Tài liệu Vocabulary for the toefl ibt part 16 ppt

WORD LIST 143

harangue (ha˘·'ran) n. a long, often scolding or bombastic speech; a tirade. v. to

speak in a pompous maner; to declaim. Members of the audience began to get rest￾less during the senator’s political harangue.

harbinger ('hahr·bin·je˘r) n. a person, thing, or event that foreshadows or indi￾cates what is to come; a forerunner or precursor. The arrival of the robins is a

harbinger of spring.

harrowing ('har·oh·in) adj. distressing, creating great stress or torment. The

turbulent flight proved to be a harrowing experience for Jane.

haughty ('haw·tee) adj. scornfully arrogant and condescending; acting as though

one is superior and others unworthy, disdainful. Stanley is so often haughty that

he has very few friends.

hegemony (hi·'jem·o˘·nee) n. predominant influence or leadership, especially of

one government over others. The hegemony of his country borders on imperialism.

hermetic (hur·'met·ik) adj. 1. having an airtight closure. 2. protected from out￾side influences. In the hermetic world of the remote mountain village, the inhabi￾tants did not even know that their country was on the brink of war.

hiatus (h¯·'ay·tu˘s) n. a gap or opening; an interruption or break. After he was laid

off by the bank, Kobitu decided to take a long hiatus from the financial world and took

a job as a middle school math teacher.

hone (hohn) v. to sharpen; to perfect, make more effective. By practicing creating

spreadsheets, I honed my computer skills.

hubris ('hyoo·bris) n. overbearing pride or presumption. In the Greek tragedy

Oedipus Rex, Oedipus’s hubris leads to his downfall.

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iconoclast (¯·'kon·oh·klast) n. 1. a person who attacks and seeks to overthrow

traditional ideas, beliefs, or institutions. 2. someone who opposes and destroys

idols used in worship. Using words as weapons, the well-spoken iconoclast challenged

political hypocrisy and fanaticism wherever she found it.

ignoble (i·'noh·be˘l) adj. 1. lacking nobility in character or purpose, dishonor￾able. 2. not of the nobility, common. Mark was an ignoble successor to such a well￾respected leader, and many members of the organization resigned.

ignominious (i·no˘·'min·ee·u˘s) adj. 1. marked by shame or disgrace. 2. deserv￾ing disgrace or shame; despicable. The evidence of plagiarism brought an ignomin￾ious end to what had been a notable career for the talented young author.

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