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WS lists 45-50
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hackneyed | overused; trite; stale. AKA as cold as ice |
| hapless | unluckly |
| harbinger | a forerunner; a signal of; a newsbringer |
| hedonism | the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life |
| hegemony | leadership, esp of one nation over another |
| heresy | any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs |
| hermetic | impervious to external influence; airtight |
| heyday | golden age; prime |
| hiatus | a break or interruption, often from work |
| hierarchy | an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order |
| histronic | overly dramatic; theatrical |
| homily | a sermon |
| homogeneous | uniform; made entirely of one things |
| heterogeneous | to be mixed or varied |
| husbandry | thrifty management of resources; livestock farming. practice fo conserving money |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration used as a figure of speech |
| hypothetical | uncertain; unproven |
| iconoclast | one who attacks popular beliefs or institutions. opponents of icons (sacred images) |
| ideology | a system of cial or political ideas |
| idiosyncrasy | peculiarity; an eccentricity |
| idyllic | charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful |
| ignominy | deep disgrace |
| illicit | illegal; not permitted |
| imminent | just about to happen |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| mutable | changeable |
| impartial | fair; not favoring one side or the other; unbiased |
| impeccable | flawless; entirely without sin |
| peccable | liable to sin |
| peccadillo | a minor sin |
| imperial | like an emperor or an empire |
| imperious | bossy and arrogant |
| impervious | not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable |
| impetuous | impulsive; extremely impatient. impetuous DIck always seemed to be running off to buy a new car, even if he had just bought one the day before |
| implement | to carry out |
| impotent | powerless; helpless; unable to perform sexual intercourse |
| impugn | to attack, esp to attack the truth or integrity of something |
| inane | silly, senseless |
| inaugurate | to begin officially; to induct formally into office |
| incandescent | brilliant; giving off heat or light. incandescent lightbulb! |
| incantation | a chant; the repetition of statements or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant |
| incense | to make very angry |
| incessant | unceasing, continuing without interruption |
| cessation | ceasing |
| incipient | beginning; emerging |
| incisive | cutting right to the heart of the matter. INCISION |
| incongruous | not harmonious, not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in |
| incorrigible | incapable of being reformed. incorrectable |
| increment | an increase; one in a series of increases |
| indifferent | not caring one way or the other; apathetic; mediocre |
| indigenous | native; originating in that area |
| indigent | poor |
| indignant | angry, esp as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted |
| indolent | lazy |
| indulgent | lenient; yielding to desire |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed or described |
| inept | clumsy; incompetent; gauche |
| ineptitude | opposite of aptitude. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training |
| adept | adriot, very skilled; proficient; expert |
| adriot | very skilled; proficient; expert |
| inert | inactive; sluggish; not reactin chemically.INERTIA |
| inexorable | relentless; inevitable; unavoidable |
| relentles | inevitable |
| infamous | shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputaiton; disgraceful |
| infatuated | foolish; foolishly passionate or attracted; foolishly in love |
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