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habituate |
accustom or familiarize; addict |
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hackles |
hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
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hackneyed |
commonplace; trite |
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haggard |
wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
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haggle |
argue about prices |
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halcyon |
calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
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hale |
healthy |
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hallowed |
blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy |
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hallucination |
delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
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halting |
hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop |
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hamper |
obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: |
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hap |
chance; luck |
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haphazard |
random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
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hapless |
unfortunate; luckless |
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harangue |
long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
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harass |
annoy by repeated attacks |
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harbinger |
forerunner |
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harbor |
give protection ; provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind ; Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge |
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hardy |
sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather |
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harping |
tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on tediously |
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harrowing |
agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
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harry |
harass, annoy, torment ; raid |
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hatch |
deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce from an egg |
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haughtiness |
pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
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haven |
place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
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hazardous |
dangerous |
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hazy |
slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
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headlong |
hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
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headstrong |
willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no "excessive" |
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heckler |
person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes |
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hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure |
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heedless |
not noticing; disregarding |
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hegemony |
dominance especially of one nation over others |
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heinous |
atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
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herbivorous |
grain-eating; CF. herbivore |
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heresy |
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
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hermetic |
concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult |
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hermetic |
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight |
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hermitage |
home of a hermit |
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herpetologist |
one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
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heterodox |
against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional |
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heterogeneous |
dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants |
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hew |
cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
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heyday |
time of greatest success or power; prime |
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hiatus |
gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break |
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hibernal |
wintry; wintery; of or like winter |
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hibernate |
sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation |
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hierarchy |
arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority |
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hieroglyphic |
picture writing; ADJ. |
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hilarity |
boisterous mirth; ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter |
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hindmost |
furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
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hindrance |
block; obstacle; V. hinder |
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hinterlands |
back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland |
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hireling |
one who serves for hire ; one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician |
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hirsute |
hairy; having a lot of hair |
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histrionic |
theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior |
