Vocab 9-10

Question 1

Hallow

Answer 1

V. To make holy;

Adj. holy

Question 2

Harbinger

Answer 2

N. An omen or sign

Question 3

Harlequin

Answer 3

N. A clown

Question 4

Hector

Answer 4

V. To bully; to pester

Question 5

Hedonism

Answer 5

N. Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses

Question 6

Hegira

Answer 6

N. Flight, escape

Question 7

Hermetic

Answer 7

Adj. tightly sealed

Question 8

Heterogenous

Answer 8

Adj. different, dissimilar

Question 9

Hiatus

Answer 9

N. A pause or gap

Question 10

Hoi polloi

Answer 10

N. Common people, the masses

Question 11

Hospice

Answer 11

N. A shelter

Question 12

Hubris

Answer 12

N. Excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 13

Hybrid

Answer 13

N. Anything of mixed origin;

Adj. mixed, assorted

Question 14

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 14

N. A peculiar personality trait

Question 15

Idolatry

Answer 15

N. Excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object

Question 16

Ignoble

Answer 16

Adj. dishonorable, shameful

Question 17

Imminent

Answer 17

Adj. likely to happen; threatening

Question 18

Immolate

Answer 18

V. To kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

Question 19

Immutable

Answer 19

Adj. unchangeable, fixed

Question 20

Impair

Answer 20

V. To weaken; to cause to become worse

Question 21

Impale

Answer 21

V. To pierce with a sharp stake through the body

Question 22

Impalpable

Answer 22

Adj. cannot be felt

Question 23

Impecunious

Answer 23

Adj. without money; penniless

Question 24

Impediment

Answer 24

N. A barrier; obstruction

Question 25

Imperative

Answer 25

Adj. extremely necessary; vitally important

Question 26

Imperious

Answer 26

Adj. domineering; haughty

Question 27

Impinge

Answer 27

V. To strike; to encroach

Question 28

Impious

Answer 28

Adj. disrespectful towards God

Question 29

Importune

Answer 29

V. To persistently ask; to beg

Question 30

Halcyon

Answer 30

Adj. calm, pleasant