Today's Words to Define

gauche
gerrymander
hegemony
hemoglobin
homogeneous

gauche: \gōsh\; lacking social polish; awkward and clumsy; lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; crude; tactless.
gerrymander: \jěr'ē-mān'dər, gěr'-\; to change the boundaries of legislative districts to favor one party over another. Typically, the dominant party in a state legislature (which is responsible for drawing the boundaries of congressional districts) will try to concentrate the opposing party's strength in as few districts as possible, while giving itself likely majorities in as many districts as possible.
hegemony: \hĭ-jěm'ə-nē, hěj'ə-mō'nē\; the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others.
hemoglobin: \hē'mə-glō'bĭn\; An iron-containing protein present in the blood of many animals that, in vertebrates, carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body and carries carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. Hemoglobin is contained in the red blood cells of vertebrates and gives these cells their characteristic color. Hemoglobin is also found in many invertebrates, where it circulates freely in the blood. It consists of four peptide units, each attached to a nonprotein compound called heme that binds to oxygen.
homogeneous: \hō'mə-jē'nē-əs, -jēn'yəs\; all of the same or similar kind or nature; uniform in structure or composition throughout, as of a chemical mixture.