Words 501 - 525

Question 1

goad

Answer 1

to urge, spur, incite to action

Question 2

gourmand

Answer 2

someone fond of eating and drinking

Question 3

grandiloquence

Answer 3

lofty, pompous language

Question 4

grandiose

Answer 4

on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

Question 5

gratuitous

Answer 5

uncalled for, unwarranted

Question 6

gregarious

Answer 6

drawn to the company of others, sociable

Question 7

grievous

Answer 7

injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

Question 8

guile

Answer 8

deceitful, cunning, sly behavior

Question 9

hackneyed

Answer 9

unoriginal, trite

Question 10

hallowed

Answer 10

revered, consecrated

Question 11

hapless

Answer 11

unlucky

Question 12

harangue

Answer 12

a ranting speech; to give such a speech

Question 13

hardy

Answer 13

robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

Question 14

harrowing

Answer 14

greatly distressing, vexing

Question 15

haughty

Answer 15

disdainfully proud

Question 16

hedonist

Answer 16

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

Question 17

hegemony

Answer 17

domination over others

Question 18

heinous

Answer 18

shockingly wicked, repugnant

Question 19

heterogenous

Answer 19

varied, diverse in character

Question 20

hiatus

Answer 20

a break or gap in duration or continuity

Question 21

hierarchy

Answer 21

a system with ranked groups, usually according to social class

Question 22

hypocrisy

Answer 22

pretending to believe what one does not

Question 23

hypothetical

Answer 23

supposed or assumed true, but unproven

Question 24

iconoclast

Answer 24

one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

Question 25

idiosyncratic

Answer 25

peculiar to one person; highly individualized