Class 10 English Communicative vocabulary with Meanings of All Chapters for CBSE.
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Part 1: Fiction – Class10 English Communicative vocabulary
Two Gentlemen of Verona
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Verona: It is
an Italian city. Also,there is a belief that Romeo and Juliet lived there -
Shrugged:
Showing disagreement by raising your shoulder and then lowering it. -
Shabby:
Worn-out or also old clothing in poor condition. -
Worn:
Worn out and also damaged -
Tunic:
An outer garment with no sleeves -
Earnest:
Having a serious mental illness. -
Brisk : Quickly and also efficiently. -
Slackened : Slower or also less active. -
Juliet’s Tomb:
In this place Romeo buried Juliet, the woman he loved. Also, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play set in the 15th century. -
Demeanour: How a person behaves or also appears.
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Artless: Free from guilt; It can also innocent
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Hawked
: An offer for sale made in the street. -
Errands
: A short business trip or also work trip. -
Deserted:
Almost unoccupied or also sparsely occupied. -
Emigrate:
The act of permanently settling in another country after leaving one’s own country. -
Vexation:
An annoyed -
Put out:
irritated; It can also be offended -
Humble
dwellings: Simple living arrangements -
Steel-rimmed:
An object’s top or outer edge, especially when it is curved or also circular. -
Vestibule:
The entrance hall of a building. -
Intrude:
Interfere with someone’s privacy. -
Rubble:
The debris left behind when buildings are demolished, such as stone, brick, and also concrete. -
Scarce:
In very small quantities.
Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger – Class10 English Communicative vocabulary
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Descended:
A sudden development. -
Wholesome: “
Much better than before ”,generally -
Inhabitants:
The people and animals that inhabit a particular area. -
Compelling motive:
Powerful, it can also be forceful goal. -
Deviation: The act, behaviour, or condition differing from the usual.
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Nimrod:
The great-grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter in biblical times -
Algerian:
A native or also resident of Algeria. -
Aviator:
A person who flies. -
Procured:
Obtaining something through effort. -
Harvest:
To collect or also obtain for future use. -
Ostensibly:
Theoretically -
Foreground:
In a picture or scene, the part closest to the viewer is the foreground. -
Swayed:
Having an influence -
Propitious:
Having good results or likely to do so. -
Boast: Possess.
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Rendezvous:
The place or point where a group meets. -
Antecedents:
The predecessor . -
Infirmities:
A state of being weak or also ill due to old age. -
Prospect:
The likelihood of something happening. -
Stimulated: To stimulate or also arouse interest. -
Herd-robber:
A tiger that hunts and also preys on other animals. -
Crouched:
A position in which the knees are bent and also the upper body is brought forward and down, usually to avoid detection. -
Persistent:
Lasting longer than expected. -
Bleat:
A loud cry from a sheep or also goat. -
Tethered: fastened
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Thumb-nail pack of patience cards:
Solitaire playing cards of small size -
Quarry:
A prey or also a victim -
Instinctively:
A feeling that comes from instinct. -
Morbid:
Not pleasant . -
Intervention:
Having an influence on something by becoming involved. -
Speculations:
Hypotheses or ideas about something unknown. -
Depreciation:
Loss of value. -
Commenced: The process has begun. -
Ambling:
Freely moving and also relaxed while walking. -
Senile:
Aging with a loss of mental abilities. -
Succumbed: To die.
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Tiger-claw brooch:
An item of jewellery shaped like a tiger’s claw pinned to a woman’s clothing by its pin. -
Book of patterns:
Book showing racing colours, stable colo urs, jockeys’ colours. -
Post-time:
When the race begins and further when the bets must be placed -
Les Fauves:
‘The Wild Animals’ in French -
Incidental:
of secondary importance.
The letter
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Dawn:
the first rays of light in the sky before sunrise. -
Tattered: Torn and also old.
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Shield:
A protection or also guard -
Screech:
An extremely loud and also high sound. -
Inhabitants:
People or also animals living in a particular area. -
Profound:
Having a deep understanding or knowledge. -
Lulls:
Put to sleep. -
Victim:
The victim of an attack, robbery, or cheating by someone else. -
Caressing:
The act of gently touching someone. -
Plodded:
Slowly and also heavily walking. -
Staff:
People who work for an organization. -
Crevices:
Narrow openings in hard surfaces. -
Beholding: Gazing at; It can also be observing
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Diwan Sahib:
A government official of high rank -
Midst:
An area or also portion in the middle. -
Crouching:
A position in which you bend your knees and also lower your body to the ground. -
Bewildered: Perplexed.
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Bereft: Left without something, especially after the death or also departure of a loved one.
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Devout:
Profoundly religious. -
Serenity: An inner calm.
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Persevered: To persist even when facing difficulty or also seeing
no evidence of success. -
Scandals : The wrong behaviour of individuals that shocks and also upsets them. -
Customary:
Obtained or performed in a particular manner, at a particular place, or also at a specific time. -
Relic:
An object from the past like a cultural relic. -
Pitiable: Deserving of sympathy or pity.
