haughty(HAW tee) adj. having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain
for others
- Two of King Lear’s daughters were very haughty, and it was not until it was
too late that he came to appreciate Cordelia. - Politicians never act haughtyin public for fear that they’ll never be elected
again.
•A haughtyperson is a snooty person.
[haughtily adv.] [Syn. arrogant]
herbivore(ER bi VAWR) n. plant eater; an animal that eats only plants, as
distinguished from a meat-eating carnivore and an omnivore (an animal that eats
both plants and meat) - The largest dinosaurs that ever lived were herbivores.
- There must be more herbivoresthan carnivores; think about it.
[herbivorous adj.]
heterogeneous(HET oer oh GEE nee uhs) adj. made up of unrelated or
dissimilar parts; varied; miscellaneous - The population of the United States is probably more heterogeneousthan
any other country’s. - Considerably less heterogeneousis the population of Japan.
- You’ll find heterogeneouscolors in a bag of jelly beans.
hew(HYOO) vt. 1. to chop or cut with an ax or knife; 2. to shape something by
chopping pieces away with an ax or knife - Marcia often hewstrees to cut up and use for firewood.
- Native Americans hewedtotem poles from tree trunks.
- Many native cultures make hewedpipes and knife handles from wood,
bone, and ivory.
[-ed, -ing, -n adj., -er n.] [Syn. hack]
hieroglyphic(HY ruh GLIF ik) n. 1. ancient Egyptian picture writing; 2. any
picture writing —adj. illegible writing - The Rosetta stone made it possible to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics.
- Hieroglyphicspredate the invention of alphabets.
- Many a teacher has told me that I have hieroglyphicwriting and need to
work on my penmanship.
hormone(HAWR mohn) n. 1. a substance (secretion) formed in one organ of
the body to cause some kind of action in another part of the body; 2. such a
preparation produced artificially - Adrenaline is a synthetic version of the hormoneepinephrine, which is
secreted by the adrenal glands. - Hormonesfrom the pituitary gland govern our growth rate.
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