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hooligan, Brit minder, US buddy, cohort; Slang heavy, US<br />

torpedo, gunsel, goon: Mr Big strutted in with his henchmen and<br />

wrecked the place.<br />

henpeck v. nag, harass, hector, pester, torment, bully, carp, cavil:<br />

She henpecked him so much that he finally left her.<br />

herd n. 1 group, pack, bunch, cluster, flock, crowd, multitude,<br />

host, horde, throng, mass, swarm, press, crush; assemblage,<br />

collection: A herd <strong>of</strong> protesters gathered before the embassy.<br />

2 common herd, rabble, hoi polloi, great unwashed, riff-raff,<br />

masses: How can you expect the herd to understand these<br />

principles?<br />

--v. 3 gather, congregate, flock, assemble, collect: <strong>The</strong><br />

reporters herded round to interview the minister. 4 round up,<br />

gather (together), shepherd, drive, W US and Canadian wrangle,<br />

corral: Herd those cattle into the pen.<br />

hereditary<br />

adj. 1 heritable, inheritable, transmissible, transferable or<br />

transferrable, inherited, genetic, congenital, inborn, innate;<br />

atavistic: Green eyes and red hair are hereditary in our<br />

family. 2 traditional, handed down, inherited, bequeathed,<br />

willed; ancestral: Priesthood was hereditary among Aaron's<br />

descendants. <strong>The</strong>se are the hereditary lands that go with the<br />

castle.<br />

heretical adj. unorthodox, heterodox, impious, freethinking, heretic,<br />

apostate or apostatical, iconoclastic, schismatic, sceptic,<br />

agnostic, atheist(ic), idolatrous, heathen, pagan, infidel,<br />

godless: <strong>The</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> the Inquisition was to discover and<br />

suppress heretical views.<br />

heritage n. 1 estate, inheritance, legacy, patrimony, birthright: <strong>The</strong><br />

manor-house was included in the heritage that was passed on to<br />

me. 2 tradition: <strong>The</strong> documentary examines our cultural<br />

heritage.<br />

hermetic adj. hermetical, airtight, sealed; impervious: If the hermetic<br />

seal is broken, sterility is not guaranteed.<br />

hermit n. recluse, eremite, anchorite or anchoret or anchoress,

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