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Fervent

Ardent, passionate

Fetid

Having a foul odor

Fetter

To chain, restrain

Fickle

Shifting in character

Fidelity

Loyalty, devotion

Figurative

Symbolic

Flabbergasted

Astounded

Flagrant

Offensive, egregious

Flout

To disregard or disobey openly

Foil

To thwart, frustrate, defeat

Forage

To graze, rummage for food

Forbearance

Patience, restraint, tolerance

Forestall

To prevent, thwart, delay

Forlorn

Lonely, abandoned, hopeless

Forsake

To give up, renounce

Fortitude

Strength, guts

Fortuitous

Happening by chance, often, lucky or fortunate

Forum

A medium for lecture or discussion

Foster

To stimulate, promote, encourage

Fractious

Troublesome or irritable

Fraught

Filled with or accompanied by

Frenetic

Frenzied, hectic, frantic

Frivolous

Of little importance, trifling

Frugal

Thrifty, economical

Furtive

Secretive, sly

Garish

Gaudy, in bad taste

Garrulous

Talkative, wordy

Genial

Friendly, affable

Gluttony

Overindulgence in food or drink

Goad

To urge, spur, incite to action

Grandiose

On a magnificent or exaggerated scale

Gratuitous

Uncalled for, unwarranted

Gregarious

Drawn to the company of others, sociable

Grievous

Injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

Guile

Deceitful, cunning, sly behavior

Hackneyed

Unoriginal, trite

Hapless

Unlucky

Hallowed

Revered, consecrated

Harangue

(N)- a lengthy, ranting speech


(V)- to give a lengthy, ranting speech

Hardy

Robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

Harrowing

Greatly distressing, vexing

Haughty

Disdainfully proud

Hedonist

One who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

Heinous

Shockingly wicked, repugnant

Heterogeneous

Varied, diverse in character

Hiatus

A break or gap in duration or continuity

Hierarchy

A system with ranked groups, usually according to social, economic, or professional class

Hypocrisy

Pretending to believe what one does not

Hypothetical

Supposed or assumed true, but unproven

Iconoclast

One who attacks common beliefs or institutions

Idolatrous

Excessively worshipping one object or person

Ignominious

Humiliating, disgracing

Illicit

Forbidden, not permitted

Immerse

To absorb, deeply involve, engross

Immutable

Not changeable

Impassive

Stoic, not susceptible to suffering

Impeccable

Exemplary, flawless

Imperative

(Adj)- necessary, pressing


(N)- a rule, command, or order

Imperious

Commanding, domineering

Impertinent

Rude, insolent

Impervious

Impenetrable, incapable of being affected

Impetuous

Rash; hastily done

Implement

(N)- an instrument, untensil, tool


(V)- to put into effect, to institute

Impinge

(V)- to impact, affect, make an impression


(V)- to encroach, infringe

Implacable

Incapable of being appeased or mitigated

Implicate

To involve in an incriminating way, incriminate

Implicit

Understood but not outwardly obvious, implied

Impregnable

Resistant to capture or penetration

Impudent

Casually rude, insolent, impertinent

Inane

Silly & meaningless

Inarticulate

Incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech

Incendiary

(N)- a person who agitates


(Adj)- inflammatory, causing combustion

Incessant

Unending

Incisive

Clear, sharp, direct

Inclination

A tendency, propensity

Incontrovertible

Indisputable

Incorrigible

Incapable of correction, delinquent

Indigenous

Originating in a region

Indigent

Very poor, impoverished

Indignation

Anger sparked by something unjust or unfair

Indolent

Lazy

Indomitable

Not capable of being conquered

Induce

To bring about, stimulate

Inept

Not suitable or capable, unqualified

Inextricable

Hopelessly tangled; entangled

Infamy

Notoriety, extreme ill-repute

Ingenious

Clever, resourceful

Ingenuous

Not devious; innocent and candid

Inhibit

To prevent, restrain, stop

Iniquity

Wickedness or sin

Innate

Inborn, native, inherent

Innocuous

Harmless, inoffensive

Innovate

To do something in an unprecedented way

Innuendo

An insinuation

Insatiable

Incapable of being satisfied