Class 11 English (Hornbill) Prose Word Meanings
Chapter 7 The Adventure
| S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) |
| 1 | Townships | Towns or villages | उपनगर, बस्ती |
| 2 | Roared | to move at a high speed while making a loud noise | दहाड़ना. |
| 3 | Permits | authorize to do something | अनुमति देना |
| 4 | Ventured | to say something that might be considered as an apology | कार्य करने का साहस करना |
| 5 | Suburban | residential area | उपनगरीय |
| 6 | Emerged | developed; begin | विकसित |
| 7 | Imposing | Impressive | प्रभावशाली |
| 8 | Proclaimed | to announce something officially | उद्घोषित |
| 9 | Flourishing | to grow successfully | समृद्धिशाली |
| 10 | Riddle | mystery or puzzle | पहेली |
| 11 | Converged | met | मिलना |
| 12 | Precise | exact; accurate | यथार्थ |
| 13 | Triumphant | Successful | विजयी |
| 14 | Avidly | with great interest | उत्सुकतापूर्वक |
| 15 | Morale booster | anything which boosts self- confidence | मनोबल बढ़ाने वाला |
| 16 | Supremacy | the condition of being superior to others | प्रधानता |
| 17 | Expansionist | a follower of the policy of territorial or economic expansion | विस्तारवादी |
| 18 | Relegated to | assigned to a lower rank | निर्वासित कर देना |
| 19 | Dismay | shock | संत्रास |
| 20 | Political acumen | political smartness | राजनैतिक कुशाग्रता |
| 21 | Valour | great courage in battle | वीरता |
| 22 | De facto | existing in fact with or without any lawful authority | वास्तव में |
| 23 | Astute | smartness; quick-witted | चतुर |
| 24 | Figurehead | a carving; image | जहाज पर का बना हुआ चित्र |
| 25 | Outpost | a small military camp used as a guard | सीमाचौकी |
| 26 | Seldom | not often | कभी कभी |
| 27 | Doctored accounts | manipulated accounts related to history | सिद्धांतित खाते |
| 28 | Melee | a confused fight | हाथापाई |
| 29 | Shoved | to push someone roughly | धकेलना |
| 30 | Frugal | less costly and simple | मितव्ययी |
| 31 | Stroll | to wander | परिभ्रमण |
| 32 | Throng | a large pack of crowd | जमघट, भीड़ |
| 33 | Gave vent to | to express one’s feelings | प्रकट करना |
| 34 | Hostile | unfriendly | शत्रुतापूर्ण |
| 35 | Valiantly | bravely | बहादुरी |
| 36 | Sacrilege | disrespect | अनादर |
| 37 | Swarmed | move somewhere in a large number | इकट्ठा होना |
| 38 | Dumbfounded | amazed | आश्चर्यचकित |
| 39 | Smugly | to show excess satisfaction | आत्मतुष्ट ढंग से |
| 40 | Amok | to behave uncontrollably | आपे से बाहर |
| 41 | Triumphantly | to win a battle | विजयी होकर |
| 42 | Inadvertently | unintentionally | अनजाने में |
| 43 | Disparity | difference | असमानता |
| 44 | Armour | shell | कवच |
| 45 | Rout | a defeat | घोर पराजय |
| 46 | Impetus | the force with which body moves | बल |
| 47 | Manifestation | the action of showing something; demonstration | जलूस |
| 48 | Startling | surprising | चौंकाने |
| 49 | Assertion | a confident statement of a fact | अभिकथन |
| 50 | Determinism | a doctrine that all the events are caused by the external will | यह सिद्धांत कि मनुष्य के कार्य स्वतंत्र नहीं होते |
| 51 | Grave | serious | गंभीर |
| 52 | Ignoramus | an ignorant person | अज्ञानी |
| 53 | Marshall | to gather something | तैयार रखना |
| 54 | Bifurcation | division | विभाजन |
| 55 | Trajectory | the path followed by a projectile flying | प्रक्षेपवक्र |
| 56 | Viable | practical | व्यवहार्य |
| 57 | Speculating | wondering | विचार करना |
Chapter 8 Silk Road
| S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) | ||
| 1 | Kora | meditation performed by Buddhist believers | बौद्ध विश्वासियों द्वारा किया गया ध्यान | ||
| 2 | Ducking Back | going inside and then coming out | अंदर जा रहा है और फिर बाहर आ रहा है | ||
| 3 | Size me up | to look at someone attentively | बारीकी से निरीक्षण करना | ||
| 4 | Clambered | move or climb in an awkward way | कठिनाई से चढ़ना | ||
| 5 | Drokba | Shepherd | चरवाहा | ||
| 6 | Nibbling | take a small bite from | कुतरना | ||
| 7 | Arid | having little or no rain | बंजर, सूखा | ||
