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Today's words

1 greeting

There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.

2 guideline

The guideline calls for students to respect labor work.

3 Guild

Guild membership held very different meanings for tailors and seamstresses.

4 grief

For months he was prostrated with grief.

5 guilt

He refused to admit his guilt.

6 grieve

I didn't have any time to grieve.

7 guilty

I felt a wee bit guilty about it.

8 grim

She looked grim.

9 grin

Mary gave her a sheepish grin.

10 Gulf

A crisis was rapidly developing in the Gulf.

11 grind

There was an old mill that really did grind corn.

12 gum

I do not chew gum in public.

13 grip

He kept a tight grip on her arm.

14 groan

She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.

15 gut

She trusts her gut and her decision.

16 grocer

At the other end of the social scale was the grocer.

17 grope

I'm a writer, yet I grope for the right words.

18 gym / gymnasium

I have found a new gymnasium.

19 gross

Gross sales reached nearly $2 million a year.

20 ground

The ground was soft and spongy.

21 habitat

The panda's natural habitat is the bamboo forest.

22 hail

It started to hail, huge great stones.

23 grown-up

They have three grown-up sons.

24 growth

Economic growth has slowed a little.

25 halt

The United Nations has pleaded for a halt to the bombing.

26 harm

He would never harm anyone.

27 hammer

He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.

28 harness

You can easily harness the power of both.

29 hamper

He tossed his damp towel into the laundry hamper.

30 harsh

His voice was harsh and unmusical.

31 harvest

The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.

32 handbook

She is reading a handbook on gardening.

33 haste

She made haste to open the door.

34 handful

A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.

35 hasty

Let's not make any hasty decisions.

36 handicap

Being a foreigner was not a handicap.

37 handkerchief

The handkerchief is edged with lace.

38 hatch

He stuck his head up through the hatch.

39 hatred

Often her feelings were nearer hatred than love.

40 handwriting

Can anyone decipher his handwriting?

41 haul

A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream.

42 handy

Don't throw that away—it might come in handy.

43 hay

He drove by with a big load of hay.

44 hazard

Rock stars now face a new hazard—voice abuse.

45 harassment

The harassment had become too much to tolerate and he decided to move out.

46 harbour

The harbour has now silted up.

47 headmaster

She passed a cup of tea to the headmaster.

48 condemned

They were condemned to a life of hardship.

49 headquarters

The warning was radioed to headquarters.

50 heal

He's going to be just fine. At his age he'll heal in no time.

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