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n habituate

accustom or familiarize; addict

n hackles

hairs on back and neck

s growl

low

hackneyed

commonplace; trite

n haggard

wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners

n haggle

argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)

n halcyon

calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days

n hale

healthy

s hail

frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail

n hallowed

blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy

hallucination

delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory

n halting

hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop

s waver

move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing

hamper

obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ½Ä•áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ï

n hap

chance; luck

haphazard

random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town

n hapless

unfortunate; luckless

n harangue

long

harass

annoy by repeated attacks

harbinger

forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)

harbor

give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge

s habitat

natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation

n hardy

(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather

n harping

tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously

n harrowing

agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth

harry

harass

hatch

deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg

s latch

fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch

s notch

V-shaped cut in a surface; V.

haughtiness

pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty

s haunt

(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented

n haven

place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven

s havoc

widespread damage; disorder; chaos

hazardous

dangerous

s hazard

venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger

hazy

slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind

n headlong

hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.

s headfirst

moving with the head leading; headlong

n headstrong

willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'

n heckler

person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)

hedonist

one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure

heedless

not noticing; disregarding

s heed

pay attention to; N: close attention

n hegemony

dominance especially of one nation over others

n heinous

atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime

s gross

total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens

s helm

steering wheel of a ship; position of control

herbivorous

grain-eating; CF. herbivore

heresy

opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic

n hermetic

sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight

n hermetic

concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult

s sterile

incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize

n hermitage

home of a hermit

n herpetologist

one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians

n heterodox

(of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional

heterogeneous

dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants

n hew

cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.

n heyday

time of greatest success or power; prime

s prime

period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare

s primary

first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first

s primal

first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence

s primate

group of mammals including humans

n hiatus

gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break

n hibernal

wintry; wintery; of or like winter

hibernate

sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation

hierarchy

arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority

s totem

animal

hieroglyphic

picture writing; ADJ.

n hilarity

boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter

n hindmost

furthest behind; farthest to the rear

s wage

begin and continue (a war)

hindrance

block; obstacle; V. hinder

n hinterlands

back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland

n hireling

one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician

n hirsute

hairy; having a lot of hair

n histrionic

theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior

s historic

important in history; Ex. historic battle

s historical

connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)

n hoard

stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use

n hoary

white with age

n hoax

trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.

n holocaust

destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust

n holster

leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)

homage

honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to

n homeostasis

tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm

homespun

domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy

s spin

rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton

n homily

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic

homogeneous

of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout

n hone

sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool

n hoodwink

deceive; delude

n horde

crowd; swarm

s swarm

large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass

n hortatory

encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort

n horticultural

pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits

hostility

unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile

n hovel

shack; small wretched house

s hut

crude dwelling; shack

s shack

crude cabin

s shed

small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves

n hover

hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state

n hubbub

confused uproar; loud noise; din

n hubris

arrogance; excessive self-conceit

n hue

color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue

n hue_and_cry

outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule

humane

marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian

humanitarian

one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism

n humdrum

dull; monotonous

humid

damp; N. humidity

n humility

humbleness of spirit

s humble

of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others

n hummock

small hill; hillock

n humus

substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil

n hurtle

crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train

n husband

use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder

n husbandry

frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman

hybrid

mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize

s mongrel

plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.

s pedigree

line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot

n hydrophobia

fear of water; rabies

s rabies

disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)

s hygiene

science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition

n hyperbole

exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola

hypercritical

excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)

n hypochondriac

person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen

hypocritical

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite

hypothetical

based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis