Sunday, September 7, 2008

H

Habitat natural environment

Habituate accustom

hackneyed trite

haggard gaunt

halcyon serene

hale healthy

hallucination delusion

hamper obstruct

hapless unlucky

harangue tirade

harass torment

harbinger forerunner

harbor give shelter, conceal

hardy healthy

harlequin clown

harp complain incessantly

harridan hag

harrowing distressing

harry harass

haughty arrogant

haven refuge

havoc destruction, chaos

hearsay gossip

hedonism the pursuit of pleasure in life

heed follow advice

heedless careless

hegemony authority, domination

hegira a journey to a more pleasant place

heinous vile, atrocious

heliocentric having the sun as a center

helix a spiral

helots slaves

herald harbinger

herbivorous feeding on plants

Herculean powerful, large

Hermetic airtight, sealed

hermit one who lives in solitude

herpetologist one who studies reptiles

heterodox departing form established doctrines

heuristic teaching device or method

hew cut

heyday glory days, prime

hiatus interruption

hibernal wintry

hidalgo nobleman

hidebound prejudiced, provincial

hideous horrible

hie to hasten

highbrow intellectual

hirsute bearded

histrionic overly dramatic

holograph written entirely by hand

homage respect

homely plain

homily sermon

homogeneous uniform

homonym words that are identical in spelling and pronunciation

hone sharpen

horde group

hortatory inspiring good deeds

hospice shelter

hovel shanty, cabin

hoyden tomboy

hubris arrogance

hue color

humane compassionate

humanities languages and literature

humility humbleness

hummock knoll, mound

humus soil

husbandry management

hybrid crossbreed

hydrophobia fear of water

hygienic sanitary

hymeneal pertaining to marriage

hymn religious song

hyperactive overactive

hyperbole exaggeration

hypertension elevated blood pressure

hypocritical deceiving, two-faced

hypoglycemic low blood sugar

hypothermia low body temperature

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