1. Halcyon: Happy
Usage: The halcyon days of one’s youth.
2. Hiatus: A gap
3. Hirsute (adj): hairy Usage: A hirsute dog moving on the road.
4. Horrendous(adj): horrible
Usage: Horrendous problem in our families.
5. Hortatory (adj): advising
Usage: Hortatory talks to the employees.
6. Idyllic (adj): peaceful: beautiful
Usage: An idyllic cottage/scenery.
7. Imminent (adj): likely to happen anything wrong
Usage: Seeing the cloud my friend said.”Rain is imminent.
8. Impeccable (adj): faultless; without any mistake
Usage: His written English is impeccable.
9. Impolitic( adj): Not wise
Usage: It might be impolitic to refuse his order.
10. Impugn(v): challenged as false
Usage: impugn somebody’s motives.
11. Jaunty (adj): feeling self-confidence
Usage: A Jaunty tune/rhythm.
12. Jocund (adj): pleasant; cheerful
Usage: The little girl’s jocund manners of speaking were attractive.
13. Jettison (v): to throw unnecessary things from a ship aircraft etc.
Usage: The tankers were jettisoning crude oil.
14. Jeer (v): to laugh rudely
Usage: Jeer at the speaker.
15. Jib(v): to refuse; to unwilling to accept
Usage: He jibbed when I told him the price.
16. Killjoy (N): person who destroys other people’s enjoyment.
Usage: He behaves like a killjoy.
17. Knackers (v): to make somebody very tired
Usage: This writing work knackered the whole day.
18. Limbo (n): in an unfinished and uncertain state
Usage: the project was in limbo until the committee made its decision.
19. Labyrinth (n): confusion; maze
Usage: A person suffering from labyrinth.
20. Loopy (adj): crazy
Usage: It sounds a loopy idea to me.
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