MRBH1
Across
- 2. unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
- 5. connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
- 7. hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
- 8. (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
- 9. slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind
- 10. one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
- 12. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
- 13. boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter
- 14. random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
- 15. trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
- 18. (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
- 20. crowd; swarm
- 22. conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air
- 24. hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
- 26. exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
- 27. healthy
- 29. picture writing; ADJ.
- 33. person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
- 34. place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
- 35. frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail
- 36. white with age
- 38. honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
- 39. excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
- 41. one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians
- 42. furthest behind; farthest to the rear
- 45. shack; small wretched house
- 46. not good-looking; unattractive
- 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
- 49. hairy; having a lot of hair
- 50. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
- 52. natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation
- 53. confused uproar; loud noise; din
- 54. sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
- 57. throw forcefully; shout out violently
- 58. deceive; delude
- 60. crude dwelling; shack
- 61. surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
- 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
- 65. accustom or familiarize; addict
- 66. sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
- 67. dull; monotonous
- 73. grain-eating; CF. herbivore
- 74. concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
- 76. large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward
- 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
- 79. repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream
- 80. dangerous
- 81. hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
- 82. humbleness of spirit
- 84. back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland
- 85. diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers
- 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
- 87. pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
- 92. marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
- 93. atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
- 94. forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
- 95. destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
- 96. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis
- 97. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure
- 98. important in history; Ex. historic battle
- 99. outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
Down
- 1. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite
- 2. damp; N. humidity
- 3. stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use
- 4. blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
- 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. highly pretentious or inflated
- 7. long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
- 8. use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder
- 9. home of a hermit
- 10. induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
- 11. widespread damage; disorder; chaos
- 12. wintry; wintery; of or like winter
- 14. of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
- 15. exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
- 16. annoy by repeated attacks
- 17. obstruct; prevent the free movement of;
- 18. domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
- 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
- 20. steering wheel of a ship; position of control
- 21. crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
- 23. dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or
- 25. commonplace; trite
- 26. person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)
- 28. fear of water; rabies
- 29. frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
- 30. understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
- 31. willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
- 32. unfortunate; luckless
- 33. science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
- 35. color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue
- 36. moving with the head leading; headlong
- 37. sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
- 39. cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
- 40. tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal
- 43. leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
- 44. delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
- 46. tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously
- 48. excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria
- 51. argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
- 54. arrogance; excessive self-conceit
- 55. person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded
- 56. one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism
- 57. deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg
- 59. mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
- 61. small hill; hillock
- 63. CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm
- 64. life after death
- 66. venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger
- 68. dominance especially of one nation over others
- 69. block; obstacle; V. hinder
- 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
- 71. wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
- 72. pay attention to; N: close attention
- 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
- 76. substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
- 77. theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
- 78. not noticing; disregarding
- 79. time of greatest success or power; prime
- 80. husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
- 83. gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
- 84. messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher
- 87. harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
- 88. calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
- 89. possessing good health; healthful
- 90. encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
- 91. box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
- 93. skin of an animal
- 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
- 98. chance; luck