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Meanings of difficult words from the lesson "Macavity: The Mystery Cat":
S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Paw | An animal's foot having claws and pads |
2 | Criminal | A person who has committed a crime |
3 | Master criminal | A clever criminal who is hard to be caught |
4 | Defy | Openly resist or refuse to obey |
5 | Bafflement | The condition of being completely unable to understand or explain something |
6 | Scotland Yard | The detective department of the London metropolitan police |
7 | Flying Squad | A division of a police force or other organization which is capable of reaching a scene of crime or incident quickly |
8 | Despair | The complete loss or absence of hope |
9 | Gravity | The force which causes things to drop to the ground |
10 | Levitation | The action of rising or causing something to rise and float in the air |
11 | Fakir | A Muslim or Hindu wanderer, often one reputed to perform magic, miracles, and wonders |
12 | Basement | The floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level |
13 | Sunken | (Of eyes or cheeks) Having curved or moved inwards |
14 | Domed | Shaped like a rounded arch |
15 | Sway | To move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side |
16 | Whiskers | Long projecting hair or bristles growing from the face or snout of many mammals |
17 | Fiend | A person (or animal) of great wickedness or maliciousness; a terrible person who can be likened to a demon |
18 | Feline | Of relating to cats or the cat family |
19 | Depravity | The state of being morally bad, or an action that is morally bad |
20 | Square | An open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city |
21 | Monster | Someone who is very cruel and evil; (in stories) an imaginary creature that is very large, ugly and frightening |
22 | By-street | A street that is lead away from the main street; a private street or road |
23 | Hideout | A safe place for hiding, especially from the law |
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