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Word List 22 - 27
Gouge - Laggard
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gouge | v. tear out; overcharge |
| Gourmand | n. epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
| Gourmet | n. connoisseur of food and drink |
| Graduated | adj. arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) |
| Granary | n. storehouse for grain |
| Grandeur | n. impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| Grandiloquent | adj. pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language |
| Grandiose | adj. pretentious; high flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive |
| Granulate | v. to form into grains |
| Graphic | adj. pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
| Grapple | v. wrestle; to come to grips with |
| Grate | v. to make a harsh noise; to have an unpleasant effect; shred |
| Gratify | v. to please |
| Gratis | adj. free |
| Gratuitous | adj. given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for |
| Gratuity | n. tip |
| Gravity | n. seriousness |
| Gregarious | adj. sociable |
| Grievance | n. cause of complaint |
| Grill | v. question severely |
| Grimace | n. a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain or disgust |
| Grisly | adj. ghastly |
| Grotesque | adj. fantastic; comically hideous |
| Grotto | n. small cavern |
| Grouse | v. complain; fuss |
| Grovel | v. crawl or creep on the ground; remain prostrate |
| Grudging | adj. unwilling; reluctant; stingy |
| Gruel | n. thin liquid porridge |
| Grueling | adj. exhausting |
| Gruesome | adj. grisly and horrible |
| Gruff | adj. rough mannered |
| Guffaw | n. boisterous laughter |
| Guile | n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning |
| Guileless | adj. without deceit |
| Guise | n. appearance; costume |
| Gull | v. trick; hoodwink |
| Gullible | adj. easily deceived |
| Gustatory | adj. affecting the sense of taste |
| Gusto | n. enjoyment; enthusiasm |
| Gusty | adj. windy |
| Guy | n. cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied |
| Gyroscope | n. apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
| Habituate | v. to accustom or familiarize; addict |
| Hackles | n. hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog |
| Hackneyed | adj. commonplace; trite |
| Haggard | adj. wasted away; gaunt |
| Haggle | v. argue about prices |
| Halcyon | adj. calm; peaceful |
| Hale | adj. healthy |
| Hallowed | adj. blessed; consecrated |
| Hallucination | n. delusion |
| Halting | adj. hesitant; faltering |
| Hamper | v. obstruct |
| Hap | n. chance; luck |
| Haphazard | adj. random; by chance |
| Hapless | adj. unfortunate |
| Harangue | n. long, passionate, and vehement speech |
| Harass | v. annoy by repeated attacks |
| Harbinger | n. forerunner |
| Harbor | v. provide refuge for; hide |
| Hardy | adj. sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather |
| Harping | n. tiresome dwelling on a subject |
| Harrowing | adj. agonizing; distressing; traumatic |
| Harry | v. harass, annoy, torment; raid |
| Hatch | n. deck opening; lid covering a deck opening |
| Haughtiness | n. pride; arrogance |
| Haven | n. place of safety; refuge |
| Hazardous | adj. dangerous |
| Hazy | adj. slightly obscure |
| Headlong | adj. hasty; rash |
| Headstrong | adj. stubborn; willful; unyielding |
| Heckler | n. person who verbally harasses others |
| Hedonist | n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life |
| Heedless | adj. not noticing; disregarding |
| Hegemony | n. dominance, especially of one nation over others |
| Heinous | adj. atrocious; hatefully bad |
| Herbivorous | adj. grain-eating |
| Heresy | n. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
| Hermetic | adj. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
| Hermetic | adj. obscure and mysterious; occult |
| Hermitage | n. home of a hermit |
| Herpetologist | n. one who studies reptiles |
| Heterodox | adj. unorthodox; unconventional |
| Heterogeneous | adj. dissimilar; mixed |
| Hew | v. cut to pieces with ax or sword |
| Heyday | n. time of greatest success; prime |
| Hiatus | n. gap; pause |
| Hibernal | adj. wintry |
| Hibernate | v. to sleep throughout the winter |
| Hierarchy | n. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks |
| Hieroglyphic | n. picture writing |
| Hilarity | n. boisterous mirth |
| Hindmost | adj. the furthest behind |
| Hindrance | n. block; obstacle |
| Hinterlands | n. backcountry |
| Hireling n. one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously) | (blank) |
