High-Frequency Words 4 Flashcards
frugality
thrift; economy
frivolous
lacking seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
furtive
stealthy; sneaky
garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative
glutton
someone who eats too much
gratify
please
gratuitous
given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
gravity
seriousness
gregarious
sociable
guile
deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
gullible
easily deceived
hamper
obstruct
hardy
sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
haughtiness
pride; arrogance
hedonist
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
heresy
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
hierarchy
arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks
homogeneous
of the same kind
hypocritical
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
hypothetical
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
idiosyncrasy
individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
illusory
deceptive; not real