Quick Quiz 9 (HI)

Ashish G. (India)
Norman Lewis Quick Quiz 46 - 49
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  1. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  2. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  3. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  4. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  5. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  6. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  7. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  8. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  9. heyday
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  10. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  11. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  12. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  13. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  14. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  15. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  16. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  17. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  18. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  19. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  20. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
  21. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  22. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  23. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  24. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  25. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  26. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  27. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  28. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  29. imperial
    relating to or associated with an empire
  30. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  31. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  32. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  33. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  34. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  35. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  36. inaugurate
    commence officially
  37. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  38. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
  39. incense
    make furious
  40. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  41. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  42. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  43. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  44. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  45. increment
    the amount by which something increases
  46. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
Created on Mon Jun 25 14:31:24 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Jun 25 23:35:11 EDT 2012)

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