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H Vocabulary Flashcards

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful

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Hallowed

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Holy, sacred

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Harangue

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Long speech, triad

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Harrowing

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Extremely distressing

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Herbivorous

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Animal that feeds on plants

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Hermetic

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Tightly sealed, magical

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Heterodox

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Not widely accepted, unorthodox

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Hieroglyphics

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System of writing which picture symbols represent meaning and sounds

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Hirsute

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Covered with hair

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Histrionic

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Exaggerated emotion meant for effect, theatre arts

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Homeostasis

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Maintenance in organism

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Homily

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Sermon, tedious moralizing lecture

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Homogenous

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Composed of identical parts

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Hyperbolic

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Purposeful exaggeration for effect

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