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72 Cards in this Set

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Hibernal
wintry
Hibernate
sleep throughout the winter
Hierarchy
arrangement by rank or standing, authoritarian body divided into ranks
Hieroglyphic
picture writing
Hilarity
boisterous mirth
Hindmost
furthest behind
Hindrance
block, obstacle
Hinterlands
back country
Hireling
one who serves for hire
Hirsute
hairy
Histrionic
theatrical
Hoard
stockpile, accumulate for future use
Hoary
whiten with age
Hoax
trick, practical joke
Holocaust
destruction by fire
Holster
pistol case
Homage
honor, tribute
Homeostases
tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
Homespun
domestic, made at home
Homily
sermon, serious warning
Homogeneous
of the same kind
Hone
sharpen
Hoodwink
deceive, delude
Horde
crowd
Hortatory
encouraging, exhortive
Horticultural
pertaining to cultivation of gardens
Hostility
unfriendliness, hatred
Hovel
shack; small, wretched house
Hover
hang about, wait nearby
Hubbub
confused uproar
Hubris
arrogance, excessive self-conceit
Hue
color, aspect
Hue and cry
outcry
Humane
marked by kindness or consideration
Humdrum
dull, monotonous
Humid
damp
Humility
humbleness of spirit
Hummock
small hill
Humus
substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
Hurtle
crash, rush
Husband
use sparingly, conserve, save
Husbandry
frugality, thrift, agriculture
Hybrid
mongrel, mixed breed
Hydrophobia
fear of water, rabies
Hyperbole
exaggeration, overstatement
Hypercritical
excessively exacting
Hypochondriac
person unduly worried about his health
Hypocritical
pretending to be virtuous, deceiving
Hypothetical
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
Ichthyology
study of fish
Icon
religious image, idol
Iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
Ideology
system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
Idiom
expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
Idiosyncrasy
individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
Idolatry
worship of idols, excessive admiration
Idyllic
charmingly carefree, simple
Igneous
produced by fire, volcanic
Ignite
kindle, light
Ignoble
unworthy, not noble
Ignominy
deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
Illicit
illegal
Illimitable
infinite
Illuminate
brighten, clear up or make understandable, enlighten
Illusion
misleading vision
Illusive
deceiving
Illusory
deceptive, not real
Imbalance
lack of balance or symmetry, disproportion
Imbecility
weakness of mind
Imbibe
drink in (like soil taking up rain)
Imbroglio
complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding, entanglement, confused mass (as of papers)
Imbue
saturate, fill