301-400 Flashcards by Alicia Lee

guileless

not deceitful or crafty

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gullible

easily deceived or duped

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habitat

the place in which a person or thing is most likely to be found

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hackneyed

overfamiliar with overuse; trite

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hail

to call out to in order to catch the attention of

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hallmark

a mark indicating quality or excellence

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hamper

to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of

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havoc

widespread destruction; devastation

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herald

to praise

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heyday

the period of greatest popularity

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hinder

to prevent the progress or accomplishment of something; to be a hindrance or obstacle to

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histrionic

excessively dramatic or emotional; affected

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hodgepodge

a mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble

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humanitarianism

concern for human welfare

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humdrum

lacking variety or excitement; dull

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hyperbolic

describing something that is a big exaggeration; enlarged beyond the truth or reasonableness

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hypocrite

a person given to hypocrisy

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iconoclast

one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or instituions

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idealistic

of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism

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idiom

an expression of a given language that cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements

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idyllic

simple and carefree

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ignominy

shameful or disgrace action

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illiterate

one who is unable to read

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immerse

absorb

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impasse

a deadlock or a stalemate

impeccable

perfect

imperceptible

hard to detect

impermeable

impossible to permeate

impertinent

not pertinent; irrelevant

impetuous

impulsive and passionate

implacable

impossible to placate or appease

implausible

difficult to believe

implicit

implied or understood though not directly expressed

impromptu

prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance

impugn

challenge in argument

inadequate

insufficient

inane

empty

inchoate

in an early stage

incite

to provoke and urge on

incongruous

incompatible

incorrigible

incapable of being corrected

incredulous

skeptical; disbelieving

incremental

describing something as increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent

indebted

beholden

indecisive

irresolute

indelible

permanent

indices

a plural of index

indigenous

originating and growing or living in an area or environment

indignation

strong displeasure at something at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

indiscernible

imperceptible

indoctrinate

to imbue with a partisan or idealogical point of view; to teach or instruct

indolent

habitually lazy

ineffable

indescribable

inequity

injustice; unfairness

inert

unable to move or act

inevitable

impossible to avoid or prevent

infestation

to inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough to be harmful

inflame

to arouse to passionate feeling or action

ingenuity

marked my inventive skill and imagination

ingenuous

naïve and trusting

ingrate

an ungrateful person

ingratiation

to bring into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort

inhibit

to prevent an occurence

inimical

adverse

innocuous

harmless

innovator

to begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time

innuendo

an insinuation

inquisition

an investigation

insidious

working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner

insolence

the quality or condition of being insolent

insouciance

nonchalance

intemperate

not temperate or moderate

interloper

a meddler

intermediary

acting as a mediator

interweave

to weave together

intractable

stubborn

intricate

elaborate

intuition

immediate cognition

inundate

to overwhelm

irascible

easily angered

irrelevant

unrelated to the matter at hand

jaded

to become weary or spiritless

jocular

characterized by joking

jovial

marked by heart conviviality and good cheer

jubilant

expressing joy

judiciousness

prudent

juxtapose

to place side by side

laconic

concise

labaste

censure

largesse

liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner

lassitude

lethargy

laud

to give praise to; glorify

leniency

merciful, generous, or indulgent

levity

not somber

lexicon

the words or a language and their definitions

licentious

lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct

lionize

to look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity

lobbying

a group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators

longevity

living to an old age

loquacious/locquacity

very talkative

301-400 Flashcards

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