GRE Word list 23
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- hibernal
- wintry
- hibernate
- sleep throughout the winter
- hierarchy
- arrangement by rank or standing; aurthoitarian body divided into ranks
- heiroglyphic
- picture writing
- hilarity
- boisterous mirth
- hindmost
- furthest behind
- hindrance
- block; obstacle
- hinterlands
- balc country
- hireling
- one who seveds for hire (usually used contemptuously)
- hirsute
- hairy
- histrionic
- theatrical
- hoard
- stockpile; accululate for future use
- hoary
- white with age
- hoax
- trick; practical joke
- holocaust
- destruction by fire
- holster
- pistol case
- homage
- honor; tribute
- homeostasis
- tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
- homespun
- domestic; made at home
- homily
- sermon; serious warning
- homogeneous
- of the same kind
- hone
- sharpen
- hoodwink
- deceive; delude
- horde
- crowd
- hortatory
- encouraging; exhortive
- horticultural
- pertaining to cultivation of gardens
- hostility
- unfriendliness; hatred
- hovel
- shack; small,wretched house
- hover
- hang about, wait nearby
- hubbub
- confused uproar
- hubris
- arrogance; excessive self-conceit
- hue
- color; aspect
- hue and cry
- outcry
- humane
- marked by kindness or consideration
- humdrum
- dull; monotonous
- humid
- damp
- humility
- humbleness of spirit
- hummock
- small hill
- humus
- substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
- hurtle
- crash; rush
- husband
- use sparingly; conserve; save
- husbandry
- grugality; thrift; agriculture
- hybrid
- mongrel; mixed breed
- hydrophobia
- fear of water; rabies
- hyperbole
- exaggeration; overstatement
- hypercritical
- excessively exacting
- hypochodriac
- person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness
- hypocritical
- pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
- hypothetical
- based on assumptions or hyotheses
- ichthyology
- study of fish
- icon
- religious image; idol
- iconoclastic
- attacking cherished traditions
- ideology
- system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
- idiom
- expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individula words; distinctive style
- idiosyncrasy
- individual trait, usually odd in nature
- idolatry
- worship of idols; excessive admiration
- idyllic
- charmingly carefree; simple
- igneous
- produced by fire; volcanic
- ignite
- kindle;light
- ignoble
- unworthy; not noble
- ignominy
- deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
- illicit
- illega
- illimitable
- infinite
- illuminate
- brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlightened
- illusion
- deceiving
- illusory
- deceptive; not real
- imbalance
- lack of balance or symmetry; disporportion
- imbecility
- weakness of mind
- imbibe
- drink in
- imbroglio
- complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass (as of papers)
- imbue
- saturate, fill