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Bhutesh Niroula
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  1. habeas corpus
    a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
  2. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  3. haft
    the handle of a weapon or tool
  4. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  5. hamstring
    one of the tendons at the back of the knee
  6. haptic
    relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  7. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  8. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  9. harebrained
    very foolish
  10. harridan
    a scolding (even vicious) old woman
  11. hauteur
    overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
  12. hecatomb
    a great sacrifice
  13. hector
    talk to or treat someone in a bossy or bullying way
  14. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  15. hegira
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
  16. helot
    a serf in ancient Sparta with status below a citizen
  17. hemlock
    branching biennial herb with large leaves and white flowers
  18. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  19. heretic
    a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma
  20. hermaphrodite
    one having both male and female sexual characteristics
  21. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  22. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  23. hibernation
    the resting state in which some animals pass the winter
  24. hidebound
    stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
  25. hidrosis
    the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
  26. hieratic
    associated with the priesthood or priests
  27. hieroglyph
    a symbol in a pictorial writing system
  28. highbrow
    highly cultured or educated
  29. highfalutin
    pretentious or excessively fancy
  30. hinterland
    a remote and undeveloped area
  31. hirsute
    having or covered with hair
  32. hobble
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
  33. hobbledehoy
    an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
  34. hobbyhorse
    a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
  35. hogwash
    nonsensical or ridiculous speech or writing
  36. homiletics
    the art of preaching
  37. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  38. homunculus
    a person who is tiny or diminutive
  39. horseplay
    rowdy or boisterous play
  40. hortative
    serving to urge or call to action
  41. hosanna
    a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
  42. hoyden
    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
  43. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  44. huckster
    an aggressive and dishonest seller or advertiser
  45. husbandman
    a person who operates a farm
  46. hyacinth
    any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
  47. hydroponics
    a technique of growing plants in liquid without soil
Created on Mon Oct 22 09:45:36 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Oct 22 13:39:23 EDT 2012)

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