Difficult Meanings

       

LOST SPRING                                  -Anees Jung

                                                       (Difficult Meanings)                  

Perpetual state of poverty =Constant Poverty

Slog their daylight hours = work hard throughout the day

Dark hutments=Small dark houses

Roof over his head =own house

Imposed the baggage on the child=put the burden on the child

Squatters=Those who settle down illegally

Tarpaulin= Rough Waterproof cloth frjiky

Tattered=Torn

Stigma=disgrace/scar dyad

Mirage=False appearance e`xr`’.kk

Wobbly=Unstable vfLFkj

Hovel=a cottage dqfV;k

Unkempt=Untidy vLr O;Lr

Primeval=Ancient

Thatched=covered with grass

Sanctity=Purity

Renovate=Repair

Mind- Numbing= That numbs (Jams)the brain  fnekx lqUu dj nsus okyh

Apathy=Indifference=mnklhurk

Stinking=Foul smelling cncwnkj

Vicious=Wicked cqjk

                                                      DEEP WATER                              -William O. Douglas

Subdued my pride= controlled my pride

Flailed at the surface= moved arms and legs around without control

Curtain of life fell=Died

Aversion=Dislike,Hate

Aping=Imitating

Nightmare=Horrible Dream

Dizzy=Giddy

Oblivion= Forgetfulness

Canoe=light Narrow boat

Vestige=remains vo’ksl”””

Trails=Path on hills

Drowsy=Sleepy

Exertion=Tiredness

Cascade=Waterfall tyizikr

Salmon, Bass, Trout= Kinds of fishes

                                               

                                              THE RATTRAP                                             -Selma Lagerlof

Keep Body and soul together= To survive

Things have gone downhill = take a turn for the worse

Vagabond= a worthless fellow

Dreary=Dull uhjl

Ploddings= walk laboriously and slowly

Trudging= walk laboriously and slowly

Mjolis= A card game of Swedon

Kroner=Currency of Swedon

Manor house=House of the landlord

Inconspicuously=Without being noticed

Embarrassed=Uneasy

Compassionately=Mercifully

Tramp=wanderer

Dissimulate=To hide real feelings

                                                INDIGO                                              -Louis Fischer

Convention=Assembly

Multitude=Crowd

Concrete=Solid

Sitting on haunches=squatting iSjksa ij cSBuk

Synthetic= Artificial

Complied=Obeyed

Far Flung=Remote nwj ds

Vehement= With great force

Trenches=Ditches

Defiance=Disobedience

Prop=Support

Deadlock=Resistance xfrjks/k

Filthy=Dirty

Extorted=Taken by force

Maltreated=ill treated

Desertion=Abandonment ifjR;kx

Pacifist= Who believes in peace

Intertwined=intermixed =vkil esa feys gq;s

Reliance=Dependence

Resolute=Determined n`<fu’p;h

Adamant=Stubborn ftn~nh

Unlettered=illiterate

Upshot=Conclusion

Protracted=Prolonged yEck f[kpuk