| Hirsute | adj. hairy |
| Histrionic | adj. theatrical |
| Hoard | v. stockpile; to accumulate for future use |
| Hoary | adj. white with age |
| Hoax | n. trick; practical joke |
| Holocaust | n. destruction by fire |
| Holster | n. a pistol case |
| Homage | n. honor; tribute |
| Homeostasis | n. tendency of a system to maintain relative stability |
| Homespun | adj. domestic; made at home |
| Homily | n. sermon; serious warning |
| Homogenous | adj. of the same kind |
| Hone | v. sharpen |
| Hoodwink | v. deceive; delude |
| Horde | n. crowd |
| Hortatory | adj. encouraging |
| Horticultural –adj. pertaining to cultivation of gardens | (blank) |
| Hostility | n. unfriendliness; hatred |
| Hovel | n. shack; small wretched house |
| Hover | v. hang about; wait near by |
| Hubbub | n. confused uproar |
| Hubris | n. arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
| Hue | n. color; aspect |
| Hue and cry | n. outcry |
| Humane | adj. marked by kindness or consideration |
| Humdrum | adj. dull; monotonous |
| Humid | adj. damp |
| Humility | n. humbleness of spirit |
| Hummock | n. small hill |
| Humus | n. substance formed by decaying vegetable matter |
| Hurtle | v. crash; rush |
| Husband | v. use sparingly; conserve; save |
| Husbandry | n. frugality; thrift; agriculture |
| Hybrid | n. mongrel; mixed breed |
| Hydrophobia | n. fear of water; rabies |
| Hyperbole | n. exaggeration; overstatement |
| Hypercritical | adj. excessively exacting |
| Hypochondriac | n. person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness |
| Hypocritical | adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving |
| Hypothetical | adj. based on assumption or hypotheses; supposed |
| Ichthyology | n. study of fish |
| Icon | n. religious image; idol |
| Iconoclastic | adj. attacking cherished traditions |
| Ideology | n. system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| Idiom | n. expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style |
| Idiosyncrasy | n. individual trait usually odd in nature; eccentricity |
| Idolatry | n. worship of idols; excessive admiration |
| Idyllic | adj. charmingly carefree; simple |
| Igneous | adj. produced by fire; volcanic |
| Ignite | v. kindle; light |
| Ignoble | adj. unworthy; not noble |
| Ignominy | n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
| Illicit | adj. illegal |
| Illimitable | adj. infinite |
| Illuminate | v. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten |
| Illusion | n. misleading vision |
| Illusive | adj. deceiving |
| Illusory | adj. deceptive; not real |
| Imbalance | n. lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion |
| Imbecility | n. weakness of mind |
| Imbibe | v. drink in |
| Imbroglio | n. complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass (as of papers) |
| Imbue | v. saturate; fill |
| Immaculate | adj. spotless; flawless; absolutely clean |
| Imminent | adj. near at hand; impending |
| Immobility | n. state of being immovable |
| Immolate | v. offer as a sacrifice |
| Immune | adj. resistant to; free or exempt from |
| Immure | v. imprison; shut up in confinement |
| Immutable | adj. unchangeable |
| Impair | v. injure; hurt |
| Impale | v. pierce |
| Impalpable | adj. imperceptibility; intangible |
| Impartial | adj. not biased; fair |
| Impassable | adj. not able to be travelled or crossed |
| Impasse | n. predicament from which there is no escape |
| Impassive | adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical |
| Impeach | v. to charge with crime in office; indict |
| Impeccable | adj. faultless |
| Impecunious | adj. without money |
| Impede | v. hinder; block |
| Impediment | n. hindrance; stumbling-block |
| Impel | v. drive or force onward |
| Impending | adj. nearing; approaching |
| Impenetrable | adj. not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding |
| Impenitent | adj. not repentant |
| Imperative | adj. absolutely necessary; critically important |
| Imperceptible | adj. unnoticeable; undetectable |
| Imperial | adj. like an emperor; related to an empire |
| Imperious | adj. domineering; haughty |
| Impermeable | adj. impervious; not permitting passage through its substance |
| Impertinent | adj. insolent; rude |
| Imperturbable | adj. calm; placid |
| Impervious | adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| Impetuous | adj. violent; hasty; rash |
| Impetus | n. moving forth; incentive; stimulus |
| Impiety | n. irreverence; lack of respect for god |
| Impinge | v. infringe; touch; collide with |
| Impious | adj. irreverent |
