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42 Cards in this Set
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habituate
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accustom or familarize; addict
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hackles
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hair on back and neck; especially of a dog
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hale
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healthy
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hallowed
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blessed; consecrated
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hap
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change; luck (hapless = unfortunate)
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haphazard
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random; by chance
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harangue
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long, passionate, and vehement speech
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harbinger
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forerunner
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harbor (v)
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provide a refuge for; hide
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harrowing
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agonizing; distressing; traumatic
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harry
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harass; annoy; torment; raid
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hatch
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deck opening; lid covering deck opening
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headlong
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hasty, rash
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hedonist
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one who believes pleasure is the sole aim in life
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hegemony
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dominance. esp. of one nation over others
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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hermetic
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sealed by fusion as to airtight, or hermetic: obscure and mysterious; occult
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hermitage
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home of hermit
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herpetologist
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one who studies reptiles
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heterodox
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unorthodox; unconventional
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hew
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cut to pieces with axe or sword
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heyday
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time of great success; prime
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hibernal
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wintry
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hireling
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one who serves 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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holocaust
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destruction by fire
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holster
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pistol case
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homily
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sermon; serious warning (homiletic = adj)
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hone
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sharpen
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive
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hubbub
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confused uproar
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hue and cry (n)
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outcry
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humid
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damp
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hummock
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small hill
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humus
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substance formed by by decaying vegetable matter
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hurtle (v)
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crash; rush
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husband (v)
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use sparingly; conserve; save
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husbandry
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frugality; thrift; agriculture
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hydrophobia
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fear of water; rabies
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hypercritical
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excessively exacting
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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