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miércoles, 11 de noviembre de 2015

Hilarious

Pronunciation: /hɪˈlɛərɪəs/

Kind of word: Adjective

Formal definition:
"extremely amusing and causing a lot of laughter"

Informal definition:
very funny

Examples:
  • Some people don't like his comedy, but i think he's hilarious

Related word:
  • Funny
  • Hysterical
  • Priceless
  • Screamingly funny

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Haunting

Pronunciation: ˈhɑːn.t̬ig

Kind of word: Adjective

Formal definition: 
Poignant and evocative; difficult to ignore or forget.


Informal definition: 

A person who does not ignore.

Related words:  
  • evocative
  • emotive
  • affecting
  • moving
  • touching 
  • stirring
Example: 


  • This haunting song was a brilliant musical evocation.

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Harassment


Prounciation: həˈras mant

kind of word: Noun


Formal definition: aggressive pressure or intimidation.
 

Informal definition: a bullying person.

Example: they face daily harassment by the police

Synonym:


  • persecution
  • intimidation
  • pressure
  • force
  • coercion
  • hassle

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martes, 10 de noviembre de 2015

Hideout

Pronunciation:\ˈhīd-ˌat\

Kind of word: Noun

Formal definition:
"a place where someone (such as a criminal) hides to avoid being found or captured"

Informal definition:
"a place of refuge"

Examples:
  • The police easily tracked him to his hideout.
  • Police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods.

Related words:
  • Lair
  • Refuge
  • Bolt-hole
  • Cache
  • Hideway
  • Hidey hole
  • Hiding place
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sábado, 7 de noviembre de 2015

Hand down




Pronunciation: hænd-daʊn

Kind of word: Verb

Formal definition: To deliver; pronounce; to transmit, pass along in turn


Informal definition: Instill respect, fear or awe

Examples
  • The judge handed down the decision: He handed it down
  • She wanted to hand down the traditions of her church to her grandchildren

Synonym: 
  • dictate 
  • hand down

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viernes, 6 de noviembre de 2015

Harmonious

Pronunciation: (hahr-moh-nee-uh s) 

Kind of word: Adjective

Formal definition:
Something that is pleasant to the ear; tuneful; melodious.

Examples:

  • The different parts of the picture form a harmonious whole.
  • A harmonious arrangement of colours.

Related Words:
  • Congenial
  • Congruent
  • Discordant
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Hazardous   

Pronunciation: [haz-er-duh s]
Kind of word: Adjective

Formal definition:
"Risky, dangerous"

Informal definition: 
It could be an action or something that involve a danger level or something badly that put in risk the peoples life.

Example:

  • The space shuttle disasters of 1986 and 2003 show how hazardous space travel is.  


Related words

  • Dangerous
  • Unsafe
  • Perilous
  • Precarious
  • Faught with danger
  • Unpredictable