Word of the Week (WOW) 26th July, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To participate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post wanderlust\noun\won-der-luhst   1. a strong desire to travel. 2. strong longing for or impulse toward wandering Examples Wanderlust has led him to many different parts of the world.  a man consumed by wanderlust Origin early 20th century: from German Wanderlust . If you would like to check out more interesting … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 26th July, 2015

Friends for Life

Yesterday I cried the entire day. Why? I felt alone, lonely, isolated. I felt like leaving the city of Bangalore and going back to Siliguri, my home. My tears wouldn’t stop flowing. Everyone in class were staring at me. Some would ask, ” what happened?” I would say “nothing”. They would turn their faces. Two of my friends from school (who shifted with me to the same college, to the same class) were the first ones who remained adamant and wouldn’t budge until I spoke my heart out. I told them. I felt ignored. I felt everyone dislikes me. I … Continue reading Friends for Life

Word of the Week (WOW) 19th July,2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week.       sempiternal \ adjective\ sem-pi-ˈtər-nəl \ 1. eternal and unchanging; everlasting. 2. of never-ending duration Examples: 1. “the sempiternal sadness of the industrial background” 2. “And the future was something she dare not think about, since a future that didn’t contain Tony promised nothing but sempiternal guilt.”  –Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002) Origin late Middle English: from Old French sempiternel or late Latin sempiternalis, from Latin sempiternus, from semper … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 19th July,2015

The Joy of Meeting one of my favourite authors

On the 10th of July, 2015, I went to a book launch. It’s the first time I got an opportunity to attend a book launch event. It was the launch of the most talked about novel “Scion of Ikshvaku” by Amish Tripathi. The book had released on June 22, 2015. Thanks to Amazon.in I got to read the book that very day. I was reading Tripathi’s debut novel “Immortals of Meluha” and the latest one at the same time. I really loved his perspective of the Indian Mythology. I started admiring his writings. So, naturally I was excited about the … Continue reading The Joy of Meeting one of my favourite authors

Word of the Week (WOW) 12th July,2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To participate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post     jocund\adjective\ˈjō-(ˌ)kənd 1. cheerful 2. marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness   jo·cun·di·ty\jō-ˈkən-də-tē, jä-\ noun  jo·cund·ly \ˈjä-kənd-lē, ˈjō-(ˌ)\ adverb   Examples: 1. old friends engaged in jocund teasing   Synonyms : joyous,blithesome, festive, gay, gleeful, jocose, jocular, merry, jolly, jovial, laughing, mirthful, sunny     … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 12th July,2015

Word of the Week (WOW) 5th July, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. . It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To participate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post     kaput\adjective\kä-, –ˈpüt 1.broken and useless; no longer working or effective. 2. no longer able to continue : completely ruined or defeated 3. hopelessly outmoded Example 1. “the water pump’s broken, kaput” 2.once the Germans were forced to retreat from Stalingrad, the Nazi cause was kaput3. hard-line Soviet-style Communism … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 5th July, 2015