IELTS VOCABULARY

Harbinger: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

Sentence: He scored the winner on his debut, a harbinger of things to come.

Hilarity: extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter.

Sentence: Her work has a horrible sort of hilarity

Hodgepodge: a confused mixture

Sentence: I would like him to tell me for which of the ingredients of this hodgepodge he was responsible.

Homespun: simple and unsophisticated.

Sentence: This is not some homespun philosophy to make us all feel better.

Haptic: relating to the sense of touch,

Sentence: The haptic touch screens buzz gently when a key has been touched.

Heinous: utterly odious or wicked.

Sentence: The criminal received the death penalty for his heinous crime.

Huzzah: used to express excitement, pleasure, or approval:

Sentence: The newspaper’s review was one big huzzah for the new movie

Hirsute: Hairy or shaggy

Sentence: The hirsute peach had a fuzzy skin that was soft to the touch