Vocab List 1 Flashcards
Heretofore
Used in negative statement to describe a situation
that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
Hermit
Solitaire person who lives alone and shuts out from society.
Heterogeneous
Dissimilar, mixed, not the same.
Hibernate
Sleep during winter, as of certain animals.
Hierarchy
The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body.
Homage
Respectful deference
Hone
A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors.
Horizontal
A flat line from right to left.
Hostage
A person who is held prisoner by someone against his or her will to insure that another party will meet specified terms.
Humid
A high level of moisture in the air.
Hurdle
A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races.
Hyperbole
Extravagant exaggeration.
Hypochondriac
A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments.
Idealism
N.Thinking of something in its ideal form rather than how it actually exists
Idiom
A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
