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Meaning of difficult words from the lesson "Brought To Book":
S.No | Words | Meaning |
1. | Stern | Being strict or severe |
2. | Rapping | Hitting very hardly |
3. | Horn-rimmed glasses | Refers to glasses made of tortoise shell or thick plastic |
4. | Glare | To look at something very angrily |
5. | Command | An order |
6. | Instantly | Immediately |
7. | Rigorous | Being strict |
8. | Nod | To move your head up and down in a way to say 'yes' |
9. | To proceed | To continue or go on |
10. | Gesture | Refers to a movement with a hand or head in order to show or tell something |
11. | Trembling | To shake slightly due to fear |
12. | Unmarked | Being plain without any mark |
13. | Dog-eared | A folded-down corner of a page |
14. | Wreck | To damage or spoil something |
15. | Sniff | To stop liquid in the nose without coming out |
16. | Water off a duck's back! | Having no effect on someone |
17. | Slip off | Take off with ease or speed |
18. | Ruin | To spoil or destroy |
19. | Stentorian | A very loud voice |
20. | Ill-treat | To treat someone badly |
21. | Delicate | Needing to be handled carefully |
22. | Terrible | Very unpleasant or serious |
23. | Stunned | Shocked or surprised |
24. | Cram | To stuff too many things in a limited space |
25. | Dripping | Flowing in drops |
26. | Mumble | To say something quietly so that people cannot hear it |
27. | Apology | A spoken or written statement that explains you are feeling sorry about something |
28. | Pathetic | Something that makes you to feel pity |
29. | Scream | To make a loud cry when you are angry, hurt or excited |
30. | Clumsy | Not refined or graceful |
31. | Mercilessly | Without any pity |
32. | Prompt | To make something to start |
33. | Batter | To beat something repeatedly |
34. | Negligence | Failure to give attention or not being careful |
35. | Wither | To become speechless and without action |
36. | Envy | Desire to have something that someone has |
37. | Pock-mark | A mark on the body |
38. | Ponderous | Slow and awkward being very heavy |
39. | Lumber | To move slowly and awkwardly |
40. | Strap | An elongated leather strip for binding things together or holding something in position |
41. | Sensible | Being reasonable and practical |
42. | Dragging | To pull something with much difficulty |
43. | Pipe | To speak in a high voice |
44. | Oath | A formal promise |
45. | Choked | Feeling sad, angry or excited that makes you difficult to speak |
46. | Determined | Having strongly decided to do something |
47. | March | To walk in a determined way |
48. | Issue | Problem or a subject that people discuss or argue about |
49. | Bear | To suffer or accept a bad situation |
50. | Wave | A sudden increase in particular type of behaviour |
51. | Bang | To hit something hard |
52. | Meanwhile | Refers to the same time or time between two things happening |
53. | Stare | To look at something for a long time |
54. | Intensely | Extremely or strongly |
55. | Victim | Someone who was harmed suffered or killed out of crime |
56. | Verdict | An official judgement made in the court |
57. | Spill | Flow or fall out of something and become lost |
58. | Thrash | To hit someone as a punishment |
59. | Shrill | A loud, unpleasant voice |
60. | Fury | A strong anger feeling which lasts for a minimum period |
61. | Agitate | To make someone feel strongly about something |
62. | Yell | A sudden loud cry |
63. | Anticipation | A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in future |
64. | Menace | Something that is likely to harm |
65. | Frantically | In a hurried and excited or confused way |
66. | Mob | A disorganized crowd |
67. | Threaten | Likely to cause harm or damage |
68. | Petite | Refers to a woman who is small, thin and attractive |
69. | Firm | Being strong and steady |
70. | Backed off | Move backwards from a certain position |
71. | Staunch | Believing in or supporting for something strongly |
72. | Admiration | A feeling of delighted liking and appreciation for someone or something |
73. | Gratefulness | A feel of thankfulness |
74. | Astonish | To surprise someone |
75. | Chore | A regular or routine work |
76. | Glue | A sticky substance used for joining together |
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