TNTET 8 th std ENGLISH BOOK -Samacheer kalvi - Synonyms or Glossary - unit 2 & 3

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TNTET 8 th std ENGLISH BOOK -Samacheer kalvi - Synonyms or Glossary - unit 2 & 3


Unit 2 - Prose - Hobby Turns into a Successful Career

Glossary

impairment (n) – disability

miniature (adj) – very small of its kind

accomplished (adj) – fulfilled

magnifying (adj) – enhancing

exhibited (v) – show or reveal

revitalise (v) – re-energise

accommodate (v) – to adapt

trophies (n) – a decorative cup given as a token of victory

shattered (v) – break, damage or destroyed

Poem - My Hobby: Reading by Arunachalam Chandrasekharan.

Glossary

breeding – procreation

rational – intelligence

ajar – slightly open

cackle – informal laugh

constructing – establish / create

vigorous – powerful

Supplementary - A Hunter Turned Naturalist by Jim Corbett

hesitate (v) - pause before saying or doing something

fatalities (n) - an occurrence of death by accident

restricted (v) - limited extend

pursuit (n) - search

encroachment (n) - to advance beyond usual limits

preservation (n) - protection

Unit - 3 prose Sir Issac Newton - The Ingenious Scientist by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Glossary

ingenuity (n) – the ability to invent things / creativity

contrived (v) – created / invented

apprentice (v) – works for someone to learn skill

acquiring (v) – getting knowledge or skill

pried (v) investigated

hopper (n) – funnel shaped bins for feeding grains into mills 

enchanted (v) – delighted 

miniature (adj) – very small model 

curiosity (n) – eagerness

accustomed (v) – something familiar with 

gazing (v) – looking steadily and intently

ceased (v) - stopped

Poem - Making Life Worth While by George Eliot 

Glossary

grace (n) - elegance, charm

aspiration (n) - a hope or ambition of achieving something, desire, wish

courage (n) - bravery, valour

gleam (n) - shine brightly

glimpse (n) - glance, quick look

worthwhile (adj) - valuable, purposeful

heritage (n) - inheritance

Supplemenyary - The Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy

Glossary

proclaimed (v) – announced officially 

absorbed (v) – took in or soaked up 

renowned (v) – famous, eminent, distinguished, prominent

affairs (n) - event, incident 

moaning (v) - sob, cry

unfasten (v) - undo, disconnect, untie, disjoin

revived (v) - restored to life or consciousness 

crouched (v) - bent, stopped (down)

threshold (n) - doorstep , entrance 

seized (v) - snatched , grabbed, held of suddenly and forcibly

ambush (n) - surprise attack, trap, entrap, pounce on





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