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headstrong

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ADJ. stubborn; willfull; unyielding

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ADJ. stubborn; willfull; unyielding

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headstrong

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heckle

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V. harass; taunt; jeer at

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V. harass; taunt; jeer at

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heckle

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heed

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V. pay attention to; consider

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V. pay attention to; consider

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heed

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herculean

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ADJ. very strong; extremely difficult to perform; like the mythological hero Hercules

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ADJ. very strong; extremely difficult to perform; like the mythological hero Hercules

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herculean

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heresy

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N. opinion contrary to popular belief/religion

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N. opinion contrary to popular belief/religion

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heresy

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hermetic

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ADJ. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

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ADJ. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

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hermetic

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hermit

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N. someone who chooses to live in solitude; recluse

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N. someone who chooses to live in solitude; recluse

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hermit

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hiatus

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N. gap; pause

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N. gap; pause

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hiatus

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hibernate

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V. sleep throughout the winter

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V. sleep throughout the winter

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hibernate

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hierarchy

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N. arrangement of rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks

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N. arrangement of rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks

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hierarchy

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hindrance

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N. block; obstacle

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N. block; obstacle

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hindrance

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homespun

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ADJ. domestic; made at home

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ADJ. domestic; made at home

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homespun

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hostility
N. unfriendliness; hatred
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N. unfriendliness; hatred
hostility
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humane
ADJ. marked by kindness or consideration
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ADJ. marked by kindness or consideration
humane
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humble
ADJ. modest; not proud
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ADJ. modest; not proud
humboe
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husband
V. use sparingly; conserve; save
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V. use sparingly; conserve; save
husband
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hyperbole
N. exaggeration; overstatement
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N. exaggeration; overstatement
hyperbole
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hypocritical
ADJ. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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ADJ. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
hypocritical
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hypothetical
ADJ. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
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ADJ. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
hypothetical
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iconoclastic
ADJ. attacking cherished traditions
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ADJ. attacking cherished traditions
iconoclastic
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ideology
N. system of ideas of a group
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N. system of ideas of a group
ideology
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idiom
N. expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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N. expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
idiom
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idiosyncrasy
N. individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
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N. individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
idiosyncrasy
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ignite
V. kindle; light
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V. kindle; light
ignite
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ignoble
ADJ. unworthy; base in nature; not noble
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ADJ. unworthy; base in nature; not noble
ignoble
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illuminate
V. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
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V. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
illuminate
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illusory
ADJ. deceptive; not real
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ADJ. deceptive; not real
illusory
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imbalance
N. lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
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N. lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
imbalance
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imbibe
V. drink in
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V. drink in
imbibe
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imbue
V. permeate completely; dye thoroughly; fill
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V. permeate completely; dye thoroughly; fill
imbue

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