Class 12 English (Hornbill) Prose Word Meanings

Chapter 4 The Rattrap

S.No.	Word	Meanings	Meanings (in hindi)	Synonyms
1	Sunken	lowered	डुबोया हुआ	drowned, sunk
2	Gleamed	Shone	किरण डालना	glance
3	Monotonous	boring	उबानेवाला	dull, uninteresting, unexciting
4	Vagabond	wanderer	पर्यटक	tourist, hobo, camper
5	Plods	walks heavily	थके क़दमों से चलना	tramp, drag oneself, stomp
6	Tempted	convinced	प्रयत्न करना	to try, entice, persuade
7	Cherished	to love, protect	प्यार करना	adore, admire, appreciate
8	Dreary	dull	सुस्त	drab, lax, inactive
9	Dejected	sad	उदास	crestfallen, cast down, depressed
10	Snare	trap	जाल	mesh, net, toils
11	Trudging	walking slowly	थकाऊ भ्रमण	plod, tramp
12	Carved off	to divide something into parts	खुदी हुई	thrash
13	Generous	liberal	उदार	benevolent, lenient, magnanimous
14	Confidences	Secrets	रहस्य	confidential matter
15	Prosperity	riches	समृद्धि	affluence, flourishing, welfare
16	Crofter	A person who works on a rented farm	व्यक्ति जो किराए के खेत में काम करता है	peasant farmer, metayer.
17	Creamery	A factory that produces cheese and cream	मक्खन घी आदि बनाने का कारखाना	dairy farm, buttery
18	Kronor	Currency of Sweden	स्वीडन की मुद्रा	…………
19	Incredulous	unbelieving	विश्वास न होना	doubtful, unconvinced
20	Stuffed	to fill up with something	भरवां	fill, pack
21	Impenetrable	impassable	अभेद्य	impregnable, invulnerable, unassailable
22	Gloom	dark	अन्धकार	blackness, shade
23	Despair	hopelessness	निराशा	disappointment, frustration, discouragement,
24	Thumping	the sound of some heavy object beating	ज़बरदस्त	blatant, persevering, dogged
25	Summoned	gathered	बटोरना	pick, mass, rally
26	Stagger	To walk with difficulty	लड़खड़ाहट	stumble, wobble
27	Forge	A shop where metal is heated	लुहारखाना	hammer out, mould
28	Smelter	A machine in which metal is melted to form into a shape	धातु गलानेवाला	foundry, brickworks
29	Rolling mill	machine to roll metal into sheets	बेलन मिल	………..
30	Bellows	air bag that emits a stream of air used for blowing air into a fire.	हवा का थैला	…………..
31	Shoveled	dig	खोदना	move
32	Maw	jaws	जबड़े	jaw
33	Clatter	bang	धमाके	clang, blatter
34	Whipped	beaten with a whip, here to hit something	मार पड़ी है	thrash, beat
35	Haughty	arrogant	घमंडी	cavalier, lordly, supercilious
36	Amazement	wonder	आश्चर्य	surprise, crimine, gracious
37	Boundless	limitless	असीम	infinite, unbounded, unending
38	Deigned	do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity	कृपा दिखाना	condescend
39	Slouch hat	hat bend on one side of the head.	टोपी पहनना	…………
40	Acquaintance	associate	परिचित व्यक्ति	contact, colleague
41	Undeceive	to tell someone that his belief is mistaken	सन्मार्ग पर लाना	disenchant, disillusion.
42	Downhill	worst	नीचे जानेवाला	dipping, dropping.
43	Regiment	unit in the army or defence forces	सैन्य-दल	patrol, picket
44	Manor house	A large country house	हवेली	mansion, main house.
45	Comrade	A fellow soldier	साथी	partner, companion
46	Alarmed	Frighten	शंकित	apprehensive, distrustful, suspicious
47	Inconspicuously	invisible or which is not noticeable	अस्पष्ट	implicit, dubious, Enigmatic
48	Valet	personal attendant	व्यक्तिगत परिचर	retainer, menial
49	Modest	humble	नरम	soft, malleable, tender
50	Compassionately	showing sympathy for others	दयापूर्वक	benevolently, commiseratively, relentingly
51	Astonished	greatly surprised	आश्चर्यचकित	surprise, startle
52	Forebodings	a foretelling	पूर्वाभास	adumbration, anticipation, premonition
53	Queer	strange	विचित्र	odd, unusual, funny
54	Preach	advice	धर्म का उपदेश देना	sermonize, evangelize, address
55	Groomed	ready	तैयार	prepare, make ready
56	Puckered	wrinkle	सिकुड़न	crinkle, crumple
57	Dissimulate	pretend	बहाना करना	feign, dissimulate
58	Splendor	luxury	वैभव	majesty, pomp, assets
59	Thundered	make a loud noise	गरजा	howl, growl, brattle
60	Hesitating	to be reluctant	दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ	undecided, unconvincing, indeterminate,
61	Wretch	miserable person	अभागा	unfortunate
62	Interceded	intervened	मध्यस्थता	mediate, intermediate

Chapter 5 Indigo

