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  1. harsh
    disagreeable to the senses
  2. hasten
    move fast
  3. hasty
    excessively quick
  4. haunt
    follow stealthily or pursue like a ghost
  5. hauteur
    overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
  6. haven
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  7. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  8. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  9. hearken
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
  10. hearten
    give encouragement to
  11. heartrending
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  12. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  13. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  14. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  15. hew
    make or shape as with an axe
  16. herald
    a person who announces important news
  17. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  18. heretical
    departing from accepted beliefs or standards
  19. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  20. hesitance
    a feeling of indecision or uncertainty about doing something
  21. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  22. hidebound
    stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
  23. hideous
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  24. hie
    move fast
  25. hike
    walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
  26. hilarious
    extremely funny; causing laughter
  27. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  28. hive
    a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees
  29. hoard
    a secret store of valuables or money
  30. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  31. hoax
    something intended to deceive
  32. hodgepodge
    a motley assortment of things
  33. homage
    respectful deference
  34. homely
    lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  35. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  36. homogenize
    make uniform or consistent throughout
  37. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  38. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  39. hortative
    serving to urge or call to action
  40. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  41. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  42. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  43. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  44. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  45. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  46. husband
    a male partner in a marriage
  47. husk
    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  48. husky
    deep and harsh sounding
  49. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  50. hymn
    a song of praise, especially a religious song
  51. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  52. hypnotic
    of or relating to a state that resembles sleep
  53. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  54. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  55. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  56. ignite
    cause to start burning
  57. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  58. illiteracy
    an inability to read
  59. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  60. illusory
    having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
  61. imbibe
    take in liquids
  62. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  63. imitation
    copying the actions of someone else
  64. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  65. immanent
    inherent; existing or remaining within
  66. immaterial
    lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
  67. immature
    not yet fully developed
  68. immemorial
    long past
  69. immune
    of the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  70. immure
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  71. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  72. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  73. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  74. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  75. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  76. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  77. impenetrable
    not admitting of passage into or through
  78. impenitent
    not remorseful
  79. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  80. imperial
    relating to or associated with an empire
  81. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  82. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  83. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  84. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  85. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  86. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
  87. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  88. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  89. implode
    burst inward
  90. imposing
    befitting an important, distinguished, or powerful person
  91. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  92. impostor
    a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  93. impotent
    (of a male) unable to copulate
  94. imprecise
    not sharply exact or accurate
  95. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  96. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  97. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  98. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
Created on Sun Sep 17 22:00:09 EDT 2023

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