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Meanings of the difficult words from the lesson "The Night The Ghost Got In":
Sl. No. | Words | Meanings |
1 | Hullabaloo | A commotion |
2 | Advent | The arrival (or emergence) of a person or thing |
3 | Patrolman | Policeman |
4 | Paranoia | A mental condition where one has extreme feelings that others are trying to harm him/her |
5 | Delusion | Belief in something that is not true |
6 | Quickcadenced | (Quick+Cadenced) Cadence refers to the modulation of a sound, the regular rise and fall of it |
7 | Rapidly | Very quickly |
8 | Creak | To make a harsh, high-pitched sound when pressure or weight is applied on a wooden object |
9 | Trod | To walk |
10 | Burglar | A person who illegally enters buildings and steals things |
11 | Tiptoe | To walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet |
12 | Psst | A way to attract someone's attention, usually when you are trying to be quiet about getting attention |
13 | Hiss | To whisper something in an urgent (or angry) way |
14 | Awp | Often expressed as 'aww', 'awp' is an expression used to express mild disappointment |
15 | Despondent | In low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
16 | Beagle | A small breed of dog with a short coat, primarily used for hunting hares |
17 | Cease | To stop |
18 | Alarm | An anxious awareness of danger |
19 | Grip | Take and keep a firm hold of; to grasp tightly |
20 | Slam | To shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly |
21 | Arouse | Awaken someone from sleep |
22 | Peer | To look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something; come into view |
23 | Venture | A risky or daring journey or undertaking |
24 | Gruff | (Of a person's voice) low or displaying lack of patience |
25 | Intuitively | Without conscious reasoning; instinctively |
26 | Excited | (In the context) Feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
27 | Incomparable | Having no parallel or equal; totally different |
28 | Flung | (Past tense of 'Fling') To move or push (something) suddenly or violently |
29 | Wham | Strike something forcefully; make a loud sound as of a forceful impact |
30 | Pane | A single sheet of glass in a window or door |
31 | Tinkle | To make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound |
32 | Engraver | Someone who cuts designs or words on metal, glass, or wood |
33 | Attacks | Here, a sudden short bout of an illness or stress |
34 | Frothing | A mass of small bubbles appearing at ones mouth; to be extremely angry |
35 | 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 |
36 | Peoria | A city in Illinois, a state in the Midwestern region of the United States |
37 | Heave | To lift, haul, or throw something heavy with great effort |
38 | Enormous | Very large in size, quantity, or extent |
39 | Fancy | To feel a desire or liking for |
40 | Commendably | In a way that is deserving of praise |
41 | Sedan | A type of car |
42 | Patrol Wagon | An enclosed motortruck used by police to carry large number of police officers or prisoners |
43 | Streak | A long, thin line or mark |
44 | Gleam | Shine brightly, especially with reflected light |
45 | Yard | An area of land used for a particular purpose or business |
46 | Hoarse | (Of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh |
47 | Stitch | A loop of thread or yarn |
48 | Wound | (Past tense of wind) to wrap or surround |
49 | Bevelled | Having a sloping edge rather than a squared one |
50 | Rend | To tear something into pieces |
51 | Crisscross | To form a pattern of intersecting lines or paths on a place |
52 | Stab | To push (move) forward |
53 | Report | To inform or update |
54 | Musta | (a colloquial slang for) Must have |
55 | Whatt'd | (a colloquial slang for) What did |
56 | Whoop | To behave (or to enjoy) oneself in a noisy way |
57 | Ya | (a colloquial slang for) Your |
58 | Tick | A parasitic arachnid that attaches itself to the skin of a terrestrial vertebrate from which it sucks blood |
59 | Tromp | To walk heavily |
60 | Yank | To pull with a jerk |
61 | Drawers | A box-shaped storage compartment without a lid, made to slide horizontally in and out of a desk, chest, or other piece of furniture |
62 | Thump | A heavy deadened sound |
63 | Ransack | To search a place thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm |
64 | Closet | A tall cupboard or wardrobe with a door, used for storage |
65 | Zither | A musical instrument shaped like a flat box, with many strings stretched across it that you pull at with your fingers or with a small piece of plastic |
66 | Pool | A game played on a small billiard table using two sets of seven coloured and numbered balls together with one black ball and a white cue ball, with the aim of pocketing all one's own balls and then the black |
67 | Strum | To play (a guitar or similar instrument) by sweeping the thumb or a plectrum up or down across the strings |
68 | Paw | (Informal) A human hand, especially a large clumsy one |
69 | Guinea pig | A tailless South American rodent |
70 | Hysterical | Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion |
71 | Nod | To move your head down and then up slightly and briefly to show agreement or approval |
72 | O’ | Contracted form of 'Of' |
73 | Snap | A hurried, irritable tone or manner |
74 | Intervene | To become involved in a situation so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events |
75 | Phase | A period of strange or difficult behaviour that will stop after a while |
76 | Hammer | To defeat someone completely in a game or a fight |
77 | Retreat | (Of an army) withdraw from enemy forces after a defeat |
78 | Desert | Abandon someone or something in a way considered disloyal |
79 | Flannel | A kind of soft woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised |
80 | Ye | (A colloquial slang) You |
81 | Cowardly; Lily-livered | Lacking courage |
82 | T' | (A colloquial slang) To |
83 | Fetch | Go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone |
84 | Smack | A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand |
85 | Sprawl | To sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way |
86 | Beat | To move with sudden speed |
87 | Retreat | An act of moving back or withdrawing |
88 | Holster | A holder for carrying a handgun or other firearm, typically made of leather and worn on a belt or under the arm |
89 | Rafter | A beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof |
90 | Report | A sudden loud noise of or like an explosion or gunfire |
91 | Reluctant | Unwilling and hesitant |
92 | Distinctly | In a way that is readily distinguishable by the senses |
93 | Phony | A thing that is not genuine |
94 | Wispy | Something frail and weak |
95 | Mingle | A combination of two or more different things |
96 | Suspicion | Cautious distrust |
97 | Lowdown | The true facts or relevant information about something |
98 | Gaze | To look steadily and intently |
99 | Slot machine | A machine that you try to win money from by putting coins into it and operating it, often by pressing a button or pulling a handle |
100 | Blaspheming | To use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger |
101 | Yeh | (Variant spelling of) Yeah |
102 | Glared | To stare in an angry or fierce way |
103 | Idee | Idea |
104 | Tarryhootin’ | Tarry (to stay somewhere longer than you should) + hoot (to shout loudly) |
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