5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet5 Flashcards
generally adv
Ordinarily
generate v
To produce or cause to be
generic adj
Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific
generosity n
A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily
genesis n
Creation
geniality n
Warmth and kindliness of disposition
genital adj
Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs
genitive adj
Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like
genteel adj
Well-bred or refined
gentile adj
Belonging to a people not Jewish
geology n
The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth
germane adj
Relevant
germinate v
To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form
gestation n
Pregnancy
gesticulate v
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech
gesture n
A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion
ghastly adj
Hideous
gibe v
To utter taunts or reproaches
giddy adj
Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head
gigantic adj
Tremendous
giver n
One who gives, in any sense
glacial adj
Icy, or icily cold
glacier n
A field or stream of ice
gladden v
To make joyous
glazier n
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows
glimmer n
A faint, wavering, unsteady light
glimpse n
A momentary look
globose adj
Spherical
globular adj
Spherical
glorious adj
Of excellence and splendor
glutinous adj
Sticky
gluttonous adj
Given to excess in eating
gnash v
To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage
Gordian knot n
Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners
gourmand n
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table
gosling n
A young goose
gossamer adj
Flimsy
gourd n
A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind
graceless adj
Ungracious
gradation n
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series
gradient adj
Moving or advancing by steps
granary n
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked
grandeur n
The quality of being grand or admirably great
grandiloquent adj
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style
grandiose adj
Having an imposing style or effect
grantee n
The person to whom property is transferred by deed
grantor n
The maker of a deed
granular adj
Composed of small grains or particles
granulate v
To form into grains or small particles
granule n
A small grain or particle
grapple v
To take hold of
gratification n
Satisfaction
gratify v
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need
gratuitous adj
Voluntarily
gratuity n
That which is given without demand or claim
gravity n
Seriousness
gregarious adj
Not habitually solitary or living alone
grenadier n
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature
grief n
Sorrow
grievance n
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong
grievous adj
Creating affliction
grimace n
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc
grindstone n
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools
grisly adj
Fear-inspiring
grotesque adj
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned
grotto n
A small cavern
ground n
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk
guess n
Surmise
guile n
Duplicity
guileless adj
Frank
guinea n
An English monetary unit
guise n
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume
gullible adj
Credulous
gumption n
Common sense
gusto n
Keen enjoyment
guy n
Stay-rope
guzzle v
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp
gynecocracy n
Female supremacy
gynecology n
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women
gyrate v
To revolve
gyroscope n
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation
habitable adj
Fit to be dwelt in
habitant n
Dweller
habitual adj
According to usual practice
habitude n
Customary relation or association
hackney v
To make stale or trite by repetition
haggard adj
Worn and gaunt in appearance
halcyon adj
Calm
hale adj
Of sound and vigorous health
handwriting n
Penmanship
hanger-on n
A parasite
happy-go-lucky adj
Improvident
harangue n
A tirade
harass v
To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances
harbinger n
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing
hard-hearted adj
Lacking pity or sympathy
hardihood n
Foolish daring
harmonious adj
Concordant in sound
havoc n
Devastation
hawthorn n
A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges
hazard n
Risk
head first adv
Precipitately, as in diving
head foremost adv
Precipitately, as in diving
heartrending adj
Very depressing
heathenish adj
Irreligious
heedless adj
Thoughtless
heifer n
A young cow
heinous adj
Odiously sinful
hemorrhage n
Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel
hemorrhoids n
Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum
henchman n
A servile assistant and subordinate
henpeck v
To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances
heptagon n
A figure having seven sides and seven angles
heptarchy n
A group of seven governments
herbaceous adj
Having the character of a herb
herbarium n
A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study
herbivorous adj
Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals
hereditary adj
Passing naturally from parent to child
heredity n
Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc, from parent to offspring
heresy n
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles
heretic n
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy
heritage n
Birthright
hernia n
Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position
hesitancy n
A pausing to consider
hesitant adj
Vacillating
hesitation n
