KEYWORDS
FIRST FLIGHT-
1. A Letter to God-
• Crest - top of a mountain or hill
• downpour - a heavy fall of rain
• plague - A large number of insects, animals, or even diseases that cause
destruction or harm
• solitary - alone
• daybreak - dawn
• peso - unit of currency
• sow - planting the seeds of a crop
• heartily - loudly
• amiable - friendly
• deed - brave or noble act
• affixed - attached
• crooks - dishonest people
2. Nelson Mandela- Long Walk to freedom-
• apartheid: racial segregation or racial discrimination
• autobiography: life story (biography) of a person written by that person
himself or herself
• dignitaries: eminent persons
• oppress: harsh and unfair treatment
• jubilant: joyful, happy
• dawned: began
• besieged: surrounded by
• decades: periods of ten years
• supremacy: being supreme; dominance
• confer: to give
• outlaws: deprived of the benefit and protection of the law
• rare privilege: uncommon right
• possession: control
, • emancipation: freedom from restriction;
• bondage: slavery
• reign: period of rule or dominance
• awe: respect and fear
• Bedecked: Decorated or adorned in a showy way.
• chevron: V-shaped symbol or pattern.
• Not unmindful: Being aware;
• Racial domination: Control based on race.
• despised: hated
• Wrought: Worked into shape through effort.
• Profound: Having deep meaning.
• Brutality: Being cruel or harsh.
• Comrades: Friends or fellow patriots.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from difficulties.
• Defies: challenges.
• Grimmest: Saddest or worst.
3. Two Stories about Flying-
• Seagull: A coastal bird with short legs and long wings.
• Ledge: A narrow shelf sticking out from a surface.
• Brink: The edge of land before a steep drop.
• Expanse: A wide and continuous area of something.
• Flapped: The motion of a bird moving its wings.
• Muster: To gather or collect.
• Plunge: To jump or dive.
• Shrilly: Making a high-pitched and piercing sound.
• Upbraiding: Scolding or reprimanding.
• Herring: A soft-finned sea fish.
• Devour: Eating quickly or voraciously.
• Cackle: Laughing loudly and harshly.
• Cowardice: Lack of bravery or courage.
• Ascending the sky: The act of rising up through the air.
• Preening: Tidying and cleaning feathers.
• Hump: A rounded raised mass of earth or land.
• Scrapped: Thrown away or discarded.
• Derisively: In a manner expressing contempt or ridicule.
• Plaintively: In a sad or mournful manner.
• Uttered: Making a sound with one's voice.
• Halted: Stopped or came to a standstill.
• Monstrous: Extremely horrible or frightening.
, • Seized: Grabbed or took hold of.
• Headlong: With the head leading or foremost.
• Soaring: Flying or rising high in the air.
• Swooped: Moving rapidly downward through the air.
• Curvetting: Performing a series of jumps on the hind legs.
• Shrieking: Making a high-pitched and piercing cry.
• Shrilly: Loudly and forcefully.
• Ridges: Long, narrow hilltops, mountain ranges, or watersheds.
• Cawed: Making a cawing sound like a crow.
4. From the diary of Anne Frank-
• Musings: A time when you think deeply about something.
• Listless: Having no energy or interest.
• Brooding: Deeply thinking about something sad, angry, or worrisome.
• Prompted: Caused or provoked.
• Confide: To share personal things privately with someone you trust.
• Plunge: Jump or dive quickly.
• Emigrated: Moved permanently to another country.
• Plunked: Put down.
• Solemn: Serious and sincere.
• Quaking: Shaking or trembling.
• Staked: Bet or chanced.
• Glances: Quick looks.
• Not to lose heart: Not to be discouraged.
• Old fogey: An old-fashioned person.
• Chatterbox: A talkative person.
• Jotted: Wrote quickly.
• Ramble: Talk or write at length in a confused way.
• Incorrigible: Not able to be changed.
• Mistress: A woman in a position of authority or control.
• Roared: Laughed (in this context).
• Ingenuity: Cleverness, originality, and inventiveness.
• Verse: Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, often rhyming.
• Ridiculous: Deserving mockery; absurd.
• Contrary: Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
5. Glimpses of India-
• Reminiscing nostalgically: Thinking fondly of the past.
• Loaves: Bread shaped and baked in a single piece..
