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| 1 | guise | (noun) an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
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| 2 | gullible | (adjective satellite) easily tricked because of being too trusting; "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game" (adjective satellite) naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
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| 3 | hackneyed | (adjective satellite) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
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| 4 | haggard | (noun) British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925) (adjective satellite) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" (adjective satellite) showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young fa
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| 5 | halcyon | (noun) a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves (noun) a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World (noun) (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher (adjective satellite) marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" (adjective satellite) idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
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| 6 | hamper | (noun) a basket usually with a cover (noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (verb) prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" (verb) put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
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| 7 | haphazard | (adjective satellite) marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" (adjective satellite) dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" (adverb) without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a gray suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"
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| 8 | hapless | (adjective satellite) deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d
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| 9 | harangue | (noun) a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion (verb) deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
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| 10 | harbor | (noun) a place of refuge and comfort and security (noun) a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo (verb) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" (verb) hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" (verb) keep in one's possession; of animals (verb) secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
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| 11 | harmonious | (adjective satellite) existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships" (adjective satellite) suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing" (adjective satellite) exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities (adjective) musically pleasing
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| 12 | haughty | (adjective satellite) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swa
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| 13 | hedonistic | (adjective satellite) devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"
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| 14 | heed | (noun) paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" (verb) pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"
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| 15 | hefty | (adjective satellite) large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" (adjective satellite) of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary" (adjective satellite) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
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| 16 | heresy | (noun) a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion (noun) any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
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| 17 | heretic | (noun) a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church (noun) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
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| 18 | hiatus | (noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure (noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) (noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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| 19 | hierarchy | (noun) the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body (noun) a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"
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| 20 | hoary | (adjective satellite) covered with fine whitish hairs or down (adjective satellite) ancient; "hoary jokes" (adjective satellite) showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
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| 21 | homage | (noun) respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
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| 22 | homeostasis | (noun) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
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| 23 | homily | (noun) a sermon on a moral or religious topic
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| 24 | hone | (noun) a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors (verb) make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" (verb) sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife"
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| 25 | hubris | (noun) overbearing pride or presumption
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| 26 | humility | (noun) a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" (noun) a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"
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| 27 | hybrid | (noun) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" (noun) a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices" (noun) a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) (adjective satellite) produced by crossbreeding
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| 28 | hyperbole | (noun) extravagant exaggeration
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| 29 | hypocritical | (adjective satellite) professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"
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| 30 | hypothetical | (adjective satellite) based on hypothesis; "a hypothetical situation"; "the site of a hypothetical colony"
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| 31 | iconoclast | (noun) someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions
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| 32 | ideology | (noun) imaginary or visionary theorization (noun) an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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| 33 | idiosyncrasy | (noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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| 34 | idyll | (noun) a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life (noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life (noun) an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
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| 35 | igneous | (adjective satellite) like or suggestive of fire; "the burning sand"; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" (adjective) produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata"
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| 36 | ignoble | (adjective) completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (adjective satellite) not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"
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| 37 | ignominious | (adjective satellite) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human
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| 38 | illuminate | (verb) make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" (verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" (verb) add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
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| 39 | illusive | (adjective satellite) based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decisi
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| 40 | illusory | (adjective satellite) based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decisi
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| 41 | imbue | (verb) suffuse with color (verb) fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant" (verb) spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
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| 42 | immaculate | (adjective satellite) completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" (adjective satellite) without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" (adjective satellite) free from stain or blemish
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| 43 | imminent | (adjective satellite) close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
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| 44 | immune | (noun) a person who is immune to a particular infection (adjective satellite) (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion" (adjective satellite) relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adjective satellite) secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution" (adjective) relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"
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| 45 | immutable | (adjective) not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature; "the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God"
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| 46 | impale | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" (verb) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
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| 47 | impartial | (adjective) free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist" (adjective) showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
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| 48 | impasse | (noun) a street with only one way in or out (noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
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| 49 | impassive | (adjective satellite) deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" (adjective satellite) having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a
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| 50 | impecunious | (adjective satellite) not having enough money to pay for necessities
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