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hereafter	adv. (in legal documents, etc) from now on; following this ,
heresy	n. belief or opinion that is contrary to what is generally accepted, esp in religion
heretic	n. person who is guilty of heresy or who supports a heresy
hermetic	adj. tightly closed so that air cannot escape or enter; completely airtight ;
hermitage	n. place where a hermit or a group of hermits lives
herpetologist	one that a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
heterodox	adj. not conforming with accepted standards or beliefs
heterogeneous	adj. made up of different kinds; varied in composition
hew	v. chop or cut (sth/sb) with an axe, sword, etc
heyday	n. time of greatest success, prosperity, power, etc
hiatus	n. gap in a series or sequence, making it incomplete; break in continuity ;
hibernal	wintry
hibernate	v. spend the winter in a state like deep sleep
hide	v. prevent (sth/sb/oneself) from being seen; put or keep out of sight
hideous	adj. filling the mind with horror; very ugly; frightful
hierarchy	n. system with grades of authority or status from the lowest to the highest
hieroglyphic	adj. of or written in hieroglyphs
high-flown	adj. extravagantly grand and pretentious
hilarity	n. loud laughter; great amusement
hindmost	adj. furthest behind
hindrance	n. ~ thing or person that hinders
hindsight	n. wisdom about an event after it has occurred
hinterlands	[ hinterland: ] land lying behind something, esp. a coast or the shore of a river
hireling	n. person whose services may be hired
hirsute	adj. (esp of a man) covered with hair; hairy; shaggy
historic	adj. famous or important in history
historical	adj. concerning past events
histrionic	adj. very theatrical in manner; excessively dramatic; affected
hive	n. (also `beehive) box or other container for bees to live in
hoard	n. carefully collected and guarded store of money, food or other treasured objects
hoary	adj. (also hoar) (esp of hair) grey or white with age
hoax	n. mischievous trick played on sb for a joke
holocaust	n. large-scale destruction, esp by fire; great loss of human life
holster	n. leather case for a pistol, usu fixed to a belt or saddle .
homage	n. things said or done to show great respect; tribute to a person or his qualities (used esp with the vs shown)
homely	adj. (approv esp Brit) simple and plain
homeostasis	tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
homespun	adj. made of yarn spun at home
homily	n. long and boring talk from sb on the correct way to behave, etc
homogeneous	adj. formed of parts that are all of the same type
hone	n. stone used for sharpening the cutting edges of tools, etc
hoodwink	v. ~ sb deceive sb; trick sb
horde	n. very large group (esp of people); huge crowd; throng
horoscope	n. forecast of a person's future based on a diagram showing the relative positions of the planets, etc at a particular time, eg the time of his birth
hortatory	encouraging; exhortative
horticultural	adj. a horticultural show, society, expert
hostage	n. person held as a captive by one or more others who threaten to keep, harm or kill him unless certain demands are met
hostility	n. ~ being hostile (to sb/sth); antagonism; enmity
hothead	n. person who often acts too hastily or rashly; impetuous person ;
hovel	n. small house that is unfit to live in; very poor and squalid dwelling ;
hover	v. remain in the air in one place
hubbub	n. loud confused noise, eg of many voices; din ;
hubris	n. arrogant pride
hue	n. colour; variety or shade of colour
hull	n. body of a ship
humane	adj. having or showing sympathy, kindness and understanding
humanitarian	adj. concerned with improving the lives of mankind and reducing suffering, esp by social reform
humble	adj. (of a person or his words or actions) having or showing a low or modest opinion of one's own importance; not proud
humdrum	adj. lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous
humid	adj. containing moisture; damp
humility	n. humble attitude of mind; modesty
hummock	n. low hill or hump in the ground; hillock ;
humor	to soothe or content by indulgence
humus	n. rich dark organic material formed by the decay of dead leaves, etc and essential to the fertility of soil
hurl	v. throw violently; fling
hurtle	v. move violently, noisily or with great speed in the specified direction
husband	n. man to whom a woman is married
husbandry	n. farming
hut	n. small roughly-built house or shelter, usu made of wood or metal ,
hybrid	n. animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties
hydrophobia	n. abnormal fear of water and of drinking, esp as a symptom of rabies in humans
hygiene	n. study and practice of cleanliness as a way of maintaining good health and preventing disease
hyperbole	n. exaggeratedstatement that is made for special effect and is not meant to be taken literally, eg I've invited millions of people to my party ,
hypercritical	adj. too critical, esp of small faults
hypnosis	n. state like deep sleep in which a person's actions may be controlled by another person
hypochondriac	n. person who suffers from hypochondria
hypocritical	adj. of hypocrisy or a hypocrite
hypothetical	adj. of or based on a hypothesis; not necessarily true or real ;
hysteria	n. wild uncontrollable emotion or excitement, with eg laughter, crying or screaming