KARMA: Word Notes
- Red oxide:
a compound of oxygen and another chemical element put at the back of the mirror
- Trancelucent:
allowing light to pass through but not transparent
- Patronage:
receiving protection or help
- Inefficient:
not doing a job well
- Indifferent:
having or showing no interest in somebody / something
- Murmur: to
say something in a soft voice
- Chap:
fellow, man (informal)
- distinguished:
very successful and admired by other people
- neatly
trimmed: cut in order to make tidy
- moustache:
a line of hair that a man allows to grow on his upper lip
- suit: a set
of expensive clothes made of the same cloth, including a jacket and trousers
- carnation:
a rosy pink flower, often worn as a decoration on formal occasions
- aroma:
fragrance
- eau de
cologne: a famous German de cologne
- Balliol
tie: Balliol college tie made of silk with official University of Oxford emblem
- Umpteenth:
number of times
- Livery: a
special uniform worn by servants or officials
- Gauze: a
thin transparent fabric
- Ruminate:
to think deeply about something
- Glistened:
sparkled, shined
- Zenana stop:
where the ladies compartment stops
- Replenish:
to fill up again
- Cramped:
made small by folds
- Haunches:
fleshly part of buttocks and thighs
- Gravel:
small stones
- Vizier: an
important official
- Hanging about:
to loiter
- Nocturnal:
of night
- Belching:
to emit air from stomach with noise
- Minced:
pieced
- Cardamom: a
spice
- Bulged:
swelled
- Sangfroid:
ability to remain cool in danger or difficulty
- Scotch: an
expensive wine
- Bustle:
busy and noisy activity
- Tickety-boo:
very good or successful with no problem
- Cantonment:
a camp for the army
- Opinionated:
having very strong opinions that one is not willing to change
- Vista:
extending mental vision
- Commence:
to interact
- Piccadilly:
a major street in London running from Hyde Park corner to Piccadilly circus
- Installation:
placing
- Trudging: walking
laboriously
- Haversack:
a sturdy bag for carrying provisions
- Nigger: a
dark skinned person
- Yell: to
shout loudly
- Inebriated:
drunk
- Livid:
extremely angry
- Preposterous:
completing unreasonable
- Tripped:
stumbled
- Toodle-oo:
good bye
- Tempo: speed
- Bloated:
swelled
- Dribble:
small amount of liquid
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