PUMPA - SMART LEARNING
எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்
Book Free DemoMeanings of the difficult words from the lesson "Iswaran the Storyteller":
S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Supervisor | A person who directs and oversees the work of another person |
2 | Anecdote | A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
3 | Bachelor | An unmarried man |
4 | Canvas tent | A portable shelter made of some kind of cloth stretched over a frame or poles |
5 | Ill-equipped | Lacking the ability or equipment necessary to do something well |
6 | Quarry | A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials have been extracted |
7 | Weave | Make a complex story or pattern from a number of interconnected elements |
8 | Ingredient | Any of the food or substances that are combined to make a particular dish |
9 | Desolate | A place seemed to be empty without any houses or shop |
10 | Miraculously | In a way that suggests or resembles a miracle |
11 | Conjure | To make something appear by magic |
12 | Leisurely | Without hurry |
13 | Muttering | To speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear |
14 | Dozing off | Fall lightly asleep |
15 | Description | A written or spoken statement about something that enables a reader or listener to picturise it |
16 | Hurried | Done something in a hurry or rushed manner |
17 | Thrall | The state of being in someone's power, or of having great power over someone |
18 | Incident | An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence |
19 | Suspense | A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen |
20 | Surprise | An unexpected or astonishing event or fact |
21 | Tale | A fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted |
22 | Deserted | Of a place without any human inhabitant |
23 | Enormous | Very large in size, quantity, or extent |
24 | Beast | An animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one |
25 | Sprawled | Spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way |
26 | Inclined | Leaning or turning away from the vertical or horizontal; sloping |
27 | Timber | Trees grown for use in building or carpentry |
28 | Hauled | Of an animal or person used to pull or drag something with great effort or force |
29 | Mahout | A man who looks after the elephant or caretaker of the elephant |
30 | Prologue | A separate introductory section of a literary, dramatic, or musical work |
31 | Tusker | An elephant or wild boar with well-developed tusks |
32 | Stamping | Bring down one's foot heavily on the ground or on something on the ground |
33 | Creepers | Any plant that grows along the ground, around another plant, or up a wall by means of extending stems or branches |
34 | Emulation | An effort to show something typically by imitation |
35 | Excitement | A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness |
36 | Outskirt | The outer part of a town or city |
37 | Fence | A barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to prevent or control access or escape |
38 | Smashed | Violently or badly broken or shattered |
39 | Stall | A stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area |
40 | Helter-skelter | Involving disorderly haste or confusion |
41 | Panic | Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour |
42 | Grunted | A sound made by an elephant |
43 | Depredation | An act of attacking or plundering |
44 | Inhabitant | A person or animal that lives in or occupies a place |
45 | Rooftop | The outer surface of a building's roof |
46 | Grabbed | Grasp or seize suddenly and roughly |
47 | Cane | A long, thin stick used, to punish someone by hitting them |
48 | Hypnotised | To keep the attention so strongly in someone or something and feel that it was unable to move on from that |
49 | Trumpet | Sound of an elephant |
50 | Mustering | Bringing up the power to hit or attack something or someone |
51 | Whacked | Hit forcefully with a sharp blow |
52 | Stunned | A person or an animal gets shocked and it is temporarily unable to react |
53 | Unfinished | Not finished or concluded; incomplete |
54 | Mumbling | Speaking or spoken in a quiet and indistinct way |
55 | Rapt | Giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement |
56 | Unconscious | Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment |
57 | Veterinary doctor | A person who gives treatment for farm and domestic animals |
58 | Paralyses | Cause a person or part of the body to become partly or wholly incapable of movement |
59 | Summoned | Order someone to be present in a place |
60 | Recounting | Tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience |
61 | Adventure | An unusual and exciting or daring experience |
62 | Horror stories | A literary or film genre concerned with arousing feelings of horror |
63 | Credible | Able to be believed; convincing |
64 | Inimitable | Good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique |
65 | Tradition | The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way |
66 | Delicacies | Something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat |
67 | Ancestor | A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended |
68 | Spirits | The form of a dead person or similar to a ghost |
69 | Complimented | Politely congratulate or praise someone for something |
70 | Culinary | Connected with cooking, especially as a developed skill or art |
71 | Pleased | Feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, especially at an event or a situation |
72 | Unexpectedly | In a way that was not expected or regarded as likely |
73 | Supernatural | Of a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature or ghost |
74 | Burial ground | An area of ground set aside for the burying of human bodies |
75 | Jerked | To make a short sudden movement out of fear or anxiety |
76 | Reverie | A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream |
77 | Drifted | Move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition |
78 | Skull | A bone framework enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head |
79 | Frighten | Make someone afraid or anxious |
80 | Horrible | Very unpleasant |
81 | Ugly | Unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance |
82 | Shrivelled | Wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of loss of moisture or old age |
83 | Skeleton | The frame of bones supporting a human or animal body |
84 | Foetus | An unborn child |
85 | Imagination | The ability of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses |
86 | Nonsense | Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense |
87 | Sulk | Be silent, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment |
88 | Cheerful | Noticeably happy and optimistic |
89 | Talkative | Fond of or given to talking |
89 | Unease | Anxiety or discontent |
90 | Vicinity | The area near or surrounding a particular place |
91 | Landscape | A large area of countryside, especially in relation to its appearance |
92 | Moan | Make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering |
93 | Prowling | Of a person or animal move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey |
94 | Guttural | Harsh-sounding |
95 | Curiosity | A strong desire to know or learn something |
96 | Feline | Appearing or behaving like a cat |
97 | Clutching | Grasp something tightly |
98 | Auto suggestion | The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself |
99 | Ghastly | Causing great horror or fear |
100 | Subconscious | The part of your mind that notices and remembers information when you are not actively trying to do so, and influences your behaviour even though you do not realise it |
110 | Trick | A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone |
| 111 | Panting | Breathing with short, quick breaths; out of breath |
| 112 | Faded | Gradually grow faint and disappear |
| 113 | Memory | The ability to remember information, experiences, and people |
| 114 | Greet | Give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting someone |
| 115 | Grin | Express with a broad smile |
| 116 | Haunted | Of a place occupied by a ghost |
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