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Meanings of the difficult words from the lesson "Bringing up Kari":
S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Pavilion | Shelter; relaxation spot |
2 | Tiptoe | To walk on your toes with your heels off the ground |
3 | Thatched | Materials such as leaves or straw used to cover a roof |
4 | Ebony | A very hard dark wood of a tropical tree used for making furniture |
5 | Mutilated | Torn awkwardly/disfigured |
6 | Squeal | Cry/trumpet |
7 | Pleasure | Happy/joy |
8 | Hatchet | Small axe |
9 | Luscious | Tasty and sweet smelling |
10 | Delicate | Easy to damage or break |
11 | Saplings | A young tree with a slender trunk |
12 | Twigs | A small thin branch on a tree or bush |
13 | Drowning | To die from inhaling water into the lungs and being unable to breathe |
14 | Trumpet | Sound of an elephant |
15 | Struggling | Facing difficulties |
16 | Hawk | A type of large bird that catches and eats small animals and birds |
17 | Lasso | A long rope tied in a circle at one end that is used for catching cows and horses |
18 | Sinking | To go down or make something go down under the surface of liquid or a soft substance |
19 | Swallow | Consuming any kind of food item without chewing |
20 | Squealing | Making a loud noise because of fear, pain or excitement |
21 | Frightened | Fear; scared |
22 | Mischievous | Liking to behave badly and embarrassing or annoying people |
23 | Disappeared | Vanished |
24 | Fond | Liking to eat or do something |
25 | Smashed | To break something, or to be broken violently and noisily into many pieces |
26 | Naughty | Badly behaved; not obeying |
27 | Astonished | Surprised |
28 | Strange | Unfamiliar |
29 | Terrible | Very unpleasant; causing great shock or injury |
30 | Wondering | Want to know something; to ask yourself questions about something |
31 | Strewn | Untidily scattered |
32 | Scold | To speak angrily to somebody because he/she has done something bad or wrong |
33 | Thief | A person who steal things without others knowledge |
34 | Whip | A long piece of leather with a handle, is used for punishing animals or humans |
35 | Gradually | Slowly |
36 | Ladder | A piece of equipment that is used for climbing up something |
37 | Dhat | A signal given to an elephant to sit down |
38 | Mali | A signal given to an elephant to take a walk |
39 | Difficult | Hard |
40 | Strange | Unfamiliar |
41 | Trouble | Problem |
42 | Hissing | Sound of a snake |
43 | Howling | Sound of a tiger |
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