English (Compulsory) For Class IX - Glossary or Words / Meanings

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GLOSSARY
Words / Meanings From All Chapters

A

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Abundance	A large quantity.
2.	Access	Be within reach for use.
3.	Accomplishments	Achievements.
4.	Acumen	The ability to understand things quickly and clearly.
5.	Aggressive	Likely to attack.
6.	Air	The mixture of gases that all living things breathe.
7.	Airs	Showing-off manner.
8.	Alliance	A kind of working relationship.
9.	Analogies	Similar families / condition between two things.
10.	Ancestors	Family members who were before the grandparents.
11.	Ancestral roots	Place where forefathers lived.
12.	Anecdotes	Short, amusing, real stories.
13.	Antibodies	Substances in the blood that fight against diseases.
14.	Arm	Shoulder to the hand part of the human body.
15.	Arms	Weapons, e.g., guns or explosives.
16.	Arrogant	Behaving in a proud manner.
17.	Aspects	Particular parts or sides.
18.	Aspirations	Strong desires.
19.	Astray	Away from the correct path or direction.
20.	Attain	Succeed in getting.
21.	Awhile	For a short time.

B

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
22.	Backdrop	Background.
23.	Beetle nut	A hard small nut that people in some parts of the world chew.
24.	Beware	Be careful
25.	Bitter	Feeling great dislike or anger.
26.	Blessed	Fortunate.
27.	Blithe	Without cares and worries.
28.	Boast	Source of pride.
29.	Bold	Confident and brave.
30.	Borne	Put up with.
31.	Break of day	Dawn.
32.	Burden	Main part.

C

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
33.	Calligraphy	Artistic handwriting.
34.	Capture	Get control over something.
35.	Character	Qualities that people show in their behaviour.
36.	Characters	Persons in a novel, play, etc.
37.	Chills	Feeling of coldness
38.	Clarification	Make something clear and easy to understand.
39.	Clot	A lump formed in the blood, which stops or disturbs the flow of blood.
40.	Collapse	To sit or lie down and relax, especially after working hard, etc.
41.	Compile	To collect information together.
42.	Commences	Begins.
43.	Commuting	Travelling from one place to another.
44.	Complaining	Saying that one is feeling pain or is not happy or satisfied with something.
45.	Compromised	Adversely affected.
46.	Consolidated	Made secure or strong.
47.	Constipation	Not able to discharge solid waste from the body.
48.	Consult	Go to someone for advice.
49.	Contact	Touch in some way.
50.	Contagious	A disease that can spread by touch.
51.	Contribution	Time, money, effort or skill given for a cause.
52.	Count on	Depend on/ consider.
53.	Credit	Sell something for which the buyer pays later.
54.	Culminating	Resulting in achieving what is wanted.
55.	Cunning	Clever at cheating people.
56.	Custom	A traditional and usually acceptable way of behaving or doing things.
57.	Customs	The government department that collects taxes on goods brought in from other countries.

D

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
58.	Departed	Left.
59.	Desperately	Very much.
60.	Destitute	Very poor/ not having any money.
61.	Determined	Not changing a decision once made.
62.	Devastation	Great destruction or damage
63.	Devices	Things used for a particular purpose
64.	Devotees	People who have faith in a particular religion or religious person.
65.	Discover	Find out.
66.	Discrimination	Different treatment for different people.
67.	Disorientation	Loss of sense of direction.
68.	Display	To put up something in a place where people can see it easily.
69.	Distanced	Taken away.
70.	Distinction	Difference.
71.	Doffed	Took off his hat in respect.
72.	Dwelt	Lived in or at a place.
73.	Dynamic	Having a lot of energy.
74.	Dysfunction	Problem in the working of some part of the body.

E

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
75.	Elegance	Attractiveness.
76.	Elegant	Attractive.
77.	Embodiment	Solid form or shape.
78.	Enthusiasm	A strong feeling of excitement.
79.	Envisioned	Imagined as a future possibility.
80.	Envy	The feeling of wishing to have what somebody else has or to be like somebody else.
81.	Equitable	Fair and just.
82.	Evaded	Did not come within reach.
83.	Expel	Take out.

F

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
84.	Fatal	Causing or ending in death,
85.	Force	The strength or power of something.
86.	Forces	An organized body of armed and specially trained people.
87.	Foremost	Leading.
88.	Frequently	Very often.

G

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
89.	Glanced	Gave a quick look.
90.	Glass	A container used for drinking something.
91.	Glasses	A pair of lenses in a frame that rests on the nose and ears.
92.	Gossips	Stories about other people's lives.
93.	Grandeur	Great and impressive appearance.
94.	Grateful	Feeling thankful for something.
95.	Grief	Deep sadness.
96.	Guiding principles	Rules that set the direction one takes.

H

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
97.	Hale	Strong and healthy.
98.	Harmony	Understanding and accepting each others' thoughts and feelings.
99.	Havoc	Great damage or destruction.
100.	Homage	Something said or done to show great respect.
101.	Hospitality	Treating guests in a generous and welcoming manner.
102.	Hosted	Organised an event.
103.	Hypocrites	People who pretend to be what they are not.

