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  1. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
  2. gala
    a lavish public entertainment or celebration
  3. galaxy
    a collection of star systems
  4. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  5. garland
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
  6. gastric
    relating to or involving the stomach
  7. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  8. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  9. genealogy
    the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
  10. genetics
    the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  11. geocentric
    having the earth in the middle
  12. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  13. giddy
    lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
  14. gigantic
    exceedingly large or extensive
  15. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
  16. glucose
    a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
  17. graphic
    written or drawn or engraved
  18. graphics
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
  19. greenhouse effect
    warming due to solar radiation trapped by the atmosphere
  20. gridlock
    a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
  21. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
  22. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  23. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  24. grope
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
  25. gross
    lacking fine distinctions or detail
  26. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  27. gusty
    blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
  28. habitant
    a person who inhabits a particular place
  29. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  30. habit
    an established custom
  31. habitual
    commonly used or practiced
  32. hacker
    a programmer who breaks into computer systems
  33. haggle
    an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  34. hanger-on
    someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
  35. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  36. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  37. harassment
    the act of tormenting by persistent attacks and criticism
  38. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  39. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  40. hazard
    a source of danger
  41. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
  42. headstrong
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
    Maybe it would help other headstrong young women from making the same mistakes.
  43. hearsay
    gossip passed around by word of mouth
  44. heartfelt
    earnest
    Ms. Merkel started out by wishing the president a “heartfelt welcome” in Berlin.
  45. heed
    careful attention
  46. herald
    a person who announces important news
    Loss of sleep also often heralds an episode of mania in bipolar disorder.
  47. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  48. hereditary
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  49. heretic
    a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma
  50. hesitancy
    a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
  51. hesitant
    unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
  52. hexangular
    having six sides or divided into hexagons
  53. hilarity
    great merriment
  54. hillock
    a small natural mound
  55. hindmost
    located farthest to the rear
  56. homicide
    the killing of a human being by another human being
  57. homicidal
    characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
  58. homogeneity
    the quality of being similar or of having a uniform composition
  59. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  60. homonym
    a word pronounced or spelled the same with another meaning
  61. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
  62. homophone
    a word pronounced the same with another meaning or spelling
  63. homophonic
    having the same sound
  64. hoot
    a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
  65. humane
    marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  66. humid
    containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
  67. humidity
    wetness in the atmosphere
  68. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  69. humiliation
    depriving one of self-esteem
  70. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  71. hydraulic
    moved or operated or effected by liquid
  72. hydrodynamics
    study of fluids in motion
  73. hypnotize
    induce a state that resembles sleep in
  74. hypodermic
    a piston syringe that is fitted with a needle for injections
    In most of the robberies, a hypodermic needle with a syringe was used to threaten young men into handing over their belongings.
    hypodermic - it also means related to or located below epidermis (meaning skin).
  75. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  76. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
    Navratilova says she recently began running again after a hiatus.tm">Washington Post (Jun 24, 2013)
  77. gaggle
    a flock of geese
  78. gallery
    a porch along the outside of a building
  79. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  80. gallows
    an instrument from which a person is executed by hanging
  81. gambrel
    a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
  82. garland
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
  83. girth
    the distance around something, especially a person's body
  84. gavel
    a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
  85. gentry
    people having high social status or power in a society
  86. gerontology
    the branch of medical science that deals with old people
Created on 七月 10, 2013 (updated 七月 30, 2013)

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