| Question |
Answer |
| grouch |
bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
| grouse |
complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
| grovel |
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
| growl |
low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog) |
| grudge |
deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V. |
| grudging |
unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| gruel |
thin liquid porridge |
| grueling |
exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race |
| gruesome |
grisly; horrible |
| gruff |
rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse |
| grumble |
complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
| grunt |
utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
| guffaw |
boisterous laughter; V. |
| guile |
deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| guileless |
without deceit |
| guise |
outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise |
| gull |
trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
| gullible |
easily deceived |
| gush |
(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound. |
| gust |
strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster |
| gustatory |
affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
| gusto |
eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm |
| gusty |
windy |
| guy |
cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
| gyroscope |
apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
| habitat |
natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
| habituate |
accustom or familiarize; addict |
| hackles |
hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| hackneyed |
commonplace; trite |
| haggard |
wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
| haggle |
argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain) |
| hail |
frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail |
| halcyon |
calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| hale |
healthy |
| halfhearted |
exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm |
| hallowed |
blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy |
| hallucination |
delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
| halting |
hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop |
| hamper |
obstruct; prevent the free movement of; |
| handsome |
large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward |
| hap |
chance; luck |
| haphazard |
random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
| hapless |
unfortunate; luckless |
| harangue |
long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
| harass |
annoy by repeated attacks |
| harbinger |
forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come) |
| harbor |
give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge |
| hardy |
(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather |
| harping |
tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously |
| harrowing |
agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| harry |
harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid |
| hatch |
deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| haughtiness |
pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| haunt |
(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented |
| haven |
place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
| havoc |
widespread damage; disorder; chaos |
| hazard |
venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
| hazardous |
dangerous |
| hazy |
slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
| headfirst |
moving with the head leading; headlong |
| headlong |
hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
| headstrong |
willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| healthful |
conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air |
| healthy |
possessing good health; healthful |
| heckler |
person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech) |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure |
| heed |
pay attention to; N: close attention |
| heedless |
not noticing; disregarding |
| hegemony |
dominance especially of one nation over others |
| heinous |
atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
| helm |
steering wheel of a ship; position of control |
| hem |
surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N. |
| herald |
messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher |
| herbivorous |
grain-eating; CF. herbivore |
| herd |
group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle |
| hereafter |
life after death |
| heresy |
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
| hermetic |
concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult |
| hermitage |
home of a hermit |
| herpetologist |
one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
| heterodox |
(of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional |
| heterogeneous |
dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants |
| hew |
cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
| heyday |
time of greatest success or power; prime |
| hiatus |
gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break |
| hibernal |
wintry; wintery; of or like winter |
| hibernate |
sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation |
| hide |
skin of an animal |
| hideous |
repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream |
| hierarchy |
arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority |
| 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; Ex. hireling politician |
| hirsute |
hairy; having a lot of hair |
| historic |
important in history; Ex. historic battle |
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