honradez f. honesty

honrado honest, honorable

honrar honor

hora f. hour; time; a buena ——­ at a seasonable time

horizonte m. horizon

hormiguillo m. (from hormiga ant) distemper of horses affecting first the hoofs; amalgamating mixture; tener ——­ be on pins and needles

horror m. horror

hortera m. nickname applied to certain shop clerks in Madrid

hoy today

huerto m. garden; orchard

huevo m. egg

huir flee; avoid

humano human; humane

humeante smoking

humedecer dampen, moisten

humilde humble

humillacion f. humiliation

humillar humiliate

humor m. humor

huracan _m._ hurricane

idea f. idea

idem (Latin pronoun) the same; ditto

iglesia f. church

ignorar be unaware of

igual equal, like; even

ilusion f. illusion; fond fancy

ilustre illustrious, distinguished

imaginar imagine

imaginario imaginary

impaciente impatient

impavido dauntless

impedir hinder

imperdonable unpardonable

imperfeccion f. imperfection; blemish

imperiosamente imperiously

implorar implore

importancia f. importance

importante important

importar matter

importunar importune; bother

imposible impossible

imprimir print

improbabilidad f. improbability

imprudencia f. rashness

impulso m. impulse; dar ——­ encourage; foster

incapaz incapable

incertidumbre f. uncertainty

inclinacion f. inclination

inclusero m. foundling; child reared in an Inclusa or orphans’ home (Mesonero Romanos in his “El antiguo Madrid” states that the name Inclusa was given to the institution in Madrid because of a statue of the Virgin that is in its chapel and that was brought from Enkhuizen, Holland (Inclusa being a corruption of Enkhuizen); a child left in an Inclusa could hardly boast of his family)

incognito incognito

incompleto incomplete, unfinished

inconveniente m. inconvenience

indeciso undecided

indefenso defenseless

independencia f. independence