| 8 | Pastures | land covered with grass | भूमि घास से आच्छादित | ||
| 9 | Frown | to disapprove of something | किसी चीज की अस्वीकृति करना | ||
| 10 | Bounding | jump; hop; bounce | छलांग | ||
| 11 | Wild ass | an animal who have ears shorter than a horse and smaller in size | जंगली गधा | ||
| 12 | Herd | a large group of animal | पशु समूह | ||
| 13 | Galloping | progressing in an uncontrollable manner | तेजी से चलना | ||
| 14 | En masse | in a group | सामूहिक रूप से | ||
| 15 | Manoeuvres | military exercises | युद्धाभ्यास | ||
| 16 | Plumes | Trails | पदचिह्न | ||
| 17 | Billowed | filled with air; swelled out | बड़ी लहर | ||
| 18 | Wilderness | wasteland | जंगल | ||
| 19 | Solitary | private | एकान्त | ||
| 20 | Flocks | a group of birds | पक्षियों के झुंड | ||
| 21 | Evasive | slippery | कपटपूर्ण | ||
| 22 | Veering | to change direction suddenly | मुड़ना | ||
| 23 | Shaggy | bushy or hairy | झबरा | ||
| 24 | Prostrating | lying down | शयन | ||
| 25 | Ferocious | cruel or violent | क्रूर | ||
| 26 | Mastiffs | a dog who is a strong breed with dropping ears saggy ears | एक प्रकार का बड़ा कुत्ता | ||
| 27 | Glinting | sparkle or twinkle | चमकता हुआ | ||
| 28 | Meanders | to follow a winding course of a river or road | घुमावदार मार्ग से हो कर आगे बढ़ना | ||
| 29 | Daubed | spread a thick sticky substance on a surface carelessly | बेतरतीब तरीके से रंगना | ||
| 30 | Lichen | a slow-growing plant which grows on walls, trees or rocks | धीमी गति से बढ़ने वाला पौधा | ||
| 31 | Clung | hold tightly onto something | सख़्त पकड़ना | ||
| 32 | Swathe | a long strip of land | जमीन की पट्टी | ||
| 33 | Petered out | to diminish gradually and stop | धीरे से कोई कार्य समाप्त होना | ||
| 34 | Encrusted | decorated with a hard surface layer | पपड़ीदार | ||
| 35 | Slither | to move smoothly over a surface | लुढ़कना | ||
| 36 | Fling | throw | फेंकना | ||
| 37 | Lurching | listing | सूचीकरण | ||
| 38 | Throb | pulsate | धड़कन | ||
| 39 | Ascent | climb on an upward slope | चढ़ाई | ||
| 40 | Cairn of rocks | the pile of stone on the top of the mountain, especially where someone is buried. | चट्टानों का केयर्न | ||
| 41 | Festooned | decorated | बंदनवार से सजाना | ||
| 42 | Careered down | sinking the slope | ढलान डूब रहा है | ||
| 43 | Salt flats | thatched roof covered with snow | बर्फ से ढकी छत | ||
| 44 | Pockmarked | disfigured with a scar | छाला | ||
| 45 | Brackish | slightly salty water | खारा | ||
| 46 | Vestiges | a trace of something that is disappearing | अवशेष | ||
| 47 | Laden | loaded, Heaps | लदा हुआ | ||
| 48 | Grim | ugly or grey | भयंकर | ||
| 49 | Accumulated | gathered | जमा हुआ | ||
| 50 | Venerated | respected | सम्मानित करना | ||
| 51 | Cosmology | science about the origin and development of the universe | ब्रह्मांड विज्ञान | ||
| 52 | Flanks | sides | पक्ष | ||
| 53 | Forge | put together; build-up | बनाना | ||
| 54 | Filthy | dirty | गंदा | ||
| 55 | Rag | scrap cloth | चीर, स्क्रैप कपड़ा | ||
| 56 | Devout | deep | गहरा | ||
| 57 | Confinement | detention; captivity | कारावास | ||
| 58 | Stark | plain | कोरा | ||
| 59 | Sanctity | pure | शुद्धि, पवित्र | ||
| 60 | Nocturnal | night time | रात का | ||
| 61 | Gasping | breathlessness | हांफते | ||
| 62 | Propping | to hold up | सहारा देना | ||
| 63 | Pellets | shots | गोला, गोली | ||
| 64 | Derelict | ruined | नष्टप्राय | ||
| 65 | Envisaged | predicted | परिकल्पित | ||
| 66 | Transpired | leaked | रिसाव | ||
| 67 | Rudimentary | basic or primary | प्रारंभिक | ||
| 68 | Incongruous | strange | बेतुका | ||
| 69 | Brook | a small stream | छोटी सी धारा | ||
| 70 | Pondering | thinking | विचार करना | ||
| 71 | Well-trodden | much frequented by travellers | यात्रियों द्वारा बहुत बारंबारता | ||
| 72 | Cavernous | vast | गुफाओंवाला | ||
| 73 | Wreathed | twisted | घुमाया हुआ | ||
| 74 | Stout | firm | मजबूत | ||
| 75 | Rickety | unstable | अस्थिर | ||
| 76 | Tiresome | dull and boring | थकाने वाला |
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