S.No.	Word	Meanings	Meanings (in hindi)	Synonyms
1	Convention	agreement	समझौता	compromise, deal, settlement
2	Delegates	Representatives	प्रतिनिधियों	envoy, spokesperson
3	Peasant	small farmer	किसान	husbandman, agriculturalist, swain
4	Emaciated	thin	दुर्बल	lean, weak, svelte
5	Champaran	A place in Bihar	चंपारण	………….
6	Resolute	determined	दृढ़	firm, steadfast, tenacious
7	Committed	dedicated	प्रतिबद्ध	devoted, Faithful, pledged.
8	prop	support	सहारा	sustenance
9	Haunches	thighs	हांच	eam, support, stay
10	Boarded	get on, enter	चढ़ना	ascend, climb
11	Pestered	bother, harass	कष्ट देना	pall, incommode, harm
12	Permitted	allowed	अनुमति है	acceptable, approved, authorised
13	Imparting	pass on, giving	प्रदान	grant, pass, put
14	Extraordinary	exceptional, remarkable	असाधारण	extravagant, rare, special
15	Harbour	here, entertain	विचार करना	consider, ponder, think
16	Sympathy	support, pity	सहानुभूति	empathy, compassion, feeling
17	Advocate	supporter, protector	समर्थक	proponent, champion, adherent
18	Advent	arrival	आगमन	beginning, commencement, start
19	Conveyance	transportation	वाहन	vehicle, carriage
20	Chided	criticize, scold	डांटना	chastise
21	Conclusion	result, end of something	निष्कर्ष	inference, gist, chief point
22	Fear stricken	afraid	भयाकुल	terrified, horrified
23	Arable	land suitable for farming	कृषि योग्य	tillable
24	Tenants	occupants paying rent in cash or kind	किरायेदारों	occupant, resident
25	Estate	property	जायदाद	ground, land
26	Compelled	forced	मजबूर	constrained, helpless, obliged
27	Surrendered	to give in	आत्मसमर्पण कर दिया	abandon, relinquish
28	Contract	agreement	अनुबंध	annexure, bond, appendage
29	Indigo	plant that produces a blue color	नील	shiners, blueing, bruise
30	Learned	come to know	सीखा	grasp, master
31	Synthetic	Chemical based, artificial	कृत्रिम	mock, false, labored
32	Compensation	payments	मुआवजा	quid proquo, smart money
33	Arrangement	Process	व्यवस्था	system, order, dispensation
34	Irksome	irritating	कष्टप्रद	bothersome, tedious.
35	Resisted	opposed, to be against something	विरोध	gainsay, interfere, protest
36	Thugs	cheats	ठग	gangster, terrorist
37	Illiterate	uneducated	अनपढ़	analphabetic, anpadh, non-literate
38	Proceeded	begin a course of action	बढ़ती करना	steepen, enlarge, deepen
39	Bully	trying to harm others considering them to be weak	तंग करना	pinch
40	Forthwith	immediately, at once	तुरंत	instantly, directly
41	Accompanied	go along with someone	साथ	go along with
42	Multitude	a large number of people	भीड़	horde, Legion, myriad.
43	Investigations	inquiries	जांच	examination, inspection
44	Maltreated	ill treat	दुर्व्यवहार करना	misbehave, ill-use
45	Superintendent	Manager, supervisor	प्रबंधक	steward, warden, director
46	Overtook	went ahead of him	आगे निकल जाना	pass, outstrip
47	Complied	followed or obeyed	अनुपालन	observe, obey