Vacillation
heterodox adj
At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion
heterogeneity n
Unlikeness of constituent parts
heterogeneous adj
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds
heteromorphic adj
Deviating from the normal form or standard type
hexangular adj
Having six angles
hexapod adj
Having six feet
hexagon n
A figure with six angles
hiatus n
A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting
hibernal adj
Pertaining to winter
Hibernian adj
Pertaining to Ireland, or its people
hideous adj
Appalling
hilarious adj
Boisterously merry
hillock n
A small hill or mound
hinder v
To obstruct
hindmost adj
Farthest from the front
hindrance n
An obstacle
hirsute adj
Having a hairy covering
hoard v
To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation
hoarse adj
Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue
homage n
Reverential regard or worship
homogeneity n
Congruity of the members or elements or parts
homogeneous adj
Made up of similar parts or elements
homologous adj
Identical in nature, make-up, or relation
homonym n
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
homophone n
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
honorarium n
A token fee or payment to a professional man for services
hoodwink v
To deceive
horde n
A gathered multitude of human beings
hosiery n
A stocking
hospitable adj
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness
hospitality n
The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness
hostility n
Enmity
huckster n
One who retails small wares
humane adj
Compassionate
humanitarian n
A philanthropist
humanize v
To make gentle or refined
humbug n
Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead
humiliate v
To put to shame
hussar n
A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine
hustle v
To move with haste and promptness
hybrid adj
Cross-bred
hydra n
The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules
hydraulic adj
Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion
hydrodynamics n
The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids
hydroelectric adj
Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam
hydromechanics n
The mechanics of fluids
hydrometer n
An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation
hydrostatics n
The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids
hydrous adj
Watery
hygiene n
The branch of medical science that relates to improving health
hypercritical adj
Faultfinding
hypnosis n
An artificial trance-sleep
hypnotic adj
Tending to produce sleep
hypnotism n
An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion
hypnotize v
To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions
hypocrisy n
Extreme insincerity
hypocrite n
One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs
hypodermic adj
Pertaining to the area under the skin
hypotenuse n
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle
hypothesis n
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion
hysteria n
A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying
ichthyic adj
Fish-like
ichthyology n
The branch of zoology that treats of fishes
ichthyosaurs n
A fossil reptile
icily adv
Frigidly
iciness n
The state of being icy
icon n
An image or likeness
iconoclast n
An image-breaker
idealize v
To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard
idiom n
A use of words peculiar to a particular language
idiosyncrasy n
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual
idolize v
To regard with inordinate love or admiration
ignoble adj
Low in character or purpose
ignominious adj
Shameful
Iliad n
A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy
illegal adj
Not according to law
illegible adj
Undecipherable
illegitimate adj
Unlawfully begotten
illiberal adj
Stingy
illicit adj
Unlawful
illimitable adj
Boundless
illiterate adj
Having little or no book-learning
ill-natured adj
Surly
illogical adj
Contrary to the rules of sound thought
illuminant n
That which may be used to produce light
illuminate v
To supply with light
illumine v
To make bright or clear
illusion n
An unreal image presented to the senses
illusive adj
Deceptive
illusory adj
Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance
imaginable adj
That can be imagined or conceived in the mind
imaginary adj
Fancied
imbibe v
To drink or take in
imbroglio n
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife
imbrue v
To wet or moisten
imitation n
That which is made as a likeness or copy
imitator n
One who makes in imitation
immaculate adj
Without spot or blemish
immaterial adj
Of no essential consequence
immature adj
Not full-grown
immeasurable adj
Indefinitely extensive
immense adj
Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity
immerse v
To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid
immersion n
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid
immigrant n
A foreigner who enters a country to settle there
immigrate v
To come into a country or region from a former habitat
imminence n
Impending evil or danger
imminent adj
Dangerous and close at hand
immiscible adj
Separating, as oil and water
immoral adj
Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices
immortalize v
To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time
immovable adj
Steadfast
immune adj
Exempt, as from disease
immutable adj
Unchangeable
impair v
To cause to become less or worse
impalpable adj
Imperceptible to the touch
impartial adj
Unbiased
impassable adj
That can not be passed through or over
impassible adj
Not moved or affected by feeling
impassive adj
