Vocabulary List 14

Question 1

Glossy

Answer 1

Adj.

Smooth and shining

Question 2

Glut

Answer 2

V.

Overstock; fill to excess

Question 3

Glutinous

Answer 3

Adj.

Sticky; viscous

Question 4

Gluttonous

Answer 4

Adj.

Greedy for food

Question 5

Gnarled

Answer 5

Adj.

Twisted

Question 6

Gnome

Answer 6

N.

Dwarf; underground spirit

Question 7

Goad

Answer 7

V.

Urge on

Question 8

Gorge

Answer 8

V.

Stuff oneself

Question 9

Gory

Answer 9

Adj.

Bloody

Question 10

Gossamer

Answer 10

Adj.

Sheer; like cobwebs

Question 11

Gouge

Answer 11

V.

Tear out

Question 12

Gourmand

Answer 12

N.

Epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

Question 13

Gourmet

Answer 13

N.

Connoisseur of food and drink

Question 14

Granary

Answer 14

N.

Storehouse for grain

Question 15

Grandiloquent

Answer 15

Adj.

Pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

Question 16

Grandiose

Answer 16

Adj.

Imposing; impressive

Question 17

Granulate

Answer 17

V.

Form into grains

Question 18

Graphic

Answer 18

Adj.

Pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

Question 19

Gratis

Answer 19

Adj.

Free

Question 20

Gratuitous

Answer 20

Adj.

Given freely; unwarranted

Question 21

Gregarious

Answer 21

Adj.

Sociable

Question 22

Grisly

Answer 22

Adj.

Ghastly

Question 23

Grotto

Answer 23

N.

Small cavern

Question 24

Gruel

Answer 24

N.

Liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water

Question 25

Grueling

Answer 25

Adj. Exhausting

Question 26

Gruesome

Answer 26

Adj. Grisly

Question 27

Gruff

Answer 27

Adj. Rough-mannered

Question 28

Guffaw

Answer 28

N. Boisterous laughter

Question 29

Guile

Answer 29

N. Deceit; duplicity

Question 30

Guileless

Answer 30

Adj. Without deceit

Question 31

Guise

Answer 31

N. Appearance; costume

Question 32

Gullible

Answer 32

Adj. Easily deceived

Question 33

Gustatory

Answer 33

Adj. Affecting sense of taste

Question 34

Gusto

Answer 34

N. Enjoyment; enthusiasm

Question 35

Gusty

Answer 35

Adj. Windy

Question 36

Guttural

Answer 36

Adj. Pertaining to the throat

Question 37

Habiliments

Answer 37

N. Garb; clothing

Question 38

Hackneyed

Answer 38

Adj. Commonplace; trite

Question 39

Haggard

Answer 39

Adj. Wasted away; gaunt

Question 40

Haggle

Answer 40

V. Argue about prices

Question 41

Halcyon

Answer 41

Adj. Calm; peaceful

Question 42

Hallowed

Answer 42

Adj. Blessed; concentrated

Question 43

Hallucination

Answer 43

N. Delusion

Question 44

Hamper

Answer 44

V. Obstruct

Question 45

Hap

Answer 45

N. Chance; luck

Question 46

Haphazard

Answer 46

Adj. Random; by chance

Question 47

Hapless

Answer 47

Adj. Unfortunate

Question 48

Harangue

Answer 48

N. Noisy speech

Question 49

Harass

Answer 49

V. To annoy by repeated attacks

Question 50

Harbinger

Answer 50

N. Forerunner

Question 51

Harping

Answer 51

N. Tiresome dwelling on a subject

Question 52

Harridan

Answer 52

N. Shrewish hag

Question 53

Harrow

Answer 53

V. Break up ground after plowing; torture

Question 54

Harry

Answer 54

V. Raid

Question 55

Haughtiness

Answer 55

N. Pride; arrogance

Question 56

Hauteur

Answer 56

N. Haughtiness

Question 57

Hawser

Answer 57

N. Large rope

Question 58

Hazardous

Answer 58

Adj. Dangerous

Question 59

Hazy

Answer 59

Adj. Slightly obscure

Question 60

Hedonism

Answer 60

N. Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life

Question 61

Heedless

Answer 61

Adj. Not noticing; disregarding

Question 62

Heinous

Answer 62

Adj. Atrocious; hatefully bad

Question 63

Heresy

Answer 63

N. Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion

Question 64

Heretic

Answer 64

N. Person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church

Question 65

Hermitage

Answer 65

N. Home of a hermit

Question 66

Heterogeneous

Answer 66

Adj. Dissimilar

Question 67

Hiatus

Answer 67

N. Gap; pause

Question 68

Hibernal

Answer 68

Adj. Wintry

Question 69

Hibernate

Answer 69

V. Sleep throughout the winter

Question 70

Hierarchy

Answer 70

N. Body divided into ranks

Question 71

Hieroglyphic

Answer 71

N. Picture writing

Question 72

Hilarity

Answer 72

N. Boisterous mirth

Question 73

Hindmost

Answer 73

Adj. Furthest behind

Question 74

Hireling

Answer 74

N. One who serves for hire [usually contemptuously]

Question 75

Hirsute

Answer 75

Adj. Hairy

Question 76

Histrionic

Answer 76

Adj. Theatrical

Question 77

Hoary

Answer 77

Adj. White with age

Question 78

Hogshead

Answer 78

N. Large barrel

Question 79

Holocaust

Answer 79

N. Destruction by fire

Question 80

Holster

Answer 80

N. Pistol case

Question 81

Homespun

Answer 81

Adj. Domestic; made at home

Question 82

Homily

Answer 82

N. Sermon; serious warning