2. Important meanings: The Snake and the Mirror
Meager- small in quantity.
Gable- upper part of a wall below a sloping roof.
Solitary- one single piece of something.
Resumed- restart, reopen.
Wriggled- zig-zag, slither.
Lurked- keep out of sight.
Vermillion- women put a red color ingredient called sindoor
on their forehead.
Taken with- attracted by.