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Precinct:
The area within a building’s perimeters or perceived boundaries. -
Chimed:
I added it. -
Lunacy:
An extreme form of mental illness. -
Verse:
A rhythmically arranged piece of writing. -
Hastily:
In a hurry -
Exhausted:
The state of having exhausted all of one’s physical or also mental energy. -
Guineas:
A former British currency (coin ). -
Suspense:
A nervous or also excited state as a result of wondering what will happen next. -
Meek:
Being gentle or it can also be showing gentleness. -
Perplexed: Confused
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Deceived: Tricked into believing something that isn’t true.
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Anxiety:
Feeling nervousness -
Remorse:
Guilt feeling.
A Shaddy Plot
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Live propositions: Describing an actual event in the real world
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Shade of an idea: A hint or also idea of any kind
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Mysterious: Unusual
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Chasing: Running after
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Inspiration: An idea
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Vain: Not successful
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Healthy: in this context, suitable or it can also be favourable
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Uncanny:
Strange, but it can also be mysterious -
Pestering:
causing trouble -
Dunned: Repeating overdue
demands. It can also be pressurized -
Dig oneup : Search for something -
Cocky:
Overconfident -
Wander:
slowly move away -
Material things: here, they are living objects that belong to the world and also are not ghosts. -
Tendency: Inclination towards a particular behaviour
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Fad: Trend or it can also be Fashion
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Work it to death: Use it so much that it ends up worn out
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Never
get me any place:If he merely thought about it, he couldn’t heal it. -
Starring:
looking intently -
Ceiling:
The upper portion of a room’s interior -
Sarcastically:
mocking the other person or also thing -
Imbecility:
an inability to think -
Twilight: dusk, it can also be half-light
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Shirtwaist:
A blouse that resembles a man’s shirt -
Plaid: A long piece of fabric
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Angular:
Sharp corners -
Enormous: Extremely large
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Wad: Tightly rolled
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Gaping: Gazing with
a wide-open mouth -
Sections: Subparts
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Parts: here, body parts
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Crisped:
Angrily spoke -
Spine got cold: Fear prevented the backbone from moving -
Stenographer:
A person who types what people say -
Drivelling: Uttering meaningless words
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Assistance: Help
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Yell: Shout
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Draped:
Loosely covered with a cloth fold -
Reminiscent: Bringing back memories, it can also be tending to bring back memories
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Long eagle nose:Her nose shape -
Purgatory: Suffering or also a place of suffering
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Paradise: A heavenly place
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Made up my
mind: Decide -
Scout around:
Search in various places for what you are looking for -
The
case: , a specific problem -
Groaned: Loud, deep sounds of pain or unhappiness
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Scarecrow:
An object that resembles a human -
Beds: here, grave
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Patronizing: Speaking or also acting as if someone is unimportant
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Ouija board:
Using a board marked with letters of the alphabet, in order to enable ghosts to communicate with them. Also, answers are spelt out by a pointer or glass held by the participants’ fingertips. Moreover, they are believed to be formed by spiritual forces -
Fanatic:
Someone who is extremely passionate about something -
Haunt:
a frightening experience -
To exert:
to put effort into something -
Acquaintances: People you have met but don’t know very well
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Demobilize:
withdraw from action, it can also mean discharge -
Evaporate:
gradually disappear -
Brogans:
heavy ankle-high lace-up work boots -
Misty:
not clear -
Affection: (here)the condition of being affected -
Vestige: Evidence
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Idiotic grin:
Make a broad, foolish smile -
Twitch: Shake, it can also mean tremble
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Conceal: Cover up
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Affliction: disorder
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Premonitory chill:a feeling of foreboding or also anticipation -
Crept
up the back of my neck: Slowly approached and also shocked me -
Horrible: Dreadful, it can also means bad
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I felt things slipping:
a feeling that things were slipping out of control -
Lingered:
staying longer than expected -
