Class 10 English (Hornbill) POETRY Word Meanings

Chapter 9 Madam Rides the Bus

1	Curious	eager to know or learn something	जिज्ञासु	inquisitive, interested, analytical.
2	Curtly	rudely brief or abrupt	संक्षिप्ततया	crudely, harshly, discourteously.
3	Discreet questions	careful questions	चौकस प्रशन	attentive, considerate, noncommittal.
4	Glee	happiness and joy	आनंद	pleasure, enjoyment, delight
5	A chit of a girl	a small girl	एक छोटी लड़की	damsel, demoiselle, girl
6	A slang expression	informal words, often used within a close group	दुर्वचन	argot, jargon, lingo.
7	Absolutely	compulsive	निश्चित रूप से	definitely, Certainty, daubtless
8	Annoyed	angry	नाराज	disgruntled, indisposed, shirty
9	Betel	a chewing leaf	पान	drinkables, potation, draught
10	Blind	a partition	अंधा	visually impaired, unsighted, sightless
11	Bump	strike	चोट मारना	collision, crash, smash
12	Calculated	make a count	परिकलित	deliberate, premeditated, planned
13	Canvas	a coarse fabric	चित्रफलक	scrim, sailcloth, tarpaulin
14	Chatterbox	talkative	गप्पी	telltale, peddler, blab
15	Chewing	munching	चबाना	masticate, champ
16	Chimed in	spoke sweetly	सुर में सुर मिलाया	chip in, cut in, interpose
17	Clapped	beat	पटपटाना	bang, thump, cuff
18	Concerned	worried	चिंतित	anxious, uneasy, careful
19	Crawl	move slowly	मंदगति	drag, trail, slink
20	Dampening	making less	निस्र्त्साह करना	dishearten, daunt
21	Devoured	read quickly and eagerly (here)	धुन के साथ पढ़ना	gulp, bolt, cram down
22	Disapproval	refusal	अस्वीकार	spurn, Denegation, non acceptance
23	Displays	shows	प्रदर्शन	demonstration, release, presentation
24	Dith	pothole	दित	gutter, moat, trench
25	Drivel	silly nonsense	बेहूदा बात	poppycock, inanition, fatuity
26	Dumb	silent	गूंगा	mute, speechless, voiceless
27	Elaborate	detailed	विस्तृत	extensive, elaborate, comprehensive
28	Enthusiasm	courage	उत्सुकता	ardour, fervour, warmth
29	Excitement	ecstasy	उत्साह	stimulation, excitation, provocation
30	Excursions	picnics	पर्यटन	tourism, ramble, excursion
31	Fascinating	attractive	चित्त आकर्षण करनेवाला	delightful, Winsome, Elegant
32	Firmly	strongly	मजबूती से	sturdily, rootedly, serviceably
33	Frightened	fearful	डरा हुआ	afraid, scared, apprehensive
34	Galloped	ran	सरपट दौड़ा	race, canter, rush
35	Gap	difference	अंतराल	aperture, space, breach
36	Gaped	looked with wonder	ताकना	pore, scrutinize, see into
37	Glance	look	झलक	peep, flash, scintilla
38	Gleaming	shining	चमचमाता हुआ	shine, catch the light, glow
39	Glued	fixed	चिपके हुए	stick, paste, affix
40	Gobbling up	to swallow or eat hastily	भकोसना	scan, skim, speed-read
41	Gradually	slowly	आहिस्ता आहिस्ता	under one's breath, doggo, quietly
42	Hamlet	villlage	छोटा गांव	townlet, whistle-stop.
43	Haughtily	proudly	ग़रूर से	indifferent, snobbish, snooty.
44	Haunted	returned repeatedly to her mind; was impossible to forget	प्रेतवाधित	possessed, cursed, jinxed
45	Highway	main road	बड़ी सड़क	highroad, high street
46	Honked	sounded	भोंपू बजाना	beep, blare, blast.
47	Horrible	fearful	भयानक	Dangerous, dismal, dolfulness
48	Induction	entry	आगमन	inauguration, entrance, inaugural.
49	Irritably	with imitation	चिड़चिड़ापन	peevishly, pettishly
