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51 Cards in this Set
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habituate
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v.accustom or familiaize;addict
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hackles
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n.hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
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hackneyed
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adj.commonplace; trite
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haggard
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adj.wasted away; gaunt
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haggle
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v.argue about prices
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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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hallowed
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adj.blessed;consecrated
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hallucination
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halting
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adj.hesitant; faltering
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hamper
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v.obstruct
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hap
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n.chance;luck
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haphazard
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adj.random;by chance
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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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harass
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harbinger
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n.forerunner
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harbor
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hardy
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adj.sturdy;robust
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harping
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n.tiresome dwelling on a subject
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harrowing
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adj. agonizing; distressing; traumatic
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harry
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v.harass, annoy, torment; raid
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hatch
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n.deck opening; lid covering a deck opening
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hibernal
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hibernate
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hierachy
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hieroglyphic
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n.picture writing
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hilarity
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n.boisterous mirth
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hindmost
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a
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hindrance
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n.
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hinterland
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n
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hireling
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n
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hirsute
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adj.hairy
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histrionic
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adj.theatrical
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hoard
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v.stockpile; accumulate for future use
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hoary
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adj.white with age
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hoax
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n.
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holocaust
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n.destruction by fire
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holster
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n.pistol case
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homage
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n.honor;tribute
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homeostasis
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n.tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
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homespun
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adj.domestic;made at home
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homily
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n.sermon; serious warning
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homogenous
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adj.of the same kind
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hone
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v.sharpen
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hoodwind
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v.
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horde
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n.
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hortatory
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adj.encouraging;exhortive
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hypochondriac
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n.person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about ilness
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hypocritical
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adj.pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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hypothetical
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adj. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
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