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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:
Eldritch

Definition:
adj.: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences [syn: weird, uncanny, unearthly]

Usage:
The undead minion's loins burned with an eldritch fire.

This week's "Gang Slang" is:
Cluck/Cluckhead

Definition:
1) n.: A crack addict.

Usage:
1) Yo yo, I wish those cluckheads would quit hanging around on my hood.

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