H/ I /J / K Flashcards by 다현 반

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hackneyed

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overused

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hapless

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unlucky

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harbinger

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a forerunner

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hedonism

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a pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

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hegemony

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leadership, especially one nation over another

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heresey

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any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs

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hermetic

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impervious to external influence

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heyday

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golden age

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hiatus

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a break or interruption

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hierarchy

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an organization based on rank or degree

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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homily

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a sermon

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homogenous

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uniform

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husbandary

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thrifty management of resource

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration used as figure of speech

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hypothetical

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uncertain

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iconoclast

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one who attacks popular beliefs or instituitions

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ideology

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a system of social or political ideas

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idiosyncrasy

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a peculiarity ; an eccentricity

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idyllic

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charming in a rusty way

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ignominy

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deep disgrace

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illicit

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illegal

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imminent

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just about to happen

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immutable

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unchangable

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impartial

unfair

impeccable

flawless

imperial

like an emperor or an empire

impervious

not allowing anything to pass through

impetuous

impulsive

implement

to carry out

impotent

powerless

impugn

to attack, especially to attack the truth

inane

silly

inaugurate

to begin officially

incandescent

brilliant

incantation

a chant

incense

make very angry

incessant

unceasing

incipient

beginning

incisive

cutting right to the heart of the matter

incongruous

not harmonious

incorrigible

incapable of being reformed

increment

an increase

indifferent

not caring one way or the other

indigenous

native

indigent

poor

indignant

angry especially 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

inert

inactive

inexorable

relentless

infamous

shamefully wicked

infatuated

foolish

infer

to conclude

infinitesimal

very very very small

ingenuous

frank

injunction

a command or order

innate

existing since birth

innocuous

harmless; banal

inordinate

excessive

insatiable

hard or impossible to satisfy

insidious

sneaky

insinuate

to hint

insipid

dull ; banal

insolent

arrogant

instigate

to provoke

insular

insurgent

insurgent

a rebel

integral

essential

intractable

uncontrollable

intransigent

uncompromising

intrinsic

a part of the essential nature of something

introspective

tending to think about

mercenary

a hired soldier

mercurrial

emotionally unpredictable

metamorphosis

a magical change in form