H Flashcards by Daniel Davis | Brainscape

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Habituate

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Accustom or familiarize; addict

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Hackneyed

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Commonplace; trite

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Halcyon

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Calm, peaceful

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Hallucination

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Delusion

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Hap

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Chance; luck

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Harangure

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Noisy speech; long lecture

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Harbinger

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Forerunner

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Harping

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Tiresome dwelling on a subject

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Harrow

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Torture

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Haughtiness

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Pride; arrogance

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Hazardous

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Dangerous

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Headstrong

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Stubborn; strong willed

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Heckler

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Person who harasses others

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Hedonism

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Belief that pleasure is the chief aim in life

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Hegemony

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Predominance; leadership

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Heinous

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Atrocious

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Herpetologist

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One who studies reptiles

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Heterogeneous

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Dissimilar; mixed

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Hew

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Cut into pieces with an ax or sword

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Hiatus

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Pause; a gap; interruption in continuity

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Hieroglyphic

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Picture writing

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Hindrance

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Block; obstacle

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Hirsute

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Hairy

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Hoard

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Accumulate for future use; stockpile

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Hoary

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White with age

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Holocaust

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Destruction by fire

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Hone

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Sharpen

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Horatory

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Encouraging; exhortive

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Hostility

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Unfriendliness; hatred

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Hubbub

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Confused uproar

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Hue

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Color; aspect

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Humdrum

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Dull; monotonous

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Hummock

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Small hill

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Humus

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Substance formed by decomposing vegetable matter

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Hurtle

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Crash; rush

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Husbandry

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Frugality; thrift; agriculture

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Hydrophia

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Fear of water (can be caused by rabies)

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Hyperbole

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Overstatement; exaggeration

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Hypochondriac

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One who is overly concerned with their health; belief without cause in presence of an illness or disease

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Hypocritical

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Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving