Vocabulary List 15

Question 1

Homogenous

Answer 1

Adj.

Of the same kind

Question 2

Horticultural

Answer 2

Adj.

Pertaining to cultivation of gardens

Question 3

Hostelry

Answer 3

N.

Inn

Question 4

Hubbub

Answer 4

N.

Confused uproar

Question 5

Humane

Answer 5

Adj.

Kind

Question 6

Humdrum

Answer 6

Adj.

Dull; monotonous

Question 7

Humid

Answer 7

Adj.

Damp

Question 8

Humility

Answer 8

N.

Humbleness of spirit

Question 9

Humus

Answer 9

N.

Substance formed by decaying vegetable matter

Question 10

Hybrid

Answer 10

N.

Mongrel; mixed breed

Question 11

Hypercritical

Answer 11

Adj.

Excessively exacting

Question 12

Hypochondriac

Answer 12

N.

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

Question 13

Hypocritical

Answer 13

Adj.

Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

Question 14

Hypothetical

Answer 14

Adj.

Based on assumptions or hypotheses

Question 15

Iconoclastic

Answer 15

Adj.

Attacking cherished traditions

Question 16

Ideology

Answer 16

N.

Ideas of a group of people

Question 17

Idiom

Answer 17

N.

Special usage in language

Question 18

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 18

N.

Peculiarity; eccentricity

Question 19

Idolatry

Answer 19

N.

Worship of idols; excessive admiration

Question 20

Igneous

Answer 20

Adj.

Produced by fire; volcanic

Question 21

Ignoble

Answer 21

Adj.

Of lowly origin; unworthy

Question 22

Ignominious

Answer 22

Adj.

Disgraceful

Question 23

Illimitable

Answer 23

Adj.

Infinite

Question 24

Illusion

Answer 24

N.

Misleading vision

Question 25

Imbecility

Answer 25

N. Weakness of mind

Question 26

Imbibe

Answer 26

V. Drink in

Question 27

Imbroglio

Answer 27

N. Complicated situation; perplexity; entanglement

Question 28

Imbue

Answer 28

V. Saturate; fill

Question 29

Immaculate

Answer 29

Adj. Pure; spotless

Question 30

Imminent

Answer 30

Adj. Impending; near at hand

Question 31

Immobility

Answer 31

N. State of being immovable

Question 32

Immolate

Answer 32

V. Offer as a sacrifice

Question 33

Immune

Answer 33

Adj. Exempt

Question 34

Immutable

Answer 34

Adj. Unchangeable

Question 35

Impair

Answer 35

V. Worsen; diminish in value

Question 36

Impale

Answer 36

V. Pierce

Question 37

Impasse

Answer 37

N. Predicament from which there is no escape

Question 38

Impassive

Answer 38

Adj. Without feeling; not affected by pain

Question 39

Impeach

Answer 39

V. Charge with crime in office; indict

Question 40

Impeccable

Answer 40

Adj. Faultless

Question 41

Impecunious

Answer 41

Adj. Without money

Question 42

Impending

Answer 42

Adj. Nearing; approaching

Question 43

Impenitent

Answer 43

Adj. Not repentant

Question 44

Imperious

Answer 44

Adj. Domineering

Question 45

Impermeable

Answer 45

Adj. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance

Question 46

Impertinent

Answer 46

Adj. Insolent

Question 47

Imperturbability

Answer 47

N. Calmness

Question 48

Impervious

Answer 48

Adj. Not penetrable; not permitting passage through

Question 49

Impetuous

Answer 49

Adj. Violent; hasty; rash

Question 50

Impetus

Answer 50

N. Moving force

Question 51

Impiety

Answer 51

N. Irreverence; wickedness

Question 52

Impious

Answer 52

Adj. Irrelevant

Question 53

Implacable

Answer 53

Adj. Incapable of being pacified

Question 54

Implication

Answer 54

N. That which is hinted at or suggested

Question 55

Implicit

Answer 55

Adj. Understood but not stated

Question 56

Impolitic

Answer 56

Adj. Not wise

Question 57

Import

Answer 57

N. Significance

Question 58

Importune

Answer 58

V. Beg earnestly

Question 59

Imprecate

Answer 59

V. Curse; pray that evil will befall

Question 60

Impregnable

Answer 60

Adj. Invulnerable

Question 61

Impromptu

Answer 61

Adj. Without previous preparation

Question 62

Impropriety

Answer 62

N. State of being inappropriate

Question 63

Improvident

Answer 63

Adj. Thriftless

Question 64

Improvise

Answer 64

V. Compose on the spur of the moment

Question 65

Impugn

Answer 65

V. Doubt; challenge; gainsay

Question 66

Impunity

Answer 66

N. Freedom from punishment

Question 67

Imputation

Answer 67

N. Charge; reproach

Question 68

Inadvertence

Answer 68

N. Oversight; carelessness

Question 69

Inalienable

Answer 69

Adj. Not to be taken away; nontransferable

Question 70

Inane

Answer 70

Adj. Silly; senseless

Question 71

Inanimate

Answer 71

Adj. Lifeless

Question 72

Inarticulate

Answer 72

Adj. Speechless; producing indistinct speech

Question 73

Incapacitate

Answer 73

V. Disable

Question 74

Incarcerate

Answer 74

V. Imprison

Question 75

Incarnate

Answer 75

Adj. Endowed with flesh; personified