Hysterics:
An unbearable state of fear or sadness accompanied by uncontrollable behaviour. -
William the Conqueror:
a historical figure who ruled England as King William I. -
Helen of Troy:
Greek mythological figure, considered the world’s most beautiful woman. -
Wear your eyes out:damage to them by overuse -
Musty:
dusty -
Local colour:here, the finer details of the individual -
Speck:
a small particle -
Premonitory:
a sense of foreboding. -
Darn:
an expression of disappointment -
Devilish: evil
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Propose: Make a suggestion or iit can also be an offer an idea
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Slid down:to move smoothly -
Huffily:
irritated or it can also mean angry -
Cloud up:gather up in the sky, here the ghost formation that appeared in parts -
Let itgo: set it aside, leave it for another time -
Bookkeeper:
a person who keeps track of the day-to-day financial transactions in a company, an accountant. -
Lumber:
dealing with wood and timber -
Vanished:
vanished -
Churning:
moving rapidly -
Illuminated:
brightly lit -
Argify: (here) to argue
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Parlour: A private room
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Mournful:
sorrowful -
Squeak: the sound
of a table -
Flirtatious:
showing signs of attraction to another person. -
Coyly:
flirtatious and also shy at the same time -
Cooed:
Softly spoke -
Hovered:
moved from one place to another -
Traitor: someone who betrays another
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Dreadful:
causing pain and also suffering -
Corrugated:
shaped like a curve -
Light of the huntress in her pale blue eyes:
As though a huntress was watching her, her light blue eyes shone with excitement. -
Groaned:
sobbed in pain -
Inexorable:
unable to be stopped, unstoppable -
Simpered:
to smile in a silly, often coy way -
Manipulators:
People who control or influence others cleverly -
Report:
appeared -
Peculiar:
Unusual -
Squeak:
a loud sound with a high-pitch -
Spasm:
shivering -
Wretched:
depressing -
Semblance:
a physical resemblance -
Sly:
untruthful -
Crawled: kneel and move
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Gurgled:
made a hollow bubbling noise -
Elapsed:
ended -
Turned the whites of her eyes up to theceiling : she prayed. -
Prickle:
an outgrowth that is short, slender, and also can be sharp -
Majestically
: with the highest respect -
Dreadful:
awful -
Fascination:
enthusiasm -
Gait: Walking
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Protruding: sticking out
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Exasperated:
extremely irritated -
Faculties:
the body’s and also mind’s inherent abilities -
Materialize:
to become visible -
Hoodoos: the practice of putting curses on people to bring them bad luck -
Abused:
put to bad use -
Leered:
looked at -
Brassily:
insolently, It can also mean rudely -
Agility:
quick and also easy -
Concealed: Hidden
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Awful:
dreadful -
Phantom:
a spirit -
Wrest:
forcefully pull out -
Staccatoed:
spoke abruptly and also detachedly -
Skeered:
frightened -
Coon:
someone who does menial work -
Waspishly:
with irritation -
Elaborately: in-depth
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Dratted:
an annoyance -
Denial: saying no
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Gurgled:
fizzed -
Hussy:
an immoral woman -
Lithely:
without rigidity -
Gaze:
to look at something -
Thrust:
A push -
Apparition
: A ghostly figure -
Skewed:
turned around -
Powder: Applying make-up
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Swoon:
fainting -
Telescoped:
Partially slid outwards -
Briskly: Rapidly
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Fervently
: with much warmth -
Shoved:
forced -
bulliest:
excellent, it can also mean best -
plot:
concept
Patol Babu Film Star
1. Lane:
2. Genial: warm and it can also mean friendly
3. Bald
4. Pharmacy:
5. Nonentity:
6. Beyond his wildest dreams:
7. A strapping young
8. Aubergines:
9. Verged:
10. Obsession:
11. Amateur:
12. Jatra: Bengali word. Moreover,
13. Theatricals: Plays performed on stage.
14. Handbill:
15. Smooth sailing:
16. Toying with the idea:
17. Retrenchment: cutting down
18. Struggled to make a living:
19. Scrap:
20. Twang:
21. Mighty:
22. Gory:
23. Whizzing:
24. Dragged:
25. Diffidence:
26. Appraising
27. Storey:
28. Anxiously:
29. Pedestrian:
30. Crucial: crucial or also decisive
31. Rise to fame and fortune:
32. Equipment:
33. Pavement:
34. Oblong:
35. Beehive:
36. Tremor:
37. Perspiration:
38. Gesturing:
39. Punctual:
40. Bump:
41. Muffed:
42. Stout: obese
43. Telescope:
44. Hubbub:
45. Smash hits:
46. Glanced:
47. Throbbing:
48. Gigantic:
49. Hoax: A joke
50. Meek:
51. Executive:
52. Embezzlement:
53. Pavement:
54. Preoccupation:
55. Crucial:
56. Crumpled:
57. Stifling:
58. Pompous:
59. Trivial:
60. Dignity:
61. Vanity: being proud
62. Edification:
63. Obeisance:
64. Devoid:
65. Inflection:
66. Uttered:
67. Astonishing:
68. Provoked:
69. Thesis:
70. Monosyllabic:
71. Syllable:
72. Tiptoe:
73. Rehearsals: An act of practising
74. Enunciating:
75. Crouch: Bend forward after colliding
76. Fling:
77. Apathy:
78. Anticipation: Anticipation
79. Suppressed:
80. Cue:
81. Dash:
82. Collision:
83. Strides:
84. Resume:
85. Bystander:
86. Moustache:
87. Snappy:
88. Commended:
89. Perspicacity:
90. Spectators:
91. Saw stars before his eyes:
92. Excruciating:
93. Heaved: Made an audible noise
94. Blunted his sensibility:
95. Intense:
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