Class 11 English Snapshots Word Meanings
Chapter 4 Albert Einstein at School
| S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) | Synonyms |
| 1 | Wailing | crying with pain or anger | विलाप | cheep, pip, squeak |
| 2 | Howling | making a howling sound | गरजना | growl, yowl |
| 3 | Mincing words | to speak vaguely or indirectly | अस्पष्ट रूप से बोलना | …………… |
| 4 | Rebellion | the action or process of resisting authority, control or convention | विद्रोह | revolt, uprising, insurgency, |
| 5 | Miserable | unhappy | दुखी | sad, sorrowful, depressed |
| 6 | Lodgings | temporary accommodation or a room rented out to someone | अस्थायी आवास | apartment, Hostel, hotel. |
| 7 | Biographer | a person who writes an account of someone else | जीवनी लेखक | composer, writer. |
| 8 | Expulsion | the action of forcing someone to leave an organisation | निष्कासन | removal, eviction, rustication |
| 9 | Glumly | sadly | उदास हो कर | sorrowfully, unpleasantly. |
| 10 | Flushed | turned red with shame | लाल होना | ruddy, glow, rouge |
| 11 | Squalor | the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant | गंदगी | dirt, grime, muck |
| 12 | Stalked out | to leave (some place) in a haughty, stiff or threatening manner | चुपके चुपके जाना, चोरी से जाना | tracked, stemmed |
Chapter 5 Mother’s Day
| S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) | Synonyms |
| 1 | Thoughtless | not showing consideration for the needs of other people | अल्हड़ | asygoing, jaunty, carefree |
| 2 | Dubiously | with hesitation or doubt | संदिग्ध रूप से | ambiguously, fishily, queerly |
| 3 | Flustered | agitated or confused | घबराया हुआ | nervous, panic-stricken |
| 4 | Resent | feel bitterness or indignation at a circumstance, action or person | क्रोध करना | get angry, rage |
| 5 | Complacently | showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements | आत्मसन्तुष्ट | self-satisfied, smug |
| 6 | Grimly | bitter, hard manner | कठोरता से | assertively, determinedly |
| 7 | Chuckling | laugh quietly or inwardly | मुंह दबाकर हंसना | titter, snigger |
| 8 | Astounded | shock or greatly surprise | चकित करना | astonish, dazzle, stupefy |
| 9 | Fluttering | trembling | स्पंदन | vibration, flutter, oscillation |
| 10 | Incisive | intelligently analytical and clear thinking | प्रभावशाली | active, strong, impressive |
| 11 | Indignantly | in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair | क्रोध से | redly, heatedly |
| 12 | Sulkily | a disagreeable mood | नारजगी | sourly, sternly |
| 13 | Briskly | in an active, quick or energetic way | तेज | rapidly, sharply |
| 14 | Cracking | fast | दरार | fissure, break |
| 15 | Staggered | astonish or deeply shock | धक्का पहुंचाना | dumbfound, flabbergast |
| 16 | Laconic | using very few words | संक्षिप्त | brief, concise, abbreviated |
| 17 | Sinister | giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen | भयावह, अशुभ | evil, terrible, fearful |
| 18 | Tiddly | slightly drunk | नशे में धुत्त | blind drunk, drunken |
| 19 | Clot | a foolish or clumsy person | मूर्ख व्यक्ति | fool, idiot |
| 20 | Barmy | mad; crazy | पागल | nutter, madman |
| 21 | Fathead | a stupid person | मूर्ख मनुष्य | fool, moron |
| 22 | Concussion | a violent shock as from a heavy blow | आघात | defect, shock, wound |
| 23 | Far-fetched | unlikely and unconvincing; implausible | अवास्तविक | aeriform, unrealistic, unsubstantial |
| 24 | Guffaw | a loud and hearty laugh | खिलखिलाकर हंसना | gaggle, nicker |
| 25 | Contempt | the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration | तिरस्कार | humiliation, affront, fulmination |
| 26 | Settee | long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms | छोटा सोफ़ा | sofa, couch, divan |
| 27 | Nasty | very bad or unpleasant | बुरा | negative, ugly, ungodly |
| 28 | Solemn | formal and dignified; characterized by deep sincerity | औपचारिक | figurative, ceremonious, regular |
| 29 | Glowering | have an angry look on one’s face | क्रुद्ध दृष्टि, ग़ुस्सैल निगाह | stare angrily, look daggers, frown |
| 30 | Bewildered | perplexed and confused; very puzzled | हक्का-बक्का | puzzled, confused |
| 31 | Ushering | showing or guide someone somewhere | सहायता | accompany, help, assist |
| 32 | Piecan | referring a foolish person | मूर्ख व्यक्ति का जिक्र | balmy, brainless |
Chapter 6 The Ghat of the only World
| S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) | Synonyms |
| 1 | Lucid | understandable | स्पष्ट अर्थ का | comprehensible, communicative, clear |
| 2 | At odd | in conflict or at variance | संघर्ष में या विचरण पर | conflicting, contrary to |
