 | Term | Definition |
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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 (in an attempt to bargain) |
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halcyon |
calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
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hale |
healthy |
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hail |
frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail |
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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: ½Ä·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ï |
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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 (which foreshadows what is to come) |
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harbor |
give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge |
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habitat |
natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
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hardy |
(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather |
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harping |
tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously |
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harrowing |
agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
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harry |
harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid |
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hatch |
deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
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haughtiness |
pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
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haunt |
(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented |
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haven |
place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
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havoc |
widespread damage; disorder; chaos |
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hazardous |
dangerous |
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hazard |
venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
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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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headfirst |
moving with the head leading; headlong |
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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 (by interrupting a speaker or speech) |
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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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heed |
pay attention to; N: close attention |
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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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helm |
steering wheel of a ship; position of control |
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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 |
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight |
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hermetic |
concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult |
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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 |
(of beliefs) 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(merriment; laughter); 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 (usually used contemptuously); 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 |
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historic |
important in history; Ex. historic battle |
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historical |
connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not) |
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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 (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
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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 (a tool); 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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hut |
crude dwelling; shack |
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hover |
hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) 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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humble |
of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others |
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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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hygiene |
science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
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hypercritical |
excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities) |
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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 |
