TNTET 8 th std ENGLISH BOOK -Samacheer kalvi - Synonyms or Glossary - unit 1

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TNTET 8 th std ENGLISH BOOK -Samacheer kalvi - Synonyms or Glossary

Unit 1 PROSE - THE NOSE JEWEL - C. Rajagopalachari

Glossary

1.self-centred (adj) – concerned with the self

2.disdain (n) – feeling of contempt or scorn

3.muck heap (n) – a pile of dung, soil or refuse

4.grub (n) – food

5.magistrate (n) – a judicial officer with limited
authority to administer and enforce the law 

6.disgrace (n) – the state of being dishonoured, or covered with same

7.ignorant (adj) – unaware

8.consoled (v) – comforted (someone) in the time of grief or disappointment 

9.suspected (v) – believed to be a cause or at fault

10.flutter (v) – to flap or wave quickly but irregularly

11.confined (v) – restricted, kept in a limited space or area 

12.panic (adj) – frightened

13.cruel (adj) – merciless or heartless

14.gravely (adv) – in a grave or serious manner

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Glossary

15.tenderness (n) – gentleness and kindness

16.everlasting (adj) – lasting forever or a very long time

17.special(adj) – different from what is usual

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Glossary

18.inferno (n) – a place or situation that is too hot chaotic or noisy

19.heaving (v) – to raise or lift with force

20.dismally (adv) – cheerless

21.serenity (n) – that state of being calm, peaceful and untroubled 

22.encounter (v) – brief meeting

23.clutched (v) – grasped (something) tightly

24.imposing (adj) – grand and impressive in appearance

25.embarrassed (adj) – self-conscious or ashamed

26.nuisance (n) – causing inconvenience or annoyance

27.staggered (v) – walked or moved unsteadily, as if about to fall

28.wagging (v) – move rapidly to and fro

29.resentfully (adv) – feeling or expressing
bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly

30.grinning (v) – smiling broadly

31.squatting (v) – crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels 

32.close to or touching the back of one's thighs

33.hustling (v) – push roughly; jostle

34.shrieked (v) – uttered a high-pitched piercing sound

36.patronizing (adj) – treat in a way that is apparently kind

37.obviously (adv) – in a way that is easily
 perceived or understood clearly

38.jolted (v) – pushed abruptly and roughly



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