Vocab: H Flashcards
Hallowed
Holy; sacred
Halcyon
Calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous
Harangue
Long, pompous speech, tirade
Harrowing
Extremely distressing; terrifying
Herbivorous
Relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants
Hermetic
Tightly sealed; magical
Heterodox
Unorthodox; not widely accepted
Hieroglyphics
A system of writing in which pictorial symbols represented meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics
Hirsute
Covered with hair
Histrionic
Relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts of performances
Homeostasis
Automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself
Homily
Sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude
Homogeneous
Composed of identical parts; uniform in composition
Hyperbole
Purposeful exaggeration for effect
