Week 10 Flashcards

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Groceries, n.

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Foodstuffs and various household supplies sold by a grocer.

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Guardian, n.

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One to whom a person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation.

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Gubernatorial, adj.

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Of or relating to a governor or government.

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Guitar, n.

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A flat-bodied, stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings plucked with a pick or with the fingers.

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Gullible, adj.

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Easily deceived or duped.

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Gumption, n.

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Boldness of initiative or aggressiveness.

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Habitat, n.

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The place where a plant or animal species naturally lives and grows.

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Haiku, n.

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an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively.

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Harass, v.

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To irritate or torment persistently.

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Harmonica, n.

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A small rectangular instrument consisting of a row of free reeds set back in air holes, played by exhaling or inhaling.

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Headache, n.

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A pain in the head.

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Heinous, adj.

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Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable.

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Heirloom, n.

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Something of special value handed on from one generation to another.

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Helicopter, n.

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An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.

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Hemisphere, n.

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A half of the celestial sphere.

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Hepatitis, n.

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Inflammation of the liver.

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Heritage, n.

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Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

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Hibernate, v.

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To pass the winter in a dormant state.

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Hierarchy, n.

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A group of persons organized or classified according to authority or rank.

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Hippopotamus, n.

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Any of various large herbivorous four-toed chiefly aquatic mammals with an extremely large head and mouth, bare and very thick skin, and short legs.

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Hitchhike, v.

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To travel by soliciting free rides along a road.

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Hoist, v.

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To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus.

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Holocaust, n.

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A complete or thorough sacrifice or destruction, especially by fire.

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Horizontal, adj.

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Placed or operating in a plane parallel to the horizon.

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Hospitality, n.
Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests.
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Humiliation, n.
The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
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Hundredth, adj.
Being number 100 in a countable series.
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Hurricane, n.
A tropical cyclone with winds of 73 miles per hour or greater.
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Hybrid, n.
An offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, or species.
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Hydrant, n.
A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks.
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Hydrogen, n.
A nonmetallic element that is the simplest and lightest of the elements and which is normally a colorless, odorless, and highly flammable diatomic gas.
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Hygienist, n.
One who practices the science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health.