THE LEGEND BEHIND A LEGEND

 

📚 THE LEGEND BEHIND A LEGEND
🌟 Glossary – Word Meanings
✍️ Hariharan Balakrishnan
📖 Important Vocabulary
Learn the English meaning and Odia meaning of important words and phrases from the lesson.
1. LEGEND

🔹 English Meaning: a very famous person or story

🔸 Odia Meaning: କିମ୍ବଦନ୍ତୀ / ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି

2. TIGRESS

🔹 English Meaning: a female tiger

🔸 Odia Meaning: ବାଘୁଣୀ

3. FOREST

🔹 English Meaning: a large area covered with trees

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଜଙ୍ଗଲ

4. BANDIT

🔹 English Meaning: a robber

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଡକାୟତ

5. BANDIT QUEEN

🔹 English Meaning: queen of robbers

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଡକାୟତମାନଙ୍କ ରାଣୀ

6. MENAGERIE

🔹 English Meaning: a collection of wild animals

🔸 Odia Meaning: ବନ୍ୟଜନ୍ତୁମାନଙ୍କ ସଂଗ୍ରହ

7. DOMESTICATED

🔹 English Meaning: trained to live with humans

🔸 Odia Meaning: ମଣିଷ ସହିତ ରହିବାକୁ ପାଳିତ / ପୋଷା

8. EXPLOIT

🔹 English Meaning: a brave or remarkable act

🔸 Odia Meaning: ସାହସିକ / ଉଲ୍ଲେଖନୀୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ

9. SIMILIPAL

🔹 English Meaning: a famous forest area in Odisha

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ଅଞ୍ଚଳ

10. ATTEMPT

🔹 English Meaning: an effort to do something

🔸 Odia Meaning: ପ୍ରୟାସ

11. EXPERIENCE

🔹 English Meaning: to see or feel something personally

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଅନୁଭବ କରିବା

12. SENIOR JOURNALIST

🔹 English Meaning: an experienced news writer/reporter

🔸 Odia Meaning: ବରିଷ୍ଠ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ

13. GRUFF

🔹 English Meaning: rough in manner or speech

🔸 Odia Meaning: ରୁକ୍ଷ ସ୍ୱଭାବର

14. TOUGH

🔹 English Meaning: strong and strict

🔸 Odia Meaning: କଠୋର / ଦୃଢ଼

15. BROOKED NO NONSENSE

🔹 English Meaning: tolerated no unnecessary behaviour

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଅନାବଶ୍ୟକ କଥା ସହୁନଥିଲେ

16. SUFFER NO FOOLS

🔹 English Meaning: did not tolerate foolish people/behaviour

🔸 Odia Meaning: ମୂର୍ଖତା ସହୁନଥିଲେ

17. ADDRESS

🔹 English Meaning: details of where someone lives

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଠିକଣା

18. REFER

🔹 English Meaning: mention or point to something

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ କରିବା

19. ITINERANT

🔹 English Meaning: travelling from place to place

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଏଠାରୁ ସେଠାକୁ ଘୂରୁଥିବା

20. ARTICLE

🔹 English Meaning: a piece of writing in a newspaper/magazine

🔸 Odia Meaning: ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ / ଲେଖା

21. MAGAZINE

🔹 English Meaning: a periodical publication

🔸 Odia Meaning: ପତ୍ରିକା

22. A SHOT IN THE DARK

🔹 English Meaning: a hopeful attempt without certainty

🔸 Odia Meaning: ନିଶ୍ଚିତତା ନଥିବା ଆଶାଭରା ପ୍ରୟାସ

23. UTTER DELIGHT

🔹 English Meaning: extreme happiness

🔸 Odia Meaning: ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆନନ୍ଦ

24. INVITE

🔹 English Meaning: ask someone to come

🔸 Odia Meaning: ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରିବା

25. PRECISE

🔹 English Meaning: exact and clear

🔸 Odia Meaning: ସଠିକ୍ / ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ

26. INSTRUCTIONS

🔹 English Meaning: directions about what to do

🔸 Odia Meaning: ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶାବଳୀ

27. ADVANCE

🔹 English Meaning: before a particular time

🔸 Odia Meaning: ପୂର୍ବରୁ

28. REACH

🔹 English Meaning: arrive at a place

🔸 Odia Meaning: ପହଞ୍ଚିବା

29. PARTICULAR

🔹 English Meaning: specific / exact

🔸 Odia Meaning: ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ

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