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Meanings of difficult words from the lesson "A Childhood in Malabar: A Memoir":
No. | Words | Meanings |
1 | cyclone | a tropical storm |
2 | trivial | ordinary, of little value |
3 | oracle | a priest who gave people wise but often mysterious advice from God |
4 | paddy | rice before threshing or in the husk |
5 | purgative | a medicine tending to facilitate evacuation of the bowels |
6 | procession | as part of a ceremony |
7 | churn | shake (milk or cream) in a machine in order to produce butter |
8 | glide | move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion |
9 | gale | a very strong wind |
10 | swirled | moved in a twisting or spiralling pattern |
11 | belligerently | aggressively |
12 | sob | cry noisily |
13 | glimmered | shine faintly |
14 | slammed | shut forcefully and loudly |
15 | mattress | a fabric case filled with soft, firm, or springy material, used for sleeping on |
16 | makeshift | acting as a temporary arrangement |
17 | drenched | wet thoroughly, soaked |
18 | unmindful | not conscious, unaware |
19 | wail | a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger |
20 | whirlwind | a storm with a violent wind |
21 | whining | the making of a long, high-pitched cry or sound |
22 | gunny bag | a sack made of thick material like jute |
23 | casualties | people injured in an accident or event |
24 | daybreak | dawn, sunrise |
25 | fowl | a domestic cock and hen |
26 | buck teeth | an upper tooth that projects over the lower lip |
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