H Flashcards
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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
White with age
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Holocaust
Destruction by fire
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Hone
Sharpen
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Horatory
Encouraging; exhortive
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Hostility
Unfriendliness; hatred
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Hubbub
Confused uproar
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Hue
Color; aspect
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Humdrum
Dull; monotonous
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Hummock
Small hill
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Humus
Substance formed by decomposing vegetable matter
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Hurtle
Crash; rush
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Husbandry
Frugality; thrift; agriculture
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Hydrophia
Fear of water (can be caused by rabies)
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Hyperbole
Overstatement; exaggeration
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Hypochondriac
One who is overly concerned with their health; belief without cause in presence of an illness or disease
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Hypocritical
Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
