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Meaning of difficult words from the lesson "A Question of Trust":
S. No. | Words | Meaning |
1. | Safe | Refers to a cupboard or a metal box used for keeping valuable things like jewellery, documents etc. |
2. | Sentence | The punishment given to someone who has been found guilty |
3. | Shotover | Refers to a hill and forest in England |
4. | Grange | Refers to a country house |
5. | Tickle | To have uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body |
6. | Autumn | The season between summer and winter |
7. | Drawing room | A living room in a large house |
8. | Burglar Alarm | A device fixed on a building which makes noise when someone enters the building illegally |
9. | Tool | A piece of equipment to use with your hands for performing an activity |
10. | Hinder | To make it more difficult to perform or move through a process or activity |
11. | Ornaments | Objects used to decorate rooms |
12. | Amuse | To seem funny to someone |
13. | Straighten | To put in order |
14. | Firmness | Being steady without a change |
15. | Nod | To move your head up and down as a sign of acceptance |
16. | Hesitate | To pause for sometime before saying or doing anything |
17. | Frighten | To make someone afraid |
18. | Threaten | To pose a danger to someone or something |
19. | Persuade | To convince someone |
20. | Desperate | Worried without any hope |
21. | Took off | To remove something |
22. | Held | To keep something a certain position |