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Meanings of difficult words from the lesson "The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan":
  
No.
Words
Meanings
1
bannedofficially prohibited
2
shrillpiercing sharp sound
3
reeda thin strip of material that vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument
4
auspiciouspromising to bring good fortune, luck
5
indispensablenecessary, cannot be without
6
ensemblethings considered as a group
7
paternalrelated to the father's side
8
ancestorsone from whom a family is ascended, above the grandparents, usually
9
took tostart to do something as a habit
10
maternalrelating to mother
11
fascinatedstrongly attracted
12
captivatedcharmed, attracted and held on the interest
13
apprenticea person learning a trade from a skilled person
14
years to comecontinuing for many years in the future
15
haunts (noun)a place frequented by a person
16
solitudea lonely place
17
improvisecreate and perform without preparation
18
inspiredmotivated/stimulated
19
hours on endfor a long time without stopping
20
beyond the rangenot within the scope
21
accompaniedgo somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort
22
recitalperformance of a programme of music
23
big breakbig chance that leads to his professional success
24
memorableunforgettable
25
maestroa distinguished performer of classical music
26
souvenira thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event
27
chart busterrecord breaker
28
venturesprojects that often involve risk
29
taken in byattracted or charmed by
30
celluloidold-fashioned way of referring to films
31
conferredgiven, usually an award or a degree
32
thick and fastrapidly and in great numbers
33
covetedmuch desired
34
glintingflashing or shining
35
exceedinglyextremely
36
replicatemake an exact copy
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yearninga feeling of intense longing for something
38
devoutbelieving strongly in a religion and obeying its laws and following its practices