Sungwoo's GRE Vocabulary (Barron's): H
Flashcard's for the wonderful GRE vocabulary set provided by Sungwoo Park at http://www.postech.ac.kr/~gla/gre/
I'll be adding more words as i find them mixed in the other letters! stay tuned...
I'll be adding more words as i find them mixed in the other letters! stay tuned...
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- harbor
- 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
- hindmost
- furthest behind; farthest to the rear
- harry
- harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
- hackles
- hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
- haggard
- wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
- husband
- use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
- halcyon
- calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
- hallucination
- delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
- hoard
- stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
- homeostasis
- tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
- harangue
- long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
- havoc
- widespread damage; disorder; chaos
- hireling
- one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
- hermitage
- home of a hermit
- hoodwink
- deceive; delude
- hiatus
- gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
- halting
- hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
- haphazard
- random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
- hubbub
- confused uproar; loud noise; din
- heterogeneous
- dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
- humility
- humbleness of spirit
- hovel
- shack; small wretched house
- harbinger
- forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
- hostility
- unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
- hortatory
- encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
- herpetologist
- one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians
- herbivorous
- grain-eating; CF. herbivore
- hypercritical
- excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
- harass
- annoy by repeated attacks
- hyperbole
- exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
- humanitarian
- one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
- hinterlands
- back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
- hypothetical
- based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
- hail
- frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
- 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
- horde
- crowd; swarm
- heinous
- atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
- historical
- connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
- headfirst
- moving with the head leading; headlong
- haunt
- (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented
- hue_and_cry
- outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
- hilarity
- boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
- hubris
- arrogance; excessive self-conceit
- hirsute
- hairy; having a lot of hair
- hoary
- white with age
- hybrid
- mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
- hover
- 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
- historic
- important in history; Ex. historic battle
- harrowing
- 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
- hurtle
- crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
- hummock
- small hill; hillock
- haven
- place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
- haughtiness
- pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
- hue
- color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
- husbandry
- frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
- homespun
- domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
- haggle
- argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
- hindrance
- block; obstacle; V. hinder
- headlong
- hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
- humble
- 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 others
- headstrong
- willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
- heed
- pay attention to; N: close attention
- hapless
- unfortunate; luckless
- heckler
- person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
- 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
- hypocritical
- pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
- holster
- leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
- humdrum
- dull; monotonous
- heresy
- opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
- habitat
- natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation
- hale
- healthy
- holocaust
- destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
- hermetic
- concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
- habituate
- accustom or familiarize; addict
- hazard
- venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger
- hatch
- deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg
- hew
- cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
- hibernal
- wintry; wintery; of or like winter
- hoax
- trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
- hierarchy
- arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
- heyday
- time of greatest success or power; prime
- helm
- steering wheel of a ship; position of control
- hieroglyphic
- picture writing; ADJ.
- humus
- substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
- hamper
- obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ½Ä·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ï
- hibernate
- sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
- hap
- chance; luck
- heterodox
- (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
- hallowed
- blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
- hygiene
- science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
- heedless
- not noticing; disregarding
- hazy
- slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
- hut
- crude dwelling; shack
- hedonist
- one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure
- hardy
- (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
- humid
- damp; N. humidity
- homage
- honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
- hone
- sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
- homily
- sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
- humane
- marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
- hackneyed
- commonplace; trite
- hydrophobia
- fear of water; rabies
- histrionic
- theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
- hegemony
- dominance especially of one nation over others
- harping
- tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
- hermetic
- sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
- hazardous
- dangerous