7001 - 8000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 17

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
homicide noun The man's death was ruled a homicide. the killing of one person by another
homogeneous adj. They lived in a very homogeneous society. of the same or similar nature of kind
hostage noun They kept the man as their hostage. a person kept in a conflict as security
humane adj. They received quite humane treatment. characterized by kindness, mercy or compassion
humid adj. The weather at time was somewhat humid. air contains high amount of water vapor
hunch noun On a hunch he bet on the first horse. an intuitive feeling or premonition
verb Her back hunched over from old age. to bend or draw up into a hump
husbandry noun They were in the animal husbandry business. the act of growing crops and raising livestock
hybrid noun My son's personal car is a hybrid. a power plant having two kinds of power
hyphen noun A hyphen provides a number of grammar solutions. a punctuation mark (-)
hypnotic adj. He seemed to be in a hypnotic state. a sleeplike state induced by another person
hypocrisy noun It was the epitome of hypocrisy. the practise of professing beliefs you don't hold
hysteria noun She appeared to be on the verge of hysteria. excessive or uncontrollable emotion
ideology noun He did not believe the socialist ideology. the body of ideas of a political or economic system
identity noun Music is vital part of his identity. individuality
illegal adj. Taking another's possessions has been made illegal. prohibited by law
illiterate adj. That gentleman claims to be illiterate. unable to read and write
imbibe verb He has been known to frequently imbibe. drink alcohol spirits
immune adj. He seemed immune to her charms. not affected by a given influence
impair verb His breathing becomes impaired by pollen. to cause to diminish as to strength or value

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