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Meanings of difficult words from the lesson:
| S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Pacing | Walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance |
2 | Inferno | Region that resembles hell |
3 | Heaving | To raise or lift with force |
4 | Agitated | Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous |
5 | Ambling | Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace |
6 | Dismally | In a gloomy or depressed manner |
7 | Gazed | Look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought |
8 | Boarding school | A school which provides accommodation and meals for the pupils during term time |
9 | Vendors | A person who sells products or services to another company or individual |
10 | Pale | Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment |
11 | Leaning | Move into a sloping position |
12 | Stare | Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open |
13 | Conscious | Aware of and responding to one's surroundings |
14 | Sweetmeat | A sweet delicacy, as a candy or candied fruit, or originally a cake or pastry |
15 | Dignity | The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect |
16 | Serenity | The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled |
17 | Simplicity | The quality of being simple or condition of being easy to understand |
18 | Shyness | The quality or state of being shy |
19 | Suspicion | A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true |
20 | Coolie | A person whose job is to carry things, especially travellers bags at stations, and airports |
21 | Samosas | A triangular savoury pastry fried in ghee or oil, containing spiced vegetables or meat |
22 | Jalebies | An Indian sweet made of a coil of batter, fried and steeped in syrup |
23 | Appetite | Desire to eat |
24 | Pleasure | A feeling of enjoyment |
25 | Stranger | Unknown person |
26 | Gentlewoman | A woman with good manners and high standards of behaviour |
27 | Trembled | The hands started to shiver typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty |
28 | Disappeared | Be lost or go missing; become impossible to find |
29 | Reassurance | The action of removing someone's doubt or fear |
30 | Clutched | Grasp something tightly |
31 | Spectacles | A pair of glasses |
32 | Imposing | Grand and impressive in appearance |
33 | Embarrassed | Felt awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed |
34 | Nuisance | A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance |
35 | Suspicious | Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something |
36 | Grateful | Showing or expressing thanks |
37 | Instinctive | Relating to or prompted by instinct; done without conscious thought |
38 | Sternly | In a serious and severe manner, especially when asserting authority or exercising discipline |
39 | Staggered | Walked or moved unsteadily as if about to fall |
40 | Wagging | Move rapidly to and fro |
41 | Contradicted | Deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite |
42 | Resentfully | Feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly |
43 | Befriended | Become a friend to someone, especially when they are in need of help or support |
44 | Grinning | Smiling broadly |
45 | Squatting | Crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching the back of one's thighs |
46 | Hustling | Push roughly |
47 | Shrieked | Uttered a high-pitched piercing sound |
48 | Compartment | A separate section or part of a structure or container |
49 | Rubbish | Waste material, or unhealthy food |
50 | Capable | Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing |
51 | Benefit | An advantage or profit gained from something |
52 | Patronizing | Showing the attitude of superiority |
53 | Smarting | To feel upset and angry because of failure or criticism |
54 | Unreasoning | Not guided by or based on good sense; illogical |
55 | Jolted | Moved with a sudden jerk |
56 | Waved | Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal |
57 | Carriage | Any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers |
58 | Milling crowd | An aggregation of individuals, usually gathered in a public area |
59 | Gazing | Look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought |
60 | Mowed | Moved slowly into the crowded station |
61 | Obviously | In a way that is easily perceived or understood; clearly |
62 | Spasm | A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement |
63 | Shunting | Pushing or pulling a train or part of a train from one line of rails to another |
64 | Leapt | Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force |
65 | Winced | Make a slight shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress |
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