Glossary | Essay | 4. An Encounter with a Dog | by Padma Prasad Devkota | NEB Grade XI | Major English

 

Essay

4. An Encounter with a Dog

by Padma Prasad Devkota

 

Glossary

 

affinity	similarity	समानता, आत्मीयता
Anticipating	expecting	अपेक्षा गर्दै, अनुमान गर्दै
aristocratic	showing superiority, snobbish	कुलीन
atrocious	terrible	भयानक
blurt out	told loudly	ठूलो स्वरमा भने
chums	close friend	घनिष्ठ मित्र
crotches	body parts between the legs	प्राइभेट पार्ट
crouched	bent to defend	झुकेको
culprits	criminals	अपराधीहरु
descendants	offspring, children	सन्तान
equanimity	calm emotions, self-control	शान्त भावनाहरू, आत्म-नियन्त्रण
eternity	a state to which time has no application	अनन्तता
fandom	fans	प्रशंसकहरू
fangs	sharp long teeth	तीखो लामो दाँत
feudal	outdated, aristocratic	सामन्ती
formidable	causing fear	डर जन्माउनु, शक्तिशाली
frisked	leap playfully, frolic	रमाइलो, फुर्सद
frivolously	playfully	रमाइलो गरी, तुच्छतापूर्वक
futility	pointless	व्यर्थता
gallop	run	दौडनु
goading	annoy someone to stimulate an action or reaction	रिस उठाउनु
hailing	waving, attracting	हल्लाउने, आकर्षित गर्ने
hostility	aggression	आक्रामकता, दुश्मनी
howling	crying	कराउने
imperishable	enduring forever	अविनाशी
inadvertent	unintentional	अनजान
interspersed	scattered	छरिएको
jot	a bit, touch	अलिकति, स्पर्श
juvenility	immaturity	अपरिपक्वता, किशोरावस्था
leash	harness, strap	पट्टा
mangling	destroy severely damaged by tearing	च्यातचुत पार्नु, गम्भीर रूपमा क्षतिग्रस्त
nimble	quick, agile	छिटो, फुर्तिलो
nostrils	nose, smell	नाके, गन्ध
obesity	fatness	मोटोपन
octogenarian	of the eighth generation	आठौं पुस्ताको
onslaught	attack	आक्रमण
opted	took	लिएको, रोजेको
outdo	be superior in performance	प्रदर्शनमा उत्कृष्ट
parry	escape	पलायन, फुत्किनु
patrician	aristocratic	कुलीन
plebeian	servant, common person	सेवक, सर्वसाधारण
pretensions	claim	दावी, बहाना
privileged	advantaged	लाभान्वित, विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त
recuperated	to become healthy after some kind of illness	निको हुन
relish	rejoice	रमाउनु
repulsed	drive back by force	तिरस्कृत, प्रतिरोध
resentments	bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly	असन्तुष्टि, आक्रोश
retained	kept	राखिएको
robust	healthy	स्वस्थ
ruddy	rosy	गुलाबी
sarcastically	ironically	व्यंग्यात्मक रूपमा
savage	fierce, violent and uncontrolled	उग्र, हिंसक, बर्बर
scribbling	writing hurriedly	हतारमा लेख्दै
scrotum	flesh part of the body	मांशपेशी
shooing	make go away, chase	पीछा गर्नु
shreds	torn from something	टुक्रा
sleek	shiny	चम्किलो, पातलो
snarl	bark, howl	भुक्नु, चिच्याउनु
supple	agile, flexible	कोमल, लचिलो
tensile	stretched	तानिएको
tonality	colour range	रंग
trotted	run moderately	चलाउनु
tutelage	guardianship	अभिभावकत्व, संरक्षण
unassumingly	humbly	नम्रतापूर्वक, सहज रूपमा
yore	long ago	धेरै पहिले, पुरानो