Objecwe General English

NI
(free)-The company offered one silver coin gratrs to
customer who bought two dozen of soap cakes.
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24. Grads

(adv.) (odj.)

25. Gruelling

(tiring, exhausting)-The police could elicit information from the gangster only after gruelling questioning session.

H
1. Humdrum

(odj.)

(dull, monotonous)-After strenuous years of service he is not able to adapt himself to humdrum life of retirement. (crowd together)-The passengers sat huddled in a crowded
compartment. (bargain about prices)-We hagglewithrickshaw-pullers while with doctors we cannot.

2. Huddle 3. Haggle

(v.) (v.)

4. Hapless (adj.)
5. Hamper

(unfortunate)-The

hapless victims of tragedy were sanctioned

compensation by the Gov't.

(v.) (n.)

(obsrmct, impede, a gift box)-The growth of population has

hampered economic progress in India.

6. Hegemony

(predominance)-Both America and China are trying for

hegemony in Asia.

7. Hustings (n.) 8. Heretic

(contest, elections)-The Congress party was badly defeated at the husrrngs in 7977.

(n.) (v.) (v.)

(hotding unorthodox belie0-Joan of Arc was considered

heretic by the Church.

9. Hoodwink
10. Husband

(deceive)-Hypocrites cannot hoodwink people for long.

(utilise)-India

has a plethora of natural resources which she

must husband for her progress.

11. Hostile

(odj._) (v.)

(unfriendly)-Western powers have ever been hosnle to India

for reasons best knor,rrn to them.

12. Hypothecate

(mortgage, pawn)-You can get loan from this bank by

hlpothecating house. (calm, peaceful)-Halryon days a few years back appear to be just a dream. (destruction by fire)-The third world war is bound to bring about nuclear lrclocaust. (commonplace, trite)-Now-a-days no one is interested in the
hackneyed speeches of the politicians.

13. Halcyon

(odj.) (n.) (adj.)

14. Holocaust

15. Hackneyed
1.6. Hazy

(adj.) (n.)

(slightlyobscure)-lhar,'ejustahazyideaofmymotherbecause
she died when I was just five years old.

17. Hypocrite

(pretending virtue)-Those who praise themselves are

generally hlpocrites.