An Astrologer's Day vocabulary

Midday - (12 noon)

Equipment (instruments), which

Obscure - difficult to understand

Resplendent - glowing

Sacred - holy,पवित्र

Vermilion - a brilliant red colour, कुंकू,

Sparkled - shine

Abnormal gleam-  attractive glow

Outcome -result/effect

Prophetic - accurately predicting/telling what will happen in the future.

Comforted - relaxed

Enhanced - increase/add to

Whiskers (मूंछ)

Half-wit’s eyes - half open

Sparkle - glitter/blink

Turban -

Cosmos & dahlia - Name of the Flowers

Boughs - branches

Tamarind tree - (इमली/चिंच)

Flanked - bordered/near

a path - way  

Remarkable - Significant

Surging - increasing

junk -  (भंगार),

Cheap cloth - low cost

Din -noise

Vociferousness - crying/loud sound

Vendor - seller

Ware - product

 Flocked to - attracted to

Dallied - stop/ gather

Transacted - perform / carry out

Flare - bright flame or light

Crackled - making hiss sound

 Heap - Pile

Enchantment - attraction

Municipal lighting - street light

Bewildering - surprising

crisscross - crossing of lights

Intended - aim.

blew  out - turn off

bundle up – Pack up

Shaft – beam, ray

strayed in- move away aimlessly

paraphernalia (पाराफेनेलीया) – things/ equipment/ साहित्य  

shaft (ray) 

blotted out – Dimmed/ become obscure(कमी होणे   

Sensed – come to know/ feeling

careworn – worried

chat - discussed

Grumbled - complain /mutter

Reply –answer

vaguely – roughly

pressed (force) his invitation – forcefully called  

Thrust - press/push

Tilting – bending/ to move into a sloping position  

worthwhile - important

Piqued (पिक्ड)- annoyed/upset/ angry/ feel irritated

Pies  - old indian currency- equal to one twelfth of an anna.

withdrew - took back

flung – throw

bluffing - deceive/mislead/ झांसा देना)

provided - if/ on the condition

stranger - Unknown person.

This pact - deal/agreement

heaven – god

cheroot - a cigar

glimpse - partial view

hooted - sound of the horn

jutka – टांगा

Swore - using bad language/ cursing

babble - talking/twitter

 semidarkness - not complete darkness

puffing - smoking

ruthlessly -without pity

shivered – trembled

disgorge - give/hand over

muttered - speak slowly

incantations - magic spell/मंत्र

convincing - sound/proper

haggling – bargaining

bared – open

 scar - mark

Chanced -came across

to peep – to look)

enthusiasm -interest

clenching - gripping

groaned - complain

proceeded –continued

taken aback. - surprisingly

 go from - leave

gratified - delighted/ happily

 deserted -empty  

shaft - light

“The swine – pig

Pyol – a kind of bed (खटीया)  

blood –murder

gambled – playing cards

yawning - जम्हाई

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(these words are for two marks)

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