habit: established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
haggard: wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
haggle: argue about prices; bargain, as over the price of something
hail: call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
hairy: bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair
hallmark: sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
halt: stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
ham: meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
hamburger: a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
hamper: put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
handbook: concise reference book providing specific information
handful: a small number
handicap: disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
handle: touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
handsome: skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
handy: convenient; close
hang: suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
hanger: one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
haphazard: not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
harbor: provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
harden: become hard or harder
hardware: mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
hardy: in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
harmful: damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
harmless: unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
harmonious: concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
harmony: compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
harness: stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
harsh: rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
harvest: gather; yield from plants in a single growing season
haste: hurry; rapidity of action or motion
hasten: accelerate; quicken
hasty: easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
hatch: breed; emerge from the egg
haughty: high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
haul: draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
haunt: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
hawk: bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
hay: grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
hazard: danger; risk
heading: course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
headlong: uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
heal: cure; make or get healthy again
heap: crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
hearing: opportunity to be heard; capacity to hear; judicial investigation of a suit at law
heave: cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
heaven: expanse of space surrounding the earth; sky; place where the sun, moon, and stars appear
hedge: thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
hedgehog: small
European insectivore, and other allied species of Asia and Africa,
having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or
spines
heed: pay attention to; listen to and consider
heel: back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
heighten: enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify
heir: person who inherits some title or office
heiress: woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
helicopter: aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
hell: place of the dead, or of souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
helmet: defensive covering for head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as uniform of soldiers, firemen
helpful: giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
helpless: unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent; powerless; weak
hemisphere: halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
hence: from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
henceforth: from this time forward; henceforward
herald: proclaim; announces important news; messenger
herb: plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
herd: flock; crowd; group of cattle or other domestic animals
hesitant: reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
hesitate: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
hide: prevent from being seen or discovered
hideous: frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable
hijack: stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of by use of force
hike: long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
hinder: put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
hindrance: something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
hinge: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
hint: allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
hinterland: region; remote and undeveloped area
hiss: prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
historian: one who is an authority on history
historic: having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
hitchhike: travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else
hitherto: to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
hoarse: having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
hobby: auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
hoe: weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
hoist: raise; lift; elevate
hold: keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
hollow: sound as if echoing in a empty space; void; vain; not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
homely: of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished
homesick: unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
hook: a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into curve or at angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
hop: move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot
horizon: line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
horizontal: flat; level; parallel to or in a base line
horn: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
horrible: exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
horror: terror; fear; intense dislike
hose: a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
hospitable: disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
hospitality: act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
host: great number; person entertaining guests
hostage: prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
hostile: unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
hound: a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; side bar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
house: provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
hover: hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
howl: utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress; cry aloud and mournfully
hug: crowd together; keep close to; tight or amorous embrace
hull: outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
hum: low, prolonged sound; humming noise; singing with shut mouth
humane: marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
humanitarian: philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
humanity: kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
humble: low or inferior in station or quality; modest
humid: containing a high amount of water or water vapor
humidity: dampness; moisture
humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
humorous: employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
hunger: strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
hurl: throw with great force; cast; toss
husband: use economically; conserve; save
hush: make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
hustle: bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
hydrogen: a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas
hygiene: cleanliness; sanitation
hymn: song of praise or adoration, especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric
hypocrisy: act or practice of a hypocrite
hypothesis: assumption; theory
hypothetical: based on assumptions; supposed
hysteria: behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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