Glossary | Compulsory English XII | SHORT STORY | 5. My Old Home | by Lu Xun

 

Unit 1: Short Stories

5. My Old Home

by Lu Xun

 

Glossary

alchemy	a seemingly magical process of creation or transformation	रूपान्तरणको जादुई प्रक्रिया
altar	the table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services	वेदी
an incense burner	a container in which incense is burn	धूपदान
assailed	attack or trouble somebody	आक्रमण
assented	expression of agreement, agree to something	स्वीकृति
badgers	a heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat	सर्वभक्षी
bandits	an armed robber, dacoit	लुटेरा, डकैत
battered	shabby, worn out	जर्जर, जीणर्
blue streak	moves very fast	छिटो सर्नु
broached	open up, reveal	खोल्नु, प्रकट गर्नु
canopy	shelter, cover	आश्रय, आवरण
censer	container for burning incense	धूपदान
chatter	talk informally about unimportant matters	बकबक
clan	tribe, race	कुल
clansmen	a male member of a clan	कुलको मान्छे
compasses	an instrument for drawing circles	कम्पासहरू
concubines	mistress, woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives	रखैल
crunch	munch, chomp	चपाउनु
darted	to move suddenly and rapidly	छिटो सार्नु
desolate	empty, deserted	उजाड
devoid	entirely lacking or free from	रहित
diagonally	at an angle, crossways	कोणमा
dimming	fade, dull	मधुरो हुँदै
disdain	despise, disregard	तिरस्कार, बेवास्ता
drab	lacking brightness or interest, dull	सुस्त
drafting kit	geometry box	ज्यामिति बक्स
emerald	bright green	पन्ना
Engrossed	preoccupy, absorb, engage, grip	तल्लीन
etched	engrave, burn into, carve	कुँद्नु, जलाउनु
exotic	unusual	असामान्य
exquisite	extremely beautiful and delicate	उत्कृष्ट
flabbergasted	feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder	छक्क परेको
flustered	agitated or confused	अलमलिएको
gentryfolk	persons of gentle or good family and breeding	सज्जन
gush	burst, pour, spill, spout	खन्याउनु, फाल्नु
hauled	drag, tug, tow, pull	तान्नु
hedgehog	a small nocturnal Old-World mammal with a spiny coat and short legs, able to roll itself into a ball for defence	निशाचर जन्तु
hedonistic	wild, pleasure-seeking	बिन्दास
hues	colour, tone	रंग
illumined	light up, brighten, enlighten spiritually or intellectually	उज्यालो, प्रबुद्ध
impending	upcoming	आसन्न
incumbent	somebody in office	पदाधिकारी
inexhaustible	infinite, unlimited	अपरिहार्य, असीमित
Instantaneously	happening immediately or quickly	तुरुन्तै
intercalary	a day or month inserted in the calendar to harmonize the solar calendar like 29 February	पात्रो मिलाउनु
irrevocably	forever, permanently	अपरिवर्तनीय रूपमा
juncture	point in time	निश्चित समय
kowtow	bow, kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom	झुक्नु
li	traditional Chinese unit of distance measuring 1,640 feet	चिनियाँ एकाइ
longed	wished	आकांक्षा
melancholy	feeling or causing sadness	उदास
melons	watermelon	तरबूजा
murky	dark and gloomy	धमिलो
nimble	light, soft	हल्का, फुर्तिलो
nostalgia	reminiscence, homesickness	स्मरण
pervading	to become soft throughout every part of	व्याप्त
pitchfork	a farm tool with a long handle and two sharp metal prongs, used for lifting hay	औजार
plight	a dangerous and unfortunate situation	दुर्दशा
porcupines	a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail	पोर्कुपाइन्स जन्तु
protruded	stick out, come through	फैलिएको
rationalize	attempt to explain or justify with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate	तर्कसंगत बनाउने
recapture	summon, recall	पुनः कब्जा
receded	retreat, ebb	फर्कनु, घट्नु
recesses	a remote place	दुर्गम ठाउँ
retrieved	recover	पुनः प्राप्ति
rickety	shaky, unsteady	अस्थिर
sacrificial vessels	originally a cauldron for cooking and storing meat, the Shang prototype has a round bowl, set on three legs with two short handles on each side	भाँडा
scrambled	mess up quickly, to mix together in confusion	खलबलिएको
semblance	trace of something	झलक
shimmering	to shine with a soft trembling light	चम्किरहेको
shred	a very small amount or fragment of something	टुक्रा
shuddered	shake, quiver, vibrate	कम्पन
snares	traps, catches	पासो
snootier	arrogant, proud, aloof	अहंकारी
solemnity	seriousness, having earnest character	पवित्रता
stalks	tail, stem, shoot	डाँठहरू
Startled	surprise	आश्चर्य
stern	harsh, firm	कठोर, दृढ
stirred	swirl, rouse	हलचल
stupefied	astonished	स्तब्ध
sunned	bask, bake, tan, sunbathe	घाम ताप्नु
swirled	whirl, spiral, wind	घुमेको
talisman	an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, which is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck	तावीज, जन्तर
treadmill	monotonous or wearisome, giving no satisfaction	नीरस, ट्रेडमिल
tu	5 elements are jin (metal), mu (wood), shui (water), huo (fire), tu (earth)	५ तत्वहरू
tug	jerk, grab, pull	जिन (धातु), मु (काठ), शुई (पानी), हुओ (आगो), तू (पृथ्वी)
vagabond	tramp, begger	झटका
wailed	moan, groan	आवारा, भिखारी
yesteryear	the last year, the past	रुनु
zha	a kind of animal like badger, zhabitin’	विगत