Vocab List #1

Question 1

Heretofore

Answer 1

Adverb; used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.

Question 2

Hermit

Answer 2

Noun; 1. One retired from society for religious reasons. 2. one who lives in solitude.

Question 3

Heterogeneous

Answer 3

Adjective; 1. Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature, 2. Originating outside the body. 3. Dissimilar, mixed or not the same.

Question 4

Hibernate

Answer 4

Verb; Sleep during winter, as of certain animals. 2. Be in an inactive or dormant state.

Question 5

Hierarchy

Answer 5

Noun; 1. A series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system. 2. The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body.

Question 6

Homage

Answer 6

Noun; 1. Respectful to defence. 2. To show honor to a lord as in the bond between a lord and his vassal.

Question 7

Hone

Answer 7

Noun, Verb; 1. A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors. 2. Sharpen with a hone.

Question 8

Horizontal

Answer 8

Noun, Adjective; 1. Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line. “ a horizontal surface” 2. A flat line from right to left. The base of something.

Question 9

Hostage

Answer 9

Noun; 1. A person who is held prisoner by someone against his or her will. 2. A person held until certain promises or conditions will be fulfilled.

Question 10

Humid

Answer 10

Adjective; 1. Very damp 2. A relatively high level of moisture in the air.

Question 11

Hurdle

Answer 11

Noun, Verb; 1. A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races. 2. Jump

Question 12

Hyperbole

Answer 12

Noun; 1. Extravagant exaggeration. 2. An exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech.

Question 13

Hypochondriac

Answer 13

Noun, Adjective; 1. A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments. 2. One who thinks he’s always sick. `

Question 14

Idealism

Answer 14

Noun; 1. The doctrine that ideas are the only reality. 2. Impractically by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are.

Question 15

idiom

Answer 15

Noun; 1. A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language. 2. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.

Question 16

Ignite

Answer 16

Verb; Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great passion. 2. Start to burst into flames.

Question 17

Ignominy

Answer 17

Noun; A state of dishonor. 2. The state of being isolated or detached.

Question 18

Illogical

Answer 18

Adjective; 1. Lacking in correct logical relation. 2. Lacking orderly continuity.

Question 19

Illuminate

Answer 19

Verb; 1. Make lighter or brighter. 2. Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.

Question 20

Illusion

Answer 20

Noun; 1. An erroneous mental representation. 2. Something many people believe that is false.

Question 21

Illustrate

Answer 21

Verb; 1. Clarify by giving an example of. 2. Depict with an illustration.

Question 22

Image

Answer 22

Noun, Verb; 1. A representation, such as a picture. 2. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.

Question 23

Imagery

Answer 23

Noun; The ability to form mental images of things or events. 2. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.

Question 24

Immaculate

Answer 24

Adjective; 1. Completely neat and clean. 2. Free from stain or blemish.

Question 25

Immeasurable

Answer 25

Adjective; 1. Impossible to measure. 2. Beyond calculation or measure. “immeasurable wealth”