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Hedge

(Verb)

Meaning:To protect against possible loss
Looks Like:Hedge (large coarse bush) Imagine This:There are two neighbors sharing one hedge, which protects the privacy of both parties.
Remember This:In a Roulette game at a casino, one can bet on both odd and even numbers in order to protect oneself against heavy loss.

Hedonist

(Noun)

Meaning:erson who pursues pleasure as a goal
Looks Like:He_done_it
Sounds Like:He_done_it
Imagine This:Two friends are talking about a person who pursues pleasure as a goal.One friend said, “Has he done cruising?�The other friend answered, � Sure!He’d done it all.�
Other Forms:Hedonism (Noun); Hedonistic (Adjective)

Heed

(Verb)

Meaning:Take notice of
Looks Like:Weed
Imagine This:When the farmer went out looking for parasites on his crops, he also noticed that there were many weeds, that he had to think of some way to get rid of them.
Other Forms:Heed (noun)

Herald

(Noun)

Meaning:To announce or publicize; foretell; proclaim
Sounds Like:Hair_old;Hero
Imagine This:Ronald is a king and he is announcing to his country that he is getting white hair, which means he is getting old, so someone must take over his position as king soon.
After World War II, U.S. President Truman announced and honored the names of the heroes in the Allied Forces who had fought bravely for victory.

Heresy

(Noun)

Meaning:Holding a different opinion on doctrine or theory (in religion) that is generally accepted
Looks Like:Hershey (chocolate bar)
Imagine This:Everyone has different opinion on chocolate but in general everyone accept Hershey bars are delicious.
Other Forms:Heretic (noun); Heretical (adj.); Heretically (adv.)