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Hackneyed

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Hackneyed is a word for language that doesn’t pack a punch since it’s overused and trite.

Cliche

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Habitué

ha BIH chu eh

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A habitué is a frequent and well-known patron of a particular place. If you walk into a restaurant, and the entire staff waves and says your name, you are likely a habitué.

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Haggle

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To haggle is to negotiate or argue over something, usually a price.

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Halcyon

HAL see uhn

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adj
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

The halcyon days of youth

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Hale

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If you’re hale, you’re strong and in good health. Think “hale and hearty,”

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Hallowed

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Sacred

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Hapless

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Deserving of pity.

The hapless boy on the streets

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Harried

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Troubled continually with petty annoyances

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Harrowing

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Provoking feelings of extreme horror

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Hauteur

Hoe TER

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Hauteur is an obnoxious display of overbearing pride and superiority over others.

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Hearsay

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Indirectly found
Hearsay information

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Gossip

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Heathen

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If you don’t believe in God — or if you contradict other beliefs of a religion — you are a heathen.

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Heckler

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n

someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections

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Heinous

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extremely wicked, deeply cruel

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Hemorrhage

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Medically speaking, a hemorrhage is a rapid loss of blood. If you fall and hit your head really hard, the doctors will check to see there’s no cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding in your brain.

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Herald

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A herald is a sign of things to come. A chilly day in October is a herald of the coming winter.

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Herculean

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adj

extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules

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Heresy

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n

a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

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Hermetic

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Hermetic means sealed so that no air can get in.
A child who is completely protected from the outside world might be said to come from a hermetic environment.

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Hermitage

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dwelling removed from civilization.

Home of a hermit

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Heterodox

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adj
characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
Atypical beliefs

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Heuristic

Hyoo RIS tik

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A/n

Experience based approach to problem solving.

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Hew

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Chop with an axe, cut down, strike

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Hiatus

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A temporary gap, pause, break, or absence can be called a hiatus. When your favorite TV show is on hiatus, that means there are no new episodes — not forever, just for a little while.

On/take a

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Hindmost

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Furthest back

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Hinterland

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The boonies

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Hireling

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Someone who works only for money

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Hirsute

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Hairy to the max, yo!

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Histrionic

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adj

characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

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Hoary

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White or gray with age.

Or just old and banal (hoary joke)

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Homage

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Great respect

we pray in homage to our ancestors

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Homespun

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Something homespun has a simple, coarse feel, like your homespun plan to bring about world peace by giving everyone a daily spoonful of your aunt’s delicious strawberry jam.

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Homily

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A homily is a sermon or religious speech offering encouragement or moral correction. Isn’t

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Hortatory

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Encouraging

Hortatory oratory

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Horticultural

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Related to gardening or plants

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Hovel

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A hovel is a small shed or dwelling, often messy, cramped, and crudely built, such as a shelter in a refugee camp — or possibly your apartment if you have too much stuff and not enough time to clean.

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Husbandry

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If you cultivate the land or breed animals, you are practicing husbandry.

Agriculture

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hypnagogic

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Soporific,
Inducing sleep

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