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Gouge (v)
to overcharge (like price gouging gas-stations)
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Gourmet (n)
connisseur of food and drink
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Grandiloquent (adj)
pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
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Granulate (v)
to make into grains
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Grate (v)
to make a harsh noise
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Grouse (v)
to complain; fuss
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Guffaw (n)
boisterous laughter
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Guileless (adj)
without deceit
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Gull (v)
to trick; hoodwink
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Guy (n)
a cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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Hackles (n)
hair on back and neck, esp of a dog
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Hackneyed (adj)
commonplace; trite
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Haggard (adj)
wasted away; gaunt
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Halcyon (adj)
calm; peaceful
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Harangue (n)
long, passionate and vehement speech
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Harrowing (adj)
agonizing; distressing; traumatic
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Harry (v)
to harass, annoy, torment; raid
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Haughtiness (n)
pride; arrogance
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Hermetic (adj, adj)
- sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
- obscure and mysterious; occult
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Hermitage (n)
home of a hermit
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Heterodox (adj)
unorthodox; unconventional
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Hew (v)
to cut to pieces with ax or sword
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Hinterlands (n)
back country
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Hireling (n)
one who serves for hire (usualy used contemptuously)
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Histrionic (adj)
theatrical
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Homespun (adj)
domestic; made at home
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Homily (n)
sermon; serious warning
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Hortatory (adj)
encouraging; exhortive
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Hovel (n)
shack; small, wretched house
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Hubris (n)
arrogane; excessive self-conceit
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Hurtle (v)
to crash; rush (like hurtling towards disaster)
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Ichtheology (n)
the study of fish
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Idolatry (n)
worship of idols
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Ignominy (n)
deep disgrace; shame; dishonor
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Illimitable (adj)
infinite
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Immolate (v)
to offer as a sacrifice
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Immure (v)
to imprison; shut up in confinement
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Immutable (adj)
unchangeable
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Impalpable (adj)
intangible; imperceptable
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Impassive (adj)
without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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Impel (v)
to drive or force onward
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Impenitent (adj)
not repentant
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Imperious (adj)
domineering; haughty
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Impertinent (adj)
insolent; rude
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Impetus (n)
moving force; incentive; stimulus
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Impinge (v)
infringe; toch; collide with
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Imponderable (adj)
weightless
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Importunate (adj)
urging; demanding
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Importune (v)
to beg persistently
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Impropriety (n)
improperness; unsuitableness
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Improvident (adj)
thriftless
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Imprudent (adj)
lacking caution; unwise
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Impudence (adj)
impertinence; insolence
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Impuissance (n)
powerlessness; feebleness
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Impute (v)
to attribute; ascribe
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Inarticulate (adj)
speechless; producing indistinct speech
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Incantation (n)
singing or chanting of magic spells
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Incense (v)
to enrage; infuriate
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