Vocabulary3 Flashcards
(104 cards)
gargantuan
huge, colossal
genial
friendly, gracious
grandiose
overly large, pretentious, or showy
gratuitous
given freely or without cause.
gregarious
enjoying the company of others; sociable.
guileless
without cunning; innocent.
gullible
easily fooled
hackneyed
without originality, trite
haughty
overly proud
hedonist
someone who lives mainly to pursue pleasure
heinous
very evil, hateful.
hierarchy
a ranking of people, things, or ideas from highest to lowest.
hypocrisy
a false pretense of virtue.
iconoclast
someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions.
idiosyncratic
peculiar to an individual; eccentric.
idolatry
the worship of a person, thing, or institution as a god.
impartial
fair, equal, unbiased.
impeccable
flawless
impetuous
acting hastily or impulsively.
impinge
to encroach upon, touch, or affect.
implicit
understood without being openly expressed; implied.
impute
to credit or give responsibility to; to attribute
inarticulate
unable to speak or express oneself clearly and understandably
incisive
clear and direct expression.