Class 11 English (Hornbill) Prose Word Meanings
Chapter 4 Landscape of the Soul
S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) |
1 | Dwells | live; stay | रहना |
2 | Splendid | very impressive; superb | शानदार |
3 | Astonished | greatly surprised or impressed | आश्चर्यचकित |
4 | Disciple | a follower or a pupil of a leader, teacher | शिष्य |
5 | Anecdote | a short interesting story of a real person | उपाख्यान, छोटी सी कहानी |
6 | Flanders | a medieval country in Western Europe | फ़्लैंडर्स |
7 | Lofty | tall or high | बुलंद |
8 | Delicate Realism | the quality of art that makes it seem real | नाजुक यथार्थ |
9 | Swat | hit or crush something | शक्तिशाली मार |
10 | Apprentice | trainee; learner | शिक्षु |
11 | Illusionistic Likeness | an illusion created which resembles something | भ्रम की समानता |
12 | Figurative painting | metaphoric representation of an art | चित्रात्मक चित्रकला |
13 | Leisurely | unhurried or relaxed | आराम से |
14 | Conceptual Space | relation with an abstract representation | वैचारिक स्थान |
15 | Oppressed | burdened; worried | उत्पीड़ित |
16 | Void | empty; vacant | रिक्त |
17 | Conduit | channel; tube | नली |
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Chapter 5 The Ailing Planet the Green Movement’s Role
S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) |
1 | Gripped | clutch; hold | सोचने के लिए मजबूर |
2 | Irrevocably | in a way that cannot be changed or reversed | अपरिवर्तनीय |
3 | Revolutionary | evolving a complete change | क्रांतिकारी |
4 | Stewards | manage or to look after | प्रबंधकों |
5 | Sustainable Development | economic development without depletion of natural resources | सतत विकास |
6 | Dawned | begin | आरंभ होना |
7 | Catalogued | classify; characterise | सूचीबद्ध |
8 | Reckon | calculate | गणना करना |
9 | Languish | lose or lack of vitality of a person or plant or animal; grow weak | दुर्बल |
10 | Ignominious darkness | disgraced as no one has knowledge about them | अधम |
11 | Inter Alia | among other things | अन्य विषयों में |
12 | Scorched | burn the surface with heat of fire | जलाया हुआ |
13 | Impoverished | made poor | दरिद्र बना दिया |
14 | Ailing | in poor health | अस्वस्थ |
15 | Synthetics | artificial substance | रासायनिक कपड़ा |
16 | Impaired | weakened or damaged | ख़राब |
17 | Barren wastelands | barely inhabitable piece of land | बंजर बंजर भूमि |
18 | Deteriorate | become progressively worse; decline | बिगड़ जाना |
19 | Decimated | to reduce in number | बरबाद करना |
20 | Procure | obtain with care or effort | खरीद |
21 | Precede | come before in order or position | आगे होना |
22 | Patrimony | property inherited from father or ancestor | विरासत |
23 | Deprives | prevent a person from using something | वंचित |
24 | Endeavour | trying hard to achieve something | प्रयास |
25 | Anguish | pain; suffering | पीड़ा |
26 | Casteism | discrimination on the grounds of caste | जातिवाद |
27 | Catastrophic Depletion | a harmful reduction in a number of something | विपत्तिपूर्ण विपत्ति |
28 | Distorting | deform; disfigure | विकृत करना |
29 | Beget | give life to | उत्पन्न करना |
30 | Condemns | find guilty of something | निंदा करना |
31 | Sterilised | make free from bacteria or other micro organisms | रोगाणु |
32 | Voluntary | done or given of one’s free will | स्वैच्छिक |
33 | Coercion | force | ज़बरदस्ती |
34 | Perpetuation | keep going | स्थायीकरण |
35 | Hutments | collection of huts | अस्थायी मकान |
36 | Tenancy | possession of the land | किराये का घर |
37 | Ushered | guide someone somewhere | शुरुआत |
38 | Decisively | clear and definitive | निर्णायक रूप से |
39 | Felicitous | well-chosen | परम सुखी |
40 | Freehold | permanent tenure of land or property | मुआफी जमीन |
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Chapter 6 The Browning Version
S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) |
1 | Excerpt | a short extract from writing, movie or music | अंश |
2 | Latter | denoting the second-mentioned person of the two people | बाद वाला |
3 | Remove | a division in British schools | हटाना |
4 | Criterion | a standard by which something is judged | मापदंड |
5 | Slackers | lazy students who are not motivated | आलसी |
6 | Muck | useless; which is of no good or use | कूड़ा-कर्कट |
7 | Aeschylus | he was an ancient Greek tragedian who is referred to as ‘Father of Tragedy’ | यूनानी त्रासदी |
8 | Agamemnon | he was the king of Mycenae in Greek mythology | ग्रीक पौराणिक कथाओं में राजा |
9 | Strung together | to combine two different things into something useful | एक साथ संघर्ष किया |
10 | Got carried away | to become overly excited or to take things too far | भावनाओं में बह गई |
11 | Imitating | copying | नकल |
12 | Cut | stop doing something undesirable | कटौती करना |
13 | Envy | Jealousy | ईर्ष्या |
14 | Sadist | a person who derives pleasure by giving pain or humiliation to others | पीड़न कामुक |
15 | Pardon | the action of being forgiven for error or offense; forgiveness | क्षमा करें |
16 | Indeed | Truly | वास्तव में |
17 | Shrivelled up | having no feelings | कोई भावना नहीं है |
18 | Exaggerating | represent something as being worse than it really is | अतिशयोक्ति |
19 | Infinitely | to a great extent | वशाल रूप से |
20 | Frantically | desperately | क्रोधोन्मत्तता में |
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For more chapters word meanings click on the links given below.
Prose
Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady |
Chapter 2 We’re Not Afraid To Die… If We Can All Be Together |
Chapter 3 Discovering Tut : The Saga Continues |
Chapter 7 The Adventure |
Chapter 8 Silk Road |
Poem
Chapter 1 A Photograph (Poem) |
Chapter 3 Lubrnum Top |
Chapter 4 The Voice Of The Rain |
Chapter 6 Childhood |
Chapter 8 Father To Son |