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Meanings of difficult words from the poem "The Open Window":
Sl. No. | Words | Meanings |
1 | Presently | After a short time |
2 | Self-Possessed | To be calm and in control of your emotions at all times |
3 | Meantime | The time before something happens or before a specified period ends |
4 | Endeavour | Try to do or achieve something |
5 | Flatter | Lavish praise and compliments on someone, often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests |
6 | Niece | A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law |
7 | Succession | A number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other |
8 | Migrate | Move from one place to another |
9 | Rural | In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town |
10 | Retreat | A quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax; an act of moving back or withdrawing |
11 | Moping | To become unhappy and dejected; to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment |
12 | Communion | The sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially on a mental or spiritual level; a kind of communication |
13 | Hardly | Used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree |
14 | Pursue | Follow or chase someone or something |
15 | Caller | A person who pays a brief visit |
16 | Masculine | Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men |
17 | Habitation | The act of living in a particular place |
18 | French Window | A pair of glass doors, usually opening from the back of a house into its garden; or a pair of windows that looks like a door, reaches to the floor, contains no grill, and has a vertical bar between the two sections of the window |
19 | Moor | An open area of hills covered with rough grass, especially in Britain |
20 | Engulf | To surround and cover something or someone completely |
21 | Treacherous | Something that is extremely dangerous, especially because of bad weather conditions |
22 | Bog | Soft, wet ground |
23 | Dreadful | Of a situation that is very bad; causing fear, shock, or suffering |
24 | Recover | To get something back that was lost |
25 | Falteringly | To be unsteady in speech or action, as from loss of courage or confidence |
26 | Spaniel | A dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears |
27 | Got on her nerves | To get on someone's nerves is to become extremely annoying to someone |
28 | Creepy | To cause an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease |
29 | Shudder | To shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling |
30 | Bustle | To do things in a hurried and busy way |
31 | Whirl | A rapid and frantic activity |
32 | Briskly | In an active, quick, or energetic way |
33 | Snipe | A bird with a long, straight beak that lives near rivers and marshes |
34 | Marsh | An area of low, wet land, usually covered with tall grasses, and is sometimes situated new a water body such as river or sea |
35 | Mess | To make things dirty or untidy |
36 | Menfolk | A group of men considered collectively, especially the men of a particular family or community |
37 | Rattle | To speak quickly, and often, noisily |
38 | Cheerfully | In a way that inspires feelings of happiness |
39 | Scarcity | To be in short supply |
40 | Prospect | Chances or opportunities for success |
41 | Ghastly | Causing great horror or fear; something that is unpleasant and/or scary |
42 | Hostess | A woman (lady of the house) who receives or entertains the guests |
43 | Fragment | A small part of something |
44 | Laboured | Done with great effort and difficulty |
45 | Delusion | Something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
46 | Acquaintance | A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend |
47 | Ailment | An illness, typically a minor one |
48 | Infirmity | Physical or mental weakness |
49 | Comprehension | The ability to understand something |
50 | Dazed | Unable to think or react properly, especially due to an emotional or physical shock |
51 | Horror | An extremely strong feeling of fear and shock |
52 | Twilight | The period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening; the period between sunset and dusk |
53 | Hoarse | Of a voice that sounds rough or weak |
54 | Chant | To sing a word to a simple tune, or to repeat it continuously |
55 | Dusk | The time just before night when the day has almost lost all its light but it is not completely dark yet; roughly, the period between twilight and night |
56 | Bound | To jump or leap about |
57 | Grab | To take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly |
58 | Gravel | Small, round stones, often mixed with sand |
59 | Drive | A private area in front of a house or other building onto which you can drive and park your car |
60 | Headlong | To do something very quick and without much thought; or quickly without considering what you are doing |
61 | Hedge | A line of bushes or small trees planted very close together, especially along the edge of a garden, field, or road |
62 | Imminent | Coming or likely to happen very soon |
63 | Collision | An accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force |
64 | Bearer | A person who is carrying something |
65 | Mackintosh | A raincoat that is made out of rubberised fabric |
66 | Bolt | To move very fast, especially as a result of being frightened |
67 | Dash | To go somewhere quickly, especially by running |
68 | Cemetery | An area of ground in which dead bodies are buried |
69 | Snarl | (Especially of dogs) to make a deep, rough sound while showing the teeth, usually in anger |
70 | Grin | (Here) To look angrily so as to reveal the teeth |
71 | Foam | To produce a small bubbles (due to the presence of liquid) |
72 | To lose their nerve | To lose one's nerve is to suddenly become too frightened |
73 | Romance | A heroic, adventurous, or mysterious story, something that lacks basis in fact |
74 | Short notice | In a matter of short time; almost immediately where one isn't given enough time to get prepared |
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