| Implacable | adj. incapable of being pacified |
| Implausible | adj. unlikely; unbelievable |
| Implement | v. put into effect; supply with tools |
| Implicate | v. to incriminate; show to be involved |
| Implication | n. something hinted at or suggested |
| Implicit | adj. understood but not stated |
| Implode | v. burst inward |
| Implore | v. beg |
| Imply | v. suggest a meaning not expressed; signify |
| Impolitic | adj. not wise |
| Imponderable | adj. weightless |
| Import | n. significance |
| Importunate | adj. urging; demanding |
| Importune | v. beg persistently |
| Imposture | n. act of assuming a false identity; masquerade |
| Impotent | adj. weak; ineffective |
| Imprecation | n. curse |
| Impregnable | adj. invulnerable |
| Impromptu | adj. without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment |
| Impropriety | n. improperness; unsuitableness |
| Improvident | adj. thriftless |
| Improvise | v. compose on the spur of the moment |
| Imprudent | adj. lacking caution; injudicious |
| Impudence | n. impertinence; insolence |
| Impugn | v. dispute or contradict often in an insulting way; challenge; gainsay |
| Impuissance | n. powerlessness; feebleness |
| Impunity | n. freedom from punishment or harm |
| Impute | v. attribute; ascribe |
| Inadvertently | adv. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly |
| Inalienable | adj. not to be taken away; nontransferable |
| Inane | adj. silly; senseless |
| Inanimate | adj. lifeless |
| Inarticulate | adj. speechless; producing indistinct speech |
| Inaugurate | v. begin formally; install in office |
| Incandescent | adj. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat |
| Incantation | n. singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula |
| Incapacitated | v. disable |
| Incarcerate | v. imprison |
| Incarnate | adj. endowed with flesh; personified |
| Incarnation | n. act of assuming a human body and human nature |
| Incendiary | n. arsonist |
| Incense | v. enrage; infuriate |
| Incentive | n. spur; motive |
| Inception | n. start; beginning |
| Incessant | adj. uninterrupted; unceasing |
| Inchoate | adj. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary |
| Incidence | n. rate of occurrence; particular occurrence |
| Incidental | adj. not essential; minor |
| Incipient | adj. beginning; in an early stage |
| Incisive | adj. cutting; sharp |
| Incite | v. arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist |
| Inclement | adj. stormy; unkind |
| Incline | n. slope; slant |
| Inclined | adj. tending or leaning toward; bent |
| Inclusive | adj. tending to include all |
| Incognito | adv. with identity concealed; using and assumed name |
| Incoherent | adj. unintelligible; muddle; illogical |
| Incommodious | adj. not spacious; inconvenient |
| Incompatible | adj. inharmonious |
| Incongruity | n. lack of harmony; absurdity |
| Inconsequential | adj. insignificant; unimportant |
| Inconsistency | n. state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness |
| Incontinent | adj. lacking self restraint; licentious |
| Incontrovertible | adj. indisputable; not open to question |
| Incorporate | v. introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite |
| Incorporeal | adj. lacking a material body; insubstantial |
| Incorrigible | adj. uncorrectable |
| Incredulity | n. tendency to disbelief |
| Incredulous | adj. withholding belief; skeptical |
| Increment | n. increase |
| Incriminate | v. accuse; serve as evidence against |
| Incrustation | n. hard coating or crust |
| Incubate | v. hatch |
| Incubus | n. burden; mental care; nightmare |
| Inculcate | v. teach |
| Incumbent | adj. obligatory; current holding an office |
| Incur | v. bring upon oneself |
| Incursion | n. temporary invasion |
| Indefatigable | adj. tireless |
| Indelible | adj. not able to be erased |
| Indemnify | v. make secure against; compensate for loss |
| Indentation | n. notch; deep recess |
| Indenture | v. bind as servant or apprentice to master |
| Indeterminate | adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite |
| Indicative | adj. suggestive; implying |
| Indices | n. signs; indications |
| Indict | v. charge |
| Indifferent | adj. unmoved; unconcerned by; mediocre |
| Indigence | n. poverty |
| Indigenous | adj. native |
| Indigent | adj. poor; destitute |
| Indignation | n. anger at an injustice |
| Indignity | n. offensive or insulting treatment |
| Indiscriminate | adj. choosing at random; confused |
| Indisputable | adj. too certain to be disputed |
| Indissoluble | adj. permanent |
| Indite | v. write; compose |