48	Consequence	result	परिणाम	outcome, effect, sequel
49	Influential	powerful	प्रभावशाली	powerful, efficacious, imposing
50	Wired	Telegraphed	तार देना	cable, line, coil
51	Merely	only	केवल	just, simply, exclusively
52	Authorities	officials, power	प्राधिकारी	command, control
53	Spontaneous	voluntary, unforced	स्वाभाविक	natural, Flowing, Inartificial
54	Demonstrations	protest	प्रदर्शनों	presentation, proof
55	Courthouse	court building	अदालत	…………..
56	Liberation	release	मुक्ति	discharge, emancipation, deliverance
57	Concrete	solid	ठोस	solid, real
58	Hitherto	Earlier, Previously	अब तक	before
59	Dreaded	regarded with great fear or apprehension	खूंखार	fear, terror
60	Unquestioned	not examined or inquired into	निर्विवाद	undeniable, indisputable, watertight
61	Baffled	confused	विस्मित कर	puzzle
62	Self Reliance	self sufficiency, self support	आत्मनिर्भरता	autarky, self-help
63	Postpone	delay	स्थगित करना	stave off, adjourn, protract
64	Apparently	seemingly, evidently	जाहिरा तौर पर	obviously, clearly
65	Guilty	at fault	दोषी	blameable, at fault
66	Conflict	to be against someone	टकराव	dispute, quarrel
67	Humanitarian	Concerned with human welfare	मानवीय	humane, generous
68	Conscience	sense of right and wrong	अंतःकरण	moral sense, inner voice
69	Magistrate	civil officer who administers law	मजिस्ट्रेट	bailiff, judge
70	Pronounce	declare or announce	निर्णय सुनाना	judge, proclaim
71	recess	break	अवकाश	leisure, vacation, leave
72	Reconvened	to start again after a small break	फिर इकट्ठा हुआ	reconcile, rejoin.
73	Liberty	free	स्वतंत्रता	independence, freedom
74	Vehemently	in an intense manner	आवेगपूर्ण	affectional, gusty
75	Conferred	granted	प्रदत्त	paid, conferred, delivered
76	Injustice	unfairness	अन्याय	inequity, vicissitude
77	Withdrew	left	हट जाना	remove, extract, takeaway
78	Upshot	result, conclusion	परिणाम	consequence, end result
79	Consultations	discussion	विचार-विमर्श	advice, counsel, conference
80	Desertion	action of leaving a place, organization etc	परित्याग	repudiation, evacuation, resignation
81	Lieutenant	Governor: deputy governor	लेफ्टिनेंट	deputy, assistant
82	Province	region, territory	भूमिखंड	ground, area, sector
83	Civil Disobedience	peaceful form of political protest	सविनय अवज्ञा	passive resistance, satyagraha
84	Triumphed	won	विजय	succeed, gain a victory
85	Grievances	complaints	शिकायत	damage
86	Depositions	a formal written statement	बयान	deposit
87	Evidence	proof	सबूत	witness, confirmation, indorsement
88	Pacifist	Peace maker	शांतिवादी	peacemonger
89	Investigators	the inspectors	जांचकर्ता	examiner, inquirer, analyst
90	Vehement	showing strong feeling; forceful,passionate, or intense.	जोशीला	rapturous, spirited, unctuous
91	Leading	prominent, popular	प्रमुख	main, chief
92	Associates	supporters	सहयोगी	partner, colleague, co-worker
93	Protracted	lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.	फैला हुआ	outspread, scattered, expanded
