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71 Cards in this Set
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hibernal
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wintry
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hibernate
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sleep throughout the winter
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hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing; aurthoitarian body divided into ranks
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heiroglyphic
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picture writing
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hilarity
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boisterous mirth
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hindmost
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furthest behind
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hindrance
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block; obstacle
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hinterlands
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balc country
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hireling
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one who seveds for hire (usually used contemptuously)
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hirsute
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hairy
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histrionic
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theatrical
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hoard
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stockpile; accululate for future use
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hoary
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white with age
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hoax
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trick; practical joke
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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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homage
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honor; tribute
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homeostasis
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tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
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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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hone
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sharpen
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hoodwink
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deceive; delude
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horde
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crowd
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive
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horticultural
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pertaining to cultivation of gardens
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hostility
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unfriendliness; hatred
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hovel
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shack; small,wretched house
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hover
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hang about, wait nearby
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hubbub
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confused uproar
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hubris
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arrogance; excessive self-conceit
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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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humane
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marked by kindness or consideration
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humdrum
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dull; monotonous
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humid
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damp
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humility
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humbleness of spirit
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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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grugality; 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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hypercritical
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excessively exacting
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hypochodriac
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person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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hypothetical
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based on assumptions or hyotheses
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ichthyology
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study of fish
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icon
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religious image; idol
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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ideology
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system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
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idiom
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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individula words; distinctive style
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idiosyncrasy
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individual trait, usually odd in nature
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idolatry
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worship of idols; excessive admiration
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idyllic
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charmingly carefree; simple
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igneous
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produced by fire; volcanic
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ignite
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kindle;light
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ignoble
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unworthy; not noble
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ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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illicit
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illega
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illimitable
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infinite
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illuminate
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brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlightened
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illusion
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deceiving
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illusory
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deceptive; not real
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imbalance
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lack of balance or symmetry; disporportion
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imbecility
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weakness of mind
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imbibe
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drink in
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imbroglio
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complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass (as of papers)
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imbue
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saturate, fill
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