by Wordpandit | Sep 21, 2011 | Contextual Vocabulary |
Litany in Context: Litanies are pretty common. Need to see one? Be on the lookout for a girlfriend going after her boyfriend. What ensues in the conversation is a long list of complaints that just does not seem to end. It goes on and on, it is a recital of sorts. That...
by Wordpandit | May 1, 2011 | Word Origin |
Are you one of those who just cannot control his tears? Do they flow out incessantly? Do you cry at every second instance? Well, in that case you are a lachrymose person. (And in case you never cry, you are as thick skinned as a hippopotamus.) The word Lachrymose...