Vocahidaiy for TOEFL iBT will help normative speakers build or renew vital vocabulary skills. Vocabulary is a broad topic, and it forms the foundation for read-ing comprehension, grammar, and spelling. | WORD LIST 143 harangue ha- rang 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 restless during the senator s political harangue. harbinger hahr-bin-jer n. a person thing or event that foreshadows or indicates what is to come a forerunner or precursor. The arrival of the robins is a harbinger of spring. harrowing har-oh-ing 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 outside influences. In the hermetic world of the remote mountain village the inhabitants did not even know that their country was on the brink of war. hiatus hi- ay-tus 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. I iconoclast n komoh 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 ig noh bel adj. 1. lacking nobility in character or purpose dishonorable. 2. not of the nobility common. Mark was an ignoble successor to such
