New Year’s Eve is at our doorstep and as people experience a rush of emotions, many are overwhelmed by an urge to reflect on their life in the past 12 months. As introspection and resolutions accompany the joy of celebrations, taking cues from the past becomes necessary to begin the new ride.

Every year, we see announcements of the ‘word of the year’, which best describes the top highlights of the year, by several renowned dictionaries. In 2021, the words ‘vaccine’ and ‘vax’ were chosen as word of the year by Merriam Webster and the Oxford Dictionary respectively. Similarly, Dictionary.com’s 2021 word of the year was ‘allyship’ and ‘perseverance’ was picked by the Cambridge Dictionary.