Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie

Important Vocabulary Words From The Video

overthrown

To overthrow something is to remove it from power. Sometimes this is done forcibly, while other times it is done democratically.

  • The government was overthrown by a military coup.
  • The new president was elected through a democratic process.
conversing

When two people are conversing, they are talking to each other. They might be talking about anything from the weather to their favorite TV show.

  • They were conversing in French, which is their second language.
  • They were conversing in Spanish, which is their native language.
wisest

The wisest thing to do is usually the best thing to do. The wisest thing to do in this situation would be to stay calm and not get angry.

  • The wisest thing to do would be to apologize to her and end the feud.
  • The wisest thing to do would be to ignore him and not give him the chance to start another feud.
betrothed

When two people are betrothed, they have agreed to marry each other. This agreement is usually made in a ceremony, and it is usually very important to the couple.

  • Her betrothed died in a car accident.
  • He betrothed himself to her when they were kids.
entwined

To be entangled is to be tangled up in something. When the branches are entangled, it's difficult to move them.

  • The tree was entangled in the wire fence.
  • The rope was entangled around her ankle.
thundered

When something thunders, it makes a loud noise. Thunder is usually a sign that a storm is brewing.

  • The thunderous applause made it clear that the speech was a success.
  • The thunderous applause made it clear that the speech was a failure.
hesitating

When someone is hesitant, they are not sure whether they should do something. They might be hesitant because they are not sure whether it is the right thing to do, or they might be hesitant because they are not sure how the other person will react.

  • He was hesitant to answer the question, because he wasn't sure how the other person would react.
  • She was hesitant to answer the question, because she was not sure whether it was the right thing to do.
bedraggled

Bedraggled means that someone is dirty and wet. They might be wet because they're swimming in the river, or they might be wet because they just walked through the rain.

  • He was bedraggled and dirty after his adventure in the forest.
  • She was bedraggled and wet after she fell in the river.
relented

To relented means to give in or to stop protesting. When the protesters refused to relented, the police were forced to use force to control the situation.

  • The protesters refused to relented until the police used force to control the situation.
  • The company relented and agreed to pay the workers what they were owed.