Class 12 English (Hornbill) Prose Word Meanings

Chapter 7 The Interview

S.No.	Word	Meanings	Meanings (in hindi)	Synonyms
1	Commonplace	not unusual; ordinary	सामान्य	general, common, generic
2	Extravagant	excessive or elaborate	असाधारण	extraordinary, exceptional, remarkable
3	Despise	hate, dislike	घृणा	pish, nauseate, abhor
4	Unwarranted	not justified or authorised	अनुचित	unfair, inappropriate, improper
5	Intrusion	the action of intruding; intervention	अतिक्रमण	Encroachment, violation
6	Seminal	influential	प्रभावशाली	effective, powerful, efficacious
7	Lionized	give a lot of public attention and approval	बहुत महत्व देना	prise, celebrate
8	Repel	drive or force back	पीछे हटाना	push back, repulse
9	Petitioners	a person who asks for something	निवेदक	applicant, supplicant, petitioner
10	Amusement	the provision or enjoyment of entertainment	मनोरंजन	entertainment, recreation, holiday
11	Condemnatory	expressing strong disapproval	निंदात्मक	blasphemous, disapprobatory, scornful
12	Wrecked	destroyed or severely damaged	बर्बाद	demolish, crash
13	Assault	make a physical attack on	आक्रमण	raid, inroad, Irruption
14	Vile	extremely unpleasant	नीचतापूर्ण	meanspirited, hangdog, dastardly
15	Perpetrated	commited	करना	to do, performed
16	Ordeal	a very unpleasant and prolonged experience	परख	test, examination, probation
17	Serviceable	fulfilling its function adequately; usable	फ़ायदेमंद	expedient, serviceable, plummy
18	Vivid	producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.	उज्ज्वल	radiant, orient, splendent
19	Unprecedented	never done or known before	अद्वितीय	unique, peerless, masterly
20	Medieval	relating to the Middle Ages	मध्यकालीन	middle age, Gothic, early
21	Aesthetics	a branch of philosophy that deals with nature and appreciation of beauty	सौंदर्यशास्र	attractiveness, beauty
22	Staggeringly	to an astonishing or shocking degree	लड़खड़ाते हुए	waveringly, falteringly, reelingly
23	Philosophical	relating study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.	दार्शनिक	philosophic
24	Pursue	follow	पीछा करना	ensue, chase, chevy
25	Ethical	relating to moral principles	नैतिक	moral
26	Eliminate	remove	हटाना	delete, dislodge, repel
27	Interstices	space, gap	अन्तराल	interval
28	Elevator	a lift	लिफ़्ट	escalator, hoist
29	Hypotheses	theory	परिकल्पना	speculation
30	Narration	the action or process of narrating a story	वर्णन	description, representation

