Glossary | Compulsory English XI | Unit 5: The Looking Glass

 

Language Development

Unit-5. Life and Love

The Looking Glass

 

Glossary

agonizing	painful	दुखदायी
beseech	beg	माग्नु
crane	long arm machine that used to lift gate grills	शारस, एक प्रकारको चरा
creaked	noise of the door opening	चुइकेको आवाज
deacon	priest	पुजारी
deceptions	dishonesty	बेइमानी
delirious	senseless	अचेत, बेहोश
delusive	illusory, deceptive	भ्रमात्मक, छक्काउने
diphtheria	a throat disease	घाँटी दुख्ने रोग
egoism	selfishness	स्वार्थीपना
eloquent	well expressed, fluent	धाराप्रवाह, सहज
entreating	begging	माग्दै
flaring	sparkle	चम्किनु
galoshes	rubber shoes	रबरको जुत्ता
gasping	taking a quick deep breath	लामो श्वास फेर्नु
gulped	swallow, drink	निल्नु, पिउनु
implore	beg, appeal	अनुरोध गर्नु, माग्नु
lumps	bump, piece	टुक्रा
muttered	grumble, complain	गुनगुन गर्नु, गुनासो गर्नु
panting	puffed, breath quickly with short breaths	स्वाँ स्वाँ गर्नु
pouting	mump, show displeasure, push out lips to show tiredness	खिन्नता देखाउनु
prelude	starting, preliminary	शुरुवात
propped	leaning	अडेस लाग्नु
puffing	gasping	स्वाँ स्वाँ गर्नु
racked	suffered painfully	अत्यन्त पिडादायक
restraining	controlling	नियन्त्रण गर्दै
scarlet	red	रातो रङ्ग
straits	very difficult situation due to lack of money	कंङ्गाल हुनु
undulating	wavy, curvy	तरङ्ग
vista	vision	भिजन, योजना