NCERT Solutions For Class 11 English
Hornbill
Chapter 3 – Discovering
Tut: The Saga Continues (A.R. Williams)
Word Meaning
1. Adorned – decorated
2. Adornments – ornaments
3. Aftermath – after-effects of an unpleasant
event
4. Amulet – an ornament or small piece of
jewellery thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease.
5. Anatomy – the branch of science which deals
with the bodily structure of humans, animals or other living beings
6. Antiquity – age, oldness
7. Astonishing – amazing
8. Blazing – very hot
9. Budged – moved or shifted; a slight movement
10. Casket- a small ornamental box or chest for
holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects.
11. Cemetery- a large burial ground
12. Chiselled away – to cut something with a
chisel
13. Computed Tomography – Also called a CT scan,
it is a three-dimensional scan of a body with the help of hundreds of X-Rays in
cross-section together
14. Concealed- hid
15. Cramped – very small to fit into
16. Death rattle – the gurgling sound produced in
the throat of a person who is about to die
17. Demise – death
18. Descended – moved or gathered
19. Eerie detail – strange image of Tut’s head as
visible with the help of CT scan
20. Forensic Reconstruction – the process of
recreating the face of an individual
21. Forensics – the application of the scientific
method to investigate a crime
22. Funerary Treasures – the valuable things with
which the king was buried
23. Garlands of willow – a wreath of flowers and
leaves
24. Gilded – covered with a thin sheet or coating
of gold
25. Glided – quite, continuous motion
26. Iconic – something or someone who is a symbol
or it represents some other thing
27. Inlaid – a decorative pattern on a surface
28. Intervening – occur in the time between
events
29. Intriguing – to arouse one’s curiosity
30. Legitimate – reasonable
31. Lingering – long-lasting
32. Murals – a painting or other artwork executed
directly on the wall
33. Pallbearers – a person who helps to escort a
coffin at a funeral
34. Pharaoh- a ruler in ancient Egypt
35. Pondering – think about something carefully
36. Probe – to investigate, find out
37. Ransacked – raid; go through a place to steal
or damage something
38. Resting place- here, the grave
39. Resurrection – restoration to life
40. Ritual – here, the resins used in the
ceremony of mummification
41. Scudded across – moving quickly; it refers to
the movement of the dark-bellied clouds
42. Sheaths – a close-fitting cover
43. Shrine – holy place
44. Shroud – a length of cloth in which a dead
person is wrapped
45. Speculated- form a theory without evidence
46. Sprinted – ran at a high speed
47. Spun – to turn around
48. Startling – unexpected or surprising
49. Stirred – move or cause to move slightly
50. Striking- prominent
51. Swirling – to spin or twist
52. Tomb- an enclosure to bury the dead
53. Veiling – to cover something
54. Vertebrae – series of small bones which form
a backbone
55. Wacky –amusing in a slightly odd way
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please keep your views respectful and not include any promotional comments. Such comments will be removed and your IP will be blocked for future purpose.