H/ I /J / K Flashcards
hackneyed
overused
hapless
unlucky
harbinger
a forerunner
hedonism
a pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
hegemony
leadership, especially one nation over another
heresey
any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs
hermetic
impervious to external influence
heyday
golden age
hiatus
a break or interruption
hierarchy
an organization based on rank or degree
histrionic
overly dramatic
homily
a sermon
homogenous
uniform
husbandary
thrifty management of resource
hyperbole
an exaggeration used as figure of speech
hypothetical
uncertain
iconoclast
one who attacks popular beliefs or instituitions
ideology
a system of social or political ideas
idiosyncrasy
a peculiarity ; an eccentricity
idyllic
charming in a rusty way
ignominy
deep disgrace
illicit
illegal
imminent
just about to happen
immutable
unchangable
impartial
unfair
impeccable
flawless
imperial
like an emperor or an empire
impervious
not allowing anything to pass through
impetuous
impulsive
implement
to carry out
impotent
powerless
impugn
to attack, especially to attack the truth
inane
silly
inaugurate
to begin officially
incandescent
brilliant
incantation
a chant
incense
make very angry
incessant
unceasing
incipient
beginning
incisive
cutting right to the heart of the matter
incongruous
not harmonious
incorrigible
incapable of being reformed
increment
an increase
indifferent
not caring one way or the other
indigenous
native
indigent
poor
indignant
angry especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted
indolent
lazy
indulgent
lenient; yielding to desire
ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described
inept
clumsy
inert
inactive
inexorable
relentless
infamous
shamefully wicked
infatuated
foolish
infer
to conclude
infinitesimal
very very very small
ingenuous
frank
injunction
a command or order
innate
existing since birth
innocuous
harmless; banal
inordinate
excessive
insatiable
hard or impossible to satisfy
insidious
sneaky
insinuate
to hint
insipid
dull ; banal
insolent
arrogant
instigate
to provoke
insular
insurgent
insurgent
a rebel
integral
essential
intractable
uncontrollable
intransigent
uncompromising
intrinsic
a part of the essential nature of something
introspective
tending to think about
mercenary
a hired soldier
mercurrial
emotionally unpredictable
metamorphosis
a magical change in form