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Meaning of difficult words from the story "A Tiger in the House":
| SI.no | Words | Meaning |
1 | Jungle | Thick forest |
2 | Stroll | A small walk |
3 | Intricate | Small things put together in a complex way |
4 | Bag a game | Getting a prize or reward; mostly used as a term to denote the trapped animals that one hunts |
5 | Diet | A plan for eating food |
6 | Tempting | Making one want for something or like it |
7 | Darted | To move quickly |
8 | Absurd | Silly; that which does not make sense |
9 | Ridiculous | Unreasonable |
10 | Amusement | The state or experience of finding something enjoyable |
11 | Stalk | Following or watching a person |
12 | Crafty | Clever at achieving something indirectly |
13 | Glittering | Shining with a sparkling light |
14 | Crouching | Bending one's body into a roll, mostly to hide something |
15 | Pretending | Acting |
16 | Retriever | A dog breed that is mostly trained to find and bring back something |
17 | Drawing room | The centre of the house where guests or family members come together |
18 | Reclining | Leaning or lying back in a relaxed position |
19 | Snarling | Make an aggressive growl with teeth |
20 | Scrub | To rub one's face, to clean |
21 | Quarters | A living space; mostly a small closed space |
22 | Prophetic | Predicting what will happen in the future |
23 | Poise | Graceful and elegant |
24 | Dominance | Exerting power over others |
25 | Steadily | In a regular and even manner |
26 | Stalk | To follow someone |
27 | Frenzied | Out of control |
28 | Cackling | A sudden sound |
29 | Poultry | A place where chicken, geese and turkey are reared |
30 | Verandah | A place in front a house, where one can rest |
31 | Villainous | Wicked and evil |
32 | Authorities | Higher officials |
33 | Accompany | To follow or go together with the someone |
34 | Intern | To train someone |
35 | Magnificent | Attractive |
36 | Approach | To come near |
37 | Tickle | To make someone laugh, by touching them softly |
38 | Stroke | To move one's fingers softly over something |
39 | Growl | To make a deep sound, mostly out of anger |
40 | Smack | To hit someone |
41 | Slink | To move slowly with a purpose to hide from something |
42 | Superintendent | A person who maintains or looks after an office or building |
43 | Alarm | A warning, being Scared |
44 | Stammer | A lag or pause when one speaks |
45 | Suggestion | An idea |
46 | Pneumonia | A lung disease |
47 | Relish | Enjoy |
48 | Withdraw | Going back |
49 | Mumble | Talking softly to oneself |
50 | Scornful | Looking with hatred |
51 | Appeal | Request |
52 | Brisk | Steady |
53 | Creeping out | Scaring |
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