Revenant - Reshma Majithia
I have been a denizen of this hotel for more than a decade now.
No one can see me, as I am invisible. The other day I was just hovering
around when I heard maître d’hôtel speak about a musical soiree.
Whoa! I was so excited and jubilant. I decked myself in a suit and was looking
forward to the evening. Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the hotel a
refulgent setting for the soiree. People started pouring in by 7.00 p.m.
All the men looked dapper in their suits while the ladies looked alluring in their silks and jewels.
They were evidently the glitterati of town.
There was music and a sea of people undulated to the music.
There was this young, good-looking lass standing in a corner. I just could not
get my eyes off her. She looked despondent. I was just walking towards her when a
glabrous man pulled her with such celerity, that she almost fell and everyone guffawed at her.
She was so abashed. I was so furious and wanted to strangulate him.
Later I realised that that nitwit of a guy was her boy friend. Most of them were
in an inebriated condition. The party ended at around 1.00 a.m. and gradually
I was left in complete solitude.
The meaning of words marked in bold
Revenant: (N)
|
(rev-uh-nuhnt)
a person who returns
as a spirit after death;
a ghost. |
Denizen: (N) |
(den-uh-zuhn)
an inhabitant;
resident. |
Hovering: (V) |
(huhv-er-ing),
to keep lingering about;
wait near at hand, hang around. |
Maître d’hôtel: (N) |
(French)
(mey-truh- doh-tel)
the owner or manager
of a hotel. |
Jubilant: (Adj)
|
(joo-buh-luhnt)
showing great joy |
Decked: (V) |
(dek)
to clothe or attire, to dress
|
Gilded: (Adj) |
(gil-did)
covered or highlighted
with gold or something
of a golden color. |
Refulgent: (Adj) |
( ri-fuhl-juhnt)
shining brightly,
radiant, gleaming |
Soiree: (N)
|
(swah-rey)
an evening party or
a social gathering |
Dapper: (Adj) |
(dap-er)
neat, smart |
Alluring: (Adj) |
(uh-loor-ing)
very attractive |
Glitterati: (N) |
(glit-uh-rah-tee)
wealthy or famous
people who conspicuously or ostentatiously attend fashionable events. |
Undulated: (V) |
(uhn-dyuh-leyt)
to bend with successive curves in alternate directions, moved like a wave. |
Despondent: (Adj) |
(dih-spon-duhnt) disheartened |
Glabrous: (Adj) |
(gley-bruhs)
bald |
Celerity: (N) |
(suh-ler-i-tee)
quickness, speed |
Guffawed: (V) |
(guh-faw)
to laugh loudly and boisterously. |
Abashed: (Adj) |
(uh-basht)
ashamed embarrassed |
Nitwit: (N) |
(nit-wit)
a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person. |
| Inebriated: (Adj)
|
(in-ee-bree-yet)
to make drunk;
intoxicate, in a drunken state. |
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