word for a hand

gord, a kind of false dice; gored, did gore

gorge, a narrow passage between hills; gorge, fill oneself with food

grace; mercy; grace, beauty; grace, to adorn

grain, of sand, salt, etc; grain, texture of cloth; grain, temper or constitution of the mind

grate, to rub against a rough surface; grate, grate of a window etc; great, large, grand

grave, to engrave; grave, for the dead; grave, to clean a ship's bottom

graze, to feed on grass; graze, to touch slightly

green, a colour; green, unripe; green, inexperienced

grizzly, somewhat grey; grizzly, a bear; grisly, hideous; gristly, consisting of gristle

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