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- headstrong
- willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no "excessive"
- harrowing
- agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth
- hapless
- unfortunate; luckless
- hardy
- sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
- haggard
- wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
- hilarity
- boisterous mirth; ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
- heterogeneous
- dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
- heterodox
- against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
- hallowed
- blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
- hallucination
- delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
- hibernal
- wintry; wintery; of or like winter
- harbor
- give protection ; provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind ; Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
- halcyon
- calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
- heresy
- opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
- hazy
- slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
- hap
- chance; luck
- hermetic
- sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
- hackles
- hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
- heckler
- person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes
- hibernate
- sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
- headlong
- hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
- hamper
- obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N:
- harbinger
- forerunner
- hindrance
- block; obstacle; V. hinder
- herbivorous
- grain-eating; CF. herbivore
- heedless
- not noticing; disregarding
- hermetic
- concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
- heinous
- atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
- hazardous
- dangerous
- haven
- place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
- hinterlands
- back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
- harass
- annoy by repeated attacks
- hatch
- deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce from an egg
- hindmost
- furthest behind; farthest to the rear
- hieroglyphic
- picture writing; ADJ.
- harping
- tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on tediously
- hegemony
- dominance especially of one nation over others
- halting
- hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
- hale
- healthy
- hireling
- one who serves for hire ; one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
- hedonist
- one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure
- hew
- cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
- habituate
- accustom or familiarize; addict
- histrionic
- theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
- heyday
- time of greatest success or power; prime
- herpetologist
- one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians
- haggle
- argue about prices
- hackneyed
- commonplace; trite
- haphazard
- random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
- harangue
- long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
- hiatus
- gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
- harry
- harass, annoy, torment ; raid
- hirsute
- hairy; having a lot of hair
- haughtiness
- pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
- hermitage
- home of a hermit
- hierarchy
- arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority