Adventures in a Banyan tree - New words and their meanings

std 10 English unit 1 chapter 1

New words and their meanings from Adventures in a Banyan tree

Vocabulary

  • Delve - to search thoroughly and carefully
  • Domain - territory
  • Resent - dislike
  • Maze - confuse
  • Squabble - a minor fight or argument
  • Bole - the main stem of a tree / trunk
  • Vendor - a person who sells things, usually outside on the street
  • Grumble - to complain about somebody or something in a bad-tempered way
  • Drowsy - tired and almost asleep / sleepy
  • Aggressive - vigorous / quarrelsome
  • Fangs - long sharp teeth
  • Venom - the poisonous liquid produced by some snakes or spiders
  • Mesmerize - capture the attention of
  • Forked - with one end divided into two parts
  • Dart - run suddenly and rapidly
  • Defiance - a challenge to meet in a combat
  • Hurl - to throw or fling with great force or vigor
  • Snout - the long nose and area around the mouth of some type of animals
  • Flutter - to flap the wings
  • Interfere - to come in the way without invitation or necessity
  • Refrain - to hold back
  • Writhe - to twist the body in pain
  • Peer - to look closely / look with difficulty
  • Grimly - in a very serious gloomy or depressing manner
  • Patrol - to go around a particular area
  • Knitting - material like cloth, cotton, blanket, etc.
  • Glint - a short flash of light
  • Crammed - filled to the point of overflowing
  • Wool - a cloth made from the hair of sheep

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