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Across
  1. 2. unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
  2. 5. connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
  3. 7. hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
  4. 8. (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
  5. 9. slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
  6. 10. one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
  7. 12. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
  8. 13. boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
  9. 14. random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
  10. 15. trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
  11. 18. (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
  12. 20. crowd; swarm
  13. 22. conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air
  14. 24. hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
  15. 26. exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
  16. 27. healthy
  17. 29. picture writing; ADJ.
  18. 33. person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
  19. 34. place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
  20. 35. frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
  21. 36. white with age
  22. 38. honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
  23. 39. excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
  24. 41. one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians
  25. 42. furthest behind; farthest to the rear
  26. 45. shack; small wretched house
  27. 46. not good-looking; unattractive
  28. 47. person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
  29. 49. hairy; having a lot of hair
  30. 50. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
  31. 52. natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation
  32. 53. confused uproar; loud noise; din
  33. 54. sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
  34. 57. throw forcefully; shout out violently
  35. 58. deceive; delude
  36. 60. crude dwelling; shack
  37. 61. surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
  38. 62. give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
  39. 65. accustom or familiarize; addict
  40. 66. sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
  41. 67. dull; monotonous
  42. 73. grain-eating; CF. herbivore
  43. 74. concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
  44. 76. large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward
  45. 78. hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
  46. 79. repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream
  47. 80. dangerous
  48. 81. hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
  49. 82. humbleness of spirit
  50. 84. back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
  51. 85. diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers
  52. 86. agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth
  53. 87. pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
  54. 92. marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
  55. 93. atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
  56. 94. forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
  57. 95. destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
  58. 96. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
  59. 97. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure
  60. 98. important in history; Ex. historic battle
  61. 99. outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
Down
  1. 1. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
  2. 2. damp; N. humidity
  3. 3. stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
  4. 4. blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
  5. 5. indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor
  6. 6. highly pretentious or inflated
  7. 7. long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
  8. 8. use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
  9. 9. home of a hermit
  10. 10. induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
  11. 11. widespread damage; disorder; chaos
  12. 12. wintry; wintery; of or like winter
  13. 14. of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
  14. 15. exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
  15. 16. annoy by repeated attacks
  16. 17. obstruct; prevent the free movement of;
  17. 18. domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
  18. 19. of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others
  19. 20. steering wheel of a ship; position of control
  20. 21. crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
  21. 23. dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or
  22. 25. commonplace; trite
  23. 26. person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
  24. 28. fear of water; rabies
  25. 29. frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
  26. 30. understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
  27. 31. willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
  28. 32. unfortunate; luckless
  29. 33. science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
  30. 35. color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
  31. 36. moving with the head leading; headlong
  32. 37. sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
  33. 39. cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
  34. 40. tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal
  35. 43. leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
  36. 44. delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
  37. 46. tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
  38. 48. excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria
  39. 51. argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
  40. 54. arrogance; excessive self-conceit
  41. 55. person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
  42. 56. one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
  43. 57. deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg
  44. 59. mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
  45. 61. small hill; hillock
  46. 63. CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
  47. 64. life after death
  48. 66. venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger
  49. 68. dominance especially of one nation over others
  50. 69. block; obstacle; V. hinder
  51. 70. pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
  52. 71. wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
  53. 72. pay attention to; N: close attention
  54. 75. group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle
  55. 76. substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
  56. 77. theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
  57. 78. not noticing; disregarding
  58. 79. time of greatest success or power; prime
  59. 80. husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
  60. 83. gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
  61. 84. messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher
  62. 87. harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
  63. 88. calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
  64. 89. possessing good health; healthful
  65. 90. encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
  66. 91. box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
  67. 93. skin of an animal
  68. 94. (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented
  69. 98. chance; luck