Unit 24
1. dissident (n.) – person who disagrees about beliefs
Example: The Soviet Union used Gulag camps to control dissidents.
Synonyms: rebel, nonconformist, protester
Antonyms: conformist, supporter
Nepali Meaning: विरोधी; असहमत व्यक्ति
Nepali Example: सोभियत संघले गुलाग शिविरहरू प्रयोग गरेर विरोधीहरूलाई नियन्त्रणमा राख्थ्यो।
2. dissolution (n.) – disintegration; debauchery
Example: Some philosophers argue the body’s dissolution doesn’t mean mind’s destruction.
Synonyms: disintegration, decomposition, dissipation
Antonyms: formation, establishment
Nepali Meaning: विघटन; विलय
Nepali Example: केही दार्शनिकहरूले शरीरको विघटनले मनको विनाश नभएको तर्क गर्छन्।
3. dissonance (n.) – discord; lack of harmony
Example: Cognitive dissonance occurs when beliefs conflict with actions.
Synonyms: discord, incongruity, tension
Antonyms: harmony, agreement
Nepali Meaning: असहमति; बेमेल
Nepali Example: संज्ञानात्मक बेमेल तब हुन्छ जब विश्वासहरू कार्यहरूसँग बेमेल हुन्छन्।
4. distend (v.) – to expand; swell out
Example: Starving people often have distended bellies.
Synonyms: inflate, expand, bloat
Antonyms: contract, shrink
Nepali Meaning: फुल्नु; सुनिनु
Nepali Example: भोकाएका व्यक्तिहरूको पेट प्रायः फुलेको हुन्छ।
5. distill (v.) – extract the essential elements
Example: The book distills the essence of leading philosophers’ ideas.
Synonyms: concentrate, purify, refine
Antonyms: dilute, weaken
Nepali Meaning: सारांश निकाल्नु; आसवन गर्नु
Nepali Example: पुस्तकले प्रमुख दार्शनिकहरूका विचारहरूको सारांश प्रस्तुत गर्छ।
6. distrait (adj.) – inattentive; preoccupied
Example: The chairperson became distrait when his secretary wasn’t in her usual place.
Synonyms: absent-minded, distracted, abstracted
Antonyms: attentive, focused
Nepali Meaning: असावधान; ध्यान नदिने
Nepali Example: सचिव आफ्नो नियतित स्थानमा नभएपछि अध्यक्ष असावधान भए।
7. diverge (v.) – to vary; go in different directions
Example: “Two roads diverged in a wood” – Robert Frost.
Synonyms: separate, deviate, branch
Antonyms: converge, meet
Nepali Meaning: फरक हुनु; बाटो छुट्टिनु
Nepali Example: “जंगलमा दुई बाटोहरू छुट्टिए” – रबर्ट फ्रस्ट।
8. divest (v.) – to strip; deprive; rid
Example: The defense nominee pledged to divest his defense company shares.
Synonyms: deprive, strip, dispossess
Antonyms: invest, endow
Nepali Meaning: वंचित गर्नु; छुट्याउनु
Nepali Example: रक्षा मन्त्री पदका उम्मेदवारले आफ्ना रक्षा कम्पनीका शेयरहरू छुट्याउने प्रतिज्ञा गरे।
9. divulge (v.) – to make known something secret
Example: Geneva Conventions forbid forcing POWs to divulge information.
Synonyms: disclose, reveal, expose
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Nepali Meaning: रहस्य खोल्नु; प्रकट गर्नु
Nepali Example: जेनेवा सम्मेलनहरूले युद्धबन्दीलाई जानकारी खोल्न बाध्य गर्न मनाही गर्छ।
10. doctrinaire (adj.) – dogmatic; uncompromising
Example: Doctrinaire Marxists view capitalism as temporary.
Synonyms: dogmatic, inflexible, rigid
Antonyms: flexible, open-minded
Nepali Meaning: सिद्धान्तवादी; कट्टर
Nepali Example: सिद्धान्तवादी मार्क्सवादीहरूले पूँजीवादलाई अस्थायी भनेर हेर्छन्।