Selected Poems of Rabindranath Tagore Glossary

By Monica Barry · Edited by Sierra Moore · Last reviewed January 20, 2023

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Written by Monica Barry

Unstinting

Benevolent, kind

Ineffable

Wonderful, amazing

Beckoning

Gesturing, waving

Poignant

Painful, touching

Yonder

At a distance

Clamorous

Noisy, loud

Palanquin

A covered carriage

Phantoms

Ghosts

Mendicant

Mooching, begging

Crescent

Bow, half moon

Scantily

In insufficient amount

Raiment

Women's garments

Primeval

Earliest, ancient

Loitered

Waited, lingered

Reclusive

Solitary, isolated

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