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Government SecuritynounMWEa security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit Systemverified
Governor's PlumnounMWEsmall shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plumsverified
Grab BagnounMWEa container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contentsverified
Grab BarnounMWEa bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourselfverified
Grab SamplenounMWEa single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasibleverified
Gracilariid MothnounMWEsmall dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leavesverified
Grad SchoolnounMWEa school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degreeverified
Grade PointnounMWEa numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the courseverified
Grade Point AveragenounMWEa measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or universityverified
Graduate NursenounMWEsomeone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training schoolverified
Graduate SchoolnounMWEa school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degreeverified
Graduated SecuritynounMWEA security system that provides several levels (e.g., low, moderate, high) of protection based on threats, risks, available technology, support services, time, human concerns, and economics.verified
Graduated TaxnounMWEany tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increasesverified
Gram AtomnounMWEthe quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the elementverified
Gram CalorienounMWEunit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressureverified
Gram-Atomic WeightnounMWEthe quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the elementverified
Graminaceous PlantnounMWEcosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leavesverified
Gramineous PlantnounMWEcosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leavesverified
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)nounMWEThe act, also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, (Pub.L. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338, enacted November 12, 1999), required the federal banking agencies to establish information security standards for financial institutions.verified
Grammar SchoolnounMWEa secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for collegeverified
Grammatical CasenounMWEnouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentenceverified
Grammatical CategorynounMWE(grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical propertiesverified
Grammatical ConstituentnounMWE(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical constructionverified
Grammatical ConstructionnounMWEa group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unitverified
Grammatical GendernounMWEa grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectivesverified
Granadilla WoodnounMWEdark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinetsverified
Grand CirclenounMWEa gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extendedverified
Grand FirnounMWElofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leavesverified
Grand JurynounMWEa jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictmentsverified
Grand LarcenynounMWElarceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)verified
Grand MalnounMWEepilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerkingverified
Grand Mal EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerkingverified
Grand TheftnounMWElarceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)verified
Grand TournounMWEan extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their educationverified
Grandfather ClausenounMWEan exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policyverified
Granny's BonnetsnounMWEcommon European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowersverified
grant accessverbMWETo give someone or some process permission to communicate someone or something, use something, or enter some place.verified
grant access to the systemnounMWEThe purpose of this task is to permit a user to logically or physical gain entry to computer and/or network.verified
Grantor TrustnounMWEa trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or moreverified
Granular PearlitenounMWEif steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layersverified
Granulation TissuenounMWEnew connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing processverified
Granuloma InguinalenounMWEa venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacteriumverified
Granuloma VenereumnounMWEa venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacteriumverified