GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(30)

　　hinterlands back country; inner part of a country; OP foreland hireling one who serves for hire ; one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician

　　hirsute

　　hairy; having a lot of hair

　　historic

　　important in history; Ex. historic battle

　　historical

　　connected with history; based on events in history

　　histrionic

　　theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior

　　hive

　　box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive

　　hoard

　　stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use

　　hoary

　　white with age

　　hoax

　　trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.

　　holocaust

　　destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust

　　holster

　　leather pistol case

　　homage

　　honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to

　　homely

　　not good-looking; unattractive

　　homeostasis

　　tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm

　　homespun

　　domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy

　　homily

　　sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic

　　homogeneous

　　of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout

　　hone

　　sharpen ; N: whetstone for sharpening a tool

　　hoodwink

　　deceive; delude

　　horde

　　crowd; swarm

　　horoscope

　　diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment used by astrologers

　　hortatory

　　encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort

　　horticultural

　　pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops

　　hostage

　　person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands

　　hostility

　　unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile

　　hothead

　　person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded

　　hovel

　　shack; small wretched house

　　hover

　　hang about; stay in the air in one place; wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state

　　hubbub

　　confused uproar; loud noise; din

　　hubris

　　arrogance; excessive self-conceit

　　hue

　　color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue

　　hue_and_cry

　　outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule

　　hull

　　husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship

　　humane

　　marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian

　　humanitarian

　　one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism

　　humble

　　of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others

　　humdrum

　　dull; monotonous

　　humid

　　damp; N. humidity

　　humility

　　humbleness of spirit

　　hummock

　　small hill; hillock

　　humor

　　indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor

　　humus

　　substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil

　　hurl

　　throw forcefully; shout out violently

　　hurtle

　　crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train

　　husband

　　use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband ones energy; CF. house holder

　　husbandry

　　frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman

　　hut

　　crude dwelling; shack

　　hybrid

　　mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize

　　hydrophobia

　　fear of water; rabies

　　hygiene

　　science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness ; Ex. hygienic condition

　　hyperbole

　　exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola

　　hypercritical

　　excessively exacting; too critical

　　hypnosis

　　induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize

　　hypochondriac

　　person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen

　　hypocritical

　　pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite

　　hypothetical

　　based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis

　　hysteria

　　excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria