The Golden Touch

Word meanings
besides : in addition to (ଏତଦ୍‌ବ୍ୟତୀତ)
dearly : deeply (ଗଭୀର ଭାବରେ)
precious : valuable (ମୂଲ୍ୟବାନ)
treasure-room : here, the room where king Midas had kept bars of gold (ଗନ୍ତାଘର )
brightened : shone (ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ବଳି ଉଠିଲା)
vividly : clearly (ପ୍ରାଞ୍ଜଳ ଭାବରେ)
turned into gold: transformed into gold (ସୁନା ହୋଇଗଲା)
disappointed : sad (ଦୁଃଖ)
sunbeam : sunlight (ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟକିରଣ )
put on : wore (ପିନ୍ଧିଲେ)
bitterly: in a painful or unhappy mood (ଦୁଃଖଦ ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ)
scent : fragrance (ସୁଗନ୍ଧ)
comfort : (here) console (ସାନା ଦେବା )
terrible : ferocious (ଭୟଙ୍କର )
lingered (here) saw for some time (କିଛି ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ଦେଖୁବା)
despair : misery (ଦୁର୍ଦ୍ଦଶା)
passionately : the state of mind caused by passion (ଆଗ୍ର ହାନ୍ତି ତ ହୋଇ)
scrap: piece (ଖଣ୍ଡ)
weight : (here) the burden of greed for gold

B. Doing with words.
1. Write the antonyms of the following words
love — hate
bright —dull
perfect — imperfect
wise — fool
please — displease
usual — unusual
happiness — sadness
common — uncommon
beautiful — ugly
careful — careless
proud — humble
sincere — insincere

👉Match the expressions in column A with their one-word substitution in column B.
3. Write the nouns derived from the following verbs 
collect — collection
satisfy — satisfaction
exclaim — exclamation
disappoint — disappointment
reflect — reflection
astonish — astonishment
expect — expectation

4. Fill in the blanks with the adjectival forms of the following nouns:
gold — golden
beauty — beautiful
palace — palatial
magic — magical
spectacle — spectacular
comfort — comfortable
Sorrow — sorrowful
passion — passionate

5. Fill in the blanks with the verbs from which the following nouns have been
speech — speak
thought — think
excitement — excite
collection — collect
service — serve



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