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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