GRE Vocabulary Cartoons: H Words
harmonious
(adj.) able to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious
hidebound
(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
histrionic
(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
haggard
(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
heinous
(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful
hiatus
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
hodgepodge
Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble
headlong
With great speed or force; reckless
harangue
a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture
harbinger
an omen or sign
haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful
humdrum
boring
halcyon
calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous
heterogeneous
composed of unlike parts; different; diverse
holistic
dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts
hegemony
domination over others
hortatory
encouraging; inciting
Hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
hallowed
greatly respected; holy; sacred
hermetic
impervious to external influence; airtight
hardscrabble
involving hard work and struggle
husbandry
management of resources, especially in agriculture
homogeneous
of the same kind
Haptic
relating to the sense of touch
homespun
simple and unsophisticated
heyday
the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years
herald
to bear news; to announce, messenger
Hector
to bully; to pester
harrow
to distress, create stress or torment
harried
tormented; harassed
hapless
unlucky
heterodox
unorthodox
hackneyed
used so often as to lack freshness or originality