Class 12 English Vistas (Supplementary Reader) Word Meanings

Chapter 3 The Enemy

1	Expansive	covering wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive	विस्तृत	broad
2	Profound	very great or intense	अत्यंत	ultra, dire, immoderate
3	Isolation	separation	एकांत	stripping, discard
4	Landmass	a continent or other large body of land	भूभाग	mainland.
5	Amalgamated	combine or unite to form one structure	समामेलित	merge, unite
6	Thrived	prosper	समृद्ध होना	exuberate, flourish
7	Cordilleran folds	an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges	कॉर्डिलरन फोल्ड	……………
8	Mind-boggling	overwhelming	विलक्षण	startling
9	Frigid	very cold in temperature	ठंडा	cold, chilled, refrigerant
10	Desolate	(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness	उजाड़	desolate, lorn, godforsaken
11	Surreal	unusual	अवास्तविक	bizzare
12	Austral	relating to the Southern Hemisphere	दक्षिणी	south, meridional, antarctic
13	Ubiquitous	everywhere	हर जगह का	pervasive
14	Avalanche	snowslide	हिमस्खलन	………….
15	Calving	split and shed	विभाजित और शेड	…………….
16	Consecrates	make or declare sacred	पवित्र	divine, saint
17	Immersion	submerge	डुबाना	Flood
18	Prognosis	a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation	भविष्यद्वाणी	prophet, oracle, prognostication
19	Paltry	petty	तुच्छ	insignificant, frivolous, measly
20	Ruckus	a row or commotion	हंगामा	uproar.
21	Etching	engraved	खुदा हुआ	…………….
22	Unmitigated	unconditional	शर्तरहित	unquestioning, unqualified
23	Pristine	in its original condition; unspoilt	असली	Genuine, bonafide