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Histrionics=Acting = Artificial behaviour or speech done for effect.

Hive = A place for bees

Hodge-Podge=Heterogeneous mixture, Jumble.

Holocaust = Great destruction and the loss of many lives; the mass killing of
Jews in World War II

Holocaust=A sacrifice totally concerned by fire = Devastation.

Holster = A leather holder for a pistol

Homely=Not beautiful = unattractive = plain.

Homicide=Murder of a human being

Homologous=Corresponding having same or similar relation.

Homonym = A word which agrees with another in pronunciation and perhaps

also in spelling but is different in meaning

Homophone=Word pronounced the same as, but different in meaning spelled the
same wayhood.

Horologist=One who studies the art of clock making.

Horology = Science of time

Horticulture = The art of garden cultivation

Howdah = Seat on elephants back

Hub = The central part of a wheel

Hullabaloo=Clamorous noise or disturbance = Uproar.

Humanitarian=One who feels sympathetic towards human beings

Hung=Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority

Hybrid=Anything derived from heterogeneous sources.

Hydraulics=Study of water or other liquid in Motion.

Hydrographer=One who knows the positions of lands and draws the maps.

Hydrography=Description of oceans and lands and the oceans.

Hydrometer=Instrument used for measuring the specific gravity of liquids.

Hydrophobia = Fear of water

Hydrophone=Instrument used for recording sound under water.

Hydroponics=Culture of plants without soil, with the help of chemical solutions

containing nutrients.

Hydrostatics=Relating to water.

Hydrotropic=Turning towards or away from moisture.

Hygrometer=Instrument used for measuring humidity in air.

Hymn = A religious song

Hymn=Song in praise of god.

Hyperbola=Curve with two distinct and similar branches.

Hypercriticism=Deep criticism.

Hypochondriac = One who has exaggerated anxiety about his health

Hypocrite=One who pretends to be what he is not

Hypocritical = Pretence of virtue or goodness; saying one thing while thinking

another

Hypothesis = Supposition made as basis for reasoning

Ichthyologist=An expert in fishes.

Ichthyology=Study of fishes.

Iconoclast = One who is breaker of images and traditions

Iconoclast=Destroyer of images attached on traditions.

Iconography=Teaching by pictures and models.

Iconolater=Worshipper of idols or images.

Idealism = Practice of forming and following ideals

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Ideology = Set of ideas at the basis of certain economic or political systems

Idiosyncrasy=A person's peculiar habit

Idolatry = Worship of idols

Idolatry=Worship of idols

Igloo=Eskimo home shaped hut or native house.

Igneous=Of or about fire produced under intense heat.

Ignoramus = A thoroughly ignorant person

Illegal = That which is contrary to law

Illegible = Handwriting which cannot be read

Illegible=A handwriting that cannot be read

Illicit=That is prohibited by law

Illiterate = One who is unable to read or write

Ill=omened=Ill fated = Unlucky

Imago=an insect in its sexually mature adult state

Immemorial = Too old to be remembered, ancient beyond memory

Immigrant = A person coming to a foreign land to settle

Immigrant=One who lives in a foreign country

Imminent = About to happen

Immiscible=Incapable of being mined.

Immortal = That which never dies

Immutable=Unchangeable = unalterable = changeless.

Impenetrable=impossible to pass through or enter.

Imperceptible=That which cannot be noticed

Impersonate = To play the part of, and function as, some other person

Impervious=A person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people's

opinions, suggestions

Implacable = Impossible to satisfy, change or make less angry

Imply=Indicate without express statement.

Imposter = One who pretends to be somebody else

Impracticable=That which cannot be practiced

Impregnable = That which cannot be attacked or taken by force

Impromptu=Made or done without previous preparation = Extemporaneous.

Inaccessible = That cannot be approached or reached

Inattentive=Not giving proper attention.

Inauspicious = Not of good omen

Incarcerate=imprison or confine.

Incarnadine=Blood red = crimson = flesh coloured = pale pink.

Incinerate=Burn = Reduce to ashes.

Incognito=Travelling under a name other than one's own.

Incombustible=Not inflammable

Incompatible=Persons who cannot work or live together in harmony.

Incomprehensible = Statement which cannot be understood

Incorporeal = Without a body

Incorrigible=One who cannot be corrected

Incorruptible=very honest : incapable of being corrupted

Incredible = That cannot be believed

Incredible=That which cannot be believed

Incriminate=Change with a crime or fault.

Incumbent=Holding of an office = obligatory.

Incurable=That which cannot be cured

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Indefatigable = One who is incapable of being tired

Indefatigable=One incapable of being tired

Indefensible=That which cannot be defended

Indelible = Incapable of being effaced or cancelled or obliterated

Indophile = An admirer of the Indian people, its culture, manners orway of life

Indophobe = One who dislikes the Indian sand India

Inedible = Something which cannot be eaten

Inescapable=That which cannot escaped from.

Inevitable = That which is bound to happen

Inexplicable=That which cannot be explained

Infallible=One who does not make mistakes

Infanticide = The murder of infant

Infections=That (disease) which is liable to spread.

Infiltrator = One who sneaks into a country

Inflate = To fill with air or gas

Ingenious = Very clever

Inimitable = That which cannot be imitated

Innate = That which one is born with

Innocuous = That which is quite harmless

Insatiable=That which cannot be satisfied

Insolation=The sun's energy

Insoluble=That which cannot be dissolved in liquid.

Insolvent = Being unable to pay ones debt

Insomnia = Want of sleep

Insurmountable=too great to be overcome.

Intangible = That cannot be mentally grasped

Intelligentsia = The class of people who think independently

Interdiction=Prohibition prevention from participation in certain sacred acts.

Interjection=A word exclamation

Interlude = Interval between two events

Internist=Medical student receiving training in a hospital.

Intestate = To die without having made a will

Intestate=One who dies without a Will

Intestate=One who dies without a Will

Intolerable = That which cannot be endured

Intractable=That which cannot be controlled easily.

Introspection = Examination of ones own mental processes

Introspection=The action of looking back on past time

Introvert = One who does not expresses himself freely

Intuition = Immediate apprehension by mind reasoning

Invertebrate=Without a backbone = without strength of characters.

Invincible = That cannot be conquered

Invoice = List of goods with their price

Invulnerable=That which cannot be hurt

Ionosphere=The layer of the earth's atmosphere which contains a high

concentration of ions and free electrons.

Irreparable=A loss or damage that cannot be compensated

Irreproachable = So good that no criticism can be made

Irrevocable=A decision on which one cannot go back.

Irrevocable=That cannot be altered or withdrawn

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Isobel=Is a contour lines of equal rainfall.

Isohyets=A line on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall
in a given period.

Isthmus=A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.

Itinerant = One who travels from place to place

Itinerate=One who journeys from place to place.

Jaywalk = To cross streets on foot in a careless and dangerous way

Joey = A young kangaroo

Judicious = Wise, sound in judgement

Jurisdiction=The area over which an official has control

Katsaridaphobia = Fear of cockroaches

Kennel = A place for dogs

keptarchive = A place where government /public records are

Kimono = A loose gown of silk as worn in Japan

Knighthood = The right to put Sir in front of ones name

Lackey = One who behaves like a servant by always obeying

Lalophobia = Fear of speaking

Laminate = To cover with thin sheets of metal or plastic