I

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
104.	Identical	The same.
105.	Immune	Cannot be harmed by a disease because the body has developed the ability to fight it.
106.	Impartiality	Not favouring any one person.
107.	Implementing	Putting into effect.
108.	Impressive	worth admiring.
109.	Inflammation	A condition in which a part of the body is red, swollen and sore.
110.	Insignificant	Unimportant/ having no value
111.	Inspired	To develop a feeling or aim in someone for doing something.
112.	Intense	Very great or severe.
113.	Intonation	Use and fall of the voice in speaking.
114.	Irrigation	Supplying water for the growth of crops.

L

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
115.	Lark	A small brown bird.
116.	Legitimate	According to the rules and laws.
117.	Longing	Deep felt wish/ desire.

M

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
118.	Manner	The way in which something is done.
119.	Manners	Polite social behaviour.
120.	Mealy	Shabby.
121.	Meritocracy	Giving awards and positions to people according to their capability and performance.
122.	Migrate	To move from one place to go or live in another place.
123.	Miller	A person who owns or works a mill for grinding corn.
124.	Moth	A flying insect that is attracted to light.
125.	Mystic	A person who has spiritual power due to nearness to God.

N

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
126.	Nausea	A feeling of wanting to be sick.
127.	Navigation	Directing a ship or other vehicle for reaching a place.

O

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
128.	Omnipotence	Having total power.
129.	Opinions	Thoughts and ideas.
130.	Oral	Traditions information passed by word of mouth from one generation to the next.

P

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
131.	Pagans	People who do not believe in any of the main religions of the world.
132.	Parasite	An animal or plant that lives on or in another and gets its food from it.
133.	Philanthropist	A person who supports good causes, especially by giving money.
134.	Piety	Strictly following the teachings of one's religion.
135.	Pluralistic	Different groups of people living together in peace.
136.	Polarization	Separation into two opposite groups.
137.	Pondered	Think carefully for a long time before deciding
138.	Pose	Pretend.
139.	Predicate	A part of the statement that says something about the subject.
140.	Preoccupied	Not paying attention because thinking or worrying about something else.
141.	Prevailed	Widespread.
142.	Principle	A rule for behaving in a certain way.
143.	Prohibited	Did not allow doing something.
144.	Pronounced	Very noticeable
145.	Proponent	A person who supports a cause.

Q

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
146.	Quest	Search.
147.	Quoth	Said.

R

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
148.	Realize	To make one's dreams, ideas, plans, etc. happen
149.	Recall	Remember
150.	Reciprocal	Act the language according to the situation.
151.	Recognition	Officially recognizing somebody's ability or achievements, often by giving an award.
152.	Rehearse	To practise privately what one is going to say or do.
153.	Release	Let go
154.	Relevant	Relating to or bearing upon the matter in hand.
155.	Reluctantly	Unwilling, therefore slow to act, agree, etc.
156.	Renowned	Famous.
157.	Replaced	Taken the place of.
158.	Respiratory	Breathing related.
159.	Restless	Unable to stay still or be happy where one is.
160.	Retain	Hold back.
161.	Reverence	A feeling of great respect and admiration.

S

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
162.	Saliva	Liquid produced in the mouth that helps one swallow and digest food.
163.	Self-respect	Having a sense of pride for being/ having something.
164.	Self-sufficient	Have enough to meet one's needs.
165.	Shabby	In poor condition through much use or being badly cared for.
166.	Shrewd	Clever.
167.	Siblings	Brothers and sisters.
168.	Sighed	Took a long deep breath.
169.	Sight	A person or thing that looks bad or untidy.
170.	Sights	The places of interest, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists.
171.	Simultaneously	At the same time.
172.	Sparkling	Shining
173.	Spectacle	The happening of something that is not accepted as normal.
174.	Spectacles	Glasses worn to improve a person's sight.
175.	Splendour	Grand and impressive beauty.
176.	Stagnant	Standing in one place, not flowing or moving.
177.	Steadfastness	Firmly staying on one path.
178.	Straightaway	Immediately.
179.	Structures	Things made of several parts.
180.	Sufferings	People having physical or mental pain.
181.	Superiority	To be higher in rank or position.
182.	Supplication	Humble request/prayer.
183.	Supportive	Giving help and sympathy.
184.	Surplus	More than the amount needed.

T

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
185.	Tamed	Made easy to control.
186.	Tender	Kind, gentle and loving.
187.	Thee	You.
188.	Thine	Your.
189.	Thou'dst	You would.
190.	Thou'rt	You are.
191.	Tireless	Working without showing any signs of being tired.
192.	Transform	Change into something else.
193.	Transfusion	Putting of one person's blood into another person's body.
194.	Transmitted	To pass something from one person, place or thing to another.

U

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
195.	Undesired	Unacceptable/ unwelcome.
196.	Unified	Linked people together.
197.	Universal	Applicable to or done by most people in the world.
198.	Unparalleled	So great that there is nothing else like it.
199.	Utensils	Pots, pans, etc. used for cooking or serving food.

V

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
200.	Versatile	Moving easily from one subject, skill, or occupation to another.
201.	Victimization	Unfair suffering.
202.	Voyages	Long journeys by sea.

W

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
203.	Weathered	Brown, rough and lined or damaged skin because one has spent a lot of time outside in the sun and wind.
204.	Wood	Material made from the trunk and branches of a tree.
205.	Woods	An area of land, smaller than a forest, covered with growing trees.