Lesson 24   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
germane
glacier
goad
grandiose
gratify
gratis
gratuitous
gregarious
gross
guile
gulf
gullible
gusty
habitat
hamper
haphazard
harass
harbinger
harbor
hardy
hazard
heed
hemisphere
herald
heretic
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      germane 1. having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant; applicable; applicatory
___________________________ 2. capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong; rugged; tough
___________________________ 3. a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land; creek; firth; bight
___________________________ 4. to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute; foray; raid
___________________________ 5. blowing or coming in gusts, as wind, rain, or storms; blowy; breezy
___________________________ 6. to give one's attention to; take notice of; hearken; listen
___________________________ 7. unqualified; complete; rank; glaring
___________________________ 8. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
___________________________ 9. the place where a person or thing is usually found. Example: Paris is a major habitat of artists; home; site
___________________________ 10. (often cap.) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, esp. one of the halves into which the earth is divided. Cf. Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere.
___________________________ 11. fond of the company of others; sociable; social
___________________________ 12. (formerly) a royal or official messenger, esp. one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime; harbinger; precursor
___________________________ 13. a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents; sanctuary; refuge; retreat
___________________________ 14. a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, esp. a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine; sectary; misbeliever; dissenter
___________________________ 15. someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner; precursor
___________________________ 16. readily believing and thus easily tricked or deceived; fleeceable; easy; susceptible
___________________________ 17. something that spurs a person to action; stimulus; incitement; stimulant; incentive
___________________________ 18. deceitfulness, treachery, or cunning; wiliness.
___________________________ 19. to give pleasure or satisfaction to (someone); gladden; delight
___________________________ 20. without charge or payment; free; chargeless
___________________________ 21. more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown; lordly; august; princely
___________________________ 22. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary; costless; complimentary; chargeless
___________________________ 23. not organized or based on reason or logic; without aim or purpose; hit-or-miss; unplanned
___________________________ 24. danger or risk; chance; luck; fortune
___________________________ 25. to hold back; hinder; impede; hog-tie; clog