May 5-9 Flashcards
Homily
Sermon ; religious speech
Holocaust
Destruction or slaughter of a massive scale
Hone
Sharpen a blade
Hovel
A small squalid unpleasant or simply constructed dwelling
Humane
Having or showing compassion or benevolence
Imbue
Inspire and permeate with a feeling or quality
Immaculate
Of a person or clothes; perfectly clean, neat or tidy
Impede
Delay or prevent someone or something by hindering them
Impel
Drive force or urge someone to do something
Impermeable
Not allowing fluid to pass through; not liable to be affected by pain or distress
Impertinent
Not showing proper respect ; rude
Imperturbable
Unable to be upset or excited ; calm
Impervious
Not allowing fluid through ; unable to be affected by
Impetuous
Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
Jaded
Tired, bored , or lacking enthusiasm typically after having had much of something
Jargon
Special word or expression that used by a particular professed or group that is hard to understand
Judicious
Having ,showing or done with good judgment or sense
Kindred
Ones family and relations
Knead
Work into dough with hands
Lacerate
Tear or make deep cuts in flesh/skin
Lackadaisical
Lacking enthusiasm and determination; careless lazy
Lackey
A servant especially a liveried footman or m
Laggard
A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
Lampoon
Publicly criticize by using ridicule irony or sarcasm
Languish
Lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble
Lax
Not sufficiently strict, sever or careful
Lethal
Sufficient to cause death
