H, I

Question 1

hackneyed

Answer 1

lacking in originality (trite, tired, cliched, unoriginal)

Question 2

harangue

Answer 2

intense verbal attack, passionate, vehement speech (diatribe, tirade, rant)

Question 3

harbinger

Answer 3

someone or something that foreshadows what is to come (precursor, forerunner)

Question 4

hedonist

Answer 4

one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life (pleasure seeker, epicurean, sensualist)

Question 5

hegemony

Answer 5

predominance, especially of one nation over others (dominion, authority, power, leadership)

Question 6

hermetic

Answer 6

(1) sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

(2) obscure and mysterious

Question 7

heterodox

Answer 7

disagreeing with accepted beliefs (unorthodox, unconventional, dissident)

Question 8

heterogeneous

Answer 8

composed of diverse elements or ingredients (dissimilar, mixed, unlike)

Question 9

hierarchy

Answer 9

arrangement by rank or standing, authoritarian body organized into ranks (pecking order, order, pyramid)

Question 10

homogeneity

Answer 10

uniformity of structure or composition, formation out of similar elements (likeness, similarity)

Question 11

hubris

Answer 11

excessive self-conceit (arrogance, presumption)

Question 12

hyperbolic

Answer 12

excessively exaggerated (overstated, inflated, overblown)

Question 13

iconoclastic

Answer 13

attacking cherished traditions (irreverent, radical, unconventional, impious)

Question 14

idiosyncrarsy

Answer 14

individual trait, usually odd in nature (eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, foible)

Question 15

idolatrous

Answer 15

blindly devoted (adoring - excessively so, idol, worshipping, idolizing)

Question 16

idyllic

Answer 16

charmingly carefree and simple (unspoiled, serene, pastoral)

Question 17

ignominious

Answer 17

deeply disgraceful (shameful, dishonorable)

Question 18

illusory

Answer 18

not real, causing an illusion (deceptive, misleading)

Question 19

immutable

Answer 19

not subject to change (unchangeable, changeless, static)

Question 20

impassive

Answer 20

giving no sign of feeling (imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless, insensible)

Question 21

impecunious

Answer 21

having little or no money (impoverished, penniless, poor)