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Groupthinknoundecision making by a group, especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibilityverified
Groupwarenounsoftware that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in spaceverified
Growing PainsnounMWEpain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growthverified
Growth Hormone-Releasing FactornounMWEa releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary bodyverified
Growth StocknounMWEstock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue toverified
Grugru PalmnounMWEtropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nutsverified
Grummetnounfastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or linesverified
Guacharonounnocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butterverified
Guaiacnounhard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacumverified
Guaiacumnounhard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacumverified
Guamanountropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowersverified
Guanabenznounantihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous systemverified
Guarnoundrought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing materialverified
Guarantynouna collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaultsverified
GuardnounA mechanism limiting the exchange of information between information systems or subsystems.Control
Guard HairnounMWEcoarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammalsverified
Guard of HonornounMWEan escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeralverified
Guard ShipnounMWEa warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadronverified
Guardhousenouna military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detainedverified
Guardian AngelnounMWEan angel believed to have special affection for a particular individualverified
Guardian SpiritnounMWEan angel believed to have special affection for a particular individualverified
Guayulenounmuch-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexicoverified
Gudgeonnounsmall spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a suckerverified
Guelder RosenounMWEdeciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berriesverified
Guenonnounsmall slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the faceverified
Guenon MonkeynounMWEsmall slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the faceverified
Guerezanouna colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the bodyverified
Guerillanouna member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassmentverified
Guerrillanouna member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassmentverified
Guessing EntropynounMWEA measure of the difficulty that an Attacker has to guess the average password used in a system. In this document, entropy is stated in bits. When a password has n-bits of guessing entropy then an attacker has as much difficulty guessing the average password as in guessing an n-bit random quantity. The attacker is assumed to know the actual password frequency distribution.Metric
Guessing GamenounMWEa game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thingverified