1.Unravel (verb)
Meaning: investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).
Example: Sonal Mansingh – A Life like No Other (Penguin Random House) is author, civil servant and admirer Sujata Prasad’s quest to unravel the cherished journey of Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancer Sonal Mansingh.
synonyms: solve, resolve, work out, clear up, puzzle out, find an answer to, get to the bottom of, explain, elucidate, fathom, decipher, decode, crack, penetrate, untangle, unfold, settle, reveal, clarify, sort out.
2.Dabble (verb)
Meaning: immerse (one’s hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.
Example: Sujata Prasad studied history at St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, and Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and has dabbled in classical music and dance.
synonyms: splash, dip, paddle, wet, moisten, dampen, immerse.
3.Tumultuous (adjective)
Meaning: making an uproar or loud, confused noise.
Example: In this biography, Sujata Prasad records various terrains in the tumultuous life of the celebrated dancer.
synonyms: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, ear-shattering, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, uproarious, noisy, clamorous, vociferous.
4.Nostalgia (noun)
Meaning: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.
synonyms: wistfulness, longing/yearning/pining for the past, regret, regretfulness, reminiscence, remembrance, recollection, homesickness, sentimentality
Example: The irresistible ache of nostalgia. I am part of a starry-eyed generation that adored her. Her dance has been part of my life for what feels like my entire lifetime.
5.Certitude (noun)
Meaning: absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case.
synonyms: certainty, confidence, sureness, positiveness, conviction, reliability, assuredness, assurance.
Example: In a sense her irresistible charm, candour and certitude of opinions worked their magic on me. It was a leap of faith.