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Vocab H
Vocab H words
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English
8th Grade
12/05/2011

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horticulture
Definition
art or science of growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and shrubs, especially in a garden or orchard
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humane
Definition
not cruel or brutal; kind
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haughty
Definition
too proud of oneself and too scornful of others
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hoard
Definition
save and store away
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heirloom
Definition
possession handed down from generation to generation
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hideous
Definition
very ugly; frightful; horrible
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homage
Definition
dutiful respect; reverence; honor
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hypocrite
Definition
person who is not sincere; pretender
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hysteria
Definition
a mental illness caused by anxiety or worry
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hallucination
Definition
seeing or hearing things that exist only in a person's mind
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haphazard
Definition
not planned; random
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herbivorous
Definition
feeding on grass or other plants
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hindrance
Definition
person or thing that hinders; obstacle
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hypertension
Definition
abnormally high blood pressure
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hypertrophy
Definition
enlargement of a body organ
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hypochondria
Definition
abnormal anxiety over on's health; imaginary illness
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hypotenuse
Definition
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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hypodermic
Definition
under the skin
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hypothesis
Definition
something assumed because it seems likely to be a true explanation
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hypoglycemia
Definition
condition caused by a lowered level of sugar in the blood, usually because of the presence of too much insulin
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