The Rattrap Vocabulary 12th Eng

Ch-4 The Rattrap  by Salma Lagerlof

ANNOTATIONS / VOCABULARY 

 1-Petty thievery = small thefts,  (छोटी चोरियाँ)

2-Vagabond = wanderer (आवारा)            3- Plods = walks heavily  (धीरे धीरे चलना)  

4- Meditations = deep thoughts (ध्यान), 

5- Sunken = hollow (धंसा हुआ),

6-Gleamed = shone, sparkled (चमकना)

7-Monotonous = boring,  (एकसंग)

8-Struck = hit upon (सोचा)          9-Rattraps = traps, snares (चूहा फंसाने का जाल) 

10- Begging = asking for charity,  (भिक्षा मांगना)

11- Profitable = beneficial,  (लाभकारी)

12-Purpose = aim, reason (उद्देश्य) 

13-Shelter = protection, refuge (आश्रय) 

14-Tempted = enticed, attracted (प्रलोभित) 

15-Unwonted = unusual (असामान्य)

16-Pastime = leisure activity (मनोरंजन)  ,

17-Trudging = walking slowly, plodding (धीरे धीरे चलना) 

18-Cottage = small house (कुटी)  19-Loneliness = solitude, isolation (अकेलापन)

20-Porridge = cereal dish, gruel (दलिया)  

21-Prosperity = wealth, success (समृद्धि)  ,

22-Crofter = small-scale farmer,  (छोटा किसान) 

23- Incredulous = disbelieving, skeptical (अविश्वासी) 

24-Pouch = small bag, sack (थैली)  

25-Stuffed = pushed, crammed (भर दिया) 

26- Pane = window glass (खिड़की का शीशा)

27-Thrust = push, shove (धकेलना) 

28-Public highway = main road, open road (सार्वजनिक रास्ता)              29-Confusing = puzzling (भ्रमित करनेवाला) 

30- Twisted = turned, coiled (मोड़ा हुआ)

31-Impenetrable = unpassable (अभेद्य) 

32-Escape = get away, (भाग जाना)

 33-Smashed = broke,shattered (तोड़ दिया) 

34- Recalled = remembered, recollected (याद किया)

35- Bait = lure, attractant (प्रलोभन)  ,

36-Trunks = stems, bodies (पेड़ का तना)  

37- Thickets = shrubs, brushwood (घने झाड़)  

38-Descending = falling, lowering (उतरना)

39- Despair = hopelessness (निराशा)

40-Summoned = called (बुलाया)

41-Staggered = wobbled, tottered (लड़खड़ाया) 

42-Smelter = furnace, melter (धातु गलाने की भट्टी) 

43-Barges = boats, vessels (नाव) 

44-Sifted = filtered (छाना)  ,

45-Anvil = block, base (हथौड़ा)  ,  46-Perspiration = sweat, moisture (पसीना)

47- Bellows = blower, ventilator (फूंकने का यंत्र)  ,

48-Charcoal = coal, black residue (चारकोल) 

49-Waterfall = cascade, falls (झरना) 

50-Intruder = invader, trespasser (घुसपैठिया)  

51-Indifferently = uncaringly,  (उदासीनता से)  52-Ragged = torn, tattered (फटे हुए) 

53-Haughty = arrogant, proud (अहंकारी)

54- Consent = approval, agreement (सहमति) 

55-Prominent = well-known (प्रमुख) 

56-Ambition = goal, aspiration (महत्वाकांक्षा) 

57- Steam = vapor, mist (भाप)  58-Acquaintance =  associate (परिचित) 

59-Undeceive = enlighten (सत्य बताना) 

60-Comrade = colleague (साथी)   61-Descending = coming down (उतरना)  

62-Dangling = hanging (लटकना) 

63-Nodded = moved head in agreement,  (सिर हिलाना)  

64-Furnace = heater, oven (भट्टी)  65-Rags = old clothes, tatters (चिथड़े कपड़े)  

66- Regiment = military unit, troop (सेना दल)  

67-Alarmed = Worried (चिंतित)

68-Voluntarily = Willingly (स्वेच्छा से), 69-Inconspicuously =  unnoticed (अदृश्य रूप से), 

70-Valet = Servant (नौकर),

71-Modest = Humble (संकोची

72-Shy = timid (शरमीला)

73-Apprentice = Trainee, learner (शिक्षु)

74-Stretched = Extended (खिंचना)

75-Pig iron =  raw iron (कच्चा लोहा)

76-Abruptly = Suddenly,  (अचानक

77-Compassionately =  sympathetically (दयालुता से)

78-- Heel = Back part of the foot (एड़ी)

 79-Astonished = Amazed (हैरान) 80-Forebodings = Apprehensions (भयभीत), 

81-Evidently = Clearly,  (स्पष्टतः) 82-Frightened = Scared (डरा हुआ)

83- Bother = Trouble (परेशान करना), 

84- Glance = peek (झलक),

85-Downhill = Deteriorate (बिगड़ना)

86-Tramp = Vagabond, wanderer (आवारा)

87- Starched collar = Stiffened neckband (कड़ा कॉलर

88- Puckered brow = Wrinkled forehead (सिकुड़ी हुई माथा),  

89-Dissimulate = Hide, conceal (छुपाना),

90-Splendour = Grandeur, magnificence (भव्यता)

91- Sheriff = Law enforcement officer (शेरिफ)

92- Cheese rinds = Outer layer of cheese (पनीर की बाहरी परत), 

93-Pork = Pig meat, swine flesh (सूअर का मांस), 

94-Drag = Pull, haul (खींचना)

95- Homelike = Comfortable (घर के समान)

96-Christmassy =Holiday-like (क्रिसमस संबंधित)

97-Interceded = Intervened (हस्तक्षेप करना,

98- Chased away = Expelled(भगा दिया),  99-Cross-examined = Interrogated,  (क्रॉस पूछताछ करना)

99- Mumbled = Muttered (बड़बड़ाया, 

100-Preach = Advocate, Instruct (उपदेश देना)

101-Parson = Clergyman, Priest (पादरी),   102-Forenoon = Morning, A.M. (पूर्वाह्न)

103-Fare = Food, Meal (भोजन),  104-Blinking = Winking, Flickering (झपकना),

105-Aroused = Awakened (जगाया हुआ)

106- Intention = Purpose(उद्देश्य)

107-Dejectedly =  Gloomily (उदासी से), 

108- Wrinkled = Crumpled (शिकुड़ा हुआ)

109-Kronor notes = Currency(क्रोनर नोट)

110- Jagged = Rough, Irregular (असम),

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