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Hallowed

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Sanctified; respected

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Hail

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Acclaim; to praise with enthusiasm

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Hapless

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Unlucky

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Harangue

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Criticize/try to persuade someone loudly and forcefully

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Harbringer

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Someone that foreshadows/announces a future event

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Heady

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Intoxicating; exhilarating; affecting mind/senses greatly

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Hearsay

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Unverified, unofficial info gained from someone

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Heckler

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Interrupter

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Hedonism

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Seeking of pleasure

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Herald

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Signal something; welcome someone/something

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Heterodox

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Disagreeing with established opinions

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Heyday

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Someone/something’s prime

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Hiatus

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Break or interruption in the continuity of a work/action

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Hindsight

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Understanding after the fact

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Histrionic

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Over dramatic

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Hobble

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Restrict someone’s actions

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Homogenize

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Become homogenous

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Hub

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Central part

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Humbuggery

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Pretense/hoax

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Humdrum

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Dull; lacking variety

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Husband

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Being thrifty with something