CBSE Class 6 English Meanings of Difficult Words from All Chapters of Poorvi Book
CBSE Class 6 English Word Meanings – Here, the difficult words and their meanings of all the chapters of CBSE Class 6 English Poorvi Book have been compiled for the convenience of the students. This is an exhaustive list of the words and meanings of all the Prose and Poetry from the Poorvi Book of CBSE Class 6 English. The difficult word meanings have been explained lucidly so that every student can understand them.
Poorvi Book Unit 1 – Fables and Folk Tales
Chapter 1 – A Bottle of dew
Chapter 2 – The Raven and the Fox
Chapter 3 – Rama to the Rescue
Poorvi Book Unit 2 – Friendship
Chapter 1 – The Unlikely Best Friends
Chapter 2 – A Friend’s Prayer
Chapter 3 – The Chair
Poorvi Book Unit 3 – Nurturing Nature
Chapter 1 – Neem Baba
Chapter 2 – What a Bird thought
Chapter 3 – Spices that Heal Us
Poorvi Book Unit 4 – Sports and Wellness
Chapter 1 – Change of Heart
Chapter 2 – The Winner
Chapter 3 – Yoga-A Way of Life
Poorvi Book Unit 5 – Culture and Tradition
Chapter 1 – Hamara Bharat—Incredible India!
Chapter 2 – The Kites
Chapter 3 – Ila Sachani: Embroidering Dreams with Her Feet
Unit 1- Fables and Folk Tales
- Large tracts of land: large areas of land
- Potion: a liquid with magical properties
- Give up: stop trying
- Dew: small drops of water on leaves that form during the night
- Chant: to repeat or sing a word or phrase
- Tended: looked after
- Muttered: spoke in a low voice
- Precious: valuable
- Wisdom: a deep understanding.
Related:
- A Bottle of dew Summary and Explanation
- A Bottle of dew Question Answers
- A Bottle of dew Character Sketch
Chapter 2 – The Raven and the Fox
- Perched: to sit
- Limb: branch of a tree
- Morsel: small amount of food
- Foolish: unwise
- Croak: harsh sound of the raven
Related:
- The Raven and the Fox Summary and Explanation
- The Raven and the Fox Question Answers
- The Raven and the Fox Character Sketch
Chapter 3 – Rama to the Rescue
- Hard day: a difficult day with hard work
- Rescue: save someone from a difficult situation
- Lie down: a sleeping position
- Got past: to be able to pass an obstacle
- Get in: enter
- Asleep: in a sleep
- Meanwhile: in the intervening period
- Awake: not asleep
- Closely: with little or no space
- Yard: the garden of a house
- Silly: foolish
- Dug his way into the house: someone entered the house
- Chatter: talking about unimportant matters
Related:
- Rama to the Rescue Summary and Explanation
- Rama to the Rescue Question Answers
- Rama to the Rescue Character Sketch
Unit 2 – Friendship
Chapter 1 – The Unlikely Best Friends
- Booth: rectangular space
- Stables: living spaces for animals
- Interacted with: communicated with
- Strayed: came by mistake
- Munching: chewing
- Wagged: moved from side to side
- Convey: communicate
- Crumbs: small pieces of food
- Accompanied: went with someone
- Plunging: jumping in
- Trunk: long nose
- Splashed: threw
- Yelped: cried
- Delighted: happy
- Disappeared: was not seen
- Hugged: held closely
- Realise: understand
- Winced: shrunk back in pain or distress
- Chores: daily duties
- Slight: a little
- Indigestion: upset stomach
- Tummy: stomach
- Sprang: jumped
- Joyous: happy
- Swing: move side to side or back and forth
- Relieved: thankful
- Satisfaction: happiness
Related:
- The Unlikely Best Friends Summary and Explanation
- The Unlikely Best Friends Question Answers
- The Unlikely Best Friends Character Sketch
- Important: of great value
- Blessed: lucky
- Wishes: desires or hope
- Care: concern
- Realise: understand
- Judgements: Opinions formed about others
- Afar: from a long distance
Related:
- A Friend’s Prayer Summary and Explanation
- A Friend’s Prayer Question Answers
- A Friend’s Prayer Character Sketch
- Showed off: boasted
- Bet: to risk a sum of money or a valuable item (here, fruit chaat) against someone else’s item against an unpredictable outcome.
- Fruit chaat: a snack made by cutting various fruits into bite-size pieces and sprinkling it with lemon juice, salt, pepper powder, etc.