94	Abstractions	something which exists only as an idea	कपोल-कल्पना	idea, image
95	Initial	at the start	प्रारंभिक	preparatory, opening, rudimentary
96	Uninterrupted	continuous	निरंतर	continuous, sustained, continued
97	Entreaty	an earnest or humble request	विनती	entreaty, prayer, suit
98	Assembled	gathered	इकट्ठे	get together, collect
99	Deceitfully	dishonestly	छल से	deceptively, deviously, falsely.
100	Extorted	took forcibly	जबरन वसूली	obtain by force
101	Adamant	firm	अटल	etermined, rigid
102	Amazement	surprise	विस्मय	daze, wonder
103	Obliged	required, made legally bound to do something	आभारी	grateful
104	Deadlock	a situation in which no progress can be made	गतिरोध	impasse, stalemate, stand-off
105	Unanimously	without opposition	सर्वसम्मति से	as one
106	Prestige	honour, esteem	प्रतिष्ठा	status, dignity, respectability
107	Defenders	protector	रक्षक	keeper, savior, life saver
108	Justified	marked by a good or legitimate reason	उचित	appropriate, justified, admittable
109	Intertwined	knitted	गुंथा	twisted, braided,
110	Alleviate	uplift	कम करना	reduce, detract, lower
111	Reverted	returned	वापस लाया गया	go back
112	Contented	willing to accept something, satisfied	संतुष्ट	contented, acquiescent
113	Residents	locals	निवासी	houseowner, citizen
114	Volunteer	a person who offers his service free of cost	स्वयंसेवक	participant, client

Chapter 6 Poets and Pancakes

S.No.	Word	Meanings	Meanings (in hindi)	Synonyms
1	Truck- loads	large amounts that could fill a truck	ट्रक- भार	bundle, bushel
2	Stables	a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses	अस्तबल	stud, mews
3	Remote corners	a place that is located away from the populated areas	दूर के कोने	far corner
4	Maiden	a young woman or an unmarried girl	अविवाहिता	unwedded, single
5	Incandescent	emitting light as a result of being heated; burning	गरमागरम	on fire, blazing, aflame
6	Forbidden	not allowed; banned.	निषिद्ध	taboo, unaccredited, undistinguished
7	Misery	a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort	कष्ट	suffering, pain, gripe
8	Integration	unification	एकीकरण	unification, coalescence, interflow
9	Broadcasting	the transmission of programmes or information by radio or television	प्रसारण	propagation, circulation, radiation
10	Hideous	extremely ugly	भयंकर	monstrous, dreadful
11	Crimson hue	deep red colour	क्रिमसन ह्यू	…………
12	Potions	a liquid mixture	मिश्रित औषधि	drink, tonic
13	Cubicle	a small partitioned-off area of a room	कक्ष	compartment, chamber
14	Barge in	to walk into a room quickly, without being invited	टाँग अडाना	Collide, incroach
15	Enlightened	having or showing a rational, modern and well-informed outlook	चमकाना	bringing up, brushup
16	Perverts	a person whose sexual behaviour is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable.	गुमराह आदमी	deviant
