by Wordpandit | Apr 10, 2013 | Contextual Vocabulary, Word Quotes |
This is a heavy word, accompanied with a heavy quotation, and having very heavy implications. A word used to represent a political system, oligarchy is used in negative context, like the usage above. In the given quote, the author goes on to talk about three form of...
by Wordpandit | Apr 10, 2013 | Contextual Vocabulary, Word Quotes |
There cannot be a greater truth than the one stated in the picture, can there be? War can only lead to the extinction of men, in other words, make man obsolete. Obsolete comes from the Latin root, ‘obsolesc-’, meaning to wear out or grow out. In the given context, we...
by Wordpandit | Jan 29, 2013 | Mnemonic Tips |
You know how cassettes and floppy disks are no longer used, as we have CDs and those tiny pen drives! Well, things no longer in use due to the advent of new technology have fallen into obsolescence. It is a Noun. Origin: Its first usage dates back to 1820-30 and seems...
by Wordpandit | Nov 10, 2012 | Mnemonic Tips |
Mnemonic Tip to Learn Originate The part origin of the word originate can be quite helpful in learning the word. Origin means the place or phenomena of something new starting. An instance can be also used-We all know about the grim menace of dowry being practiced a... by Wordpandit | Nov 1, 2012 | Obscure Words |
Opsimath(noun) refers to someone who is late in learning or starts to learn late in life. Due to diverse reasons, people may be unable to continue their studies and some of them may resume at later stages in life. Such individuals are referred to as opsimath(s)....
