IELTS VOCABULARY

Habitue: a resident of or frequent visitor to a particular place

Sentence: The man was not recognized by any of the habitues of the place.’

Hackneyed: repeated too often; over familiar through overuse

Sentence: The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl scenario

Haggard: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

Sentence: Like all the street children, he is thin and haggard

Haggle: an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

Sentence: The two sides are haggling over television rights

Halcyon: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

Sentence: She recalled the halcyon days of her youth.

Hale: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

Sentence: In her mid-eighties, she’s still hale and hearty

Hallowed: worthy of religious veneration

Sentence: The Ganges is hallowed as a sacred, cleansing river

Haphazard: without care; in a slapdash manner

Sentence: The books had been placed on the shelves in a haphazard fashion

Harangue: address forcefully

Sentence: He launched into yet another harangue defending his war policy