Bowyer 15 flashcards

Terms	Definitions
grandiose	magnificent, imposing; exaggerated, pretentious
gratis	free, costing nothing
gratuitous	free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
gregarious	outgoing, sociable
grovel	to humble oneself in a demeaning way
guile	trickery, deception
gustatory	relating to sense of taste
hackneyed	worn out by overuse
hallow	to make holy; treat as sacred
hapless	unfortunate, having bad luck
harbinger	precursor, sign of something to come
harrowing	extremely distressing, terrifying
haughty	arrogant and condescending
heathen	pagan; uncivilized and irreligious
hedonism	pursuit of pleasure as a goal
hegemony	leadership, domination usuallly by a country
heinous	shocking, wicked, terrible
hemicycle	semi-circular form of structure
heretical	opposed to an established, religous orthodox
hermetic	tightly sealed
heterodox	unorthodox, not widely accepted
heterogeneous	composed of unlike parts, different, diverse
hew	to cut with an axe
hiatus	a break, interruption, vacation
hinterland	wilderness
hoary	very old, whitish or grey from age
homogeneous	composed of identical parts
hone	to sharpen
husband	to farm, manage carefully and thriftily
hyperbole	purposeful exaggeration for effect
hypochondria	unfounded belief that one is often ill
hypothesis	assumption subject to proof
hypothetical	theoretical, speculative
iconoclast	one who attacks traditional beliefs
ignominious	disgraceful and dishonorable
ilk	type, kind
illicit	illegal, improper
imbue	to infuse; to dye, wet, moisten
immutable	inchangeable, invariable
impeccable	flawless, without fault

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