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Today's words

1 hurricane

Sometimes a nor'easter can be worse than a hurricane.

2 hurry

Take your time—there's no hurry.

3 hurt

No one's going to hurt you.

4 hut

The little prefabricated hut was lifted away by a huge crane.

5 howl

He sprang up with a howl.

6 huddle

The track led them to a huddle of outbuildings.

7 Hydrogen

Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.

8 hug

She gave her mother a big hug.

9 hygiene

She wasn't very fastidious about personal hygiene.

10 hypocrisy

Her denials reeked of hypocrisy.

11 hum

The place is really beginning to hum.

12 hypothesis

Galileo proposed a new hypothesis.

13 hysterical

Let's not get hysterical.

14 humble

His views come from his own humble beginnings.

15 ideal

He has found his ideal mate.

16 imaginary

Lots of children have imaginary friends.

17 identicald

The two pictures are similar, although not identical.

18 imagination

His writing lacks imagination.

19 identification

Have you any means of identification ?

20 imaginative

The show's a keeper–daring, imaginative and provocative.

21 identify

First of all we must identify the problem areas

22 imagine

I can just imagine his reaction.

23 identity

He closely guarded her identity.

24 imitate

Teachers provide a model for children to imitate.

25 ideology

This ideology was hypocritical.

26 imitation

A child learns to talk by imitation.

27 idiom

It's just the first half of an idiom.

28 immediate

She demanded an immediate explanation.

29 idiot

I felt like a complete idiot.

30 immense

That is a sign of its immense potential.

31 idle

Now the machine is lying idle.

32 Immerse

Immerse for one minute.

33 Immigrant

Immigrant workers were classed as aliens.

34 ignite

What can we do to re-ignite our passion?

35 imminent

There appeared no imminent danger.

36 ignorance

She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.

37 immune

The job of the immune system is to fight infections.

38 ignorant

He's ignorant about modern technology.

39 impact

A violent impact hurtled her forward.

40 impair

Even one drink can impair driving performance.

41 impart

The ability to impart knowledge and command respect is the essential qualification for teachers.

42 illegal

It's illegal to deface property.

43 impatient

They were impatient at the delay.

44 illiterate

Try to imagine your life being illiterate.

45 imperative

It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.

46 imperial

It helped make it possible to maintain an imperial military force of sufficient size.

47 Illuminate

Illuminate the future of knowledge, learning achievement future.

48 impetus

His articles provided the main impetus for change.

49 illusion

Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space.

50 implication

The implication was plain, if left unstated.

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