Vocab Part 9

Question 1

guile

Answer 1

craftiness and cunning

Question 2

hackneyed

Answer 2

cliche, trite, banal

Question 3

harangue

Answer 3

diatribe or rant

Question 4

hedonism

Answer 4

the pursuit of pleasure

Question 5

hierarchical

Answer 5

arranged in rank order or hierarchy

Question 6

homogenous

Answer 6

uniform, identical

Question 7

hyperbole

Answer 7

obvious exaggeration for effect

Question 8

iconoclast

Answer 8

a person who attacks traditional religious and cultural institutions

Question 9

ideological

Answer 9

relating to a particular belief system or theory

Question 10

imminent

Answer 10

about to happen

Question 11

immutable

Answer 11

unchangeable

Question 12

impair

Answer 12

to hinder or weaken someone or something

Question 13

impediment

Answer 13

barrier, hindrance, or obstruction

Question 14

imperturbable

Answer 14

remaining calm under any circumstance

Question 15

implacable

Answer 15

unforgiving

relentless

Question 16

implicit

Answer 16

implied or insinuated without being directly stated

Question 17

imprudence

Answer 17

bad judgment

Question 18

impudent

Answer 18

disrespectful

Question 19

inadvertent

Answer 19

by accident or unintentional

Question 20

inchoate

Answer 20

rudimentary, in the beginning stages