BARRON SET#9
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- grudging
- unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)
- gruel
- thin liquid porridge
- grueling
- exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
- gruesome
- grisly; horrible
- gruff
- rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse
- grumble
- complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.
- grunt
- utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.
- guffaw
- boisterous laughter; V.
- guile
- deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
- guileless
- without deceit
- guise
- outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
- gull
- trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
- gullible
- easily deceived
- gush
- (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.
- gust
- strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster
- gustatory
- affecting or relating to the sense of taste
- gusto
- eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
- gusty
- windy
- guy
- cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide
- gyroscope
- apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
- habitat
- natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation
- habituate
- accustom or familiarize; addict
- hackles
- hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
- hackneyed
- commonplace; trite
- haggard
- wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
- haggle
- argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
- hail
- frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
- halcyon
- calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
- hale
- healthy
- halfhearted
- exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
- hallowed
- blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
- hallucination
- delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
- halting
- hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
- hamper
- obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ????? ?? ?? ?? ???
- handsome
- large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward
- hap
- chance; luck
- haphazard
- random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
- hapless
- unfortunate; luckless
- harangue
- long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
- harass
- annoy by repeated attacks
- harbinger
- forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
- harbor
- give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
- hardy
- (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
- harping
- tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
- harrowing
- agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth
- harry
- harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
- hatch
- deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg
- haughtiness
- pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
- haunt
- (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented
- haven
- place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
- havoc
- widespread damage; disorder; chaos
- hazard
- venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger
- hazardous
- dangerous
- hazy
- slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
- headfirst
- moving with the head leading; headlong
- headlong
- hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
- headstrong
- willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
- healthful
- conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air
- healthy
- possessing good health; healthful
- heckler
- person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
- hedonist
- one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure
- heed
- pay attention to; N: close attention
- heedless
- not noticing; disregarding
- hegemony
- dominance especially of one nation over others
- heinous
- atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
- helm
- steering wheel of a ship; position of control
- hem
- surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
- herald
- messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher
- herbivorous
- grain-eating; CF. herbivore
- herd
- group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle
- hereafter
- life after death
- heresy
- opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
- hermetic
- concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
- hermitage
- home of a hermit
- herpetologist
- one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians
- heterodox
- (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
- heterogeneous
- dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
- hew
- cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
- heyday
- time of greatest success or power; prime
- hiatus
- gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
- hibernal
- wintry; wintery; of or like winter
- hibernate
- sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
- hide
- skin of an animal
- hideous
- repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream
- hierarchy
- arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
- hieroglyphic
- picture writing; ADJ.
- high-flown
- highly pretentious or inflated
- hilarity
- boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
- hindmost
- furthest behind; farthest to the rear
- hindrance
- block; obstacle; V. hinder
- hindsight
- understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
- hinterlands
- back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
- hireling
- one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
- hirsute
- hairy; having a lot of hair
- historic
- important in history; Ex. historic battle
- historical
- connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
- histrionic
- theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
- hive
- box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
- hoard
- stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
- hoary
- white with age
- hoax
- trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
- holocaust
- destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
- holster
- leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
- homage
- honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
- homely
- not good-looking; unattractive
- homeostasis
- tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
- homespun
- domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
- homily
- sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
- hone
- sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
- hoodwink
- deceive; delude
- horde
- crowd; swarm
- horoscope
- diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers
- hortatory
- encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
- horticultural
- pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
- hostage
- person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
- hostility
- unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
- hothead
- person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
- hovel
- shack; small wretched house
- hover
- hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
- hubbub
- confused uproar; loud noise; din
- hubris
- arrogance; excessive self-conceit
- hue
- color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
- hue_and_cry
- outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
- hull
- husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
- humane
- marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
- humanitarian
- one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
- humble
- of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others
- humdrum
- dull; monotonous
- humid
- damp; N. humidity
- humility
- humbleness of spirit
- hummock
- small hill; hillock
- humor
- indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor
- humus
- substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
- hurl
- throw forcefully; shout out violently
- hurtle
- crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
- husband
- use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
- husbandry
- frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
- hut
- crude dwelling; shack
- hybrid
- mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
- hydrophobia
- fear of water; rabies
- hygiene
- science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
- hyperbole
- exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
- hypercritical
- excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
- hypnosis
- induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
- hypochondriac
- person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
- hypocritical
- pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
- hypothetical
- based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
- hysteria
- excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria
- ichthyology
- study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish
- icon(ikon)
- religious image; idol; image or representation
- iconoclastic
- attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images
- ideology
- system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
- idiom
- expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic
- idiosyncrasy
- individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic
- idle
- not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V.
- idolatry
- worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous
- idyll(idyl)
- short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers
- idyllic
- charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene
- igneous
- produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite
- ignite
- kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to
- ignoble
- unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed
- ignominy
- deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat
- illicit
- illegal
- illimitable
- infinite; limitless
- illuminate
- brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks
- illusion
- misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion
- illusive
- deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
- illusory
- illusive; deceptive; not real
- imbalance
- lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
- imbecility
- weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool
- imbibe
- drink in
- imbroglio
- complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil
- imbue
- saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings
- immaculate
- spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
- imminent
- impending; near at hand
- immobility
- state of being immovable
- immolate
- offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
- immune
- resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity
- immure
- imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall
- immutable
- unchangeable
- impair
- injure; hurt; damage
- impale
- pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear
- impalpable
- imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible
- impart
- grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
- impartial
- not biased; fair; N. impartiality
- impassable
- not able to be traveled or crossed
- impasse
- predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress
- impassioned
- (of speech) filled with passion; fervent
- impassive
- without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
- impeach
- charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility
- impeccable
- faultless
- impecunious
- without money
- impede
- hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block
- impediment
- hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment
- impel
- drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action
- impending
- nearing; approaching; about to happen
- impenetrable
- not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery
- impenitent
- not repentant
- imperative
- absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done
- imperceptible
- unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable
- imperial
- like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism
- imperil
- put in danger
- imperious
- domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor
- impermeable
- impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate
- impersonal
- not being a person; not showing personal feelings; Ex. impersonal force/manner/organization
- impertinent
- insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence
- imperturbable
- unshakably calm; placid
- impervious
- impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism
- impetuous
- violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision
- impetus
- moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse
- impiety
- irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety
- impinge
- infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.
- impious
- irreverent
- implacable
- incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy
- implausible
- unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi
- implement
- put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument
- implicate
- incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime
- implication
- something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
- implicit
- understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust
- implode
- burst inward; CF. vaccum tube
- implore
- beg
- imply
- suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
- impolitic
- not wise; not expedient; not politic
- imponderable
- weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound
- import
- significance; importance; meaning
- importunate
- urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent
- importune
- beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way)
- imposture
- assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor
- impotent
- weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power
- impoverish
- make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil
- imprecation
- curse; swearword
- impregnable
- invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take
- impregnate
- make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate
- impromptu
- without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment
- impropriety
- improperness; unsuitableness
- improvident
- thriftless; not providing for the future
- improvise
- compose on the spur of the moment
- imprudent
- lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious
- impudence
- impertinence; insolence
- impugn
- dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
- impuissance
- powerlessness; feebleness
- impunity
- freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish
- impute
- attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation
- inadvertently
- unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
- inalienable
- not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights
- inamorata
- woman whom a man loves
- inane
- silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
- inanimate
- lifeless; not animate