Class 11 English Hornbill Chapter 4 – The Adventure (Jayant Narlikar) Word Meaning

 

NCERT Solutions For Class 11 English

Hornbill

Chapter 4 – The Adventure (Jayant Narlikar)

Word Meaning

  1. Amok – to behave uncontrollably
  2. Armour – shell
  3. Astute – smartness; quick-witted
  4. Avidly – with great interest
  5. Bifurcation – division
  6. Converged – met
  7. De facto – existing in fact with or without any lawful authority
  8. Determinism – a doctrine that all the events are caused by the external will
  9. Dismay – shock
  10. Disparity – difference
  11. Doctored accounts – manipulated accounts related to history
  12. Dumbfounded – amazed
  13. Expansionist – a follower of the policy of territorial or economic expansion
  14. Figurehead – a carving; image
  15. Flourishing – to grow successfully
  16. Frugal – less costly and simple
  17. Hostile – unfriendly
  18. Ignoramus – an ignorant person
  19. Impetus – the force with which body moves
  20. Imposing – Impressive
  21. Inadvertently – unintentionally
  22. Manifestation – the action of showing something; demonstration
  23. Marshall – to gather something
  24. Morale booster – anything which boosts self- confidence
  25. Outpost – a small military camp used as a guard
  26. Permits – authorize to do something
  27. Political acumen – political smartness
  28. Proclaimed – to announce something officially
  29. Quantum theory – a theory of matter and energy based on quantum mechanics.
  30. Relegated to – assigned to a lower rank
  31. Riddle – mystery or puzzle
  32. Rout – a defeat
  33. Sacrilege – disrespect
  34. Shoved – to push someone roughly
  35. Smugly – to show excess satisfaction  
  36. Speculating – wondering
  37. Startling – surprising
  38. Stroll – to wander
  39. Supremacy – the condition of being superior to others
  40. Swarmed – move somewhere in a large number
  41. Throng – a large pack of crowd
  42. Trajectory – the path followed by a projectile flying
  43. Valiantly – bravely
  44. Valour – great courage in battle
  45. Ventured – to say something that might be considered as an apology

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