Glossary | Compulsory English XII | ESSAYS | 1. On Libraries | by Oliver Sacks

 

Unit 3: ESSAYS

1. On Libraries

Oliver Sacks

 

Glossary

 

absorbed	with one’s attention fully held	ध्यानपूर्वक
abundance	plenty	प्रशस्त, प्रचुरता
aloft	overhead	माथि
astronomy	the scientific study of the Sun, moon, stars, planets, etc.	खगोल विज्ञान
camaraderie	friendship and trust	मित्रता र विश्वास
catacombs	a series of underground tunnels	भूमिगत सुरुङहरूको श्रृंखला
curl up	to form or make sth form into a curl or curls	घुङ्ग्रो बनाउनु
cut-and-thrust	lively and exciting quality	जीवन्त
devoured	to eat sth. completely and quickly, especially because of hunger	खानु
enclave	a small territory belonging to one state or group of people surrounded by that of another	घेरिएको
fantasies	imagination, not real	कल्पना
gilt-edged	covered thinly with gold paint or paper	सुनको जलप
heft	to lift or carry	उठाउनु वा बोक्नु
hungered for	to have a strong desire for sb/sth	भोक, इच्छा
Hydrotaphia	a burial in an urn/pot	कलश
improvisation	music, a part in a play	संगीत, सुधार
incunabula	an early printed book, especially one printed before 1501	प्रारम्भिक मुद्रित पुस्तक
lapidary	elegant and precise	सटीक
laureate	awarded for outstanding creativity	विजेता
magniloquen	use of high-flown language	उच्च भाषाको प्रयोग
Megrim	depression; low spirits, a whim or fancy	सनकी
morocco	a fine soft material used for making covers for books	पुस्तकको कभर
pokey	small and cramped, prison	सानो र साँघुरो, जेल
predicaments	unpleasant situation	अप्रिय स्थिति, दुर्दशाहरू
rummaging	to turn things over and esp. make them untidy while searching for sth.	अव्यवस्थित
serendipitous	unexpected	अप्रत्याशित
sparsely	thinly	पातलो रूपमा, विरलै
stacks	piles or heaps of something	थुप्रो
stumbled upon	to find sth/sb unexpectedly or by chance	ठक्कर खानु
subterranean	existing under the earth	भूमिगत
vied	compete, struggle	प्रतिस्पर्धा, संघर्ष
voracious	hungry	भोको