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Meanings of difficult words from the lesson "My Reminiscence":
No. | Words | Meanings |
1 | ineffable | too great to be expressed or described in words |
2 | languid | relaxed, lazy |
3 | longing | a yearning, intense desire |
4 | horizon | the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet |
5 | ministrations | the provision of assistance or care |
6 | wrought | made in a specified way |
7 | belching | (especially of a chimney) send out large amounts of (smoke or flames) |
8 | siesta | an afternoon rest or nap |
9 | hydra-headed | having many facets or aspects |
10 | unrest | a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation |
11 | voyage | a long journey involving travel by sea or in space |
12 | babbling | the continuous murmuring sound of flowing water |
13 | veritable | a word used for emphasis |
14 | frenzy | a state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour |
15 | fringe | an ornamental border of threads at the end of a cloth |
16 | quilt | a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric |
17 | glimmered | shine faintly with a wavering light |
18 | stone-flagged | a flat stone, cut in regular rectangular or square shape and usually used for paving platforms |
19 | flight | a series of steps |
20 | stained glass | coloured glass used to form decorative designs |
21 | foliage | plant leaves collectively |
22 | checkered | divided into an arrangement of squares of different colour |
23 | bower | a pleasant shady place under trees |
24 | garb | clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind |
25 | revelry | lively and noisy festivities |
26 | thence | from a place or source previously mentioned |
27 | Poesy | poetry |
28 | Thee | old-fashioned term for "you" |
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