Letter H

Question 1

habitat

Answer 1

dwelling

Question 2

hackneyed

Answer 2

trite; commonplace; overused

Question 3

haggard

Answer 3

worn out from sleeplessness, grief, etc.

Question 4

haggle

Answer 4

to bargain over a price

Question 5

halcyon

Answer 5

calm

Question 6

hale

Answer 6

healthy

Question 7

hallmark

Answer 7

a symbol of high quality

Question 8

hallow

Answer 8

to make holy; to bless

Question 9

hallucination

Answer 9

illusion; a false notion

Question 10

hamper

Answer 10

to hinder; to keep someone from acting freely

Question 11

haphazard

Answer 11

dependent upon mere chance

Question 12

hapless

Answer 12

unlucky

Question 13

harangue

Answer 13

long speech

Question 14

harass

Answer 14

to annoy; to bother

Question 15

harbinger

Answer 15

an omen or sign

Question 16

harbor

Answer 16

(two meanings) a body of water providing ships with protection from winds, waves, etc. (noun); to conceal or hide (verb)

Question 17

hardy

Answer 17

courageous; sturdy

Question 18

harlequin

Answer 18

a clown

Question 19

harpy

Answer 19

a greedy, grasping person; a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman

Question 20

harrowing

Answer 20

upsetting; distressing

Question 21

harry

Answer 21

to worry; to torment

Question 22

hart

Answer 22

a male deer

Question 23

haughty

Answer 23

snobbish; arrogant

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haunt

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to appear as a spirit or ghost; to visit frequently; to disturb or distress

Question 25

haven

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a safe place

Question 26

havoc

Answer 26

great destruction

Question 27

hazard

Answer 27

risk; danger

Question 28

headlong

Answer 28

recklessly; impulsively

Question 29

headstrong

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stubborn; willful

Question 30

hearsay

Answer 30

rumor; gossip

Question 31

hearth

Answer 31

fireplace

Question 32

hector

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to bully

Question 33

hedonist

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a pleasure-seeker

Question 34

heedless

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careless; unmindful

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hefty

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large and powerful; heavy

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hegemony

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leadership or strong influence

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hegira

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flight; escape

Question 38

heinous

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hateful; abominable

Question 39

hemophilia

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blood defect

Question 40

herald

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to announce; to usher in

Question 41

herbivorous

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feeding on vegetation

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herculean

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tremendous in size, strength, or difficulty

Question 43

heresy

Answer 43

rejection of a religious belief

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hermetic

Answer 44

airtight; tightly sealed

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heterodox

Answer 45

departing from acceptable beliefs

Question 46

heterogeneous

Answer 46

different; unlike; dissimilar

Question 47

heyday

Answer 47

period of success

Question 48

hiatus

Answer 48

pause or gap

Question 49

hibernate

Answer 49

to be inactive, especially during the winter

Question 50

hierarchy

Answer 50

a ranking, one above the other

Question 51

hilarity

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gaiety; joy

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hircine

Answer 52

goat-like

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hirsute

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hairy; bearded

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histrionic

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theatrical; overly dramatic

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hoard

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to store away; to accumulate

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hoary

Answer 56

white with age or frost

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hoax

Answer 57

a practical joke

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hobgoblin

Answer 58

a frightening apparition; something that causes fear

Question 59

hodgepodge

Answer 59

mixture

Question 60

hogwash

Answer 60

meaningless or insincere talk

Question 61

hoi-polloi

Answer 61

common people; the masses

Question 62

holocaust

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complete destruction

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homage

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respect; honor

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homily

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a sermon

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homogeneous

Answer 65

composed of parts all of the same kind

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homophonic

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sounding alike

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hone

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to sharpen

Question 68

hoodwink

Answer 68

to deceive

Question 69

hoot

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to shout in disapproval

Question 70

horde

Answer 70

a crowd of people

Question 71

horticulture

Answer 71

the science of gardening

Question 72

hospice

Answer 72

shelter

Question 73

hovel

Answer 73

a dirty, wretched living place

Question 74

hover

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to keep lingering about; to wait near at hand

Question 75

hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence

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hue

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a color; a shade

Question 77

humane

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kind; compassionate

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humbug

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trick; hoax

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humdrum

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monotonous; routine

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humid

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moist

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humility

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lowliness; meekness

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humus

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black soil for fertilizing

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hurtle

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to dash; speed; run

Question 84

husbandry

Answer 84

the science of raising crops; careful management

Question 85

hybrid

Answer 85

mixed; assorted

Question 86

hydrophobia

Answer 86

fear of water; rabies

Question 87

hymeneal

Answer 87

pertaining to marriage

Question 88

hyperbole

Answer 88

extreme exaggeration

Question 89

hypercritical

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overcritical; faultfinding

Question 90

hypochondriac

Answer 90

a person with imaginary ailments

Question 91

hypocrite

Answer 91

one who pretends to be someone or something he is not

Question 92

hypothesis

Answer 92

an assumption; a theory