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Hackles
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(n) hairs on back & neck, esp. dog
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the dog's hackles rose and he began to growl.
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Haggard
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(adj) haggard; gaunt
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After a long illness, he was pale & haggard.
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Halcyon
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(adj) calm, peaceful
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In those halcyon days, people slept on their porch.
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Hale
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(adj) healthy
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After a brief illness, he was soon hale.
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Harry
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(v) harrass, annoy; raid
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The guerilla band harried the enemy nightly
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Headlong
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(adj) hasty, rash
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The slave seized the chance to make a headlong dash across the border.
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Hermetic
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(adj) obscure & mysterious
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Modern chemistry originatedin the hermetic teachings of ancient alchemists.
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Heterodox
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(adj) unorthodox, unconventional
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In his day, Galileo's theory was heterodox.
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Hindmost
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(adj) furthest behind
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The coward was always the hindmost person in battle
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Hinterlands
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(n) back country
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They seldom had visitors, since they lived out in the hinterlands
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Hireling
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(n) one who serves for hire
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I don't deal with hirelings, show me the chief.
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Hoary
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(adj) white with age
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The man was hoary and wrinkled by 70.
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Holocaust
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(n) destruction by fire
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A vast holocaust followed the 1906 earthquake
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Hubris
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(n) arrogance, self-conceit
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Filled with hubris, he refused to follow their advice.
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Hummock
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(n) small hill
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Quadbuster is no hummock - it's a 2,000 ft el.
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Husband
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(v) use sparingly; conserve
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Marathon runners must husband their energy.
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Husbandry
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(n) frugality; thrift; ag
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Becky is better at husbandry than her brothers.
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