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GRE Lesson 22
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| hive | box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| horoscope | diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers |
| 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 |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| 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 |
| hubris | arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
| hue | color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| hull | husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship |
| humane | marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
| humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
| humble | of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others |
| humdrum | dull; monotonous |
| humid | damp; N. humidity |
| humility | humbleness of spirit |
| hummock | small hill; hillock |
| humor | indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor |
| humus | substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |
| hurl | throw forcefully; shout out violently |
| hurtle | crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train |
| husband | use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder |
| husbandry | frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
| hut | crude dwelling; shack |
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| hygiene | science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
| hypercritical | excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities) |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |
| 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 |
| hysteria | excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria |
| ichthyology | study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish |
| icon(ikon) | religious image; idol; image or representation |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| 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 |
| idle | not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V. |
| idolatry | worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous |
| idyll(idyl) | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
| idyllic | charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene |
| igneous | produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite |
| ignite | kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to |
| ignoble | unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat |
| illicit | illegal |
| illimitable | infinite; limitless |
| 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 |
| imbecility | weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool |
| imbibe | drink in |
| imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |
| imbue | saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings |
| immaculate | spotless; flawless; absolutely clean |
| imminent | impending; near at hand |
| immobility | state of being immovable |
| immolate | offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire) |
| immune | resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity |
| immure | imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| impair | injure; hurt; damage |
| impale | pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| impalpable | imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible |
| impart | grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart |
| impartial | not biased; fair; N. impartiality |
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| 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 |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| impeccable | faultless |
| impecunious | without money |
| impede | hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block |
| impediment | hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment |
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