H Flashcards

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Haughty

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Arrogant 
Snobbish 
Egotistical 
Supercilious 
Condescending 
Disdainful 
Cocky
Lofty
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Heretic

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A person holding unorthodox or unconventional opinion in any field

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3
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Hiatus

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Break

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4
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Hearten

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To give strength, courage
, hope
To encourage
To cheer up

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5
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Hierarchy

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Characterisation of group according to ability or status

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6
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Hackneyed

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Platitude

Lacking significance due to overuse

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Hackneyed

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Platitude

Lacking significance due to overuse

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Hegemony

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Leadership or author
Dominance over a certain area
Dominion

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Harried

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Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

Feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one

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Hound

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To pursue relentlessly
Dog
Stalk

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Heyday

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Pinnacle or top of a time period or career

Period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, vigour or activity

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Hodgepodge

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A confusing mixture or jumble

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13
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Hamstring / hamstrung

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Made ineffective or powerless
Constrain
Restrict
Handicap

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Hindsight

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Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed

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