Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocubulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment o Heena’s WOW post. Here’s my WOW for 7th March, 2015: dyspepsia • \dis-PEP-shuh\  • noun 1 : indigestion 2 : ill humor : disgruntlement Did you know? When people get indigestion, they are often affected by nausea, heartburn, and gas—things that can cause the world’s greatest gastronome to curse the world’s most delectable … Continue reading Word of the Week 7th March

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocubulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment o Heena’s WOW post. firebrand • \FYRE-brand\  • noun 1 : a piece of burning wood 2 : one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause) : agitator First use: 13th century Synonyms: demagogue (also demagog), exciter, agitator, fomenter, incendiary, inciter, instigator, kindler, provocateur, rabble-rouser Did you know? The original … Continue reading Word of the Week 22nd March

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocubulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment o Heena’s WOW post. controvertible • \KAHN-truh-ver-tuh-bul\  • adjective : capable of being disputed or opposed by reason Origin: controversy. First use: 1584 Did you know? If you’re familiar with incontrovertible, you may have wondered about the existence of controvertible. Both words are direct descendants of controvert (“to dispute or oppose by reasoning”), which … Continue reading Word of the Week 18th March

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocubulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment o Heena’s WOW post. nonage • \NAH–nij\  • noun 1 : minority 2 a : a period of youth b : lack of maturity Origin: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from non- + age age. First use: 15th century Synonyms: childhood, springtime, youth Antonyms: adulthood Did you know? Minority, majority; infancy, adulthood; nonage, full age—here … Continue reading Word of the Week 13th March

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocubulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment o Heena’s WOW post. persiflage • \PER-suh-flahzh\  • noun : frivolous bantering talk : light raillery Origin: French, from persifler to banter, from per- thoroughly + siffler to whistle, hiss, boo, ultimately from Latin sibilare. First use: 1757 Synonyms: backchat, badinage, chaff, give-and-take, jesting, joshing, banter, raillery, repartee Examples: Since the final round ended … Continue reading Word of the Week-29th March