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40 Cards in this Set
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hegira
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n. flight, espeically Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina
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hapless
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adj. unfortunate
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hawser
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n. lrage rope
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harangue
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n. noisy speech
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hazardous
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adj. dangerous
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haphazard
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adj. random adj. by chance
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harridan
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n. old woman who is ill-tempered
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harass
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vb. annoy by repeated attacks
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heretic
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n. person who maintains opinions contraty to the doctrines of the church
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hap
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n. chance n. luck
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harbor
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vb. provde a refuge for vb. hide
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hallucination
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n. act of deceiving the mind
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harbinger
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n. one that comes before in time
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hamper
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vb. block
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hauteur
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n. haughtiness
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hale
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adj. healthy
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heedless
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adj. not noticing adj. disregarding
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hallowed
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adj. blessed adj. sacred
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hedonism
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n. belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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hireling
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n. one who serves for the temporary use of something (usually contemptuously)
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heckler
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n. person who verbally harasses others
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hindmost
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adj. furthest behind
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harping
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n. tiresome dwelling on a subject
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hibernate
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vb. sleep throughout the winter
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haughtiness
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n. pride n. arrogance
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hilarity
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n. great merriment
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heresy
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n. opinion contrary to populra belief
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hiearchy
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n. body divided into ranks
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hermitage
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n. home of a hermit
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hieroglyphic
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n. picture writing
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hazy
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adj. slightly unclear
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hew
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vb. cut to pieces with ax or sword
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harrow
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vb. breka up ground after plowing vb. torture
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harry
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vb. raid |
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hibernal
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adj. wintry
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hermetically
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adv. selaed by fusion so as to be airtight
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hiatus
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n. gap n. pause
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herbivorous
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adj. grain-eating
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heinous
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adj. hatefully bad adj. cruel
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heterogeneous
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adj. not similar
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