GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(29)

　　Barron GRE word list - H

　　habitat

　　natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation

　　habituate

　　accustom or familiarize; addict

　　hackles

　　hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someones hackles rise

　　hackneyed

　　commonplace; trite

　　haggard

　　wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners

　　haggle

　　argue about prices

　　hail

　　frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail

　　halcyon

　　calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days

　　hale

　　healthy

　　halfhearted

　　exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

　　hallowed

　　blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy

　　hallucination

　　delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory

　　halting

　　hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop

　　hamper

　　obstruct; prevent the free movement of;

　　handsome

　　large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward

　　hap

　　chance; luck

　　haphazard

　　random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town

　　hapless

　　unfortunate; luckless

　　harangue

　　long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.

　　harass

　　annoy by repeated attacks

　　harbinger

　　forerunner

　　harbor

　　give protection ; provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind ; Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge

　　hardy

　　sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather

　　harping

　　tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on tediously

　　harrowing

　　agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth

　　harry

　　harass, annoy, torment ; raid

　　hatch

　　deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce from an egg

　　haughtiness

　　pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty

　　haunt

　　visit ; come to mind continually; visit regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented

　　haven

　　place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven

　　havoc

　　widespread damage; disorder; chaos

　　hazard

　　venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger

　　hazardous

　　dangerous

　　hazy

　　slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind

　　headfirst

　　moving with the head leading; headlong

　　headlong

　　hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.

　　headstrong

　　willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have ones own way; CF. no excessive

　　healthful

　　conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air

　　healthy

　　possessing good health; healthful

　　heckler

　　person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes

　　hedonist

　　one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living ones life purely for pleasure

　　heed

　　pay attention to; N: close attention

　　heedless

　　not noticing; disregarding

　　hegemony

　　dominance especially of one nation over others

　　heinous

　　atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime

　　helm

　　steering wheel of a ship; position of control

　　hem

　　surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.

　　herald

　　messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher

　　herbivorous

　　grain-eating; CF. herbivore

　　herd

　　group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle

　　hereafter

　　life after death

　　heresy

　　opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic

　　hermetic

　　concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult

　　hermitage

　　home of a hermit

　　herpetologist

　　one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians

　　heterodox

　　against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional

　　heterogeneous

　　dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants

　　hew

　　cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.

　　heyday

　　time of greatest success or power; prime

　　hiatus

　　gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break

　　hibernal

　　wintry; wintery; of or like winter

　　hibernate

　　sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation

　　hide

　　skin of an animal

　　hideous

　　repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream

　　hierarchy

　　arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority

　　hieroglyphic

　　picture writing; ADJ.

　　high-flown

　　highly pretentious or inflated

　　hilarity

　　boisterous mirth; ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter

　　hindmost

　　furthest behind; farthest to the rear

　　hindrance

　　block; obstacle; V. hinder

　　hindsight

　　understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened