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- heresthetic/ˌhɛr.ɪsˈθɛt.ɪk/The art or skill of political manipulation, especially by strategically structuring choices, debates, or decision-making processes to achieve a desired outcome that might otherwise be unattainable.nounC2
- heresy/ˈhɛrəsi/A belief or opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted, especially in a religious context.nounC1
- heretic/ˈher.ə.tɪk/A person who holds beliefs or opinions contrary to the official doctrines of a religion, especially Christianity.adjectivenounC1/C2
- heretofore/ˌhɪə.təˈfɔː(r)/A formal adverb meaning 'before now' or 'until this time'.adjectiveadverbnounLow
- hereward/ˈhɛrɪwəd/A male given name, primarily of historical and literary use.nounVery Low (Rare)
- hergesheimer/ˈhɜːɡəsˌhaɪmə/A proper noun: American novelist, biographer and historian known for his naturalistic style.nounVery Rare
- hering/ˈhɪərɪŋ/ (if interpreted as 'hearing') or /ˈhɛrɪŋ/ (if interpreted as 'herring')A common misspelling or typographical error for the word 'hearing' (the sense of perceiving sound) or possibly a mistaken form of 'herring' (the fish).nounVery Low (non-standard/error)
- heriot/ˈhɛrɪət/A feudal payment or tribute, originally the best beast or other valuable item, owed to the lord of a manor upon the death of a tenant.nounVery Low
- herisau/ˈhɛrɪzaʊ/A proper noun referring to a town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.nounRare
- heritage/ˈhɛr.ɪ.tɪdʒ/Valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations.adjectivenounB2
- heritage language/ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ ˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/A language that a person has a familial, ancestral, or cultural connection to but which is not the dominant language of the society in which they live.nounC1/C2
- heritage learner/ˈhɛr.ɪ.tɪdʒ ˈlɜː.nə(r)/A person who is learning a language with which they have a familial or cultural connection, often having been exposed to it at home in childhood without acquiring full proficiency.nounLow
- heritage speaker/ˈhɛr.ɪ.tɪdʒ ˈspiː.kə/A person who grows up in a home where a heritage language is spoken, but whose dominant language is the majority language of the society, often resulting in receptive or partial productive skills in the heritage language.nounlow
- heritance/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/Property, money, or assets received from someone after their death.nounB2
- heritor/ˈhɛr.ɪ.tə(r)/A person who inherits or is entitled to inherit property, a title, or a quality from a predecessor; an heir.nounRare / Very Low Frequency
- herkimer/ˈhɜːkɪmə/A proper noun, primarily referring to a county in the U.S. state of New York, and by extension, a type of quartz crystal (Herkimer diamond) found there.nounVery Low
- herl/hɜːl/A slender, barbed feather or filament from the hackle of a bird, especially a domestic fowl, used primarily in fly tying for fishing.nounExtremely rare/Technical
- herlihy/ˈhɜː.lɪ.haɪ/A surname of Irish origin.nounVery low
- herm/hɜːm/A statue or square stone pillar topped with a bust of the god Hermes (or sometimes other deities), often used as a boundary marker or milestone in ancient Greece.nounC2/Rare
- herma/ˈhɜː.mə/A squared stone pillar topped with a carved head, often of Hermes, used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker, signpost, or object of worship.nounLow (C2/professional/historical/art historical)
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