Section 11-All G's, H's

Question 1

Gainsay (v)

Answer 1

to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose

Question 2

Gambol (v)

Answer 2

to skip about playfully, frolic

Question 3

Garner (v)

Answer 3

to gather and save, store up, acquire

Question 4

Garrulous (adj)

Answer 4

pointlessly talkative, talking too much

Question 5

Gauche (adj)

Answer 5

crude, awkward, tasteless

Question 6

Germane (adj)

Answer 6

relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

Question 7

Glib (adj)

Answer 7

marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

Question 8

Gossamer (adj)

Answer 8

delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere

Question 9

Grandiloquence (n)

Answer 9

pompous speech or expression

Question 10

Gregarious (adj)

Answer 10

sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

Question 11

Grouse (v)

Answer 11

to complain or grumble

Question 12

Guile (n)

Answer 12

trickery, duplicity, cunning

Question 13

Guileless (adj)

Answer 13

naive, free form, innocent, without deception, artless

Question 14

Beguile (v)

Answer 14

charm or enchant someone

Question 15

Gullible (adj)

Answer 15

easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

Question 16

Hackneyed (adj)

Answer 16

rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

Question 17

trite

Answer 17

lacking originality or freshness

Question 18

Halcyon (adj)

Answer 18

calm and peaceful, prosperous

Question 19

halycon (mythical creature)

Answer 19

legendary bird that calmed the waves so that it could nest on the sea

Question 20

Hallow (v)

Answer 20

to set apart as holy

Question 21

hallowed

Answer 21

consecrated, highly venerated

Question 22

Harangue (v)

Answer 22

to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade

Question 23

Harrow (v)

Answer 23

to distress, create stress or torment

Question 24

Hedonism (n)

Answer 24

devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

Question 25

hedonist

Answer 25

someone who embraces hedonism

Question 26

Hegemony (n)

Answer 26

the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others

Question 27

Heretical (adj)

Answer 27

violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox

Question 28

heresy (n)

Answer 28

belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious

Question 29

Hermetic (adj)

Answer 29

airtight, impervious to outside influence

Question 30

hermeneutic (adj)

Answer 30

explanatory or interpretive

Question 31

Heterodox (adj)

Answer 31

unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

Question 32

heterodoxy

Answer 32

idea that departs from what is accepted

Question 33

hetero-

Answer 33

different, other

Question 34

Hirsute (adj)

Answer 34

hairy, shaggy

Question 35

Homliy (n)

Answer 35

a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude

Question 36

platitude

Answer 36

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful, cliche

Question 37

Homiletics (n)

Answer 37

the art of preaching

Question 38

Homogenous (adj)

Answer 38

same throughout

Question 39

Homogeneous (adj)

Answer 39

of the same kind

Question 40

Homogenize (v)

Answer 40

process a liquid so that its particles do not separate

Question 41

Hubris (n)

Answer 41

arrogant presumption or pride

Question 42

hubris

Answer 42

describing classical and epic characters, such as humans who wish to be gods and kinds who think they are infallible

Question 43

Hyperbole (n)

Answer 43

an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech