Week 6 Vocab LHS Avid 12

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Hermetic (adj)

tightly sealed

Heterodox (adj)

unorthodox, not widely accepted

Heterogeneous (adj)

composed of unlike parts

Hew (v)

to cut with an axe

Hiatus (n)

break, interruption, vacation

Hidebound (adj)

excessively rigid; dry and stiff

Hindsight (n)

perception of events after they happen

Hinterland (n)

wilderness

Hoary (adj)

very old; whitish or gray from age

Holistic (adj)

emphasizing importance of the whole and interdependence of its parts

Holocaust (n)

widespread destruction, usually by fire

Homage (n)

public honor and respect

Homogeneous (adj)

composed of identical parts

Homonym (n)

world identical in pronunciation but different in meaning

Hone (v)

to sharpen

Ignominious (adj)

disgraceful and dishonorable

Ilk (n)

type or kind

Illicit (adj)

illegal, improper

Illimitable(adj)

limitless

Illusory (adj)

unreal, deceptive

Illustrious (adj)

famous, renowned

Imbue (v)

to infuse; dye, wet, moisten

Immaculate (adj)

spotless; free from error

Immaterial (adj)

extraneous, inconsequential, nonessential; not consisting of matter

Immense (adj)

enormous, huge

Immerse (v) to bathe, dip; to engross, preoccupy

Immobile (adj)

not moveable; still

Immune (adj)

exempt; protected from harm or disease; unresponsive to

Immunological (adj)

relating to immune system

Immutable (adj)

unchangeable, invariable

Impair (v) to damage, injure

Honor (v)

to praise, glorify, pay tribute to

Humane (adj)

merciful, kindly

Husband (v)

to farm; manage carefully and thriftily

Hutch (n)

pen or coop for animals; shack, shanty

Hydrate (v)

to add water to

Hygienic (adj)

clean, sanitary

Hymn (n)

religious song, usually of praise or thanks

Hyperbole (n)

purposeful exaggeration for effect

Hyperventilate (v)

to breathe abnormally fast

Hypochondria (n)

unfounded belief that one is often ill

Hypocrite (n)

person claiming beliefs or virtues he or she doesn't really possess

Hypothermia (n)

abnormally low body temperature

Hypothesis (n)

assumption subject to proof

Hypothetical (adj)

theoretical, speculative

Iconoclast (n)

one who attacks traditional beliefs

Idealism (n)

pursuit of noble goals

Idiosyncrasy (n)

peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity

Ignoble (adj)

dishonorable, not noble in character

Impasse (n)

blocked path, dilemma with no solution

Impassioned (adj)

with passion

Impassive (adj)

showing no emotion

Impeach (v) to charge with misdeeds in public office; accuse

Impeccable (adj)

flawless, without fault

Impecunious (n)

poor, having no money

Impediment (n) barrier, obstacle; speech disorder

Imperative (adj) essential; mandatory

Imperious (adj)

arrogantly self

Impertinent (adj)

rude

Imperturbable (adj)

not capable of being disturbed

Impervious (adj)

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

Impetuous (adj) quick to act without thinking

Impious (adj)

not devout in religion

Implacable (adj)

inflexible, incapable of being pleased

Implant (v) to set securely or deeply; to instill

Implausible (adj)

improbable

Implicate (v)

to involve in a crime, incriminate

Implicit (adj)

implied, not directly expressed

Importune (v) to ask repeatedly, beg

Impose (v) to inflict; force upon

Imposing (adj)

dignified; grand

Impotent (adj) powerless, ineffective, lacking strength

Impound (v)

to seize and confine

Impoverish (v) to make poor or bankrupt

Imprecation (n)

curse

Impregnable (adj) totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat

Impressionable (adj)

easily influenced or affected

Impromptu (adj)

spontaneous, without rehearsal

Improvident (adj)

without planning or foresight, negligent

Impudent (adj)

arrogant and rude

Impugn (v)

to call into question, attack verbally

Impulse (n)

sudden tendency, inclination

Impulsive (adj)

spontaneous, unpredictable

Inadvertently (adj)

unintentionally

Inane (adj)

foolish, silly, lacking significance

Inaugurate (v)

to begin or start officially; to induct into office

Incandescent (adj)

shining brightly

Incarcerate (v) to put in jail; to continue

Incarceration (n)

imprisonment

Incarnadine (adj)

blood

Incarnate (adj)

having bodily form

Incendiary (adj)

combustible; flammable, burning easily

Incense (v)

to infuriate, enrage

Inception (n)

beginning

Incessant (adj)

continuous, never ceasing

Inchoate (v)

Incipient (adj)

in an initial stage

Incisive (adj)

perceptive, penetrating

Inclination (n)

tendency towards

Inclusive (adj)

comprehensive, all