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hoary
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white with age. The man was hoary and wrinkled when he was 70
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hoard
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stockpile; accumulate for future use. Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage, people are tempted to hoard food.
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histrionic
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theatrical. He was proud of his histrionic ability and wanted to play the role of Hamlet
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hirsute
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hairy. He was hirsute individual with a heavy black beard
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hireling
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one who serves for hire (usually use contemptuously).In a matter of such importance, I do not wish to deal with hirelings; I must meet with the chief.
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hinterlands
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back country. They seldom had visitors, living as they did way out in the hinterlands
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hindrance
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block; obstacle. Stalled cars along the highway are a hindrance to traffic that tow trucks should remove without delay
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hindmost
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furthest behind. The coward could always be found in the hindmost lines whenever a battle was being waged
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hilarity
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boisterous mirth. This hilarity is improper on this solemn day of mourning.
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hieroglyphic
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picture writing. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to read the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
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hierachy
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arrangement by rank or standing; authoritaria body divided into ranks. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a inferior place in the hierarchy.
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hibernate
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sleep througout the winter. Bears are one of the many species of animals that hibernate.
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hibernal
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wintry. Bears prepare for their long bernal sleep by overeating.
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hiatus
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gap; pause. Except for a brief two ear hiatus, during which she enrolled in the Peace Corps, Ms. Clements has devoted herself to her medical career
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heyday
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time of greatest success; prime. In their heyday, the San Francisco Forty-Niners wont he Super BOwl two years running
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hew
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cut to pieces with ax or sword. The cavalry rushed into the melee and hewed the enmy with their swords.
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heterogeneous
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dissimilar; mixed
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heterodox
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unorthodox; unconventiona;. To those who upheld the belief that the earth did not move, Galileo's theory that the earth circled the un was distubingly heterodox
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herpetologist
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one whostudies reptiles. As a boy, Indiana Jones had a traumatic experience involving snakes; sensibly enough, he studied to be an archaeologist, not a herpetologist
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hermitage
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home of a hermit. Even in his remote hermitage he could not escape completely from the world
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hermetic
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obscure and mysterious; occult. It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the hermetic teachings of the ancient alchemists (secondary meaning).
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hermetic
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight. After you sterilize the bandages, place them in a container and seal it with a hermetic seal to protect them from contamination by airbourne bacteria
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinoin contrary to accepted religion. Falileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result, he was tried for heresy
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herbivorous
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grain-eating. Some herbivorous animals have two stomachs for digesting their food
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hegemony
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dominance, especially of one nation over others. As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence, commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the once monolithic Soviet hegemony
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heedless
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not noticing; disregarding. She drove on, heedless of the warnings that the road was dangerous
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hedonist
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life. A thoroughgoing hedonist, he considered only his own pleasure and ignord any claims others had on his money or time
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heckler
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person who verbally harrasses others. The heckler kept interrupting the speaker with rude remarks
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headstrong
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stubborn; willful; unyielding. Because she refused to marry the man her parents had chosen for her, everyone scoded minna and called her a foolish, headstrong
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headlong
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harsh; rash. The salve seized the unexpected chance to make a headlong dash across the border to freedom
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