17	Epics	an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity	महाकाव्य	lengthy, extended
18	Covertly	secretly	छिपकर	privately, slyly.
19	Woes	distress	संकट	sadness, unhappiness
20	Ignominy	public shame or disgrace	बदनामी	slander, notoriety, infamy
21	Contrary	opposite in nature, direction or meaning	विपरीत	contrary, against, adverse
22	Virtue	behaviour showing high moral standards; here, good luck	सदाचार	morality, good behavior, decorum
23	Affluent	having a great deal of money; wealthy	धनी	wealthy, blessed
24	Having a hand in	to be involved with something	हाथ होने का	engrossed, engaged
25	Loyalty	a strong feeling of support for someone	विश्वसनीयता	faithfulness, reasonableness
26	Deliberately	on purpose	जान - बूझकर	consciously, meaningly, politically
27	Dwarfed	cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison	नाटा	short, Pygmy
28	Literary	associated with literary works or other formal writing	साहित्यिक	artistic, dramatic
29	Critic	a person who judges the merits of literary or artistic works	समीक्षक	commentator, detractor, observer
30	Refrain	lines that are repeated in poetry	राग में दोहराने के शब्द	abstain, withhold
31	Diction	the style of enunciation in speaking or singing; articulation	उच्चारण	accent, pronouncing, enunciation
32	Sprawling	spreading over a large area, detailed	विशाल	extending.
33	Deftly	effortlessly	निपुण	genius
34	Etched	here, defined, described	वर्णन करना	characterize, represent
35	Lead	main	प्रमुख	Major
36	Subsidiary	secondary, supporting	सहायक	helpful, auxiliary, accessory
37	Main players	actors performing the main roles	मुख्य खिलाड़ी	protagonist
38	Genuine	1	वास्तविक	real, actual, original
39	Conscious	aware	जागरूक	sentient
40	Improvident	a person who does not plan his expenses and ends up wasting money	अदूरदर्शी	short sighted, indiscrect, scapegrace
41	Demeanour	manner; attitude	आचरण	behavior, demeanor, bearing
42	Direst	terrible	खतरनाक	dangerous, desperate
43	Tempramental	liable to unreasonable changes of mood.	तेज़-मिज़ाज	changeable
44	Blew over	to pass by or to end	गायब हो जाना	finish, vanish.
45	Incriminating	making someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.	दोषी ठहराना	impeach, inculpate
46	Foul	bad	बहुत खराब	nasty, awful, grim
47	Tirade	a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation	टाइरैड	attack, diatribe
48	Struck dumb	shocked	हक्का - बक्का	stunned, upset.
49	Sneaking into	doing something in a secretive or stealthy way	चुपके से	secretly
50	Catapulted	move suddenly or at great speed	कटपुलट	propel, send
51	Literati	well-educated people who are interested in literature.	शिष्ट सम्मत वाक्रय	best, ellite
52	Haunt	frequently visited by	अड्डा	base, perch, stand
53	Leisure	time when one is not working or occupied; free time	अवकाश	leave, recess time
54	Mess	a building or room providing meals	गड़बड़	hoopla, fuss, muddle
55	Drudge	a person made to do hard menial or dull work.	परिश्रम से काम करना	menial worker, labourer
56	Averse	having a strong dislike of or opposition to something	प्रतिकूल	unfavorable, repugnant, disadvantageous
57	Communism	collectivism	साम्यवाद	socialism, Sovietism
58	Filial	relating to or due from a son or daughter.	संतानीय	devoted, faithful
59	Conjugal	relating to marriage or the relationship between a married couple	वैवाहिक	matrimonial, married
60	Compunction	reluctance	मलाल	compunction, anguish, grief
61	Pursuit	hobby	पेशा	activity
62	Forthcoming	about to happen or appear	आगामी	ensuing, future, subsequent
63	Homilies	sermon; lecture	उपदेश	advice, preaching
64	Bare	empty	ख़ाली	unfilled, vacant
65	Hues	complexion	रंगत	tone
66	Surmise	guess; suspect	अनुमान	conjecture, presumption, inference
67	Bafflement	confusion, bewilderment	उलझन	confusion, perplexity