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