Vocabulary Entry 4

20. familiar - eulogy - noun - speech in praise of someone.

20. familiar - euphemism - noun - use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one.

20. familiar - explicit - adjective - clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression.

21. fallow - noun - dormant; unused.

"I don't see how any man can allow his unit to go fallow... no wonder priests molest little boys."

21. familiar - fanatical - adjective - acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion.

21. familiar - frugality - noun - tending to be thrifty or cheap.

21. familiar - gestation - noun - growth process from conception to birth.

22. gregarious - adjective - outgoing; sociable.

"I once knew this word but forgot so I will do a sentence. My mother often tells me I am too gregarious of a person. I have too many friends and go out too much she says."

22. familiar - grievous - adjective - causing grief or sorrow; serious or distressing.

23. grovel - verb - to humble oneself in a demeaning way.

"Although a man groveling to me that previously upset me could be somewhat amusing, it is not flattering."

23. familiar - gullible - adjective - easily deceived.

24. hegemony - noun - the domination of one state or group over its allies.

"I am having a hard time coming up with a sentence for hegemony. Oh, there, I just did."

25. hermetic - adjective - tightly sealed.

"My junk is hermetically sealed. Hahahaha JK."

25. familiar - heterogenous - composed of unlike parts; different; diverse.

25. familiar - homogenous - of a similar kind.

26. hyperbole - noun - purposeful exaggeration for effect.

"The president utilized a hyperbole in his speech and called the man "the nation's superhero" to emphasize the good deeds he accomplished."

27. imbue - verb - to infuse.

"Sometimes my mother imbues a bit of her Latin cooking knowledge into American dishes."

28. impasse - noun - blocked path; dilemma with no solution.

"I really do not like running into an impasse. It makes me feel as if I have failed because I tend to believe most every problem has a solution."

29. ingenuous - adjective - showing innocence or childlike simplicity.

"A friend of mine can sometimes be ingenuous because she has not experienced nearly as much as most people our age."

29. familiar - ingrate - noun - ungrateful person.

30. ingratiate - verb - to gain favor with another by deliberate efforts; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage.

"My friend says that his sister-in-law ingratiates so much that she will suffocate if she doesn't pull her nose out of everyone's asses."