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Meaning of difficult words from the lesson "The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom":
S.No | Words | Meaning |
1. | Daimios | Refers to wealthy landholding magnates of 19th century Japan |
2. | Snug | Warm and comfortable |
3. | Dame | A woman |
4. | Blue crape | A thin material made of cotton and silk |
5. | Dumb | Unable to speak |
6. | Tidbit | A small and nice piece of food |
7. | Chopstick | A pair of thin sticks used for eating, especially in Asian countries |
8. | Hoe | A garden tool used for turning up surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it |
9. | Sod | Surface of the ground |
10. | Whining | To make a loud, unhappy, crying voice |
11. | Yard | A piece of land next to or around a house |
12. | Feast | A large or special meal |
13. | Smother | To cover something with too much of something |
14. | Motion | To make action with your body parts to tell somebody about something |
15. | Scratch | To rub or damage the surface with your nails |
16. | Lo! | An old word used for telling someone to look at something |
17. | Wicked | Morally wrong and cruel |
18. | Dainties | Tasty, expensive foods |
19. | Treasure | A collection of valuable things like gold or silver |
20. | Coax | To influence someone gently |
21. | Spade | A tool used for digging |
22. | Beneath | Under |
23. | Crone | Refers to an ugly woman |
24. | Flung | To throw something carelessly with great force |
25. | Carcass | The dead body of an animal |
26. | Heap | To put a large amount of something |
27. | Mourn | To feel sad or express sorrow for someone's death |
28. | Incense | A substance that produces a pleasant smell |
29. | Grave | A place where a dead body is buried |
30. | Mortar | A strong bowl |
31. | Pound | To hit something very hard and making a lot of noise |
32. | Mill | Refers to a machine or apparatus for grinding |
33. | Dough | A mixture of flour, water, fat etc. used for making pastry |
34. | Examine | To test |
35. | Chisel | A sharp tool used for cutting or shaping wood or stone |
36. | Smash | To break something |
37. | Peep | To look at something secretly and quickly |
38. | Envious | Wanting something that someone does or have |
39. | Hag | An ugly unpleasant old woman |
40. | Gleaming | Shining |
41. | Stingy | Not generous or unwilling to spend money |
42. | Drips | Small drops of liquid |
43. | Foul | Very bad or unpleasant taste |
44. | Pile | A lot of something |
45. | Sprinkle | To scatter in drops or particles |
46. | Wither | To become dry |
47. | Miserable | Very unhappy or uncomfortable |
48. | Bare | Not covered with leaves |
49. | Impertinence | Rudeness |
50. | Prostrate | Lying face downward |
51. | Procession | A line of people or vehicles moving in a formal way |
52. | Palanquin | A closed couch used by wealthy people to travel, carried by four strong persons |
53. | Pretend | Acting in a certain manner to make others believe that something is true when it is not |
54. | Scatter | To throw or drop things so that they over an area |
55. | Choke | Not able to breathe |
56. | Pomp | Formal ceremony |
57. | Dignity | A calm and serious manner |
58. | Tumble | A sudden downfall |
59. | Dwelt | Inhabit or live somewhere |
60. | Gleeful | Happy and excited |
61. | Robe | Dress |
62. | Castle | A grand palace |
63. | Sprout | To grow or produce new leaves |
64. | Thief | Someone who steals something |
65. | Mean | Unkind and unfair |
66. | Covetous | Wanted to have something that other people has |
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