Autobiography of a watch - Reshma Majithia
The new mall had just opened and was decorated with bells and whistles.
It was a colossal mall and throngs of people swarmed the mall.
My friends and I were displayed artistically in our watch Shop. It felt exhilarating to be admired by so many people. Oh what a day!
A group of young girls walked into our watch shop. There was this strikingly gorgeous man with an alluring smile and I couldn’t stop gawking at him. He kept peering at me and I was hoping he would purchase me. To my dismay, just as he reached out to pick me up, a dishevelled looking woman snatched me instead. Needless to say, I was crestfallen.
My new owner shopped for a long time while I was tossed around. I was completely
jaded and wanted to leave.
That evening, in anticipation of a party she was to attend, my owner started to parade in front of the mirror, trying on different clothes and babbling to herself. I seriously thought she had gone off the deep end! It took her an interminable amount of time to get dressed, which baffled me since she was wearing a hideous outfit and looked like a blob.
It was embarrassing to say the least, to be seen with this maladroit woman.
This was only my first day and I do not see this boding well for my future.
How I wish the drop dead gorgeous man had bought me.
The meaning of words marked in bold
Colossal (Adj):
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(kuh-los-uhl)
gigantic, huge |
Throngs (N): |
(thrawng)
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together, crowd
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Swarmed (N): |
(swawrm)
a great number of things
or persons, esp. in motion. |
Exhilarating (V): |
(ig-zil-uh-reyt)
To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic |
Strikingly (Adv): |
(strahy-king-ly)
extremity, noticeably |
Alluring (Adj): |
(uh-loor-ing)
fascinating; charming |
Gawking (V): |
(gawk)
to stare stupidly, gape
|
Peering (V): |
(peer)
scan, scrutinize
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Dismay (N): |
(dis-mey)
sudden or complete loss of courage; utter dejection |
Dishevelled (Adj): |
(di-shev-uhld)
untidy; disarranged, unkempt
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Crestfallen (Adj): |
(krest-faw-luhn)
dejected; dispirited; discouraged |
Jaded (Adj): |
(jey-did) tired,
bored and exhausted
|
Anticipation (N): |
(an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn) expectation or hope.
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Parade (V): |
(Puh-reyd)
to walk up and down |
Babbling (N): |
(bab-ling)
foolish or meaningless chatter
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Off the deep end
(Idiom): |
to become emotionally overwrought or unhinged
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Interminable (Adj): |
(in-tur-muh-nuh-buhl) endless
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Hideous (Adj): |
(hid-ee-uhs)
horrible to the senses
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Maladroit (Adj): |
(mal-uh-droit)
unskillful, tactless, awkward
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| Boding (N): |
(boh-ding)
feeling, idea, sign of something to come, indicating
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