hinterlands # Q8 K, G; z' S. s! F
back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland& z5 ?- f* U& ^1 }
hireling
! {9 L! J- H/ [) e; V4 D* V. ^. Eone who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
5 ]5 A5 ?1 D/ t3 y( I& \% Dhirsute 4 g: s8 J7 L; |# H z' z
hairy; having a lot of hair
3 r N' u+ B; U+ I, xhistoric ) n; v; h8 x% l- H* p- q
important in history; Ex. historic battle
) S) j; @% a) d# M1 Y( thistorical
6 p3 M. J' Y1 [. L! s# i4 i f! lconnected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)6 N5 k2 _0 V6 I% n& P5 f* T% o3 Q5 W
histrionic
1 R* C) G" \( ]7 ^, \theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior- k: f1 ?" B" K
hive 1 h; b5 Z' C% K8 V. A
box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
6 t9 J3 w5 W+ `; Ihoard 7 V" p% T: n! J8 Y, T
stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
6 c( t; q2 s8 R, e, Q) m8 r( Nhoary " Q# s3 @9 F/ x3 r
white with age
- P, \" W& O, P1 e$ s* l+ {hoax
! N8 q3 n, S" q2 Q5 e5 Btrick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
4 i3 e; z- ~$ T1 `2 Iholocaust ( t1 G* j) @( x1 @/ N# ?$ {- z
destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust+ @% h: s+ R1 R5 [6 c+ d2 {
holster X; n' |0 R' p
leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
& y# f1 g; t/ j0 Z$ Qhomage
- k$ i) Y/ @& w' Yhonor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to5 W& e; w' K+ h9 I/ r# U
homely
$ G8 u) L5 i/ C8 I3 C( }* _not good-looking; unattractive# S: S% x- l9 E* O! f
homeostasis ; n- l5 J4 Y+ a% ]' {3 r8 X" ^
tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
, s2 M$ |+ ]4 j0 J& _homespun % {& E2 D( W2 y- f# |. ~- }" J
domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy7 W+ F2 [- C% i: G2 T* Z3 R1 \3 A# s
homily
, o @4 r& m: Y+ Z2 j- K1 P" Xsermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic2 T" s! w0 B+ A* n( u! J3 ]
homogeneous
: E1 |7 s% d" K2 Lof the same kind; uniform in composition throughout: z- Y: |0 V. ~2 K, L3 ]
hone
& ~% w4 i7 f8 L# L2 v2 K8 @; Psharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
+ l: e o5 q5 @4 p6 e3 \hoodwink
, T* r8 T$ l* U+ j5 J/ Z3 I5 N4 r8 Jdeceive; delude
# S: J- D! o g; s2 R: @2 Z# V9 `horde , b' I& m c0 _, B
crowd; swarm
7 R9 N. |2 y/ v' Dhoroscope
" b6 @& k7 w: c# q- sdiagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers
( ^9 p1 b: x+ O7 q* p9 F( Ehortatory 7 Z- E0 A* X: ^" m+ V8 F
encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
1 f6 Y0 F$ u) Whorticultural - Q6 b+ S8 C- A5 E2 Q
pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
! x4 a! S2 l/ y+ dhostage % a# S S. |4 ?4 Z* W
person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands l4 @1 `6 R/ `% b4 ~/ {" y# p
hostility " A3 o9 M+ r: N7 k1 e& I
unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile+ z, X9 I* ]: ?; V' p
hothead
! [: t$ @# h( r8 yperson who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded$ @! p( m! \& b: O
hovel % ?# P4 C$ {9 ~/ V
shack; small wretched house
* o. z. G7 B2 o5 A/ w" g, ^9 Fhover
( y% }; A; A& ~# k0 ^! uhang 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! Y3 P/ G& S2 n& c5 m& M
hubbub 7 K( h- E' k' h& v9 T k" V# L
confused uproar; loud noise; din
! K. E# A+ i! ^8 z0 z0 Qhubris
3 I; a, `* I8 k$ j" Jarrogance; excessive self-conceit
0 d! T% C, I5 Z G1 g% t% [hue + k+ a* E0 m% K: }2 w
color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue/ J e" c5 V6 {& m( @4 _7 I
hue_and_cry - F+ E" u) f* ]- ~. u
outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
. T! `2 @5 o% ^* dhull 5 u2 ~& m. E# a8 p G
husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
$ N+ R& U4 `' `" Mhumane & d- F$ r$ n% A6 l4 ?
marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian4 S% h# S: B. g
humanitarian
, q+ O5 N' W3 j% V( H* w& G1 ~one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
$ j. c* z$ R8 ~$ V6 ?humble + A( @1 N( `+ ?
of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others7 ~% y* a _. `+ X" E* m- J; `
humdrum
; m% \9 J" q3 U! D# ?dull; monotonous; H; V2 y4 [3 T% E7 W+ r7 d9 H
humid
5 R) p4 P0 Q, I9 u; I6 L& j! tdamp; N. humidity
, p7 v; w8 I9 W7 E/ w4 qhumility
; m9 L5 e/ ~; p" l- j3 Phumbleness of spirit+ h5 `+ Q/ u1 ~# Y4 I* ?- l
hummock 9 q2 k, A( o( ^* P% y
small hill; hillock
: r6 u8 D0 @" U; d* I- o3 [humor
4 }7 w& Q9 A& ^; Y, V# J$ windulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor
' h' j* L/ K6 Whumus
. n5 q4 C. H# e! Zsubstance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
0 n4 A3 C+ i4 _, f# E% `# _( rhurl % b5 W! B9 }4 a. `7 m: k
throw forcefully; shout out violently' @7 @ `7 y$ T# K0 V! j* w; a- G
hurtle 1 u+ ~; W4 C$ A* B1 T
crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
1 N% U5 f6 Q8 w# _* ^/ Bhusband
' g# K) U5 C: t) a' G5 M& H- J/ ouse sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder' q5 h( `; I7 d
husbandry 5 p6 W6 ~9 @" L( Q
frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
% y2 }% n& Z; E' ^hut " y3 j+ m3 B4 T4 o& u4 m7 H
crude dwelling; shack
+ r2 w; q' K4 p1 P; Ghybrid & D a3 d( T5 @# Z$ H( a
mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize* _: O3 c+ }3 h* ?. F- K7 [5 A/ I
hydrophobia b3 W' N$ @0 H2 ?- Z2 ], q
fear of water; rabies
/ T/ i6 Y+ u& |: jhygiene 9 R* P7 v6 k) a: _! b4 j
science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
* m+ [' Z; H+ J6 A7 Shyperbole
7 g0 h" X# l: t7 N0 c2 Iexaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
* Q; r) R4 _' w! }3 xhypercritical
. k2 _" f3 q+ b% |excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
9 E! A* O4 {1 Y/ Phypnosis " @' l9 x% t, l' N8 F2 r' [
induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize5 S a7 Y# T9 |! n% D) V
hypochondriac
! O5 \: B0 I& h" W+ M% S& X+ iperson unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
. \. _9 c, B, H8 r- }hypocritical
5 C2 ?, C& r6 ^, z* C* ~# ~0 Q! Hpretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
8 ~$ [( }" }' Q, Uhypothetical
7 |2 w7 ?+ ?8 y0 sbased on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis/ ^) a8 M4 \: k' {% w! N
hysteria 7 F8 N* k5 q, y" O
excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria |
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