Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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hair | ||
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the fine material that grows from the skin, especially from the head | ||
half | ||
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one of two equal parts of something | ||
halt | ||
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to come or cause to come to a stop; to stop | ||
hang | ||
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to place something so the highest part is supported and the lower part is not; to kill by hanging | ||
happen | ||
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to become a fact or event; to take place | ||
happy | ||
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pleased; satisfied; feeling good; not sad | ||
hard | ||
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not easily cut or broken; solid; difficult to do or understand; needing much effort or force | ||
harm | ||
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to injure; to damage; n. damage; hurt | ||
harvest | ||
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to gather crops; n. the crop after it is gathered | ||
hat | ||
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a head cover | ||
hate | ||
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to have strong emotions against; to consider as an enemy; opposite love | ||
have | ||
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to possess; to own; to hold | ||
he | ||
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the boy or man who is being spoken about | ||
head | ||
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to lead; to command; n. leader; chief; the top part of something; the highest position | ||
headquarters | ||
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the center from which orders are given; the main offices of a business or organization | ||
heal | ||
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to return to good health; to cure; to become well | ||
health | ||
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the general condition of the body and mind; the condition of being free from sickness or disease | ||
hear | ||
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to receive sound through the ears; to receive news about | ||
heart | ||
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pumps blood through the body | ||
heat | ||
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to make hot or warm; n. great warmth; that which is produced by burning fuel; energy from the sun | ||
heavy | ||
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having much weight; not easy to lift; of great amount or force | ||
helicopter | ||
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a machine without wings that can fly up or down or remain in one place above the ground | ||
help | ||
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to give support; to assist; to make easier; n. support; aid | ||
here | ||
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in, to or at this place | ||
hero | ||
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a person honored for being brave or wise | ||
hide | ||
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to prevent from being seen or found; to make secret | ||
high | ||
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tall; far up; far above the ground; important; above others | ||
hijack | ||
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to seize or take control of a vehicle by force | ||
hill | ||
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a small mountain | ||
history | ||
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the written record or description of past events; the study of the past | ||
hit | ||
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to strike; to touch with force | ||
hole | ||
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an opening; a torn or broken place in something | ||
holiday | ||
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a day when one does not work; a day on which no work is done to honor or remember a person or event | ||
holy | ||
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greatly honored in religion | ||
home | ||
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the building where a person lives, especially with family; the place where one was born or comes from; the area or country where one lives | ||
honest | ||
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truthful; able to be trusted | ||
honor | ||
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to obey; to show strong, good feelings for ("to honor one's parents"); n. an award; an act of giving special recognition ("He received many honors for his efforts to help others.") | ||
hope | ||
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to expect; to believe there is a good chance that something will happen as wanted; to want something to happen | ||
horrible | ||
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causing great fear; terrible | ||
horse | ||
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a large animal often used for racing, riding or farm work | ||
hospital | ||
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a place where sick or injured people are given medical care | ||
hostage | ||
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a person captured and held as a guarantee that a demand or promise will be honored | ||
hostile | ||
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ready to fight; ready for war | ||
hot | ||
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having or feeling great heat or a high temperature | ||
hotel | ||
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a building with rooms, and often food, for travellers | ||
hour | ||
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a measure of time; sixty minutes | ||
house | ||
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a building in which people live; a country's parliament or lawmaking group ("House of Representatives") | ||
how | ||
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in what way; to what amount | ||
however | ||
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yet; but | ||
huge | ||
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very big; of great size | ||
human | ||
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of or about people | ||
humor | ||
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the ability to understand, enjoy or express what makes people laugh | ||
hunger | ||
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the need for food | ||
hunt | ||
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to search for animals to capture or kill them; to seek; to try to find | ||
hurry | ||
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to do or go fast | ||
hurt | ||
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to cause pain, injury or damage | ||
husband | ||
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a man who is married | ||