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Haberdasher - a dealer in small wares, as ribbons, lace, tapes, needles, etc.
Hackneyed - worn-out; made common
Harbinger - a precursor; forerunner
Harem - the wives and concubines of a Mohammedan
Haywire - badly disorganized; out of control
Heaps - loads; amass; quantity
Heed - to regard with care; take notice, attention or caution
Heifer - young cow
Hitherto - to this place; on the side nearest to the speaker
Hokum - nonsense; persuasive language used by dishonest politicians
Homophobic - has an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality
Hovel - a mean habitation; hut or cabin
Hue - a color tint
Hypochondria - a mental disorder characterized by extreme melancholy
Hypothalamus - a region of brain controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, etc.
Humdinger - something that excels; one who makes a deep impression, esp a girl who exerts her charms

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Gaffes - hooks for landing salmon
Gaiety - being gay; merriment
Gales - strong winds
Gallantry - polite and deferential attention to women; heroic courage
Galling - vexing; fretting; harassing; teasing
Gaudy - showy; vulgar
Gauge - estimate; measure
Gawking - awkward; ungainly
Genteel - graceful or elegant in manners or dress; polite; well-bred
Gentility - good breeding; refined
Genre - style of art; a particular kind; distinction
Ghastly - death-like; pale
Gibes - sneers or sarcastic expressions; cast reproaches
Giddy - having a confused whirling sensation in the head
Gist - main point
Glitterati - shiny things used to glitter the place
Gnarled - full of knots; distorted
Gnawed - erode; corrode
Gnome - a pithy saying
Goaded - urged to do something; stimulated
Grandiose - really or effectively grand or impressive
Gratuitous - freely bestowed
Grizzling - somewhat gray/dull
Grotesque - fanciful; bizarre
Groped - seek blindly with the hands, as in the dark
Grouchy - ill-tempered
Grousing - birding like partridges