Vocab H

Question 1

Hackneyed

Answer 1

Adj rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

Question 2

Halcyon

Answer 2

Adj calm and peaceful, prosperous

Question 3

Hallow

Answer 3

V to set apart as holy

Question 4

Harangue

Answer 4

V to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade

Question 5

Harrow

Answer 5

V to distress, create stress or torment

Question 6

Hedonism

Answer 6

N devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

Question 7

Hegemony

Answer 7

N the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others

Question 8

Heretical

Answer 8

Adj violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox

Question 9

Hermetic

Answer 9

Adj airtight, impervious to outside influence

Question 10

Heterodox

Answer 10

Adj unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

Question 11

Hirsute

Answer 11

Adj hairy, shaggy

Question 12

Homily

Answer 12

N a awesome or morally instructive lecture, a platitude

Question 13

Hubris

Answer 13

N arrogant presumption or pride