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Question 1

hauteur

\hä-ˈtər\

Answer 1

D. haughtiness

E. she looked at him with the hauteur of someone who is accustomed to being instantly obeyed

Question 2

hawser

\ˈhä-zər\

Answer 2

D. a large rope or cable for mooring or anchoring a ship

Question 3

hector

Answer 3

D. to bully

E. The judge ordered the attorney to stop hectoring the witness.

Question 4

hedonism

\ˈhē-də-ˌni-zəm\

Answer 4

D. the pursuit of pleasure as a primary goal of life

E. their spring break trip to Mexico became an exercise in heedless hedonism

Question 5

heedless

Answer 5

D. careless; unmindful

Question 6

hegemony

\hi-ˈje-mə-nē\

Answer 6

D. leadership; dominance

E. European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world.

Question 7

heinous

\ˈhā-nəs\

Answer 7

D. abominable, hatefully or shockingly evil

E. These murders were especially heinous.

Question 8

herbaceous

\ˌ(h)ər-ˈbā-shəs\

Answer 8

D. pertaining to herbs or leaves

Question 9

herculean

Answer 9

D. of great size, strength, or courage

Question 10

heresy

\ˈher-ə-sē\

Answer 10

D. a religious belief opposed by the church

E. He was burned at the stake for heresy. / The idea is heresy to most employees of the firm.

Question 11

heterodox

ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdäks\

Answer 11

D. inclining toward heresy, unorthodox

E. her heterodox approach to teaching science initially met with some resistance from her peers

Question 12

heterogeneous

Answer 12

D. varied

Question 13

hiatus

\hī-ˈā-təs\

Answer 13

D. a gape or break

E. The band is making an album again after a five-year hiatus.

Question 14

hibernal

Answer 14

D. pertaining to winter

Question 15

hierarchy

\ˈhī-(ə-)ˌrär-kē\

Answer 15

D. an arrangement in order of rank

E. He was at the bottom of the corporate hierarchy.

Question 16

hieratic

\ˌhī-(ə-)ˈra-tik\

Answer 16

D. priestly; highly restrained

E. Some of the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved.

Question 17

hieroglyphic

\ˌhī-(ə-)rə-ˈgli-fik\

Answer 17

D. written in symbols; hard to understand

Question 18

hilarity

\hi-‘le-rə-tē\

Answer 18

D. mirth; boisterous merriment or laughter

E. hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death

Question 19

hinder

Answer 19

D. to restrain or hold back

Question 20

hirsute

\ˈhər-ˌsüt\

Answer 20

D. hairy

E. wore a hirsute mask as part of his werewolf costume

Question 21

histrionic

\ˌhis-trē-ˈä-nik\

Answer 21

D. theatrical, deliberately affected; pertaining to theatre

E. a penchant for dish throwing, door slamming, and other histrionic displays of temper

Question 22

hoary

\ˈhȯr-ē\

Answer 22

D. white; white-haired; extremely old

E. a man hoary with age / a hoary tale of revenge

Question 23

holocaust

\ˈhō-lə-ˌkȯst\

Answer 23

D. destruction by fire

E. The museum is devoted to the Holocaust.

Question 24

homage

\ˈä-mij\

Answer 24

D. allegiance or honor

E. Her book is a homage to her favorite city.

Question 25

homicide

Answer 25

D. the killing of one person by another

Question 26

homily \ˈhä-mə-lē\

Answer 26

D. a long, dull sermon E. The priest gave a brief homily on forgiveness. / We had to listen to another one of his homilies about the value of public service.

Question 27

homogenious

Answer 27

D. similar

Question 28

hone

Answer 28

D. to sharpen E. helped her hone her writing skill

Question 29

hortatory \ˈhȯr-tə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Answer 29

D. encouraging; giving advice E. hortatory sermons

Question 30

horticulture \ˈhȯr-tə-ˌkəl-chər\

Answer 30

D. the growing of plants E. a college of agriculture and horticulture

Question 31

hybrid

Answer 31

D. a mix of unlike parts E. The band plays a hybrid of jazz and rock.

Question 32

hydrous

Answer 32

D. containing water

Question 33

hyperbole \hī-ˈpər-bə-(ˌ)lē\

Answer 33

D. exaggeration E. “enough food to feed a whole army” is a common example of hyperbole

Question 34

hypercritical

Answer 34

D. too critical

Question 35

hypochondriac \hī-pə-'cän-drē-ˌak\

Answer 35

D. a person who constantly believes he is ill E. My brother is a real hypochondriac. Every time he reads about some new disease, he thinks he has it.

Question 36

hypocritical

Answer 36

D. being a hypocrite; pretending to be what one is not E. it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her

Question 37

hypothetical

Answer 37

D. assumed; supposed E. She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point.

Question 38

iconoclast

Answer 38

D. one who attacks traditional ideas

Question 39

ideology \ˌī-dē-ˈä-lə-jē\

Answer 39

D. a body of ideas; a set of beliefs, especially one held by a particular group, that influences the way people behave E. the ideology of gender roles

Question 40

idiom

Answer 40

D. a phrase

Question 41

idiosyncrasy \ˌi-dē-ə-ˈsiŋ-krə-sē\

Answer 41

D. a personal peculiarity E. Her habit of using “like” in every sentence was just one of her idiosyncrasies.

Question 42

idolatry \i-'do-le'-trē\

Answer 42

D. worship E. her idolatry of her favorite rock star is one step removed (outside but near) from stalking

Question 43

idyll \'ī-dəl\

Answer 43

D. a short poem or other piece of writing that describes a peaceful and happy scene E. her year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that she had expected it to be

Question 44

igneous \ˈig-nē-əs\

Answer 44

D. pertaining to or produced by fire E. igneous rock

Question 45

ignoble \ig-ˈnō-bəl\

Answer 45

D. dishonorable; base E. such an ignoble act is completely unworthy of a military officer

Question 46

ignominious \ˌig-nə-ˈmi-nē-əs\

Answer 46

D. shameful; disgrading E. the prison guards degraded themselves with their inhumane, ignominious treatment of the prisoners