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 pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post.     saudade\noun\saʊˈdɑːdə (Especially with reference to songs or poetry) a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the Portuguese or Brazilian temperament Example 1. “her songs are based on love poems and evoke a melancholy known to the Portuguese as saudade” 2. I often sit … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 1st June, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post. http://media.indiatimes.in/media/content/2015/Apr/i_1430142340.jpg Idyllic \ ī-ˈdi-lik, chiefly British i- \adjective\ like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. “an attractive hotel in an idyllic setting” synonyms: perfect, ideal, idealized, wonderful, blissful, halcyon, happy; heavenly, paradisal, utopian, Elysian; peaceful, picturesque, pastoral, rural, rustic, bucolic, unspoilt; literary Arcadian, sylvan “their idyllic times together” antonyms: … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 25th May, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post. http://media.indiatimes.in/media/content/2015/Apr/f_1430142103.jpg felicity /fɪˈlɪsɪti/ noun 1. intense happiness. “domestic felicity” synonyms: happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, rapture, bliss, euphoria, delight, cheer, cheerfulness, gaiety; 2. the ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts. “he exposed the kernel of the matter with his customary elegance and felicity” synonyms: eloquence, aptness, appropriateness, suitability, suitableness, … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 19th May,2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post. Chutzpah \noun\ hootz-pah\ (Yiddish) 1. personal confidence or courage that allows someone to do or say things that may seem shocking to others 2. unbelievably gall, insolence, audacity Related words: crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness < discourtesy, rudeness < manner, personal manner < demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment < trait < attribute … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 11th May, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post. limerence /ˈlɪmɪrəns / noun (psychol) a state of mind resulting from romantic attraction, characterized by feelings of euphoria, the desire to have one’s feelings reciprocated, etc Word Origin coined by Dorothy Tennov (1928–2007), American psychologist Synonyms infatuation Antonyms nonlimerence Alternative forms limerance Examples 1. The girl fell in love with the boy … Continue reading Word of the Week (WOW) 3rd May, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post. Errorist Etymology error +‎ -ist Noun errorist (plural errorists) 1. One who encourages and propagates error. 2. One who holds onto an erroneous belief. Examples This week’s winning bumpersticker from the Thursday delivery route showed a drawing of George W. Bush and said “American errorist.” NOFX – American Errorist “We … Continue reading Word of the Week 27th April, 2015

Word of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by @Heena Rathore P. (http://heenarathorep.com/). It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every week. To pariticipate, simply do a post with your word and leave a link to it as a comment on Heena’s WOW post. Nonversation  ·noun · conversation that seems meaningless or without logic Example: “There’s a 45-minute wait at the bus office until our coach leaves. Billy disappears to buy water and I strike up a nonversation (smile, nod, hello, Ingalis) with a Kurdish man with a scar on his cheek, who gestures … Continue reading Word of the Week 20th April, 2015

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. Petrichor · \ PET-ri-kuhr\· noun A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather Examples: ‘other than the petrichor emanating from the rapidly drying grass, there was not a trace of evidence that it had rained at all’ ‘The petrichor in the … Continue reading Word of the Week 12th April 2015

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. incisive • \in-SYE-siv\  • adjective : impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) in·ci·sive·ly adverb in·ci·sive·ness noun First use: circa 1834 Examples: “Albee, 84 and frail from recent heart surgery, smiled broadly as he came on stage to take a bow Saturday. He knows that ‘Virginia Woolf’ is … Continue reading Word of the Week 5th April 2015