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GRE baron 23

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hibernal
adj. typical of winter, cold, wintry

eg. hibernal sleep/plants
holster
n. leather case for pistol

eg. He carried a holster and pistol under his arm.
hone
v. sharpen, whet

eg. He hone his razor with great care
horde
n. crown of people, (bevy)

eg. There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer
hortatory
adj. encouraging, exhortative, hortative

eg. a hortatory speech
humdrum
adj. dull, monotonous, (hackneyed), prosaic, unglamorous

eg. humdrum chores
humility
n. humbleness (of spirit)

eg. Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility
hurtle
v. head quickly , rush in a particular direction, lunge

eg. A runaway car came hurtling towards us
hypocritical
adj. deceiving, pretending to be moral, pharaisical

eg. He was a liar and a hypocritical person who married the princess for money
idyllic
adj. - peaceful =(halcyon, giddy), carefree
- perfect, excellent

eg. a house set in idyllic surroundings
ignoble
adj. shameful, not noble, not good or honest

eg. ignoble person
illuminate
v. brighten, clarify, explain

eg. illuminate a dark room
illusive
adj. deceiving

eg. illusive hopes of finding a better job
illusory
adj. deceptive, producing illusion, unreal

eg. an illusory sense of freedom
imbroglio
n. complicated political situation, embroilment, complex misunderstanding
imbibe
v. assimilate, drink in, absorb

eg. the dry soil imbibed the rain quickly
hieroglyphic
adj. picture writing

eg. ancient hieroglyphic tablets
hilarity
n. great amusement

eg. Their appearance caused a great deal of hilarity
hindmost
adj. last, furthest behind

eg. the coward could be found in the hindmost line
hindrance
n. block, obstacle, impediment, encumbrance, deterrent , balk, check handicap
hinterlands
n. area far from the sea or river, back country

eg. the rural / agricultural hinterland
histrionic
adj. theatrical, affected

eg. histrionic gesture/ability
hirsute
adj. hairy

eg. a hirsute caterpillar
hoard
v/n. stockpile, accumulate for further use

eg. They dug up a hoard of Roman coins
hoary
adj. white or grey with age

eg. a man with hoary hair
hoax
n. trick, unpleasant joke

eg. Bomb hoaxers brought chaos to the city yesterday
holocaust
n. destruction by fire

eg. a nuclear holocaust
homage
n. honor, tribute

eg. He describes his book as ‘a homage to my father’
homespun
adj. simple and ordinary, characteristic of countryside

eg homespun philosophy
homogeneous
adj. of the same kind (dong` nhat')

eg. The US is not a homogeneous nations
hoodwink
v. deceive, delude, trick

eg. She had been hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace
horticultural
adj. pertaining to cultivation of gardens

eg. a horticultural show
hubbub
n. lots of noise, arguing loud sound

eg. the hubbub of city life
hue
n. shade of a color, aspect, nuance

eg. supporters of every political hue
hue and cry
n. strong public protest, (expostulation, remonstrance)
hummock
n. small hill, knoll, mound

eg. The ascent of the hummock is not difficult to climb
husband
v. use sparingly, save

eg. Times are hard and we have to husband our resources
husbandry
n. farming, agriculture

eg. animal/crop husbandry
hyperbole
n. exaggeration, overstatement

eg. The film is being promoted with all the usual hyperbole
hypochondria
n. excessively worry about health

deriv. hypochondriac
iconoclastic
adj. criticizing popular beliefs

eg. an iconoclastic drama
idiosyncrasy
n. eccentricity

eg. Wearing a raincoat, even on a hot day, is one of her idiosyncrasies
idolatry
n. worship of idols, excessive admiration

eg. idolatry of famous singer
igneous
adj. formed when magma become solid

eg. igneous rock
ignominy
n. shame, dishonor, disgrace

eg. the ignominy of defeat
imbue
v. saturate, fill


eg. Her voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness
imbecility
n. stupidity, idiot
illimitable
adj. infinite
illicit
adj. illegal
ignite
v. kindle, light
ichthyology
n. study of fish
hypothetical
adj. based on assumption
hypercritical
adj. censorious, very critical
hydrophobia
n. fear of water or drinking
humus
n. substance made from dead leaves and plants, added to soil to help plants grow
humid
adj. damp
humane
adj. marked by kindness or consideration
hover
v. stay in the air in one place (bird, helicopter)

eg. He hovered on the edge of consciousness
hovel
n. a dirty house/room, slum
homily
n. lecturing of behavior, sermon (day. doi`)

eg. I don’t need a little homily from him about how to lead my life.
homeostasis
n. the balancing process by which the body reacts to changes.
hireling
n. ones who serve for hire
hibernate
v. sleep throughout the winter
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