GH Vocab

Halcyon

adj; characterized by happiness, great success and prosperity

Histrionic

adj; overly dramatic in behavior or speech

Germane

adj; relevant

Guise

n; external appearance

Hackneyed

adj; lacking in freshness or originality

Harrowing

adj; traumatic, distressing

Heathen

n; a strange or uncivilized person, one without religion

Haggard

adj; having a worn appearance

Hovel

n; shack, wretched living quarters

Homily

n; a sermon or serious warning

Haughtiness

n; an expression of pride made to make others feel inferior

Hone

v; to sharpen

Grandiose

adj; ridiculously exaggerated

Genteel

Adj; stylish

Guile

n; deceit, cunning

Gait

n; a manner or rate of movement or progress

Genuflect

v; to bend the knee as in worship

Galvanize

v; to stimulate or excite

Garnish

v; to add decoration to

Gauche

adj; clumsy, boorish, rude