We know that a lot of our readers are still in school. In an effort to help further enlarge their vocabulary and WORD POWER, we would like to present the HGNews Word of the Week. Please read, understand, and use these words in everyday conversation. Amaze and surprise your friends.

This week's word is:
Inure

Definition:
v.: to accustom to pain or trouble; harden

Usage:
"Intense on-line taunting is nothing to get angry about, because it serves to inure one to the unfairness that is real life."

This week's "Gang Slang" is:
Booya (Booyaka)

Definition:
1) adj.: completely awesome
2) n.: sound of a shotgun

Usage:
1) "I win, bitch! Booya Grandma, booya!"
2) "I knew it was time to bounce when some OGs busted into the party and I heard a booyaka."

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