Madam Rides the Bus Class 10 English: Here are given difficult word meanings in English as well as Hindi. This vocabulary will help in understanding the lesson ‘Madam rides the Bus’.

Vocabulary – Madam Rides the Bus

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• Short—in short;
• Curious—anxious;
• Favourite —most likeable;
• Pastime—acts of entertainment during spare time;
• Elaborate—complicated
• Playmates—companions playing together;
• Every bit—(here) totally; Elaborate—(here) complex; Unusual—uncommon.
• Unusual—uncommon

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• Fascinating—attractive;
• Set of—(here) group of;
• Unending—never ending;
• Gradually—slowly and slowly;
• Tiny—small;
• Crept into—entered;
• Overwhelming—dominating, overpowering with emotions;
• Wistfully— yearningly, ongoingly;
• Kindle—arouse;
• Longings—wishes;
• Disapproval—rejection,
• Conversation—an informal talk;
• Discreet—tactful.
• Scarcely—hardly
• Fortune—riches,
• Sticking—thrusting out
• Stretch—to extend,

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• Jolly—happy;
• Sort—kind;
• Fond of—great liking of;
• Slack—not busy, not peak hours;
• Shyness— embarrassed.
• Gleaming—shiny
• Windshield—front glass of a car or bus
• Devoured—to engulf (here-saw with interest)
• Peer—to watch constantly,

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• Narrow—of small width;
• Ditch—trench
• Startle—to surprise,
• Elderly—old person
• Annoyed—angry,
• Haughtily—proudly,
• Chime—to interject a remark,
• Mere—young
• Glance—sight,
• Mimicking—imitating
• Bump—uneven patch on road,
• Irritably—in annoyed manner

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• Absolutely—completely;
• Repulsive—disgusting, not likeable;
• Betel nut—a bitter nut of a tropical Asian Palm;
• Threatening—putting in danger;
• Spill over—(here) leak;
• Sociable—(here) friendly.
• Curtly—rudely
• Drivel—nonsense talk
• Bother—to worry,

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• Painstaking—very careful and thorough; laborious
• Elaborate—detailed;
• Thriftily—saved carefully like a miser;
• Resisting—overcoming; curbing, attraction
• Temptation—allurement;
• Peppermints—candies flavoured with peppermint oil;
• Particularly—specially;
• Resolutely—determinedly;
• Stifled—crushed; curbed
• Merry-go-round—swing that circles around.
• Slip out—to go unnoticed
• Managed—(here) succeeded; to make arrangements
• Nap—take a short sleep;
• Excursions— pleasure trips;
• Ventured out—dared to come out.
• Bare—without vegetation

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• Hamlet—a small village
• Gobble—to swallow
• Clapped—cheered; to produce sound using both palms,
• Glee—happiness;
• Obstacle—hurdle,
• Rushing—running
• Hon—to blow horn
• Galloped—ran fast.

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• Speck—a little spot;
• Growing—getting bigger;
• Tremendous—great, too much; in a considerable amount
• Roar—to make a loud deep sound;
• Rattle—making rapid hard repeated sounds;
• Shaking—move forcefully;
• Traversed—crossed;
• Thoroughfare—crossroad; public path,
• Glittering—shining;
• Displays—exhibition, show;
• Merchandise—things and goods for sale.

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• Dumb—mute
• Gape—gaze curiously,
• Matter—affair
• Amused—happy, felt entertained
• Stall—small shop,
• Treat—party
• Firmly—strongly
• Shrugged—to move shoulders
• Slightest—least;
• Greeted—welcomed;
• Excitement—overjoyed;
• Lying—resting flat;
• Struck—hit over
• Nodded—to move the head back and forth,
• Overcome—(here) filled with;
• Creature—living being;
• Charm—beauty;
• Horrible—terrible;
• Frightening—fearful;
• Spreadeagled—spread out;
• Stare—fixed look;
• Lifeless—inanimate.
• Haunted—troubled
• Dampening—strangulating
• Enthusiasm—strong interest,
• Glue—to stick,
• Stretched—to thrust out one’s own limbs after relaxing,
• Fare—charges or rent
• Chatterbox—a talkative person
• Casually—unconcerned
• Midst—in the middle,
• Breathed—whispered
• Chit—quite small or young,