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GRE: Set 22
harbinger-impassive
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Graduate
01/22/2011

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Term
harbinger
Definition
precursor, sign of something to come
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harrowing
Definition
extremely distressing, terrifying
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haughty
Definition
arrogant and condescending
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hector
Definition
a bully, braggart
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hegemony
Definition
leadership, domination, usually by a country
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hemicycle
Definition
semicircular or structure
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hermetic
Definition
tightly sealed
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heterodox
Definition
unorthodox, not widely accepted
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hew
Definition
to cut with an ax
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hidebound
Definition
excessively rigid; dry and stiff
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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
Definition
emphasizing importance of the whole and interdependence of its parts
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husband
Definition
to farm; manage carefully and thrifty
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hutch
Definition
pen or coop for animals; shack; shandy
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iconoclast
Definition
one who attacks traditional beliefs
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iconoclast
Definition
one who attacks traditional beliefs
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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ignominious
Definition
disgraceful and dishonorable
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ignoramus
Definition
an ignorant person
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ilk
Definition
type or kind
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illimitable
Definition
limitless
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imbue
Definition
to infuse; dye, wet, moisten
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immaterial
Definition
extraneous, inconsequential, nonessential; not consisting of matter
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immunological
Definition
relating to immune system
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immure
Definition
to imprison
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immutable
Definition
unchangeable, invariable
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impasse
Definition
blacked path, dilemma with no solution
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impassioned
Definition
with passion
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impassive
Definition
showing no emotion
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