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hairsplitting(adjective, obscure, precise, trivial, plodding)
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ham(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
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hammy(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
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harmonious
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harsh(adjective, critical)
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high-flowing
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high-flown
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high-flying
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highbrow(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened)
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highfalutin
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hypercritical(overcritical, censorious)
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imitated(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
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impersonal
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in accord
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in keeping
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in line
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in step
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in the know(expression, idiom, sound, knowledgeable, cultured)
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inflated
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intellectual(sound, knowledgeable, cultured, educated, enlightened)
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