notes in class

 
1.   haggard (adj.)
-looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes
-example: He'd been drinking the night before and was looking a bit haggard.
 

 
2.   harassed (adj.)
-anxious, annoyed and tired, especially because you have too many things to deal with:
-example: The supermarket was full of harassed-looking mothers with young children.
 

 
3.   hazard (n.)
-(1) something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage
-(2) a health/fire hazard
-example: The busy traffic entrance was a hazard to pedestrians.
 
 

4.   haemorrhage (v.)
- to lose a large amount of blood in a short time
-example: She started haemorrhaging while giving birth to the baby.
 
 

5.   hesitate (v.)
-to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it:
-example: She hesitated slightly before answering the inspector's question.
 
 

6.   heterodox (adj.)
-(of beliefs, ideas or activities) different and in opposition to generally accepted beliefs or standards
-example: His opinions have always been distinctly heterodox.
 

 
7.   heterogeneous (adj.)
-consisting of parts or things that are very different from each other
-example: Switzerland is a heterogeneous confederation of 26 self-governing cantons.
 

 
8.   hiatus (n.)
-a short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something is missing:
-example: The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month hiatus.
 
 

9.   hideous (adj.)
-extremely ugly or bad:
-example: They've just built some hideous new apartment blocks on the seafront.
 

 
10.   hilarious (adj.)
-extremely amusing and causing a lot of laughter
-example: He didn't like the film at all - I thought it was hilarious.
 
 

11.   illuminate (v.)
- to light something and make it brighter
-example: The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.
 
 

12.   imbibe  (v.)
-to drink, especially alcohol
-example: Have you been imbibing again?
 
 

13.   immense (adj.)
-extremely large in size or degree:
-example: They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition.
 
 

14.   impel (v.)
-to make someone feel that they must do something:
[+ to infinitive] She was in such a mess I felt impelled to (= felt I had to) offer your services.
-example: I wonder what it is that impels him to exercise all the time.
 

 
15.   imperative (adj.)
-(1) extremely important or urgent
-(2) needing to be done or given attention immediately
-example: The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured.
 
 

16.   imperil  (v.)
-to put something or someone at risk or in danger of being harmed or destroyed:
-example: A police raid would imperil the lives of the hostages.
 
 

17.   impetuous (adj.)
- tending to act on a sudden idea or wish, without considering the results of your actions:
-example: He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?
 
 

18.   implausible (adj.)
-difficult to believe, or unlikely
-example: The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.
 
 

19.   implicit (adj.)
-suggested but not communicated directly:
-example: He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.
 
 
20.   impracticable (adj.)
-If a course of action, plan, etc. is impracticable, it is impossible to do in an effective way:
-example: The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.
 

 
21.   jurisdiction (n.)
-the authority of an official organization to make and deal with especially legal decisions
-example: The court has no jurisdiction in/over cases of this kind.

22.   divinity (n.)
-The quality or character of being godlike.
-example: He was a former divinity student.

23.   divert (v.)
- To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
-example: If a user must divert his attention from the application to search out a tool, his concentration will be broken.
 

 
24.   distort (v.)
- To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
-example: The man distorts the kid’s criticism.
 
 

25.   distillation (n.)
- Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
-example: Every paragraph is a distillation of sound judgment.