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PIB Vocab List #9
American Literature White Vocabulary list #9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| halcyon | adj- calm peaceful |
| hallow | v,adj- concentrate |
| harbinger | n- one that announces or foreshadows what is coming |
| harlequin | n- a character with a shaved head, masked face, variegated tights, and a wooden sword |
| hector | v-swagger |
| hedonism | n- the doctrine that pleasure is the chief good on life |
| hegira | n- a journey, especially when undertaken to escape a dangerous or undesirous environment |
| hermetic | adj- airtight |
| heterogeneous | adj- mixed |
| hiatus | n- a break, gap |
| hoi pilloi | n- the general populace |
| hospice | n- a lodging for travelers or for young persons or the under privileged |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| hybrid | n, adj- an offspring of genetically differing parents. |
| idiosyncrasy | n- personal peculiarity |