50	Jolly sort	happy	जॉली सॉर्ट	buoyant, carefree, cheerful
51	Kindle	set alight (fire), here, feelings	प्रज्वलित करना	Ignite, inflame, arson
52	Landscape	land scene	परिदृश्य	scenery, countryside, topography
53	Lobes	outer part of the ear	भाग	portion, section, piece
54	Longing	strong desires	तीव्र इच्छा	pining, craving, eagerness
55	Luxurious	comfortable	सुखभोगी	opulent, sumptuous, affluent
56	Merchandise	things for sale	बिक्री के लिए चीजें	traded goods, undersell, deal
57	Mimicking	copying	नकल करना	imitate, monkey, mock
58	Mystery	secret	रहस्य	enigma, arcanum, hugger-mugger
59	Nap	short sleep	झपकी	blink, doze, slumber
60	Nodded	shook head	सिर हिलाया	incline, dip, wag
61	Obstacles	hindrance	बाधाएं	barrier, hurdle, stumbling block
62	Overwhelming	strong	भारी	profuse, enormous, immense
63	Painstaking	painful	श्रमसाध्य	careful, meticulous, thorough
64	Pedestrain crossing	foothpath	पैदल पार पथ	zebra crossing, crossover
65	Peered over	looked over	पर काबू किया हुआ	squint, peep, pry
66	Pokes her nose	takes an interest in something that doesn’t concern her	उसकी नाक में दम कर दिया	gape, search, snoop.
67	Punched	made holes	छेद करना	hole, drill, dig through
68	Railroad crossing	an intersection where a railway line crosses a road or path	रेलमार्ग पारगमन	roundabout, crosswalk, road junction
69	Rattle	rattling sound	खड़खड़ाहट	clatter, bang, clang
70	Repulsive	hateful	घृणोत्पादक	revolting, disgusting, abhorrent
71	Resolutely stifled	suppressed/ controlled with determination	पूरी तरह से अस्तव्यस्त	assiduously, determinedly, diligently,
72	Roar	loud sound	चीख	squeak, howl, roarer
73	Scarcely	hastily	बिखरा हुआ	barely, only just, almost not
74	Shrugged	pulled shoulders back	घसीटना	scribble, drag, move up
75	Slack time	a time when there is not much work	निर्बल समय	baggy, easy, flaccid
76	Slip out	go out secretly	बाहर निकलना	bolt, decamp, disappear.
77	Sociable	amiable	मिलनसार	accommodating, communicative, affable
78	Speck	small sign	सूक्ष्म बिंदु	pinprick, spot, fleck
79	Spill over	fall	अधिप्लावन प्रभाव	deluge, Drain, inundate.
80	Spreadeagled	spread out	फैला हुआ	upright, knee-deep, prostrate.
81	Stare	look fixedly	एकटक देखना	gaze, gawk, glare
82	Startled	surprised	चौंकना	be amazed, give a start, tremble
83	Stretched	spread	तनी हुई	extend, straighten, unbend
84	Stripes	parallel lines	धारियाँ	line, strip, belt
85	Temptation	attraction	प्रलोभन	bait, seduction, inducement
86	Throughfare	a busy public road	मार्ग	way, door-way, communication
87	Thriftily	spend money carefully	किफ़ायत से	provident, prudent, canny
88	Tiny	small	छोटा है	pocket, fun-size, petite
89	Traversed	crossed, travelled	पार करना	pass, swim across, vert
90	Treat	offering service	उपचार करें	remedy, occupational therapy, recourse
91	Tremendous	great, high	अतिबृहत	huge, enormous, immense
92	Ugly	dirty	कुरूप	misshapen, featureless, ungainly
93	Various	many	विभिन्न	different, diverse, several
94	Ventured out	went cautiously, courageously	बाहर निकलना	adventure, risk, post
95	Windshield	windscreen	विंडशील्ड	windscreen, window, glass.
96	Wistfully	longingly	जोर से	contemplative, dreamy, forlorn.