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Meanings of the difficult words from the lesson "A Letter to God":
Sl. No. | Words | Meanings |
1 | Valley | A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it |
2 | Crest | The top of a mountain or hill |
3 | Ripe | Having arrived at the fitting stage or time for a particular action or purpose |
4 | Downpour | A heavy fall of rain |
5 | Shower | A brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
6 | Intimately | In a way that involves detailed knowledge |
7 | Supper | An evening meal, typically a light or informal one |
8 | God willing | Used to express a wish or hope |
9 | Coin | A flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money |
10 | Cent | A monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency unit |
11 | Regard | Gaze at steadily in a particular way |
12 | Drape | To cover or wrap loosely with folds of cloth |
13 | Curtain | A thick layer of something that makes it difficult to see anything behind it |
14 | Hailstone | A small, hard ball of ice that falls from the sky like rain |
15 | Resemble | To look like or be like someone or something |
16 | Frozen | (Of liquid) turned into ice |
17 | Pearl | A small, shiny, hard ball, usually white or blue-gray, that forms around a grain of sand inside some oyster shells and is valued as a jewel; something that resembles a pearl |
18 | Exclaim | To say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc |
19 | Plague | An unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage |
20 | Locust | A large, mainly tropical grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion and it migrates in vast swarms which cause extensive damage to vegetation |
21 | Hail | Pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds |
22 | Sorrowful | Feeling or showing grief |
23 | Solitary | (Of a place) secluded or isolated |
24 | Instruct | To tell or order someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way |
25 | Conscience | A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour |
26 | An ox of a man | A man who is very strong and hardworking (of physical nature) |
27 | Daybreak | The time in the morning when daylight first appears |
28 | Mail | A system for sending letters and packages from place to place |
29 | Peso | The basic monetary unit of several Latin American countries and of the Philippines |
30 | Sow | To scatter seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow |
31 | Envelope | A flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document |
32 | Troubled | Showing distress or anxiety |
33 | Stamp | A small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount of money has been paid, in particular a postage stamp |
34 | Heartily | Enthusiastically, energetically, and often loudly |
35 | Amiable | Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner |
36 | Broke out | Start suddenly |
37 | Tapping | The action of striking against something with a quick light blow or blows, or a sound made in this way |
38 | Comment | Express an opinion or reaction in speech or writing |
39 | Faith | Complete trust or confidence in someone or something |
40 | Correspondence | Communication by exchanging letters |
41 | Shake | To make something less certain, firm, or strong |
42 | Evident | Easily seen or understood |
43 | Hand | To pick something up and give it to someone |
44 | Contentment | A state of happiness and satisfaction |
45 | Deed | An action that is performed intentionally or consciously; a brave or noble act |
46 | Office | A room or part of a building in which people work |
47 | Deny | To not allow someone to have or do something |
48 | Wrinkling | To grimace and cause lines and folds on the face |
49 | Brow | A person's forehead |
50 | Affix | To stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else |
51 | Fist | A person's hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly, typically in order to strike a blow or grasp something |
52 | Crook | A person who is dishonest or a criminal |
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