G - H Flashcards
garish
gaudy, in bad taste
garrulous
talkative, wordy
gluttony
overindulgence in food or drink
goad
to urge, spur, incite to action
gourmand
someone fond of eating and drinking
grandiloquence
lofty, pompous language
gratuitous
uncalled for, unwarrented
gregarious
drawn to the company of others, sociable
grievous
injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature
guile
deceitful, cunning, sly behavior
hackneyed
unoriginal, trite
hallowed
revered, consecrated
hapless
unlucky
harangue
a ranting speech
hardy
robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions
harrowing
greatly distressing, vexing
haughty
disdainfully proud
hedonist
one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans
hegemony
domination over others
heinous
shockingly wicked, repugnant
hiatus
a break or gap in duration or continuity
hypocrisy
pretending to believe what one does not