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51 Cards in this Set
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hack
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to chop or cut roughly
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hag
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a ugly often vicious old man |
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haggard
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wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
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hapless
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unfortunate; luckless
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harangue |
To speak loudly and angrily in a way that criticize sth sb |
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harbinger
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forerunner (which foreshadows/tells what is to come)
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harbor
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give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
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harping
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tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
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harrowing
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agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth
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harry
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harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
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haughtiness
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pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
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headlong |
Move quickly |
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heckler
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person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
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hedge
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Row of bushes or small tree planted close together
to avoid giving direct answer or commitment;evade to try to avoid loss by making counterbalancing investment |
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hedonist
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a person who belies that pleasure is the most important thing in life |
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heedless
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not noticing; disregarding
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hegemony
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dominance especially of one nation over others
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heinous
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atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
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herald
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messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
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hermetic
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concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
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hermetic 2
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
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heyday
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time of greatest success or power; prime
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hiatus
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gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
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hilarity
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boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
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hindmost
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furthest behind; farthest to the rear
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hinterlands
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back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
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hireling
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one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
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hirsute
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hairy; having a lot of hair
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histrionic
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theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
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hoary
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white with age
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hoard
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to collect and keep large amount of food;cache;stock |
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hoi polloi |
the common people ,the masses
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hobble
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to walk in awkward manner
to tie together the two legs of a horse or other animal in order to stop it from running away |
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hog
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to grab something greedily
a male pig kept for meat |
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homily
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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
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hone
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sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
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hoodwink
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deceive; delude
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horde
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a large moving crowd of people;throng
to go or present somewhere in large number |
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
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hovel
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shack; small wretched house
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hover
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hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
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hubbub
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confused uproar; loud noise; din
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hubris
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arrogance; excessive self-conceit
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humdrum
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dull; monotonous
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humility
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humbleness of spirit
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homespun
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spun & made at home
simple and ordinary |
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hurtle
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crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
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husband
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use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
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hyperbole
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exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
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