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling
impatience n
Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things
impeccable adj
Blameless
impecunious adj
Having no money
impede v
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of
impel v
To drive or urge forward
impend v
To be imminent
imperative adj
Obligatory
imperceptible adj
Indiscernible
imperfectible adj
That can not be perfected
imperil v
To endanger
imperious adj
Insisting on obedience
impermissible adj
Not permissible
impersonal adj
Not relating to a particular person or thing
impersonate v
To appear or act in the character of
impersuadable adj
Unyielding
impertinence n
Rudeness
imperturbable adj
Calm
impervious adj
Impenetrable
impetuosity n
Rashness
impetuous adj
Impulsive
impetus n
Any impulse or incentive
impiety n
Irreverence toward God
impious adj
Characterized by irreverence or irreligion
implausible adj
Not plausible
impliable adj
Capable of being inferred
implicate v
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
implicit adj
Implied
imply v
To signify
impolitic adj
Inexpedient
importation n
The act or practice of bringing from one country into another
importunate adj
Urgent in character, request, or demand
importune v
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties
impotent adj
Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual
impoverish v
To make indigent or poor
impracticable adj
Not feasible
impregnable adj
That can not be taken by assault
impregnate v
To make pregnant
impromptu n
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment
improper adj
Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming
impropriety n
The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate
improvident adj
Lacking foresight or thrift
improvise v
To do anything extemporaneously or offhand
imprudent adj
Heedless
impudence n
Insolent disrespect
impugn v
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations
impulsion n
Impetus
impulsive adj
Unpremeditated
impunity n
Freedom from punishment
impure adj
Tainted
impute v
To attribute
inaccessible adj
Difficult of approach
inaccurate adj
Not exactly according to the facts
inactive adj
Inert
inadequate adj
Insufficient
inadmissible adj
Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony
inadvertent adj
Accidental
inadvisable adj
Unadvisable
inane adj
Silly
inanimate adj
Destitute of animal life
inapprehensible adj
Not to be understood
inapt adj
Awkward or slow
inarticulate adj
Speechless
inaudible adj
That can not be heard
inborn adj
Implanted by nature
inbred adj
Innate
incandescence n
The state of being white or glowing with heat
incandescent adj
White or glowing with heat
incapacitate v
To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification
incapacity n
Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage
incarcerate v
To imprison
incendiary n
Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively
incentive n
That which moves the mind or inflames the passions
inception n
The beginning
inceptive adj
Beginning
incessant adj
Unceasing
inchmeal adv
Piecemeal
inchoate adj
Incipient
inchoative n
That which begins, or expresses beginning
incidence n
Casual occurrence
incident n
A happening in general, especially one of little importance
incidentally adv
Without intention
incinerate v
To reduce to ashes
incipience n
Beginning
incipient adj
Initial
incisor n
A front or cutting tooth
incite v
To rouse to a particular action
incitement n
That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus
incoercible adj
Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled
incoherence n
Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc
incoherent adj
Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details
incombustible adj
That can not be burned
incomparable adj
Matchless
incompatible adj
Discordant
incompetence n
General lack of capacity or fitness
incompetent adj
Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose
incomplete adj
Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required
incomprehensible adj
Not understandable
incompressible adj
Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure
inconceivable adj
Incomprehensible
incongruous adj
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion
inconsequential adj
Valueless
inconsiderable adj
Small in quantity or importance
inconsistent adj
Contradictory
inconstant adj
Changeable
incontrovertible adj
Indisputable
inconvenient adj
Interfering with comfort or progress
indefensible adj
Untenable
indefinitely adv
In a vague or uncertain way
indelible adj
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed
indescribable adj
That can not be described
indestructible adj
That can not be destroyed
indicant adj
That which points out
indicator n
One who or that which points out
indict v
To find and declare chargeable with crime
indigence n
Poverty
indigenous adj
Native
indigent adj
Poor
indigestible adj
Not digestible, or difficult to digest
indigestion n
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment
indignant adj
Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness
indignity n
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment
indiscernible adj
Not perceptible
indiscreet adj
Lacking wise judgment
indiscriminate adj
Promiscuous
indispensable adj
Necessary or requisite for the purpose
indistinct adj
Vague
indivertible adj
That can not be turned aside
indivisible adj
Not separable into parts
indolence n
Laziness
indolent adj
Habitually inactive or idle
indomitable adj
Unconquerable
induct v
To bring in
indulgence n
The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another
indulgent adj
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one’s care
inebriate v
To intoxicate
inedible adj
Not good for food
ineffable adj
Unutterable
inefficient adj
Not accomplishing an intended purpose
inefficiency n
That which does not accomplish an intended purpose
ineligible adj
Not suitable to be selected or chosen
inept adj
Not fit or suitable
inert adj
Inanimate
inestimable adj
Above price
inevitable adj
Unavoidable
inexcusable adj
Not to be justified
inexhaustible adj
So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent
inexorable adj
Unrelenting
inexpedient adj
Unadvisable
inexpensive adj
Low-priced
inexperience n
Lack of or deficiency in experience
inexplicable adj
Such as can not be made plain
inexpressible adj
Unutterable
inextensible adj
Of unchangeable length or area
infallible adj
Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement
infamous adj
Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime
infamy n
Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation
inference n
The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law
infernal adj
Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants
infest v
To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger
infidel n
One who denies the existence of God
infidelity n
Disloyalty
infinite adj
Measureless
infinity n
Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration
infirm adj
Lacking in bodily or mental strength
infirmary n
A place for the reception or treatment of the sick
infirmity n
A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw
inflammable adj
Easily set on fire or excited
inflammation n
A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain
inflexible adj
That can not be altered or varied
influence n
Ability to sway the will of another
influential adj
Having the power to sway the will of another
influx n
Infusion
infrequence n
Rareness
infrequent adj
Uncommon
infringe v
To trespass upon
infuse v
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities
infusion n
The act of imbuing, or pouring in
ingenious adj
Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement
ingenuity n
Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating
ingenuous adj
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality
inglorious adj
Shameful
ingraft v
To set or implant deeply and firmly
ingratiate v
To win confidence or good graces for oneself
ingratitude n
Insensibility to kindness
ingredient n
Component
inherence n
The state of being permanently existing in something
inherent adj
Intrinsic
inhibit v
To hold back or in
inhospitable adj
Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously
inhuman adj
Savage
inhume v
To place in the earth, as a dead body
inimical adj
Adverse
iniquity n
Gross wrong or injustice
initiate v
To perform the first act or rite
inject v
To introduce, as a fluid, by injection
injunction n
Mandate
inkling n
A hint
inland adj
Remote from the sea
inlet n
A small body of water leading into a larger
inmost adj
Deepest within
innocuous adj
Harmless
innovate v
To introduce or strive to introduce new things
innuendo n
Insinuation
innumerable adj
Countless
inoffensive adj
Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing
inopportune adj
Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time
inquire v
To ask information about
inquisition n
A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics
inquisitive adj
Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity
inquisitor n
One who makes an investigation
inroad n
Forcible encroachment or trespass
insatiable adj
That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably
inscribe v
To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing
inscrutable adj
Impenetrably mysterious or profound
insecure adj
Not assured of safety
insensible adj
Imperceptible
insentient adj
Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving
inseparable adj
That can not be separated
insidious adj
Working ill by slow and stealthy means
insight n
Intellectual discernment
insignificance n
Lack of import or of importance
insignificant adj
Without importance, force, or influence
insinuate v
To imply
insipid adj
Tasteless
insistence n
Urgency
insistent adj
Urgent
insolence n
Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others
insolent adj
Impudent
insomnia n
Sleeplessness
inspector n
An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance
instance n
A single occurrence or happening of a given kind
instant n
A very brief portion of time
instantaneous adj
Done without perceptible lapse of time
instigate v
To provoke
instigator n
One who incites to evil
instill v
To infuse
instructive adj
Conveying knowledge
insufficiency n
Inadequacy
insufficient adj
Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use
insular adj
Pertaining to an island
insulate v
To place in a detached state or situation
insuperable adj
Invincible
insuppressible adj
Incapable of being concealed
insurgence n
Uprising
insurgent n
One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place
insurrection n
The state of being in active resistance to authority
intangible adj
Not perceptible to the touch
integrity n
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle
intellect n
The faculty of perception or thought
intellectual adj
Characterized by intelligence
intelligence n
Capacity to know or understand
intelligible adj
Comprehensible
intemperance n
Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites
intension n
The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained
