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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 vaporize | turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.) |
| vehement | forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor; strong; N. vehemence |
| herpetologist | one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| high-flown | highly pretentious or inflated |
| hilarity | boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter |
| hindmost | furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
| hindrance | block; obstacle; V. hinder |
| hindsight | understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened |
| hinterlands | back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland |
| hireling | one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; |
| hirsute | hairy; having a lot of hair |
| historic | important in history; Ex. historic battle |
| historical | connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not) |
| histrionic | theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior |
| hoard | stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use |
| hoary | white with age |
| hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
| hoi polloi | (Greek) the common people (term of contempt) |
| holocaust | destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| homage | honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
| homely | not good-looking; unattractive |
| homeostasis | tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm |
| homespun | domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy |
| homily | sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic |
| homogeneous | of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout |
| hone | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
| hoodwink | deceive; delude |
| horde | crowd; swarm |
| hortatory | encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
| hothead | person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded |
| hovel | shack; small wretched house |
| hover | hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state |
| hubbub | confused uproar; loud noise; din |
| humane | marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
| humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
| humid | damp; N. humidity |
| hurl | throw forcefully; shout out violently |
| hut | crude dwelling; shack |
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
| hypercritical | excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities) |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| hypocritical | pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
| icon(ikon) | religious image; idol; image or representation |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar; unique; eccentric |
| ignite | kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to |
| Ilk | kind, sort, class |
| illicit | illegal |
| boon | blessing; benefit; something very helpful |
| boor | rude, insensitive person |
| boorish | rude; insensitive |
| boost | lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase |
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| adjuration | solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly |
| affirmation | positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination |
| bungle | mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior |
| frigid | intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone |
| fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| fritter | waste (time or money on unimportant things)illuminate brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| illusive | deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive |
| illusory | illusive; deceptive; not real |
| imbalance | lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion |
| imbibe | drink in |
| immaculate | spotless; flawless; absolutely clean |
| imminent | impending; near at hand |
| impasse | predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress |
| impassioned | (of speech) filled with passion; fervent |
| impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
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