Pair of Words: From Meaning and Sentence from Hoard to Illusion
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List of Pair of Words: H to I
Hoard
Meaning: to collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe, often secret, place
Sentence: During the siege people began hoarding food and supplies.
Horde
Meaning: a large group of people
Sentence: Hordes of students on bikes made crossing the road difficult.
Hew
Meaning: to cut a large piece out of rock, stone or another hard material in a rough way
Sentence: The monument was hewn out of the side of a mountain.
Hue
Meaning: a particular shade or tint of a given color
Sentence: In the Caribbean waters there are fish of every hue.
Imply
Meaning: to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly
Sentence: I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.
Ingenious
Meaning: very clever and skillful
Sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways to work more quickly.
Ingenuous
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Sentence: It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage.
Immigrant
Meaning: a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently
Sentence: Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.
Illusion
Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true
Sentence: He had no illusions about his talents as a singer.
Immigrate
Meaning: to come to live in a different country
Sentence: He immigrated with his parents in 1895 and grew up in London.
Invade
Meaning: to enter an area of activity in a forceful and noticeable way
Sentence: Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days.
Immoral
Meaning: morally wrong
Sentence: itΥs an immoral tax because the poor will pay relatively more.
Imperial
Meaning: belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it
Sentence: Delhi is a city of two centers, comprising imperial Lutyens architecture and numerous monuments to the Moghul Empire.
Imperious
Meaning: unpleasantly proud and expecting obedience Sentence: He sent them away with an imperious wave of the hand.
Imperial
Meaning: belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it
Sentence: Delhi is a city of two centers, comprising imperial Lutyens architecture and numerous monuments to the Moghul Empire.
Incite
Meaning: to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent Sentence: She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers.
Imperious
Meaning: unpleasantly proud and expecting obedience
Sentence: He sent them away with an imperious wave of the hand.
Illusion
Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true
Sentence: He had no illusions about his talents as a singer.