Chapter 8 Going Places

S.No.	Word	Meanings	Meanings (in hindi)	Synonyms
1	Earmarked	set aside, reserved	निर्धारित	lay aside, allocate
2	Melancholy	sad	उदासी	flatness, melancholy, gloom
3	Sophisticated	worldly	दुनियादार	Cosmopolitan
4	Decent	adequate	उचित	proper, reasonable, advisable
5	Scooping	here, eating	स्कूपिंग	spooning.
6	Grimy	dirty, soiled	कीचड़दार	slushy, smeary, squashy
7	Sighed	breathe out	गहरी सांस	exhale, groan
8	Stooped	shoulder bent forward	झुकना	slouch, crouch, bow
9	Incongruity	inappropriate	अयोग्यता	disqualification, ineptitude
10	Crooked	bent	झुका हुआ	bent, curved, twisted
11	Cluttered	untidy, litter	अव्यवस्थित करना	disarrange, dislocate
12	Kneeling	be in a position in which body is supported by knees.	घुटना टेककर	bow, genuflect
13	Tinkering	repairing	संवारता	restore, set right
14	Apprentice	learner	शिक्षु	fresher, greener, neophyte
15	Suspected	guess, think	संदिग्ध	dubious, Doubtful, implausible
16	Outlying	distant place, an out of the way corner,	दूरस्थ	outlying, Distal
17	Fascination	captivation	सम्मोहन	fascination, spell, suggestion
18	Perhaps	maybe	शायद	conceivably, feasibly
19	Exotic	foreign, non native	विदेशी	external, outlandish, strange
20	Longed	wish	अत्यन्त अभिलाषा करना	be desperate
21	Affections	fondness, love	प्यार	dearness, devotion, mash
22	Forbade	ban, prohibit	मना किया	refuse, inhibit, keep out
23	Instinctively	without conscious thought	सहज-ज्ञान से	impulsive, inherent.
24	Cape	wrap, stole	ओढ़नी	tippet
25	Applause	clapping	वाहवाही	bravo, cheer
26	Frowning	annoyed	क्रोधित	gloom, irritate, anger
27	Component	part, piece	अवयव	ingredient, organ, limb
28	Cradled	hold	पकड़	catch
29	Abruptly	suddenly	अचानक	Circumstantial, unexpectedly
30	Arcade	Gallery	वीथिका	alley
31	Chastened	subdue, humble	अधीन करना	subdue, humble
32	Approbation	Approval, acceptance	स्वीकृति	adoption, Admission, compliance
33	Wriggled	twist, turn	छुटकारा	relief
34	Disdain	scorn, disrespect	तिरस्कार	reproach, spurn, mock
35	Reverently	with deep respect	सादर	adorably, respectfully
36	Distractions	diversion, disturbance	व्याकुलता	dismay
37	Grimaced	angry	मुंह बनाना	wince, scowl
38	Inaudible	unheard	न सुनाई पड़नेवाला	muted
39	Prodigy	a young person with exceptional qualities	अद्भुत वस्तु	genius, mastermind
40	Strings	here, group	श्रृंखला	set
41	Jeered	tease someone	चिढ़ाना	provoke, irritate
42	Apparently	seemingly	जाहिर तौर पर	obviously, evidently
43	Dragged	pull	घसीटा	tug, haul
44	Unlikeliest	unexpected, doubtful	अप्रत्याशित	strange, unbelievable.
45	Pilgrimage	religious journey, but here their devotion towards football match	तीर्थ यात्रा	crusade, trip
46	Mates	friends	साथी	companion, helpmate
47	Hesitant	undecided	दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ	unconvincing, indecisive, indeterminate
48	Ecstatic	joyful excitement	उन्मत्त	frenetic, mad, ecstatic,
49	Nosey	curious	जिज्ञासु	inquisitive, inquisitorial, inquisitional
50	Startled	sudden shock	चौंक पड़ना	be amazed, give a start, tremble
51	Exultant	overjoyed	ख़ुशियां मनानेवाला	pleased, happy, blissful
52	Glared	stare angrily	गुस्से से घूरना	glower, blaze
53	Gawky	graceless	ठिठोलिया	facetious, joky, derisive
54	Row	here, so much noise	पंक्ति	line, rank, range
55	Chuffed	pleased as Punch	अत्यधिक प्रसन्न	cheerful
56	Misery	discomfort	कष्ट	suffering, pain, gripe
57	Hushed	quiet	शांत	calm, tranquil, serene
58	Canal	waterway	नहर, नाली	drain, groove, gully
59	Wharf	dock	घाट	pier, mooring, jetty
60	Muffed	messed up	गड़बड़ा देना	confuse, scramble
61	Solitary elm	single tree (elm is a tall tree)	एकांत इला	decidious and semi decidous tree
62	Elapsed	go by	गुजर चुके	pass
63	Pangs	sharp pain	कष्ट	suffering, pain, gripe
64	Despondent	disheartened	हताश	disappointed, hopeless, desperate
65	Resignation	departure	इस्तीफा	leaving letter
66	Envisage	predict	सामना करना	confront, stand up
67	Eruption	explosion	विस्फोट	blast, eruption, detonation
68	Reddening	blush	लाल होना	blooming, coloring
69	Freckled	pale/brown spot on skin	झाइयां पड़ गया	sprinkle.
70	Exposing	uncover	उजागर	reveal, unmask
71	Gazelle	An Asian-African antelope	छोटा सुन्दर बारहसिंघ	anteater, antelope
72	Melodious	musical	मधुर	sweet, sonorous, pleasant
73	Lumbering	moving in awkward way	अजीब तरीके से आगे बढ़ना	bumbling. halting
74	Hovered	fly	उड़ना	hover, flit, sail up
75	Momentarily	briefly	क्षण भर के लिये	momently, awhile