5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 130

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
heroic adj. It was a heroic effort to save him. courageous
hers pron. The last seat was hers. belonging to her
herself pron. She hurt herself. identical to her
hesitate verb He who hesitates is lost. delays
verb I hesitate to tell you the truth. balk
hi intj. Hi! I'm your new classmate. hello
hide verb You should hide your money. conceal
noun The cow hide is worth a lot of money. skin
high adj. At high tide the water comes to here. extreme
adv. We put it high on the shelf. elevated
highland noun He lived in the highlands. elevated lands
highly adv. She thinks highly of herself. favorably
highway noun We drove to town on the highway. expressway
hijack verb They tried to hijack an airplane. seize by force
hike verb We'll hike to the side of the river. march
hill noun The hill was 1000 meters high. knoll
hillside noun Their house was on a hillside. side of hill
him pron. We talked to him about the class. objective he
himself pron. He blamed himself. identical to him
hind adj. One of the cow's hind legs was sore. rear
hinder verb We should not hinder their efforts. obstruct
hinge noun The door hinge squeaked. pivot device
hint noun One hint is that it's a holiday. clue
verb They hint about a raise in salary. imply
hip noun The cowboy had a gun on his hip. waist bone