| GRE word list -H |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in:suitable for habitation |
| hack |
a writer who aims solely for commercial success |
| hackneyed |
lacking in freshness or originality |
| hairbreadth |
Extremely close |
| halcyon |
CALM, PEACEFUL |
| hale |
free from defect, disease, or infirmity:SOUND; also
:retaining exceptional health and vigor |
| half-baked |
a:lacking adequate planning or forethought b:lacking
in judgment, intelligence, or common sense |
| hallow |
to make holy or set apart for holy use |
| hallucination |
perception of objects with no reality usually arising
from disorder of the nervous system or in response to
drugs (as LSD) |
| halting |
marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| ham-handed |
lacking dexterity or grace:HEAVY-HANDED |
| hamper |
to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles:IMPEDE |
| hamstring |
to make ineffective or powerless:CRIPPLE |
| handle |
to act, behave, or feel in a certain way when handled
or directed |
| hangdog |
SAD, DEJECTED |
| hankering |
to have a strong or persistent desire:YEARN |
| haphazard |
marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| hapless |
having no luck:UNFORTUNATE |
| harangue |
to address in a ranting way |
| harass |
to annoy persistently |
| harbinger |
one that presages or foreshadows what is to come |
| harbor |
to give shelter or refuge to |
| hard-bitten |
seasoned or steeled by difficult experience:TOUGH |
| hardheaded |
STUBBORN, WILLFUL |
| harebrained |
FOOLISH |
| harmonious |
marked by accord in sentiment or action |
| harness |
UTILIZE |
| harp |
a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator,
an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post,
and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to
the soundboard |
| harrow |
break up ground after plowing; torture |
| harry |
to make a pillaging or destructive raid on:ASSAULT |
| harsh |
a:causing a disagreeable or painful sensory reaction:IRRITATING
b:physically discomforting:PAINFUL |
| hasten |
to move or act quickly |
| hasty |
done or made in a hurry |
| haunt |
to visit often:FREQUENT |
| hauteur |
ARROGANCE, HAUGHTINESS |
| haven |
harbour, safety place |
| havoc |
great confusion and disorder |
| headlong |
Impetuous; rash. |
| hearken |
to give respectful attention |
| heart |
to give heart to:CHEER:HEARTEN |
| hearten |
to give heart to |
| heartrending |
causing intense sorrow or distress |
| hedge |
a means of protection or defense (as against financial
loss) |
| hedonic |
of, relating to, or characterized by pleasure |
| heinous |
hatefully or shockingly evil:ABOMINABLE |
| heirloom |
something of special value handed on from one generation
to another |
| helmet |
any of various protective head coverings usually made
of a hard material to resist impact |
| hem |
a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched
down |
| herald |
to give notice of:ANNOUNCE |
| herbicide |
an agent used to destroy or inhibit plant growth |
| hereditary |
characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors |
| heresy |
an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma |
| heretical |
of, relating to, or characterized by departure from
accepted beliefs or standards:UNORTHODOX |
| hermit |
one that retires from society and lives in solitude
especially for religious reasons:RECLUSE |
| herpetologist |
one that a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and
amphibians |
| hesitance |
the quality or state of being hesitant:as a:INDECISION
b:RELUCTANCE |
| heterodox |
Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in
church doctrine or dogma |
| hidebound |
having an inflexible or ultraconservative character |
| hideous |
offensive to the senses and especially to sight:exceedingly
ugly |
| hie |
to go quickly:HASTEN |
| hierarchy |
the classification of a group of people according to
ability or to economic, social, or professional standing |
| hieroglyph |
a character used in a system of hieroglyphic writing |
| hike |
to rise up; especially :to work upward out of place |
| hilarity |
high spirits that may be carried to the point of boisterous
conviviality or merriment |
| hint |
a slight indication of the existence, approach, or nature
of something:CLUE |
| histrionic |
of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater |
| hive |
a place swarming with activity |
| hoard |
to keep (as one's thoughts) to oneself |
| hoary |
extremely old:ANCIENT |
| hoax |
an act intended to deceive or trick |
| hodgepodge |
a heterogeneous mixture:JUMBLE |
| homage |
expression of high regard:RESPECT |
| homely |
Not attractive or good-looking |
| homily |
a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme |
| homogenize |
to blend (diverse elements) into a uniform mixture |
| hone |
to make more acute, intense, or effective:WHET |
| honorarium |
a payment for a service (as making a speech) on which
custom or propriety forbids a |
| horn |
a wind instrument used in a jazz band; especially :TRUMPET |
| hortative |
giving exhortation:ADVISORY |
| horticulture |
the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers,
or ornamental plants |
| hospitable |
liking to give hospitality |
| hovel |
a small, wretched, and often dirty house:HUT |
| hub |
the central part of a circular object (as a wheel or
propeller) |
| hubris |
exaggerated pride or self-confidencehubristic |
| humanitarian |
a person promoting human welfare and social reform:PHILANTHROPIST |
| humble |
ranking low in a hierarchy or scale:INSIGNIFICANT, UNPRETENTIOUS |
| humor |
to soothe or content by indulgence |
| hurdle |
to leap over especially while running (as in a sporting
competition |
| hurricane |
a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (118 kilometers)
per hour or greater that occurs especially in the western
Atlantic, that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder,
and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate
latitudes |
| husbandry |
the control or judicious use of resources:CONSERVATION |
| husk |
a usually dry or membranous outer covering (as a pod
or hull or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and
fruits; also :one of the constituent parts |
| husky |
hoarse with or as if with emotion |
| hybrid |
something heterogeneous in origin or composition:COMPOSITE |
| hymn |
a song of praise or joy |
| hyperbole |
extravagant exaggeration |
| hypercritical |
meticulously or excessively critical??:hypocritical9adj.???: |
| hypnotic |
tending to produce sleep:SOPORIFIC |
| hypocritical |
characterized by hypocrisy; also :being a hypocrite |
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