10th Standard English Synonyms
Tamil Nadu Samacheer Kalvi
Unit 1: His First Flight
ledge: a narrow piece of rock / shelf
shrilly: high-pitched sound
waves: moves
plateau: high ground / upland / plains
scraped: sharpened
uttered: said / articulated
tapping: knock
seized: captured
swoop: dive / jump / fly down
beckoning: signalling / calling / attract
beneath: underneath / below
plunge: jump / dive / swoop
daintily: softly / casually / moderately
dozing: nod off / sleepy / drowsy / snoozing
starve: suffer from hunger
cackle: giggle / a sharp noise / cluck
motionless: frozen
headlong: sudden / rashly / recklessly
shrieking: high-pitched sound
exhausted: tired / dead
muster up: gather / assemble / raise
precipice: a steep rock / rock face
sheer: mere / complete
cowardice: lack of bravery / timidity / fear
gnaw: chew / to bite
mocking: derisive / jeering
monstrous: cruel / horrible / dreadful
soaring: climbing / ascending
amused: entertained / interesting
brink: edge / margin
pretended: mock / falsified
sank: submerge
scrap: particle / piece
scraped: frayed
shrilly: sharp / piercing / loud
skim: remove
soaring: rising / lifting
starve: famine / lack of food
swish: hiss
vast: huge
beneath: underneath / Below
waves: gesture
scraped: corner
tapping: knock
sank: capsize
ascending: rising
blazing: burning
cliff: rock face
commence: begin
crack: split
desperate: distressed / hopeless
devour: eat hungrily
dizzy: giddy
expanse: area / stretch
hatched: come up with
hump: bulge
limp: walk lamely
monster: giant
terror: fear
thrust: push
tore: split
abreast: beside
amused: delightfully
thrust: push
blazing: glowing
trotted: jogged
commenced: started
devour: eat quickly
eagerly: anxiously
exhausted: tired
floating: drifting
gradually: slowly
maddened: enraged
plaintively: sadly / mournfully / dolefully
preening: grooming / cleaning / beautify
uttered: expressed
whet: sharpen
strange: queer
Unit 2: The Night the Ghost Got In
Strange:
peculiar, unusual, odd, bizarre
Noise:
sound, racket, clamor, din
Investigate:
examine, explore, probe, research
Unit 3: The Aged Mother
Wisdom:
knowledge, insight, understanding, sagacity
Love:
affection, devotion, fondness, adoration
Sacrifice:
devotion, dedication, selflessness, offering
Unit 4: The Attic
Memory:
recollection, remembrance, reminiscence, recall
Nostalgia:
longing, yearning, reminiscence, homesickness
Discover:
find, uncover, reveal, unearth
Unit 5: The Little Hero of Holland
Brave:
courageous, fearless, valiant, heroic
Danger:
risk, peril, hazard, threat
Save:
rescue, protect, safeguard, preserve
Unit 6: The Last Lesson
Education:
learning, instruction, teaching, schooling
Language:
tongue, speech, dialect, vernacular
Culture:
heritage, tradition, customs, civilization
Unit 7: The Dying Detective
Detective:
investigator, sleuth, inspector, private eye
Mystery:
enigma, puzzle, riddle, conundrum
Clever:
intelligent, smart, sharp, astute
Unit 8: The Merchant of Venice
Merchant:
trader, businessman, dealer, vendor
Justice:
fairness, equity, righteousness, impartiality
Mercy:
compassion, forgiveness, leniency, clemency
Glossary
A
Attic:
A space or room just below the roof of a building
Aged:
Having lived for a long time; old
B
Bond:
A legal agreement or promise
Bondage:
The state of being a slave or under control
C
Courage:
The ability to do something that frightens one
Culture:
The customs, arts, and social institutions of a particular group
D
Detective:
A person who investigates crimes
Dread:
Great fear or apprehension
E
Education:
The process of teaching and learning
Endeavor:
Try hard to do or achieve something
F
Fear:
An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something is dangerous
Flight:
The action of flying through the air
G
Ghost:
A spirit of a dead person
Glossary:
An alphabetical list of terms with their definitions
H
Hero:
A person admired for their courage or noble qualities
Holland:
A region in the Netherlands
I
Investigate:
To carry out a systematic inquiry
Intelligence:
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge
J
Justice:
Fair behavior or treatment
Judgment:
The ability to make considered decisions
L
Language:
The method of human communication
Lesson:
A period of learning or teaching
M
Merchant:
A person involved in trade or commerce
Mercy:
Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone
N
Nostalgia:
A sentimental longing for the past
Night:
The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
P
Portia:
A character in The Merchant of Venice
Prudence:
The quality of being careful and sensible
S
Sacrifice:
An act of giving up something valued
Shylock:
A character in The Merchant of Venice
V
Venice:
A city in northeastern Italy
Valor:
Great courage in the face of danger
W
Wisdom:
The quality of having experience and good judgment
Wit:
Mental sharpness and inventiveness