Vocabulary Word Meanings: From Hamper, Hackneyed to Hypocrite
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Hamper
Meaning: verb- interfere with movement or progress
Example: The blizzard hampered the search for survivors.
Hackneyed
adj- unoriginal; trite duplicate
Avoid hackneyed phrases in your writing.
Haphazard
adj- without plan or direction
Also used as: Haphazardly (adv) ; haphazardness (noun)
Martin planted the trees haphazardly, scattering them around the yard.
Harbor
verb – to provide shelter or refuge; hide
Also used as: Harbored, harborage (nouns)
Harboring a know criminal is a chrome in itself.
Hierarchy
noun- a group of people in authority, ranked in order of power, a sequential listing
Also used as: Hierarchical (adj)
The military is a hierarchy; each level is more powerful than the ones below it.
Homage
noun – respect paid to someone or something; tribute; honor
We pay homage to certain people by putting their images on stamps and currency.
Homogeneous
adj- the same throughout; consistent; uniform balance
Homogeneousness (noun) ; homogeneously (adv)
If you add chocolate syrup to a glass of milk and stir, you՚ll get a homogeneous mixture.
Harangue
noun- a long lecturing speech
Also used as: Harangue- verb
We began wearing earplugs to work to get some relief from his harangues.
Hardy
adj- bold; brave; capable of withstanding harsh conditions.
Also used as: Hardiness- noun; hardily- adv don՚t confuse with hearty which means enthusiastic.
Lewis and Clark were hardy explorers of ragged terrain.
Hedge
verb- to avoid giving a clear answer thereby escaping responsibility or blame
Note: Hedge means to beat around the bush
Connected to the lie detector big nick tried to hedge his way through the test.
Heed
verb- notice; pay attention to
Also used as: Heed- noun – as in to take every day. Is he listening or tornado?
it՚s wise to heed the warning of a coming hurricane or tornado.
Heinous
adj- shockingly evil, worst
An especially heinous crime can leave a community in shock for years.
Heresy
noun- an opinion expressed in defiance of generally accepted ideas
Also used as: Heretic- noun; heretical- adj; heretically- adv
In centuries past people were burned at the stake for heretical comments.
Hiatus
noun- gap; interruption; a break in the continuity of a process; a pause
The brick layer explains, I needed a little break.
Some companies take a summer hiatus closing down completely for weeks.
Hyperbole
noun- extreme exaggeration
Also used as: Hyperbolic- adj
I՚ve told you a million times is an example of hyperbole.
Hypocrite
noun- an insincere person; one who pretends to have feelings he doesn՚t really possess
Also used as: Hypocritical- adj
don՚t be a hypocrite- say what you mean