Words starting in H

Question 1

hackneyed

Answer 1

unoriginal, trite

a girl can only hear “i love you” so many times before it seems hackneyed

Question 2

halcyon

Answer 2

calm

Question 3

hapless

Answer 3

unlucky

my poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go on vacation

Question 4

harangue

Answer 4

a ranting, long speech

everyone got used to the teacher’s haranguing speech about chewing gum in class

Question 5

hardy

Answer 5

robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

Question 6

harpy

Answer 6

a greedy, grasping person

Question 7

harrowing

Answer 7

greatly distressing, vexing

Question 8

haughty

Answer 8

disdainfully proud

the footballer’s haughty dismissal of costars will backfire on him one day

Question 9

hedonist

Answer 9

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

Question 10

hegemony

Answer 10

domination over others

Question 11

heinous

Answer 11

wicked, repugnant, abominable

Question 12

heyday

Answer 12

period of success

Question 13

hiatus

Answer 13

a break or gap in duration or continuity

Question 14

histrionic

Answer 14

overly dramatic

Question 15

hoodwink

Answer 15

to deceive

Question 16

hubris

Answer 16

excessive pride or self-confidence