| 3 | Jocularity | said or done as a joke | हास्य | humor, laughter, jocosity, |
| 4 | Quizzical | indicating mild or amused puzzlement | हास्योत्पादक | laughable |
| 5 | Innocuous | not harmful or offensive | अहानिकर | unharmed, innoxious |
| 6 | Malignant | uncontrollable; dangerous | घातक | deadly, fatal, malignant |
| 7 | Bereavement | loss; deprivation | शोक दशा | grief, sorrow |
| 8 | To speak in a bardic register | A poetic style | काव्यात्मक | ……….. |
| 9 | Conceive | form a plan or idea in the mind | विचार करना | consider, ponder |
| 10 | Trivial | of little value or importance | तुच्छ | futile, beggarly, damn |
| 11 | Impede | delay or prevent something by obstructing it; hinder | बाधा डालना | interrupt, balk, resist, |
| 12 | Poignance | the quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness | तीखापन | asperity |
| 13 | Conviviality | the quality of being friendly and lively | प्रफुल्लता | conviviality, sportiveness, chirpyness |
| 14 | Sorcerer | a person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; wizard | जादूगर | shaman, warlock, juggler |
| 15 | Transmute | change in form, nature or substance | बदल देना | transmute, recondition, realign |
| 16 | Mundane | lacking interest or excitement; dull | रुचि या उत्साह में कमी | humdrum, dull, boring |
| 17 | Sutures | a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision | टांके | stitch, suture, tack |
| 18 | Lorca | Garcia Lorca is Spain’s most deeply appreciated and highly revered poet and dramatist | लोरका | …………. |
| 19 | Groggier | dazed, weak or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep or a blow | मतवाला, शराबी | sot, drunkard |
| 20 | Buckled | bend and give way under pressure or strain | झुका देना | buckle, weigh down |
| 21 | Rapture | a feeling of intense pleasure or joy; ecstasy; bliss | उत्साह | enthusiasm, prompting, zeal |
| 22 | Gregariousness | fond of the company of others; sociable | समुदाय में रहने का गुण | conversable, debonair, Facile |
| 23 | Cavernous | vast | गुहामय | huge; large; spacious |
| 24 | Foyer | an entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public | उपकक्ष | ante-room |
| 25 | Voyage | a long journey involving travel by sea or in space | जलयात्रा, उड़न | sail |
| 26 | Dour | unfriendly | रूखा | hostile, disagreeable, misanthropic |
| 27 | Heeng | asafoetida; a staple ingredient used in Indian cooking | हींग | ……….. |
| 28 | Frosty | freezing; very cold | ठंढा | cold, gelid |
| 29 | Prowess | skill or expertise in a particular activity or field | कौशल | delicacy, sleight, dexterity |
| 30 | Metrical | relating to or composed in poetic metre | छंदोबद्ध | ……….. |
| 31 | Prefigured | be an early indication or version of (something) | आदिरूप | adumbrate |
| 32 | Envoy | a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission | राज-दूत | ambassador, envoy, pursuivant |
| 33 | Exactitude | the quality of being very accurate and careful | यथार्थता | verity, accuracy |
| 34 | Calcutta | Kolkata | कोलकाता | ………. |
| 35 | Abiding | a memory lasting a long time; enduring | स्थायी | constant, refrain, stable |
| 36 | Repartee | conversation or speech characterised by quick witty, comments or replies | हाजिर जवाबी | ……….. |
| 37 | Subdued | quiet and rather reflective or depressed | उदास | downcast, sad, dejected |
| 38 | Brimming | be full of a particular quality, feeling, etc | भरा हुआ होना | be packed with, overflow |
| 39 | feigned | simulated or pretended; insincere | बहाने | simulate, fake, make a show of |
| 40 | Swoon | be overcome with admiration, adoration or other strong emotion | बेहोश हो जाना | fade, lose consciousness, blackout |
| 41 | Unmitigated | absolute; unqualified | निरंतर | absolute, unconditional, categorical |
| 42 | Anguished | experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering | कष्ट | annoyance, pain |
| 43 | Fixture | set firmly in place | स्थिरता | stability, fastness, stagnation, |
| 44 | Ecumenical | involving or uniting members of different religions | दुनियावी | secular, temporal |
| 45 | Accoutrements | other things that were needed for the activity | साज-सामान | furnishings, impedimenta |
| 46 | Assiduous | taking great care that everything is done as well as it can be | परिश्रमी | diligent, plodding, hardworking |
| 47 | Fanaticism | the quality of being fanatical; extremism | कट्टरता | Fanaticism, orthodoxy, rabidness |
| 48 | Inextricably | in a way that is impossible to separate | अलंघनीय | inevitably, Completely, indistinguishably. |
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