Welcome to another exciting episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Help your mind stay fit and healthy for a lifetime by expanding your vocabulary. Now let's get those neural pathways warmed up with the Word of the Week:
Hormic theory: The theory that all actions and behaviors, conscious or unconscious, have a purpose or a specific goal. -- "The New York Times Everyday Reader's Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words", Laurence Urdang, ed., New York Times Book Company, 1972.
Example: The chaos that is human politics is so much more interesting when viewed through the lens of hormic theory.
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