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32 Cards in this Set
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hackles
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n; hairs on back and neck
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halcyon
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adj; calm; peaceful
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hale
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adj; healthy
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hap
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n; chance; luck
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hapless
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adj; unfortunate
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harangue
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n; long, passionate, and vehement speech
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harrowing
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adj; agonizing; distressing on a subject
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harry
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v; harass, annoy torment; raid
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haughtiness
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n; pride; arrogance
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headlong
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adj; hasty; rash
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hegemony
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n; dominance, especially of one nation over others
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hermetic
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adj; sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
adj; obscure and mysterious; occult |
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herpetologist
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n; studies reptiles
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heterodox
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adj; unorthodox; unconvential
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hew
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v; cut to pieces with ax or sword
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hibernal
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adj; wintry
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hindmost
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adj; furthest behind
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hinterlands
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n; back country
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hireling
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n; one who serves for hire (meant contemptuously)
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histrionic
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adj; theatrical
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hoary
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adj; white with age
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homeostasis
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n; tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
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homily
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n; sermon; serious warning
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hortatory
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adj; encouraging; exhortive
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hue and cry
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n; outcry
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humdrum
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adj; dull; monotonous
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hummock
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n; small hill
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humus
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n; substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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hurtle
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v; crash; rush
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husband
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v; use sparingly; conserve; save
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husbandry
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n; frugality; thrift
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hypercritical
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adj; excessively exacting
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