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[F] Chapter 3 Glimpses of the Past

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Sr. no. Words Meanings

26 Despise - Feel dislike

27 Reform - Make changes in something, especially an institution or practice in order to improve it

28 Ruining - Cause a great damage or harm to; have a disastrous effect on something

29 Suspicious - Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something

30 Owe - Be under a moral obligation to give someone gratitude, and respect

31 Oppress - Keep someone under the control by force

32 Fortune - A large amount of money or assets

33 Prospered - Succeed in material terms; be financially successful

34 Implementing - Put a decision, plan or agreement into effect

35 Improvise - Produce or make something from whatever is available

36 Petty jobs - Small jobs like typing, document writing

37 Clerk - A person employed in an office or bank to keep records, accounts, and undertake other routine administrative duties

38 Intellectual - A person possessing a highly developed intellect

39 Grievance - An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair

40 Puppet - Person, group, or country under the control of another

41 Peasant - A poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status

42 Desperate - Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with

43 Rebellion - An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader

44 Massacred - Deliberately and brutally kill many people

45 Discontent - Dissatisfaction with one's circumstances

46 Brewing - Of an unwelcome event or situation begin to develop

47 Mansion - A large, impressive house

48 Pittance - A very small or inadequate amount of money

49 Promotions - The action of promoting someone or something to a higher position or rank

50 Abolish - Formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution

51 Custom - A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time

52 Adjutant - A military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer

53 Executed - Kill someone as a political act

54 Revolted - Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel

55 Grease - A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant

56 Outbreak - A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease

57 Marched - Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread

58 Landlord - The owner of a house, apartment, land, or real estate

59 Sore - Upset and angry

60 Urge - A strong desire or impulse

61 Bitter - Feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

62 Upsurge - An upward raise in the strength or quantity of something; an increase

63 Pounce - Spring forward suddenly so as to attack or seize someone or something


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