Unit 5
1. anodyne (n.) – something that calms or soothes pain
Example: Some people use alcohol as an anodyne to numb their emotional pain.
Synonyms: soothing, calming, painkiller
Antonyms: irritant, aggravator
Nepali Meaning: दुखाई शान्त गर्ने वस्तु
Nepali Example: केही मानिसहरूले आफ्नो भावनात्मक दुखाई शान्त गर्न मद्यपानलाई दुखाई शान्त गर्ने वस्तुको रूपमा प्रयोग गर्छन्।
2. anodyne (adj.) – relaxing, or capable of soothing pain
Example: The public relations officer is remarkably anodyne; all he does is mouth comforting, politically correct platitudes, saying nothing of substance.
Synonyms: bland, mild, harmless
Antonyms: provocative, stimulating
Nepali Meaning: शान्तिदायक
Nepali Example: जनसम्पर्क अधिकारी धेरै शान्तिदायक छन्; उनले केही सारहीन, राजनीतिक रूपमा सही आश्वासन मात्र दिन्छन्।
3. anomalous (adj.) – irregular; deviating from the norm
Example: The psychologist discounted the anomalous behavior of the soldier, saying it was merely a short-term effect of the stress of battle.
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, unusual
Antonyms: normal, typical, regular
Nepali Meaning: असामान्य
Nepali Example: मनोवैज्ञानिकले सैनिकको असामान्य व्यवहारलाई लडाइँको तनावको अल्पकालीन प्रभाव मात्र भनेर खारेज गरे।
4. anomaly (n.) – irregularity; deviation from the norm
Example: A pig’s life span would be cut in half because of anomalies in the cloning process.
Synonyms: abnormality, oddity, exception
Antonyms: norm, regularity
Nepali Meaning: विसंगति
Nepali Example: क्लोनिंग प्रक्रियामा विसंगतिको कारणले सुँगुरको जीवन अवधि आधा हुनेछ।
5. antecedent (n.) – something that comes before
Example: The Reformation had its antecedents in the reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church.
Synonyms: precursor, forerunner, predecessor
Antonyms: successor, descendant
Nepali Meaning: पूर्ववर्ती
Nepali Example: सुधार आन्दोलनको पूर्ववर्ती रोमन क्याथोलिक चर्चभित्र थियो।
6. antediluvian (adj.) – prehistoric
Example: Most of our knowledge of antediluvian times comes from the study of fossils.
Synonyms: ancient, archaic, primordial
Antonyms: modern, recent
Nepali Meaning: प्रागैतिहासिक
Nepali Example: हाम्रो प्रागैतिहासिक समयको धेरै ज्ञान जीवाश्मको अध्ययनबाट आएको हो।
7. antipathy (n.) – dislike; hostility
Example: Heathcliff feels great antipathy for Edgar Linton, who marries the woman he loves.
Synonyms: aversion, hatred, animosity
Antonyms: affection, fondness
Nepali Meaning: घृणा
Nepali Example: हीथक्लिफले एड्गर लिन्टनप्रति ठूलो घृणा राख्छन्, जसले उनले माया गर्ने महिलासँग विवाह गर्छन्।
8. apathy (n.) – indifference
Example: Apathy was high in the election because no major issue aroused voter interest.
Synonyms: disinterest, unconcern, lethargy
Antonyms: enthusiasm, concern
Nepali Meaning: उदासीनता
Nepali Example: चुनावमा उदासीनता धेरै थियो किनभने कुनै प्रमुख मुद्दाले मतदाताको रुचि जगाएन।
9. apex (n.) – the highest point
Example: Classicism reached its apex in the poetry of Alexander Pope.
Synonyms: peak, summit, pinnacle
Antonyms: bottom, nadir
Nepali Meaning: शिखर
Nepali Example: एलेक्जेन्डर पोपको कवितामा शास्त्रीयतावादले आफ्नो शिखर प्राप्त गर्यो।
10. apogee (n.) – the highest point in an orbit; climax
Example: The Ottoman Empire reached its apogee in the seventeenth century.
Synonyms: zenith, peak, culmination
Antonyms: perigee, nadir
Nepali Meaning: पराकाष्ठा
Nepali Example: ओटोमन साम्राज्यले सत्रहौँ शताब्दीमा आफ्नो पराकाष्ठा प्राप्त गर्यो।
11. apothegm (n.) – a terse, witty saying
Example: Lord Acton’s apothegm: “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Synonyms: maxim, adage, proverb
Antonyms: rambling, verbosity
Nepali Meaning: सूक्ति
Nepali Example: लर्ड एक्टनको सूक्ति: “शक्तिले भ्रष्ट बनाउँछ र पूर्ण शक्तिले पूर्ण रूपमा भ्रष्ट बनाउँछ।”
12. appease (v.) – to calm; pacify; placate
Example: Neville Chamberlain tried to appease Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.
Synonyms: mollify, soothe, conciliate
Antonyms: provoke, aggravate
Nepali Meaning: शान्त गर्नु
Nepali Example: नेभिल चेम्बरलेनले १९३० को दशकमा एडोल्फ हिटलरलाई शान्त गर्ने प्रयास गरे।