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1. banal (adj.) – lacking originality, boring
Example: The movie’s plot was banal and predictable.
Synonyms: trite, clichéd
Antonyms: original, fresh
Nepali Meaning: साधारण, नरमाइलो
Nepali Example: चलचित्रको कथा साधारण र अनुमानित थियो।
2. belie (v.) – to give a false impression
Example: His smile belied his true feelings.
Synonyms: contradict, misrepresent
Antonyms: reveal, expose
Nepali Meaning: झूटो प्रभाव दिनु
Nepali Example: उसको मुस्कानले वास्तविक भावनालाई ढाकेको थियो।
3. beneficent (adj.) – doing good
Example: The beneficent donor gave millions to charity.
Synonyms: charitable, benevolent
Antonyms: cruel, unkind
Nepali Meaning: उपकारी
Nepali Example: उपकारी दाताले करोडौं दानमा दिए।
4. bombastic (adj.) – pompous speech
Example: The politician’s bombastic speech annoyed many.
Synonyms: grandiose, inflated
Antonyms: modest, humble
Nepali Meaning: आडम्बरपूर्ण
Nepali Example: राजनीतिज्ञको आडम्बरपूर्ण भाषणले धेरैलाई रिस उठ्यो।
5. boorish (adj.) – rude, ill-mannered
Example: His boorish behavior embarrassed his friends.
Synonyms: crude, coarse
Antonyms: polite, refined
Nepali Meaning: असभ्य
Nepali Example: उसको असभ्य व्यवहारले उसका साथीहरूलाई शर्मस्क बनायो।
6. burgeon (v.) – to grow rapidly
Example: The town’s population began to burgeon.
Synonyms: flourish, expand
Antonyms: decline, shrink
Nepali Meaning: द्रुत बढ्नु
Nepali Example: शहरको जनसंख्या द्रुत बढ्न थाल्यो।
7. burnish (v.) – to polish
Example: He burnished the silver until it shone.
Synonyms: polish, buff
Antonyms: tarnish, dull
Nepali Meaning: चम्काउनु
Nepali Example: उसले चाँदी चम्काउँदै गर्यो जबसम्म यो चम्किन्नथालेन।
8. buttress (v.) – to support
Example: The data buttressed her argument.
Synonyms: reinforce, strengthen
Antonyms: weaken, undermine
Nepali Meaning: समर्थन गर्नु
Nepali Example: तथ्यांकले उनको तर्कलाई समर्थन गर्यो।