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hackless

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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog

The dog’s hackles rose and he began to growl as the sound of footsteps grew louder.

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haggard

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wasted away; gaunt

After his long illness, he was pale and haggard.

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haggle

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argue about prices

I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because, whenever I haggle with a shopkeeper, I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.

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halcyon

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calm; peaceful

In those halcyon days, people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings.

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hale

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healthy

After a brief illness, he was soon hale.

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hallowed

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blessed; consecrated

She was laid to rest in hallowed ground.

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halting

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hesitant; faltering

Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a halting fashion as they grope for the right words.

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hamper

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obstruct

The minority party agreed not to hamper the efforts of the leaders to secure a lasting peace.

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hap

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chance; luck

In his poem hap, Thomas Hardy objects to the part chance plays in our lives.

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haphazard

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random; by chance

His haphazard reading left him unaquainted with the authors of the books.

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hapless

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unfortunate

This hapless creature had never known a moment’s pleasure.

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harangue

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long, passionate, and vehement speech

In her lengthy harangue, the principal berated the offenders.

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harbinger

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forerunner

The crocus is an early harbinger of spring.

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hardy

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sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather

We asked the gardening expert to recommend particularly hardy plants that could withstand our harsh New England winters.

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harping

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tiresome dwelling on a subject

After he had reminded me several times about what he had done for me I told him to stop his harping on my indebtedness to him.

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harrow

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break up ground after plowing; torture

I don’t want to harrow you at this time by asking you to recall the details of your unpleasant experience.

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harry

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harass, annoy, torment; raid

The guerrilla band harried the enemy nightly.

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hatch

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deck opening; lid covering a deck opening

The latch on the hatch failed to catch, so the hatch remained unlatched.

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haughtiness

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pride; arrogance

I resent his haughtiness because he is no better than we are.

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headlong

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hasty; rash

The slave seized the unexpected chance to make a headlong dash across the border to freedom.

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heckler

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person who verbally harasses others

The heckler kept interrupting the speaker with rude remarks.

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heedless

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not noticing; disregarding

He drove on, heedless of the warnings that the road was dangerous.

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hegemony

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dominance, especially of one nation over others

As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence, commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the once monolithic Soviet hegemony.

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heinous

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atrocious; hatefully bad

Hitler’s heinous crimes will never be forgotten.

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heresy

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opinion contrary to popular belief or to accepted religion

He was threatened with excommunication because his remarks were considered to be pure heresy.

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heretic

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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

After these bandages are sterilized, they are placed in hermetic containers.

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hermitage

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home of a hermit

Even in his remote hermitage he could not escape completely from the world.

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herpetologist

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one who studies reptiles

As a boy, Indiana Jones had a traumatic experience involving snakes; sensibly enough, he studies to be archaeologist, not a herpetologist.

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heterodox

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unorthodox; unconventional

To those who upheld the belief that the earth did not move, Galileo’s theory that the earth circled the sun was disturbingly heterodox.

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hew

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cut to pieces with ax or sword

The cavalry rushed into melee and hewed the enemy with their swords.

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heyday

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time of greatest success; prime

In their heyday, the San Francisco Forty-Niners won the Super Bowl two years running.

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hiatus

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gap; pause

Except for a brief two-year hiatus, during which she enrolled in the Peace Corps, Ms. Clements has devoted herself to her medical career.

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hibernal

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wintry

Bears prepare for their long hibernal sleep by overeating.

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hieroglyphic

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picture writing

The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.

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hilarity

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boisterous mirth

The hilarity is improper on this solemn day of mourning.

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hindmost

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furthest behind

The coward could always be found in the hindmost lines whenever a battle was being waged.

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hindrance

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block; obstacle

Stalled cars along the highway are a hindrance to traffic that tow trucks should remove without delay.

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hinterlands

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back country

They seldom had visitors, living as they did way out in the hinderlands.

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hireling

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one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously)

In a matter of such importance, I do not wish to deal with hirelings; I must meet with the chief.

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hirsute

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hairy

He was a hitsute individual with a heavy black beard.

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histrionic

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theatrical

He was proud of his histrionic ability and wanted to paly the role of Hamlet.

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hoary

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white with age

The man was hoary and wrinkled when he was 70.

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hoax

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trick; practical joke

Embarrassed by the hoax, he reddened and left the room.

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holocaust

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destruction by fire

Citizens of San Francisco remember that the destruction of the city was caused not by the earthquake but by the holocaust that followed.

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holster

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pistol case

Even when he was not in uniform, he carried a holster and pistol under his arm.

46
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homage

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honor; tribute

In her speech she tried to pay homage to a great man.

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homeostasis

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tendency of a system to maintain relative stability

A breakdown of the body’s immune system severely undermines the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis.

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homespun

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domestic; made at home

homespun wit, like homespun cloth, was often coarse and plain.

49
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hoodwink

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deceive; delude

Having been hoodwinked once by the fast-talking salesman, he was extremely cautious when he went to purchase a used car.

50
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horde

A

crowd

Just before Christmas the stores are filled with hordes of shoppers.

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hortatory

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encouraging; exhortive

The crowd listened to his hortatory statements with ever-growing excitement; finally they rushed from the hall to carry to his suggestions.

52
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horticultural

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pertaining to cultivation of gardens

When he bought his house, he beganto look for flowers and decorative shrubs, and began to read books dealing with horticultural matters.

53
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hovel

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shack; small, wretched house

He wondered how poor people could stand living in such a hovel.

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hubbub

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confused uproar

The marketplace was a scene of hubbub and excitement.

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hubris

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arrogance; excessive self-conceit

Filled with hubris, Lear refused to heed his friends’ warnings.

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hue

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*

color; aspect

The aviary contained birds of every possible hue.

**

outcry

When her purse was snatched, she raised such a hue and cry that the thief was captured.

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humdrum

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dull; monotonous

After years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum existence.

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hummock

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small hill

The ascent of the hummock is not difficult and the view from the hilltop is ample reward tor the effort.

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humus

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substance formed by decaying vegetable matter

In order to improve his garden, he spread humus over his lawn and flower beds.

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hurtle

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crash; rush

The runaway train hurtled toward disaster.

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husbandry

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frugality; thrift; agriculture

He accumulated his small fortune by diligence and husbandry.

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hypocritical

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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

I resent his hypocritical posing as a friend for I know he is interested only in his own advancement.

63
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hypothetical

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based on assumptions or hypotheses

Why do we have to consider hypothetical cases when we have actual case histories that we may examine?

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