Essential Words XI

Question 1

Gauche

Answer 1

Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude

Question 2

Gawky

Answer 2

Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)

Question 3

Gerome

Answer 3

Relevant and appropriate, ontopic

Question 4

Gist

Answer 4

Main idea, essence

Question 5

Glib

Answer 5

Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity

Question 6

Goosebumps

Answer 6

The “bumps” created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, etc.

Question 7

Graduation

Answer 7

A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages

Question 8

Gregarious

Answer 8

Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd

Question 9

Guile

Answer 9

Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness

Question 10

Hackneyed

Answer 10

So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original

Question 11

Hardy

Answer 11

Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.

Question 12

Haven

Answer 12

Harbor or port; refuge, safe place

Question 13

Hearken

Answer 13

Listen, pay attention to

Question 14

Hedonist

Answer 14

Person devoted to pleasure

Question 15

Heterogeneous

Answer 15

Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements

Question 16

Hierarchy

Answer 16

A ranked series; a classification of people according to rank, ability, etc;, a ruling body

Question 17

Hodgepodge

Answer 17

Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

Question 18

Homogeneous

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Of the same kind; uniform throughout

Question 19

Hyperbole

Answer 19

Deliberate exaggeration of effect

Question 20

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 20

Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk

Question 21

Illiberality

Answer 21

Narrow-mindedness, bigotry; strictness or lack of generosity

Question 22

Imminent

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Ready to occur, impending

Question 23

Impair

Answer 23

Make worse, weaken

Question 24

Impartial

Answer 24

Unbiased, fair

Question 25

Impede

Answer 25

Hold back, obstruct the progress of

Question 26

Implication

Answer 26

Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way

Question 27

Implicit

Answer 27

Implied, not stated directly; involved in the very essence of something, unquestionable

Question 28

Implode

Answer 28

Burst inward; fall apart

Question 29

Inadvertent

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Unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless

Question 30

Inasmuch

Answer 30

In like manner, considering that (contraction of "in as much," generally followed by "as")

Question 31

Incendiary

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Setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion, etc;, "inflaming" the senses

Question 32

Incentive

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Something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward

Question 33

Inchoate

Answer 33

Just begun, undeveloped, unorganized

Question 34

Incipient

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Just beginning; in a very early stage

Question 35

Incongruous

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Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious

Question 36

Inconsequential

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Insignificant, unimportant; illogical

Question 37

Incorporate

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Include, take in; combine unite; form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to

Question 38

Indeterminate

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Not fixed or determined, indefinite; vague

Question 39

Indifferent

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Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

Question 40

Inform

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Inspire, animate; give substance, essence, or context to; be the characteristic quality of

Question 41

Ingenuous

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Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive

Question 42

Ingrained

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Deep-rooted, forming part of the very essence; worked into the fiber

Question 43

Inherent

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Existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic

Question 44

Innocuous

Answer 44

Harmless, inoffensive

Question 45

Intelligible

Answer 45

Able to be understood, clear

Question 46

Intractable

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Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn

Question 47

Intrepid

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Fearless, brave, enduring in the face of adversity

Question 48

Intrinsic

Answer 48

Belonging to the essential nature of a thing

Question 49

Jargon

Answer 49

Vocabulary specific to a group or occupation; convoluted or unintelligible language

Question 50

Jocular

Answer 50

Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly, playful