Ielts vocabulary Masterclass book + ielts listening & Reading Dictionary: Dominate Proficiency Level Vocabulary for ielts listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking

Gloating: MEANING: Smug or malicious satisfaction
SENTENCE: After the fight, the winner stood over his opponent and
gloated.
Goad : MEANING: Prod, incite, so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
SENTENCE: He was trying to goad her into a fight.
Gouge: MEANING: To scoop out and make grooves or holes
SENTENCE: The water channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water
Grandiloquent : MEANING: Expressed in lofty language, style, or
manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.
SENTENCE: The fiesta was a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory.
Gregarious : MEANING: Sociable, friendly
SENTENCE: As a gregarious boy Dave ran up to every person on the
playground and wanted to be their friend.
Grovelling: MEANING: Behaving in a fawning or servile manner
SENTENCE: Journalists like to describe political leaders as grovelling in
their interactions with others.