301-400 Flashcards
guileless
not deceitful or crafty
gullible
easily deceived or duped
habitat
the place in which a person or thing is most likely to be found
hackneyed
overfamiliar with overuse; trite
hail
to call out to in order to catch the attention of
hallmark
a mark indicating quality or excellence
hamper
to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of
havoc
widespread destruction; devastation
herald
to praise
heyday
the period of greatest popularity
hinder
to prevent the progress or accomplishment of something; to be a hindrance or obstacle to
histrionic
excessively dramatic or emotional; affected
hodgepodge
a mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble
humanitarianism
concern for human welfare
humdrum
lacking variety or excitement; dull
hyperbolic
describing something that is a big exaggeration; enlarged beyond the truth or reasonableness
hypocrite
a person given to hypocrisy
iconoclast
one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or instituions
idealistic
of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism
idiom
an expression of a given language that cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements
idyllic
simple and carefree
ignominy
shameful or disgrace action
illiterate
one who is unable to read
immerse
absorb
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