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give-up the ghostverbMWEpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifecandidate
Glacial BouldernounMWEa boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of originverified
Glacial EpochnounMWEany period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surfaceverified
Glacial PeriodnounMWEany period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surfaceverified
Glade MallownounMWEtall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowersverified
Glandular FevernounMWEan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstreamverified
Glass CeilingnounMWEa ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positionsverified
Glass LizardnounMWEsnakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tailverified
Glass SnakenounMWEsnakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tailverified
Glaucous BristlegrassnounMWEcommon weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areasverified
Glenoid CavitynounMWEthe concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder jointverified
Glenoid FossanounMWEa deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandibleverified
Gliding JointnounMWEa freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motionsverified
Global Information GridnounMWEThe globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating, and managing information on demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel. The GIG includes owned and leased communications and computing systems and services, software (including applications), data, security services, other associated services, and National Security Systems. Non-GIG IT includes stand-alone, self-contained, or embedded IT that is not, and will not be, connected to the enterprise network.verified
Global Information InfrastructurenounMWEWorldwide interconnections of the information systems of all countries, international and multinational organizations, and international commercial communications.verified
Global WarmingnounMWEan increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)verified
Globe ArtichokenounMWEMediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower headverified
Globe MallownounMWEgenus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruitsverified
Globe ThistlenounMWEany of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowersverified
Globular PearlitenounMWEif steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layersverified
Glory PeanounMWEany of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemesverified
Glossodynia ExfoliativanounMWEa superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy foodverified
Glove AnesthesianounMWEa mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wristverified
Glow TubenounMWEa gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gasverified
Glutathione PeroxidasenounMWEan enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicalsverified
Gluteal ArterynounMWEbranches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal regionverified
Gluteal MusclenounMWEany one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thighverified