Barron's Word List 23 (hibernal - Imbue) Flashcard

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hibernal

wintery

hibernate

sleep throughout the winter

hierarchy

arrangement by rank or standing

hieroglyphic

picture writing

hilarity

boisterous mirth

hindmost

furthest behind

hindrance

block; obtacle

hinterlands

back country

hireling

one who serves for hire

hirsute

hairy

histrionic

theatrical

hoard

stockpile

hoary

white with age

hoax

trick; practical joke

holocaust

destruction by fire

holster

pistol case

homage

honor; tribute

homeostatis

tendency of a system to maintain relative stability

homespun

domestic; made at home

homily

sermon; serious warning

homogeneous

of the same kind

hone

sharpen

hoodwink

decieve; delude

horde

crowd

hortatory

encouraging; exhortive

horticulture

pertaining to cultivation of gardens

hostility

unfriendliness; hatred

hovel

shack; small, wretched house

hover

hang about

hubbub

confused uproar

hubris

arrogance; self-conceit

hue

color; aspect

hue and cry

outcry

humane

marked by kindness or consideration

humdrum

dull; monotonous

humid

damp

humility

humbleness of spirit

hummock

small hill

humus

substance formed by decaying vegetable matter

hurtle

crash; rush

husband

use sparingly; conserve; save

husbandry

frugality; thrift; agriculture

hybrid

mongrel; mixed breed

hydrophobia

fear of water

hyperbole

exaggeration; overstatement

hypercritical

excessively exacting

hypochondriac

person unduly worried about his health

hypocritical

pretending to be virtuous; decieving

hypothetical

based on assumptions or hypothesis; supposed

ichthyology

study of fish

icon

religious image; idol

iconoclastic

attacking cherished tradition

ideology

system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture

idiom

expression whose meaning as a whole differs from meaning of individual words

idiosynchrasy

individual trail, usually odd in nature

idolatry

worship of idols; excessive admiration

idyllic

charmingly carefree; simple

igneous

produced by fire; volcanic

ignite

kindle; light

ignoble

not worthy; not noble

ignominy

deep disgrace; shame and dishonor

illicit

illegal

illimitable

infinite

illuminate

brighten; clear up or make understandable

illusion

misleading vision

illusive

deceiving

illusory

deceptive; not real

imbalance

lack of balance or symmetry; diproportion

imbecility

weakness of mind

imbibe

drink in

imbroglio

complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass

imbue

saturate; fill

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