This week will be slightly truncated (meaning less photos and commentary), as I have my final graduate work of the term due, papers to edit, science articles to edit, parents to show around town, and an article to revise for publication (woot). So it's short(er) and sweet(er?) this week. Favorite word was definitely hoick. Sometimes you just gotta hoick.
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► Photo of the Week
⚛ Units of the Week
Hectare/hektare: a unit of area
Henry: a unit of inductance
Hertz: a unit of frequency
Hin: a Hebrew unit of liquid measure
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Hapolopia: normal vision
Haruspex: a soothsayer of ancient Rome
Haslet: the edible viscera of an animal
Haver: to hem and haw
Haverel: a fool
Hawkshaw: a detective
Hebdomad: the number seven
Hebetate: to make dull
Hebetic: pertaining to puberty
Hebetude: mental dullness (connection to hebetic???)
Hecatomb: a great sacrifice or slaughter (whoa.)
Heeler: one that puts heels on shoes
Hell, v.: to behave raucously
Hepcat: a jazz enthusiast
Herdic: a type of carriage
Hidrosis: abnormal perspiration
Hidrotic: a drug that induces perspiration
Hilding: a vile person
Hinky: suspicious
Hirsute: hairy
Hispid: covered with stiff hairs
Hizzoner: used as a title for a mayor
Hodad: a nonsurfer
Hokypoky: trickery
Hongi: to greet another by pressing noses together
Hordeola: swelling of the eyelid
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Haptic: pertaining to the sense of touch
Havocker: one that havocs
Heelless: lacking heels
Hellery: rough play
Hellion: a troublesome person
Hellkite: a cruel person
Herstory: history with a feminist viewpoint
Hiatus: a gap or missing section
Hipness: the state of being hip
Hircine: pertaining to a goat
Hoboism: the state of being a hobo
Hoick: to change directions abruptly
Hokum: nonsense
Hectare/hektare: a unit of area
Henry: a unit of inductance
Hertz: a unit of frequency
Hin: a Hebrew unit of liquid measure
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Hapolopia: normal vision
Haruspex: a soothsayer of ancient Rome
Haslet: the edible viscera of an animal
Haver: to hem and haw
Haverel: a fool
Hawkshaw: a detective
Hebdomad: the number seven
Hebetate: to make dull
Hebetic: pertaining to puberty
Hebetude: mental dullness (connection to hebetic???)
Hecatomb: a great sacrifice or slaughter (whoa.)
Heeler: one that puts heels on shoes
Hell, v.: to behave raucously
Hepcat: a jazz enthusiast
Herdic: a type of carriage
Hidrosis: abnormal perspiration
Hidrotic: a drug that induces perspiration
Hilding: a vile person
Hinky: suspicious
Hirsute: hairy
Hispid: covered with stiff hairs
Hizzoner: used as a title for a mayor
Hodad: a nonsurfer
Hokypoky: trickery
Hongi: to greet another by pressing noses together
Hordeola: swelling of the eyelid
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Haptic: pertaining to the sense of touch
Havocker: one that havocs
Heelless: lacking heels
Hellery: rough play
Hellion: a troublesome person
Hellkite: a cruel person
Herstory: history with a feminist viewpoint
Hiatus: a gap or missing section
Hipness: the state of being hip
Hircine: pertaining to a goat
Hoboism: the state of being a hobo
Hoick: to change directions abruptly
Hokum: nonsense
(Pages 253–266)