Auld Lang Syne

Happy New Year baby, eh, oh*

homogeneous (adj.)

1. Of the same kind; alike

Ex: if all jobs and workers were homogeneous

2. Chemistry

Denoting a process involving substances in the same phase (solid, liquid, or gaseous)

Ex: homogeneous catalysis

Origin :

Early 17th century (as homogeneity): from medieval Latin homogeneus, from Greek homogenēs, from homos same + genos race, kind.

 

* trend (adj.)

1. A general direction in which something is developing or changing

Ex: an upward trend in sales and profit margins

2. A fashion

Ex: the latest trends in modern dance

3. A topic that is the subject of many posts on a social media website or application within a short period of time

Ex: for more than 20 days in a row, most of the top Twitter trends were Olympics-related

Origin :

Old English trendan ‘revolve, rotate’, of Germanic origin; compare with trundle. The verb sense ‘turn in a specified direction’ dates from the late 16th century, and gave rise to the figurative use ‘develop in a general direction’ in the mid 19th century, a development paralleled in the noun.

 

* reticent (adj.)

1. Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

Ex: she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs

Origin :

Mid 19th century: from Latin reticent- remaining silent, from the verb reticere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + tacere be silent.

 

*tantalize (v.)

1. Torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable

Ex: such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world's best thinkers

Origin :

Late 16th century: from Tantalus + -ize.

 

* facet (n.)

1. One side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem

Ex: a blue and green jewel that shines from a million facets

2. A particular aspect or feature of something

Ex: a philosophy that extends to all facets of the business

3. Zoology

Any of the individual units (ommatidia) that make up the compound eye of an insect or crustacean

Origin :

Early 17th century: from French facette, diminutive of face face, side (see face).