- Accepted: agreed to
- Readily: without any problem
- Attic: a storage space in a house just under the roof
- Invisible: impossible to see
- Determined: firm in decision
- Amazing: very surprising
- Experienced: felt
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Unit 3 – Nurturing Nature
- Courtyard: an open area which maybe surrounded by walls and is a part of a house or building
- Whispering: speak in a low hush sound
- Thought provoking: interesting
- Grace: blessing
- Twigs: small thin branches
- Measles: disease with fever and red spots on skin
- Itching: feeling the need to scratch
- Breed: grow
- Locusts: flying insects that damage crops
- Termites: insects that damage wood and buildings
- Stagnant: not flowing
- Cost-effective: good outcome in least amount of resources
- Purifies: removes harmful particles
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Chapter 2 – What a Bird thought
- Pale: light colour
- Shell: a hard covering of eggs
- Straw: sterns of grain plants
- Nestled: protected
- Fluttered: fly unsteadily
- Beyond: further
- Labours: work
- Grown-up: adult
Related:
- What a Bird thought Summary and Explanation
- What a Bird thought Question Answers
- What a Bird thought Character Sketch
Chapter 3 – Spices that Heal Us
- Cure: treatment for an illness
- Spices: a substance from a plant that adds flavour to food
- Haldi: turmeric, a yellow-coloured spice
- Tummy: stomach
- Respiratory: related to breathing
Related:
- Spices that Heal Us Summary and Explanation
- Spices that Heal Us Question Answers
- Spices that Heal Us Character Sketch
Unit 4 – Sports and Wellness
- Defeat: loss
- On the contrary: just the opposite
- Terrible: unhappy
- Marbles: a game in which marbles are rolled at one another
- Sensed: had known
- Significant: Important
- Conducted: organised
- Coach: a person who trains a team of people in sports.
- Scoreboard: a large board displaying the match score
- Phenomenon: someone who has special qualities
- Hopeless: here, having no skill in something
- Kept a close watch on: observed
- Sporting spirit: behaviour showing respect for the game and its players
Related:
- Change of Heart Summary and Explanation
- Change of Heart Question Answers
- Change of Heart Character Sketch
- Creek: a small river
- Catch my breath: breathless
- Creep: move forward slowly
- Aches: pain
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Chapter 3 – Yoga-A Way of Life
- Originated: started
- Ancient: olden times
- Harmony: balance
- Holistic: something that regards the whole thing and not just a part of it
- Sage: a saint
- Distractions: disturbances
- Flexibility: the ability to bend and move easily
- Endurance: capacity to continue without giving up
- Meditation: a practise which aims at controlling the mind
- Anxiety: worry
- Boost: increase
- Immune system: the system of the bosy which protects it from toxins and infections
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Unit 5 – Culture and Tradition
Chapter 1 – Hamara Bharat—Incredible India!
- Bond: a relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences
- Unity in diversity: an expression of peacefulness and unity between dissimilar individuals or groups
- Geru: red clay used as colour
- Wax: a solid, fatty substance that softens and melts at a low temperature.
- Clay: a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth that can be moulded when wet
- Carve: to make design with sharp tool
- Scrap: small unwanted pieces
- Stable: not able to move
- Biodegradable: something that will not harm the environment
- Tamarind: an edible sour fruit
- Sawdust: dust of wood
- Dyes: colours
- Enamel: paints that form a protective layer
Related:
- Hamara Bharat—Incredible India! Summary and Explanation
- Hamara Bharat—Incredible India! Question Answers
- Hamara Bharat—Incredible India! Character Sketch
- Wind-whipped: something has been struck sharply by the wind
- Sail up: move it forward using the wind.
- Drift: be carried away/along
- Rooftops: the outer surface of a building’s roof
- Stare: look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something
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Chapter 3 – Ila Sachani: Embroidering Dreams with Her Feet
- Embroidery: the art or pastime of embroidering cloth
- Challenges: difficulties
- Plucked: take hold of something and quickly remove it from its place.
- Slate: a small sheet of slate in a wooden frame that was used in schools in the past for writing on with chal
- Single-minded: focused
- Determination: willpower
- Threading: a long, thin piece of cotton, silk, etc., used for sewing
- Expert: having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area.
- Awestruck: amazed, filled with feelings of admiration or respect.
- Craft: exercise skill in making an object, typically by hand
- Exhibition: public display of works of art
- Woven: to make something by crossing threads
- Popularity: fame
- Honors: high respect
- Independence: freedom
- Creations: something showing artistic talent
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