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hypocrisy.noun
a pretending; a feigning
to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; the false assumption
of an appearance of virtue or religion;
to profane; corrupt; one who pretends,
with intent to cover up and/or deceive; a double
crosser; to be something on the surface that does not come from
heartfelt sincerity
and in this regard, a stage player, an actor
hypocrite.noun-or.adjective
a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue
or religion, like the ancient Pharisees did when Emmanuel
walked the Earth; a hypocrite is one who looks on crimes of others and
not his own
hypocritical.adjective
characterized
by hypocrisy-(hypocritical
dealings); being a hypocrite (a hypocritical rogue)
hypocritically.adverb
hypothesis.noun
inflected
form(s).plural.hypotheses
Greek
– from hypotithenai – to put under, suppose;
an
assumption or concession
made for the sake of argument; an interpretation of a practical situation
or condition taken as the ground for action; a tentative-assumption
made in order to draw out and test its logical-or
empirical-
consequences;
theory
hypothesis implies
insufficient evidence to provide more than a tentative explanation;
theory implies a
greater range of evidence and greater likelihood of truth
hypothesize.intransitive
verb
to make a hypothesis; to assume; suppose
hypothetical.adjective
based on, involving, or having the nature of a
hypothesis;
assumed;
supposed
hypothetically.adverb
in a hypothetical manner
hereditary.adjective
of, or passed down by inheritance from an ancestor
to a legal heir; of, or passed down by heredity;
characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors; received or passing
by inheritance or required to pass by inheritance or by reason of birth;
having title or possession through inheritance or by reason of birth
hereditarily.adverb
synonym.innate
heredity.noun
the transmission from parents to offspring of
certain characteristics as contained in the genome
heritable.adjective
that can be inherited
heritability.noun
the quality of being heritable
heritage.noun
property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance;
something that is passed down from preceding
generations; a tradition; something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor;
property that descends to an heir; legacy; inheritance; something possessed
as a result of one's natural situation or birth; the status acquired by
a person through birth; birthright
hocus-pocus.noun
sleight of hand; nonsense
or sham used especially to cloak.deception
as a.transitive
verb
inflected form(s).hocus-pocussed
or hocus pocused,
hocus
pocussing or hocus pocusing-to
play tricks on
haste.noun
rapidity of action or motion; overeagerness to
act; rash or headlong action; precipitateness
haste, hasted,
hasting,
hastes.intransitive.&
transitive uses
to hasten or cause to hasten
make haste.idiom
to move or act swiftly; hurry
hasty,
hastier,
hastiest.adjectives
characterized
by speed; rapid; fast; hurried; done or made too quickly to be accurate
or wise; rash.(a
hasty decision); impetuous
hastily.adverb
hastiness.noun
happenstance.noun.and.adjective
a circumstance.especially
that is due to chance
happen, happened,
happening,
happens.intransitive
verbs
to come to pass; to come into being; to take place
or occur by chance;
to come upon something by chance; to come or go casually; make an appearance
(I just happened to drop by)
happening.noun
something that takes place; an occurrence
harmonic.adjective
pleasing to the ear (harmonic orchestral effects);
characterized
by harmony; of or relating to harmonics
Music.-.of
or relating to harmony
harmonic.noun
Music.-.a
tone in the harmonic series of overtones produced by a fundamental tone
harmonically.adverb
harmonist.noun
Music.-.one
skilled in harmony
harmonistic.adjective
harmonistically.adverb
harmony.noun
inflected form(s).plural.harmonies
a rhythmic
relationship with; pleasing or congruent
arrangement of parts (a painting exhibiting harmony of color and line);
accord.(lives
in harmony with her neighbors); internal calm; tranquility;
entrainment;
in correlation or synchronization
with
harmonize, harmonized,
harmonizing,
harmonizes.verbs
transitive verb senses.to
bring or come into agreement or harmony; agree
intransitive verb senses.to
be in agreement; be harmonious
harmonization, harmonizer.nouns
harmonious.adjective
exhibiting accord
in feeling or action; having component
elements pleasingly or appropriately combined (a harmonious blend of architectural
styles); characterized by
harmony of sound; melodious
harmoniously.adverb
harmoniousness.noun
half-truth.noun
a statement, especially one intended to deceive,
that omits some of the facts necessary
for a full description or account; a half-truth is the same as a big lie
hedonism,
hedonist.nouns
the doctrine
that pleasure or happiness is the sole
or chief good in life; a way of life based on or suggesting the principles
of hedonism
hedonistic.adjective
hedonistically.adverb
heed, heeded,
heeding,
heeds.verbs
transitive verb use.to
pay attention to; listen to and consider
intransitive verb use.to
pay attention
heed.noun
close attention; notice
heedful.adjective
paying close attention; mindful; careful
heedfully.adverb
heedfulness.noun
heedless.adjective
marked by or paying little heed;
unmindful or thoughtless; careless; impetuous
heedlessly.adverb
heedlessness.noun
haunt.verb
transitive senses-to
recur constantly and spontaneously
to (the tune haunted her); frequent; lingering; to reappear; to continually
seek the company of
intransitive senses-to
stay around or persist; linger
haunter.noun
hauntingly.adverb
hunky-dory.adjective.slang
perfectly satisfactory; fine; safe; all right
humdrum.adjective
lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring
humdrum.noun
monotonous talk or routine
hokey,
hokier,
hokiest.adjectives
mawkishly.sentimental;
corny; noticeably contrived;
artificial
hokily.adverb
hokiness.noun
haphazard.adjective
dependent upon or characterized
by mere chance
haphazard.noun
mere chance; fortuity
haphazard.adverb
by chance; casually
haphazardly.adverb
haphazardness.noun
Hansard
the official report of the proceedings and debates
of a legislature in the Commonwealth of Nations, especially of the British
or Canadian parliament
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