| Indolent | adj. lazy |
| Indomitable | adj. unconquerable; unyielding |
| Indubitable | adj. unable to be doubted; unquestionable |
| Induce | v. persuade; bring about |
| Inductive | adj. pertaining to induction; proceeding from the specific to the general |
| Indulgent | adj. humoring; yielding; lenient |
| Industrious | adj. diligent; hardworking |
| Inebriated | adj. habitually intoxicated; drunk |
| Ineffable | adj. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
| Ineffectual | adj. not effective; weak |
| Ineluctable | adj. irresistible; not to be escaped |
| Inept | adj. lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent |
| Inequity | n. unfairness |
| Inerrancy | n. infallibility |
| Inert | adj. inactive; lacking power to move |
| Inevitable | adj. unavoidable |
| Inexorable | adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable |
| Infallible | adj. unerring |
| Infamous | adj. notoriously bad |
| Infantile | adj. childish; infant like |
| Infer | v. deduce; conclude |
| Infernal | adj. pertaining to hell; devilish |
| Infidel | n. unbeliever |
| Infiltrate | v. pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily |
| Infinitesimal | adj. very small |
| Infirmity | n. weakness |
| Inflated | adj. exaggerate; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
| Influx | n. flowing into |
| Infraction | n. violation (of a rule or regulation); breach |
| Infringe | v. violate; encroach |
| Ingenious | adj. clever; resourceful |
| Ingenuous | adj. naïve and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
| Ingrained | adj. deeply established; firmly rooted |
| Ingrate | n. ungrateful person |
| Ingratiate | v. become popular with |
| Inherent | adj. firmly established by nature or habit |
| Inhibit | v. restrain; retard or prevent |
| Inimical | adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental |
| Inimitable | adj. matchless; not able to be imitated |
| Iniquitous | adj. wicked; immoral; unrighteous |
| Initiate | v. begin; originate; receive into a group |
| Injurious | adj. harmful |
| Inkling | n. hint |
| Innate | adj. inborn |
| Innocuous | adj. harmless |
| Innovation | n. change; introduction of something new |
| Innuendo | n. hint; insinuation |
| Inopportune | adj. untimely; poorly chosen |
| Inordinate | adj. unrestrained; excessive |
| Inquisitor | n. questioner (especially harsh); investigator |
| Insalubrious | adj. unwholesome; not healthful |
| Insatiable | adj. not easily satisfied; unquenchable; greedy |
| Inscrutable | adj. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
| Insensate | adj. without feeling |
| Insensible | adj. unconscious; unresponsive |
| Insidious | adj. treacherous; stealthy; sly |
| Insightful | adj. discerning; perceptive |
| Insinuate | v. hint; imply; creep in |
| Insipid | adj. lacking in flavor; dull |
| Insolence | n. impudent disrespect; haughtiness |
| Insolvent | adj. bankrupt; lacking money to pay |
| Insomnia | n. wakefulness; inability to sleep |
| Insouciant | adj. indifferent; without concern or care |
| Instigate | v. urge; start; provoke |
| Insubordination | n. disobedience; rebelliousness |
| Insubstantial | adj. lacking substance; insignificant; frail |
| Insularity | n. narrow-mindedness; isolation |
| Insuperable | adj. insurmountable; unbeatable |
| Insurgent | adj. rebellious |
| Insurmountable | adj. overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable |
| Insurrection | n. rebellion; uprising |
| Intangible | adj. not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| Integral | adj. complete; necessary for completeness |
| Integrate | v. make whole; combine; make into one unit |
| Integrity | n. uprightness; wholeness |
| Intellect | n. higher mental powers |
| Intelligentsia | n. intellectuals; members of the educated elite [often used derogatorily] |
| Inter | v. bury |
| Interdict | v. prohibit; forbid |
| Interim | n. meantime |
| Interloper | n. intruder |
| Interminable | adj. endless |
| Intermittent | adj. periodic; on and off |
| Internecine | adj. mutually destructive |
| Interpolate | v. insert between |
| Interregnum | n. period between two reigns |
| Interrogate | v. question closely; cross-examine |
| Intervene | v. come between |
| Intimate | v. hint |
| Intimidate | v. frighten |
| Intractable | adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding |
| Intransigence | n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness |
| Intrepid | adj. fearless |
| Intrinsic | adj. essential; inherent; built in |
| Introspective | adj. looking within oneself |
