Vocabulary List 15 Flashcards by Sachiko Wakahisa | Brainscape

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Homogenous

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Adj.

Of the same kind

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Horticultural

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Adj.

Pertaining to cultivation of gardens

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Hostelry

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N.

Inn

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Hubbub

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N.

Confused uproar

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Humane

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Adj.

Kind

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Humdrum

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Adj.

Dull; monotonous

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Humid

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Adj.

Damp

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Humility

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N.

Humbleness of spirit

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Humus

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N.

Substance formed by decaying vegetable matter

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Hybrid

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N.

Mongrel; mixed breed

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Hypercritical

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Adj.

Excessively exacting

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Hypochondriac

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N.

Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness

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Hypocritical

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Adj.

Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

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Hypothetical

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Adj.

Based on assumptions or hypotheses

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Iconoclastic

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Adj.

Attacking cherished traditions

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Ideology

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N.

Ideas of a group of people

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Idiom

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N.

Special usage in language

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Idiosyncrasy

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N.

Peculiarity; eccentricity

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Idolatry

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N.

Worship of idols; excessive admiration

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Igneous

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Adj.

Produced by fire; volcanic

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Ignoble

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Adj.

Of lowly origin; unworthy

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Ignominious

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Adj.

Disgraceful

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Illimitable

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Adj.

Infinite

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Illusion

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N.

Misleading vision

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Imbecility

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N.

Weakness of mind

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Imbibe

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V.

Drink in

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Imbroglio

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N.

Complicated situation; perplexity; entanglement

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Imbue

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V.

Saturate; fill

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Immaculate

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Adj.

Pure; spotless

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Imminent

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Adj.

Impending; near at hand

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Immobility

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N.

State of being immovable

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Immolate

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V.

Offer as a sacrifice

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Immune

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Adj.

Exempt

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Immutable

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Adj.

Unchangeable

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Impair

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V.

Worsen; diminish in value

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Impale

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V.

Pierce

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Impasse

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N.

Predicament from which there is no escape

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Impassive

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Adj.

Without feeling; not affected by pain

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Impeach

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V.

Charge with crime in office; indict

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Impeccable

A

Adj.

Faultless

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Impecunious

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Adj.

Without money

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Impending

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Adj.

Nearing; approaching

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Impenitent

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Adj.

Not repentant

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Imperious

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Adj.

Domineering

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Impermeable

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Adj.

Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance

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Impertinent

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Adj.

Insolent

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Imperturbability

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N.

Calmness

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Impervious

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Adj.

Not penetrable; not permitting passage through

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Impetuous

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Adj.

Violent; hasty; rash

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Impetus

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N.

Moving force

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Impiety

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N.

Irreverence; wickedness

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Impious

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Adj.

Irrelevant

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Implacable

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Adj.

Incapable of being pacified

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Implication

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N.

That which is hinted at or suggested

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Implicit

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Adj.

Understood but not stated

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Impolitic

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Adj.

Not wise

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Import

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N.

Significance

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Importune

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V.

Beg earnestly

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Imprecate

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V.

Curse; pray that evil will befall

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Impregnable

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Adj.

Invulnerable

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Impromptu

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Adj.

Without previous preparation

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Impropriety

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N.

State of being inappropriate

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Improvident

A

Adj.

Thriftless

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Improvise

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V.

Compose on the spur of the moment

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Impugn

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V.

Doubt; challenge; gainsay

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Impunity

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N.

Freedom from punishment

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Imputation

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N.

Charge; reproach

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Inadvertence

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N.

Oversight; carelessness

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Inalienable

A

Adj.

Not to be taken away; nontransferable

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Inane

A

Adj.

Silly; senseless

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Inanimate

A

Adj.

Lifeless

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Inarticulate

A

Adj.

Speechless; producing indistinct speech

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Incapacitate

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V.

Disable

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Incarcerate

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V.

Imprison

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Incarnate

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Adj.

Endowed with flesh; personified