Essential Words XI Flashcards
Gauche
Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude
Gawky
Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)
Gerome
Relevant and appropriate, ontopic
Gist
Main idea, essence
Glib
Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity
Goosebumps
The “bumps” created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, etc.
Graduation
A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages
Gregarious
Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd
Guile
Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness
Hackneyed
So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original
Hardy
Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.
Haven
Harbor or port; refuge, safe place
Hearken
Listen, pay attention to
Hedonist
Person devoted to pleasure
Heterogeneous
Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements
Hierarchy
A ranked series; a classification of people according to rank, ability, etc;, a ruling body
Hodgepodge
Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble
Homogeneous
Of the same kind; uniform throughout
Hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration of effect
Idiosyncrasy
Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk
Illiberality
Narrow-mindedness, bigotry; strictness or lack of generosity
Imminent
Ready to occur, impending
Impair
Make worse, weaken
Impartial
Unbiased, fair
Impede
Hold back, obstruct the progress of
Implication
Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way
Implicit
Implied, not stated directly; involved in the very essence of something, unquestionable
Implode
Burst inward; fall apart
Inadvertent
Unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless
Inasmuch
In like manner, considering that (contraction of “in as much,” generally followed by “as”)
Incendiary
Setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion, etc;, “inflaming” the senses
Incentive
Something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward
Inchoate
Just begun, undeveloped, unorganized
Incipient
Just beginning; in a very early stage
Incongruous
Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious
Inconsequential
Insignificant, unimportant; illogical
Incorporate
Include, take in; combine unite; form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to
Indeterminate
Not fixed or determined, indefinite; vague
Indifferent
Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial
Inform
Inspire, animate; give substance, essence, or context to; be the characteristic quality of
Ingenuous
Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive
Ingrained
Deep-rooted, forming part of the very essence; worked into the fiber
Inherent
Existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic
Innocuous
Harmless, inoffensive
Intelligible
Able to be understood, clear
Intractable
Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn
Intrepid
Fearless, brave, enduring in the face of adversity
Intrinsic
Belonging to the essential nature of a thing
Jargon
Vocabulary specific to a group or occupation; convoluted or unintelligible language
Jocular
Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly, playful