| Introvert | n. one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself |
| Intrude | v. trespass; enter as an uninvited person |
| Intuition | n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning |
| Inundate | v. overwhelm; flood; submerge |
| Inure | adj. accustomed; hardened |
| Invalidate | v. weaken; destroy |
| Invective | n. abuse |
| Inveigh | v. denounce; utter censure or invective |
| Inveigle | v. lead astray; wheedle |
| Inverse | adj. opposite |
| Invert | v. turn upside down or inside out |
| Inveterate | adj. deep rooted; habitual |
| Invidious | adj. designed to created ill will or envy |
| Invincible | adj. unconquerable |
| Inviolable | adj. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable |
| Invocation | n. prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support |
| Invoke | v. call upon; ask for |
| Invulnerable | adj. incapable of injury |
| Iota | n. very small quantity |
| Irascible | adj. irritable; easily angered |
| Irate | adj. angry |
| Iridescent | adj. exhibiting rainbow like colors |
| Irksome | adj. annoying; tedious |
| Ironic | adj. occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner |
| Irony | n. hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean |
| Irreconcilable | adj. incompatibly; not able to be resolved |
| Irrefutable | adj. indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable |
| Irrelevant | adj. not applicable; unrelated |
| Irremediable | adj. incurable; uncorrectable |
| Irreparable | adj. not able to be corrected or repaired |
| Irrepressible | adj. unable to be restrained or held back |
| Irreproachable | adj. blameless; impeccable |
| Irresolute | adj. uncertain how to act; weak |
| Irretrievable | adj. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable |
| Irreverence | n. lack of proper respect |
| Irrevocable | adj. unalterable; irreversible |
| Isotope | n. varying form of an element |
| Isthmus | n. narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| Itinerant | adj. wandering; traveling |
| Itinerary | n. plan of a trip |
| Jabber | v. chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| Jaded | adj. fatigued; surfeited |
| Jargon | n. language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish |
| Jaundiced | adj. prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful); yellowed |
| Jaunt | n. trip; short journey |
| Jaunty | adj. lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree |
| Jeopardize | v. endanger; imperil; put at risk |
| Jettison | v. throw overboard |
| Jibe | v. agree; be in harmony with |
| Jingoist | n. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist |
| Jocose | adj. given to joking |
| Jocular | adj. said or done in jest |
| Jocund | adj. merry |
| Jollity | n. gaiety; cheerfulness |
| Jostle | v. shove; bump |
| Jovial | adj. good-natured; merry |
| Jubilation | n. rejoicing |
| Judicious | adj. sound in judgment; wise |
| Juggernaut | n. irresistible crushing force |
| Juncture | n. crisis; joining point |
| Junket | n. trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense |
| Junta | n. group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal |
| Jurisprudence | n. science of law |
| Justification | n. good or just reason; defense; excuse |
| Juxtapose | v. place side by side |
| Kaleidoscope | n. tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass produce interesting symmetrical effects |
| Ken | n. range of knowledge |
| Kernel | n. central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn) |
| Killjoy | n. grouch; spoilsport |
| Kindle | v. start a fire; inspire |
| Kindred | adj. related; similar in nature or character |
| Kinetic | adj. producing motion |
| Kismet | n. fate |
| Kleptomaniac | n. person who has a compulsive desire to steal |
| Knave | n. untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel |
| Knead | v. mix; work dough |
| Knell | n. tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell |
| Knit | v. contract into wrinkles; grow together |
| Knoll | n. little round hill |
| Knotty | adj. intricate; difficult; tangled |
| Kudos | n. honor; glory; praise |
| Labile | adj. likely to change; unstable |
| Laborious | adj. demanding much work or care; tedious |
| Labyrinth | n. maze |
| Laceration | n. torn ragged wound |
| Lachrymose | adj. producing tears |
| Lackadaisical | adj. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid |
| Lackluster | adj. dull |
| Laconic | adj. brief and to the point |
| Laggard | adj. slow; sluggish |
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