FIRST FLIGHT-
1. A Letter to God-
• Crest - top of a mountain or hill
• downpour - a heavy fall of rain
• plague - A large number of insects, animals, or even diseases that cause
destruction or harm
• solitary - alone
• daybreak - dawn
• peso - unit of currency
• sow - planting the seeds of a crop
• heartily - loudly
• amiable - friendly
• deed - brave or noble act
• affixed - attached
• crooks - dishonest people
2. Nelson Mandela- Long Walk to freedom-
• apartheid: racial segregation or racial discrimination
• autobiography: life story (biography) of a person written by that person
himself or herself
• dignitaries: eminent persons
• oppress: harsh and unfair treatment
• jubilant: joyful, happy
• dawned: began
• besieged: surrounded by
• decades: periods of ten years
• supremacy: being supreme; dominance
• confer: to give
• outlaws: deprived of the benefit and protection of the law
• rare privilege: uncommon right
• possession: control
, • emancipation: freedom from restriction;
• bondage: slavery
• reign: period of rule or dominance
• awe: respect and fear
• Bedecked: Decorated or adorned in a showy way.
• chevron: V-shaped symbol or pattern.
• Not unmindful: Being aware;
• Racial domination: Control based on race.
• despised: hated
• Wrought: Worked into shape through effort.
• Profound: Having deep meaning.
• Brutality: Being cruel or harsh.
• Comrades: Friends or fellow patriots.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from difficulties.
• Defies: challenges.
• Grimmest: Saddest or worst.
3. Two Stories about Flying-
• Seagull: A coastal bird with short legs and long wings.
• Ledge: A narrow shelf sticking out from a surface.
• Brink: The edge of land before a steep drop.
• Expanse: A wide and continuous area of something.
• Flapped: The motion of a bird moving its wings.
• Muster: To gather or collect.
• Plunge: To jump or dive.
• Shrilly: Making a high-pitched and piercing sound.
• Upbraiding: Scolding or reprimanding.
• Herring: A soft-finned sea fish.
• Devour: Eating quickly or voraciously.
• Cackle: Laughing loudly and harshly.
• Cowardice: Lack of bravery or courage.
• Ascending the sky: The act of rising up through the air.
• Preening: Tidying and cleaning feathers.
• Hump: A rounded raised mass of earth or land.
• Scrapped: Thrown away or discarded.
• Derisively: In a manner expressing contempt or ridicule.
• Plaintively: In a sad or mournful manner.
• Uttered: Making a sound with one's voice.
• Halted: Stopped or came to a standstill.
• Monstrous: Extremely horrible or frightening.
, • Seized: Grabbed or took hold of.
• Headlong: With the head leading or foremost.
• Soaring: Flying or rising high in the air.
• Swooped: Moving rapidly downward through the air.
• Curvetting: Performing a series of jumps on the hind legs.
• Shrieking: Making a high-pitched and piercing cry.
• Shrilly: Loudly and forcefully.
• Ridges: Long, narrow hilltops, mountain ranges, or watersheds.
• Cawed: Making a cawing sound like a crow.
4. From the diary of Anne Frank-
• Musings: A time when you think deeply about something.
• Listless: Having no energy or interest.
• Brooding: Deeply thinking about something sad, angry, or worrisome.
• Prompted: Caused or provoked.
• Confide: To share personal things privately with someone you trust.
• Plunge: Jump or dive quickly.
• Emigrated: Moved permanently to another country.
• Plunked: Put down.
• Solemn: Serious and sincere.
• Quaking: Shaking or trembling.
• Staked: Bet or chanced.
• Glances: Quick looks.
• Not to lose heart: Not to be discouraged.
• Old fogey: An old-fashioned person.
• Chatterbox: A talkative person.
• Jotted: Wrote quickly.
• Ramble: Talk or write at length in a confused way.
• Incorrigible: Not able to be changed.
• Mistress: A woman in a position of authority or control.
• Roared: Laughed (in this context).
• Ingenuity: Cleverness, originality, and inventiveness.
• Verse: Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, often rhyming.
• Ridiculous: Deserving mockery; absurd.
• Contrary: Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
5. Glimpses of India-
• Reminiscing nostalgically: Thinking fondly of the past.
• Loaves: Bread shaped and baked in a single piece..
