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PCAT- H
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Undergraduate 3
07/07/2010

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habitat
Definition
dwelling place
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hackneyed
Definition
worn out by overuse
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hallow
Definition
to make holy, treat as sacred
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hamlet
Definition
small village
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hapless
Definition
unfortunate, having bad luck
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harbinger
Definition
precursor, sign of something to come
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hardy
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robust, vigorous
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harrowing
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extremely distressing, terrifying
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hasten
Definition
to hurry, to speed up
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haughty
Definition
arrogant and concendescending
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headstrong
Definition
reckless, insisting on one's own way
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heathen
Definition
pagan, uncivilized, and irreligious
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hectic
Definition
hasty, hurried, confused
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hedonism
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pursuit of pleasure as a goal
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hegemony
Definition
leadership, domination, usually by a country
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hegemony
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leadership, domination, usually by a country
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heighten
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to raise
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heinous
Definition
shocking, wicked, terrible
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hemicycle
Definition
semicircular form or structure
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hemorrhage (n)
Definition
heavy bleeding
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hemorrhage (v)
Definition
to bleed heavily
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heretical
Definition
opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
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hermetic
Definition
tightly sealed
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heterodox
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unorthodox, not widely accepted
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heterogeneous
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composed of unlike parts, different, diverse
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hew
Definition
to cut with a ax
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hiatus
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break, interruption, vacation
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hidebound
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excessively rigid, ,dry and stiff
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hindsight
Definition
perception of events after they happen
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hinterland
Definition
wilderness
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hoary
Definition
very old, whitish or gray from age
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holistic
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emphasizing importance of whole and independence of its parts
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holocaust
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widespread destruction, usually by fire
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homage
Definition
public honor and respect
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homogeneous
Definition
composed of identical parts
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homonym
Definition
word identical in pronunciation but in different meaning
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hone
Definition
to sharpen
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honor (v)
Definition
to praise, glorify, pay tribute to
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humane
Definition
merciful, kindly
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husband (v)
Definition
to farm, manage carefully, and thriftfily
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hutch
Definition
pen or coop for animals, shack, shanty
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hydrate
Definition
to add water to
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hygienic
Definition
clean, sanitary
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hymn
Definition
religous song, usually of praise or thanks
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hyperbole
Definition
purposeful exaggeration for effect
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hyperentilate
Definition
to breath abnormally fast
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hypochondria
Definition
unfound belief that one is ill
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hypocrite
Definition
person claiming  belief or virtues he or she doesn't really possess
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hypothermia
Definition
abnormally low body temp
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hypothesis
Definition
assumption subject to proof
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hypothetical
Definition
theoretical, speculative
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