Glossary | Essay | 3. A Piece of Chalk | by G. K. Chesterton | NEB Grade XI | Major English

 

Essay

3. A Piece of Chalk

by G. K. Chesterton

 

Glossary

 

abstention	not participation	परित्याग
colossal	huge	विशाल
contours	outlines	रूपरेखा
crayon	colored chalk or pencil	रंगीन चक
endurance	patience	धैर्य, सहनशीलता
expedients	convenient and practical or immoral	व्यावहारिक वा अनैतिक
exquisite	wonderful	अद्भुत, उत्कृष्ट
gaudily	vividly	जीवन्त रूपमा, ढुक्क भएर
occupant	dweller, resident	निवासी
overwhelm	give too much	धेरै दिनु
peninsula	an area of land which is just out into a body of water	प्रायद्वीप
primal	coming in the beginning	सुरुमा, प्राथमिक
primeval	primal	प्राचीन
quadrupeds	four feet	चार फिट, चतुर्भुज
racking	cause extreme pain	चरम दुखाइको कारण
reluctantly	unwillingly, without much interest	अनिच्छुक, अनिच्छापूर्वक
revelation	exposure	प्रकटीकरण
seraphim	an angel	परी
slouching	lazy or drooping way	अल्छी गरेर, झुक्दै
splendid	glorious, majestic	महिमापूणर्, राजसी, शानदार
stooped	bent	झुकेको
sullen	morose, bad	उदास, नराम्रो
trance	the state of being lost in thought	टोलाउनु
warehouse	store	गोदाम