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Civil Engineering
Undergraduate 2
02/06/2012
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hackneyed
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trite; commonplace; overused
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haggard
 Definition
worn out from sleeplessness; grief; etc
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haggle
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to bargain over a price
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halcyon
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calm
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hale
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healthy
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hallmark
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a symbole of high quality
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hallow
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to make holy; to bless
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hamper
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to hinder; to keep someone from acting freely
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haphazard
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dependent upon mere chance
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hapless
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unlucky
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harangue
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long speech
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harbinger
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an omen or sign
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harbor
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a body of water providing ships with protection from winds, waves; etc. to conceal or hide
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hardy
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courageous; sturdy
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harlequin
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a clown
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harpy
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a greedy, grasping person; a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman
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harrowing
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upsetting; distressing
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harry
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to worry; to torment
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hart
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a male deer
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haughty
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snobbish; arrogant
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haven
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a safe place
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havoc
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great destruction
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headlong
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recklessly; impulsively
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headstrong
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stubborn; willful
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hearsay
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rumor; gossip
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hector
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to bully
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hedonist
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a pleasure-seeker
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heedless
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careless; unmindful
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hegemony
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leadership or strong influence
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hegira
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flight; escape
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heinous
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hateful; abominable
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hemophilia
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a blood defect in which the blood does not clot to close a wound
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herald
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to announce; to usher in
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herculean
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tremendous in size, strength, or difficulty
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heresy
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rejection of a religious belief
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hermetic
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airtight; tightly sealed
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heterodox
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departing from acceptable beliefs
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heyday
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period of success
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hiatus
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pause or gap
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hierarchy
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a ranking, one above the other
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hilarity
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gaiety; joy
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hircine
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goat-like
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hirsute
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hairy; bearded
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histrionic
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theatrical; overly dramatic
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hoary
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white with age or frost
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hobgoblin
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a frightening apparition; something that causes fear
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hodgepodge
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mixture
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hogwash
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meaningless or insincere talk
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hoi polloi
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common people; the masses
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holocaust
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complete destruction
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homage
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respect; honor
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homily
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a sermon
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hone
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to sharpen
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homophonic
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sounding alike
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hoodwink
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to deceive
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hoot
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to shout in disapproval
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horde
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a crowd of people
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horticulture
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the science of gardening
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hospice
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shelter
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hovel
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a dirty; wretched living place
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hover
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to keep lingering about; to wait near at hand
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hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence
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humbug
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trick; hoax
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humdrum
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monotonous; routine
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humus
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black soil for fertilizing
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husbandry
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the science of raising crops; careful management
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hymeneal
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pertaining to marriage
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hydrophobia
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fear of water; rabies
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hypochondriac
 Definition
person with imaginary ailments
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