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Sree Harsha T. (India)
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  1. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  2. habituate
    familiarize psychologically or physically
  3. hackles
    a feeling of anger and animosity
  4. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  5. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  6. haggle
    an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  7. hail
    precipitation of ice pellets
  8. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  9. hale
    exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
  10. halfhearted
    feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
  11. hallowed
    worthy of religious veneration
  12. hallucination
    illusory perception
  13. halting
    proceeding in a fragmentary, hesitant, or ineffective way
  14. hamper
    prevent the progress or free movement of
  15. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  16. hap
    come to pass
  17. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  18. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  19. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  20. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  21. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  22. harbor
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  23. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  24. harp
    a chordophone with strings between the neck and the soundbox
  25. harrowing
    causing extreme distress
  26. harry
    make a pillaging or destructive raid on, as in wartimes
  27. hatch
    a movable barrier covering an entrance
  28. haughtiness
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner
  29. haunt
    follow stealthily or pursue like a ghost
  30. haven
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  31. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  32. hazard
    an unpredictable phenomenon that causes a certain result
  33. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
  34. hazy
    filled or abounding with fog or mist
  35. headfirst
    with the head foremost
  36. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  37. headstrong
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  38. healthful
    conducive to good functioning of body or mind
  39. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
  40. heckler
    someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and objections
  41. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  42. heed
    careful attention
  43. heedless
    marked by or paying little attention
  44. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  45. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  46. helm
    steering mechanism for a vessel
  47. hem
    the edge of a piece of cloth
  48. herald
    a person who announces important news
  49. herbivorous
    feeding only on plants
  50. herd
    a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals
  51. hereafter
    following this in time or order or place; after this
  52. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  53. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  54. hermitage
    the abode of a recluse
  55. herpetologist
    a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians
  56. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  57. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  58. hew
    make or shape as with an axe
  59. heyday
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  60. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  61. hibernal
    characteristic of or relating to winter
  62. hibernate
    be in an inactive or dormant state
  63. hide
    prevent from being seen or discovered
  64. hideous
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  65. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  66. hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols
  67. high-flown
    pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
  68. hilarity
    great merriment
  69. hindmost
    located farthest to the rear
  70. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  71. hindsight
    understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
  72. hinterland
    a remote and undeveloped area
  73. hireling
    a person who works only for money
  74. hirsute
    having or covered with hair
  75. historic
    belonging to the past
  76. historical
    of or relating to the study of recorded time
  77. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  78. hive
    a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees
  79. hoard
    a secret store of valuables or money
  80. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  81. hoax
    something intended to deceive
  82. holocaust
    an act of mass destruction and loss of life
  83. holster
    a sheath for carrying a handgun
  84. homage
    respectful deference
  85. homely
    lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  86. homeostasis
    metabolic equilibrium maintained by biological mechanisms
  87. homespun
    made of cloth woven in one's household
  88. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  89. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  90. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  91. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  92. horde
    a vast multitude
  93. horoscope
    an astrological prediction of someone's future
  94. hortatory
    giving strong encouragement
  95. horticultural
    of or relating to the cultivation of plants
  96. hostage
    a prisoner held to insure that another party will meet terms
  97. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  98. hothead
    a reckless, impetuous, irresponsible person
  99. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  100. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  101. hubbub
    loud confused noise from many sources
  102. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  103. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  104. hue and cry
    loud and persistent clamor or protest from many people
  105. hull
    dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
  106. humane
    marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  107. humanitarian
    marked by devotion to popular welfare
  108. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  109. humdrum
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  110. humid
    containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
  111. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  112. hummock
    a small natural mound
  113. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  114. humus
    partially decomposed organic matter
  115. hurl
    throw forcefully
  116. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
  117. husband
    a male partner in a marriage
  118. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  119. hut
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  120. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  121. hydrophobia
    a morbid fear of water
  122. hygiene
    a condition promoting sanitary practices
  123. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  124. hypercritical
    inclined to judge too severely
  125. hypnosis
    a state that resembles sleep induced by suggestion
  126. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  127. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  128. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  129. hysteria
    state of violent mental agitation
Created on 七月 27, 2009

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