H Flashcards
Haughty
Arrogant Snobbish Egotistical Supercilious Condescending Disdainful Cocky Lofty
Heretic
A person holding unorthodox or unconventional opinion in any field
Hiatus
Break
Hearten
To give strength, courage
, hope
To encourage
To cheer up
Hierarchy
Characterisation of group according to ability or status
Hackneyed
Platitude
Lacking significance due to overuse
Hackneyed
Platitude
Lacking significance due to overuse
Hegemony
Leadership or author
Dominance over a certain area
Dominion
Harried
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
Feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one
Hound
To pursue relentlessly
Dog
Stalk
Heyday
Pinnacle or top of a time period or career
Period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, vigour or activity
Hodgepodge
A confusing mixture or jumble
Hamstring / hamstrung
Made ineffective or powerless
Constrain
Restrict
Handicap
Hindsight
Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed