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- hypocritical
- pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
- hybrid
- mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
- husband
- use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
- horticultural
- 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
- holster
- leather pistol case
- hostility
- unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
- homeostasis
- tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
- hummock
- small hill; hillock
- humdrum
- dull; monotonous
- hortatory
- encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
- humid
- damp; N. humidity
- hypochondriac
- person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
- humanitarian
- one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
- hoax
- trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
- hubris
- arrogance; excessive self-conceit
- homage
- honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
- hypothetical
- based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
- hydrophobia
- fear of water; rabies
- humane
- marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
- husbandry
- frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
- hue
- color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
- humility
- humbleness of spirit
- hoard
- stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
- homespun
- domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
- hoary
- white with age
- horde
- crowd; swarm
- humus
- substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
- hyperbole
- exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
- homily
- sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
- hubbub
- confused uproar; loud noise; din
- hue_and_cry
- outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
- hypercritical
- excessively exacting; too critical
- holocaust
- destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
- hone
- sharpen ; N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
- hover
- hang about; stay in the air in one place; wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
- hoodwink
- deceive; delude
- hurtle
- crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
- hovel
- shack; small wretched house