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- HOSTILENot friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- HOSTILITYThe state of being hostile.
- HOSTLERA worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
- HOTELAlternative letter-case form of Hotel of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- HOTELINGSAlternative letter-case form of Hotel of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- HUMANOf or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- HUMANEHaving or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
- HUMANITYHumankind; human beings as a group.
- HUMANOIDHaving the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
- HUMBLENot pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- HUMECTANTAny substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
- HUMECTATIONA moistening; the act of making something moist or of something becoming moist.
- HUMERUSThe bone of the upper arm.
- HUMIDITYDampness, especially that of the air.
- HUMILIANThumiliating; humbling
- HUMILIATETo cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
- HUMILIATOROne who humiliates.
- HUMILITYThe characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
- HUMORALRelating to the body fluids or humours.
- HUMOROUSFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
- HUMOURThe quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- HUMUSA large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of
- HYALINEGlassy, transparent; amorphous.
- HYBRIDOffspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- HYMNALA collection of hymns; a hymn book.
- HYOIDEANSynonym of hyoid.
- IBIDEMIn the same place; indicates a reference to the same source as the previous one.
- ICICLEA drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- ICTALOf or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
- ICTERICJaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.
- ICTICPertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt.
- ICTUSThe pulse.
- IDEALPertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
- IDEALISTOne who adheres to idealism.
- IDEALITYThe quality or state of being ideal.
- IDEMThe same.
- IDEMPOTENCYIdempotence.
- IDEMPOTENTSuch that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed.
- IDENTICIdentical.
- IDENTIFYTo establish the identity of someone or something.
- IDESThe notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all ot
- IDOLATEROne who worships idols; a pagan.
- IDOLUMAn insubstantial image; a spectre or phantom.
- IDONEITYThe state or quality of being idoneous.
- IDONEOUSappropriate; suitable
- IGNEOUSPertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
- IGNOBLENot noble; plebeian; common.
- IGNORAMUSA totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.
- IGNORETo deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- ILEUMThe last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
- ILEXHolm oak (Quercus ilex).
- ILIACRelating to the ilium.
- ILIUMThe upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
- ILLITERATEUnable to read and write.
- ILLOCUTIONThe aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.
- ILLUDETo give a false impression to.
- ILLUMINATETo shine light on something.
- ILLUSIONA distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.
- ILLUSORYResulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
- IMAGINABLEAble to be imagined; conceivable. Within the realm of consideration.
- IMAGINARYExisting only in the imagination.
- IMAGINETo form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- IMAGINESplural of imago
- IMAGOThe final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
- IMBECILEA person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the ment
- IMBREXA roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.
- IMBRICATEAlternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”).
- IMBRUETo stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].
- IMBUETo instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.
- IMITABLECapable of being imitated or copied.
- IMITATORA person who imitates or apes another.
- IMMANENTNaturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
- IMMATURITYYouth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown
- IMMEDIATEHappening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- IMMENSEHuge, gigantic, very large.
- IMMERSETo place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
- IMMINENCEThe state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
- IMMINENTAbout to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- IMMUNEExempt; not subject to.
- IMMUNITYThe state of being insusceptible to something; notably: Protective resistance against disease.
- IMMURETo cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
- IMPACTThe striking of one body against another; collision.
- IMPACTIONA compression; the packing together of loose matter.
- IMPACTORAny of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
- IMPAIRTo weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
- IMPALETo pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- IMPALPABLEIncapable of being touched or felt; incorporeal, intangible.
- IMPARTTo give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
- IMPATIENCEThe quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.
- IMPATIENSAny of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
- IMPAVIDfearless, undaunted
- IMPEACHTo hinder, impede, or prevent.
- IMPECUNIOUSLacking money.
- IMPEDETo get in the way of; to hinder.
- IMPELTo urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- IMPENDTo hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
- IMPENETRABLENot penetrable.
- IMPERATIVEEssential; crucial; extremely important.
- IMPERFECTNot perfect.
- IMPERFECTIONThose qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.