"H" Word List Flashcards
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Hackneyed
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trite; commonplace; overused
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halcyon
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calm
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hale
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healthy
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hallow
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to make holy; to bless
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haphazard
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dependent upon mere chance
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hapless
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unlucky
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harangue
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long speech
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harbinger
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an omen or sign
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harlequin
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a clown
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harpy
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a greedy, grasping person; a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman
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harrowing
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upsetting; distressing
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harry
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to worry; to torment
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hart
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a male deer
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haughty
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snobbish; arrogant
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headlong
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recklessly; impulsively
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headstrong
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willful; or stubborn
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hearth
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fireplace
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hector
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to bully
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hegemony
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leadership or strong influence
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hegira
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flight; escape
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heinous
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hateful; abominable
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herald
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to announce; to usher in
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hermetic
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airtight; tightly sealed
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heterodox
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departing from acceptable beliefs
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heterogeneous
different; unlike; dissimilar
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hircine
goat-like
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hirsute
hairy; bearded
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hoary
white with age or frost
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hoi polloi
common people; the masses
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homily
a sermon
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hoodwink
to deceive
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hovel
a dirty, wretched living place
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hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
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hurtle
to dash; speed; run
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hymeneal
pertaining to marriage
