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hoard |
stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use |
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hoary |
white with age |
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hoax |
trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
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holocaust |
destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust |
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holster |
leather pistol case |
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homage |
honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
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homeostasis |
tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm |
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homespun |
domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy |
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homily |
sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic |
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homogeneous |
of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout |
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hone |
sharpen ; N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
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hoodwink |
deceive; delude |
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horde |
crowd; swarm |
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hortatory |
encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
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horticultural |
pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
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hostility |
unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
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hovel |
shack; small wretched house |
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hover |
hang about; stay in the air in one place; wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state |
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hubbub |
confused uproar; loud noise; din |
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hubris |
arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
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hue |
color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue |
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hue_and_cry |
outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
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humane |
marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
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humanitarian |
one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
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humdrum |
dull; monotonous |
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humid |
damp; N. humidity |
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humility |
humbleness of spirit |
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hummock |
small hill; hillock |
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humus |
substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |
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hurtle |
crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train |
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husband |
use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder |
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husbandry |
frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
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hybrid |
mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
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hydrophobia |
fear of water; rabies |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
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hypercritical |
excessively exacting; too critical |
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hypochondriac |
person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |
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hypocritical |
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite |
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hypothetical |
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
