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58 Cards in this Set
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habituate
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accustom or familiarize; addict
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hackles
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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
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hackneyed
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commonplace; trite
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haggard
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wasted away; gaunt
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful
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hale
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healthy
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hallowed
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blessed; consecrated
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halting
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hesitant; faltering
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hap
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chance; luck
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hapless
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unfortunate
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harangue
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* long, passionate, and vehement speech
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harbinger
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forerunner
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harbor
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provide a refuge for; hide
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hardy
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sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
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harping
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tiresome dwelling on a subject
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harrowing
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agonizing; distressing; traumatic
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harry
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harrass, annoy, torment; raid
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hatch
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deck opening; lid covering a deck opening
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haughtiness
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pride; arrogance
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headlong
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hasty; rash
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hedonist
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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heedless
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not noticing; disregarding
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hegemony
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dominance, especially of one nation over others
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herbivorous
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grain-eating
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hermetic
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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hermetic
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(second meaning) obscure and mysterious; occult
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hermitage
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home of a hermit
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herpetologist
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one who studies reptiles
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heterodox
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unorthodox; unconventional
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hew
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cut to pieces with ax or sword
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hiatus
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gap; pause`
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hibernal
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wintry
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hilarity
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boisterous mirth (merriment, laughter)
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hinterlands
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back country
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hireling
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one who serves for hire (usually used contemptously)
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hirsute
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hairy
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histrionic
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theatrical
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hoary
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white with age
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holocaust
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destruction by fire
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holster
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pistol case
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homespun
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domestic; made at home
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homily
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sermon; serious warning
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homogeneous
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* of the same kind
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horde
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crowd
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive (urging)
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horticultural
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pertaining to cultivation of gardens
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hovel
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shack; small, wretched house
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hue
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color; aspect
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hue and cry
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outcry
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humdrum
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dull; monotonous
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hummock
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small hill
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humus
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substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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hurtle
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crash; rush
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husband
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use sparingly; conserve; save
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husbandry
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frugality; thrift; agriculture
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hybrid
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mongrel; mixed breed
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hydrophobia
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fear of water; rabies
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hyperbole
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* exaggeration; overstatement
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