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Meaning of difficult words from the lesson "The Snake and the Mirror":
S.No | Words | Meaning |
1. | Take off | Remove something, particularly a cloth, from one's body |
2. | Meagre | Small in quantity |
3. | Solitary | Only one |
4. | Yard | A piece of land around a house, usually covered with grass |
5. | Gable | The top portion of a building's end wall, generally in the shape of a triangle |
6. | Ceiling | The top inside surface of a room |
7. | Beam | A long piece of wood, metal, or other material used to support weight, often as part of a building's roof |
8. | Attentively | Carefully, with lot of interest |
9. | To take time off | To take a holiday |
10. | Beside | Next to somebody or something |
11. | Admirer | A person who likes or respects somebody/something |
12. | Parting | The line in a person's hair where it is divided in two with a comb |
13. | Moustache | A line hair that grows on men's upper lip |
14. | Struck | To came into someone's mind suddenly |
15. | Valid | Based on a logic |
16. | Wriggle | To twist and turn your body with quick, short movements |
17. | Simultaneous | Happening at the same time as something else |
18. | Plenty | A large amount/ a lot |
19. | Thud | A low sound made by something heavy falling |
20. | Hood | The expanded part of snake's head |
21. | Tremble | To shake with anger or fear |
22. | Elbow | The joint between upper and lower part of the arms |
23. | Slither | To move smoothly from side to side |
24. | Crush | To press somebody or something hard |
25. | To drain | To make someone weaker |
26. | Lurk | To wait somewhere quietly and secretly especially because you are going to do a wrong thing |
27. | Feebly | In a way that shows somebody is weak |
28. | Certain | A strong belief without any doubts |
29. | Vermilion | Bright red in colour |
30. | Creep | To move slowly and quietly |
31. | Unwind | To become straighter or looser after being wrapped around something |
32. | Perhaps | Refers to something that you are not sure about |
33. | Leap | To move quickly |
34. | Heave a sigh | To let out a deep breath when you are upset or pleased about something |
35. | Sprinter | A fast runner person who runs a short distance at top speed |
36. | Companion | A partner or a friend |
37. | Smear | To spread a sticky substance across somebody or something |
38. | Reedy | A tall person; high, unpleasant voice |
39. | Taken with | Attracted by |
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