guile
- n shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- n the quality of being crafty
- n the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
guillain-barre syndrome
- n a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
guillaume apollinaire
- n French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)
guillaume de grimoard
- n French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)
guilloche
- n an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands
guillotine
- n closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
- n instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
- v kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine
The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country
guilt
- n the state of having committed an offense
- n remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
guilt by association
- n the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty
guilt feelings
- n remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense