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Meanings of difficult words from the lesson "Expert Detectives":
Sl. No. | Words | Meanings |
1 | Expert | A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area |
2 | Detective | A person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes |
3 | Monster | An inhumanly cruel or wicked person |
4 | Afford | Have enough money to pay for |
5 | Crook | A person who is dishonest or a criminal |
6 | On the run | Trying to avoid being captured; trying to escape or hide from someone such as the police or an enemy |
7 | Million | The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand; i.e., 1,000,000 |
8 | Stash | To store something safely in a hidden or secret place |
9 | Criminal | A person who has committed a crime |
10 | Starving | Suffering or dying from hunger |
11 | Trunk | A large box with a hinged lid for storing or transporting clothes and other articles |
12 | Rubbish | To reject as worthless or useless |
13 | Interrupt | To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something |
14 | Scar | A mark left on the skin where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely |
15 | Shoot- out | A fight in which two people or two groups of people fight each other with guns |
16 | Burn scar | A mark on the skin produced as a result of an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame |
17 | Annoyed | To become a little angry or irritated |
18 | Gaunt | Of a person who looks lean and tired, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age |
19 | Marble | A small ball of coloured glass or similar material used as a toy |
20 | Peek | A quick or secretive look |
21 | Pat | To touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand |
22 | Stout | Of a person who looks rather fat |
23 | Inquiry | An act of asking for information |
24 | Sigh | To emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar |
25 | Smarty | An intelligent person; a know-all |
26 | Alias | A false or assumed name or identity |
27 | Tenant | A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord |
28 | Polite | Having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people |
29 | Loot | Stolen money or valuables |
30 | Accomplice | A person who helps another commit a crime |
31 | Partner | Either of a pair of people engaged together in the same activity |
32 | Helper** | A person who helps someone else, especially a relatively unskilled worker assisting a skilled worker, usually by manual labour |
33 | Companion** | A person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together |
34 | Insist | To state or demand forcefully, esp. despite opposition |
35 | Generous | Showing a readiness to give more of something than is usual or necessary |
36 | Bribe | To try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want |
37 | Glare | To stare in an angry or fierce way |
38 | Fed up | To feel annoyed, unhappy, or bored, especially with a situation that has existed for a long time |
39 | Attitude | A settled way of thinking or feeling about something |
40 | Give Up | To stop doing something, or to stop making an effort; admit defeat |
41 | Oaf | A person who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent |
42 | Protest | To express an objection to what someone has said or done |
43 | Nasty | Very bad or unpleasant |
44 | Stubbornly | In a manner that shows a dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something |
45 | Bother | Take the trouble to do something |
46 | Merely | Used for emphasising that something is small or unimportant |
47 | Theories | A set of ideas or presumed facts for the sake of argument or investigation |
48 | Impression | An effect or influence on the way someone feels or thinks |
** - denotes the words that are not a part of the text
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