Unit 25
1. document (v.) – to provide with written evidence to support
Example: The insurance company required Debbie to document her medical claim.
Synonyms: verify, substantiate, corroborate
Antonyms: disprove, invalidate
Nepali Meaning: लिखित प्रमाण प्रदान गर्नु
Nepali Example: बीमा कम्पनीले डेबीलाई आफ्नो चिकित्सा दावी प्रमाणित गर्न लिखित प्रमाण माग्यो।
2. doggerel (n.) – poor verse
Example: The army latrine displayed humorous doggerel during WWII.
Synonyms: jingle, rhyme, verse
Antonyms: poetry, sonnet
Nepali Meaning: खराब कविता
Nepali Example: द्वितीय विश्वयुद्धको बेला सेनाको शौचालयमा हास्यास्पद खराब कविता देखिन्थ्यो।
3. dogmatic (adj.) – stating opinions without proof
Example: Jurists must avoid being dogmatic when applying precedents.
Synonyms: opinionated, doctrinaire, authoritarian
Antonyms: open-minded, flexible
Nepali Meaning: प्रमाण नदिई राय राख्ने
Nepali Example: न्यायाधीशहरूले पूर्वनिर्णय लागू गर्दा प्रमाण नदिई राय राख्नु हुँदैन।
4. dormant (adj.) – inactive
Example: Many diseases may represent manifestations of dormant emotional issues.
Synonyms: latent, quiescent, inactive
Antonyms: active, awake
Nepali Meaning: निष्क्रिय
Nepali Example: धेरै रोगहरू निष्क्रिय भावनात्मक समस्याहरूको अभिव्यक्ति हुन सक्छन्।
5. dross (n.) – waste; worthless matter
Example: Good blogs help filter out dross from worthwhile content online.
Synonyms: slag, scum, refuse
Antonyms: valuable, essence
Nepali Meaning: फोहोर; बेकार वस्तु
Nepali Example: राम्रो ब्लगहरूले अनलाइनमा बेकार सामग्रीबाट मूल्यवान सामग्री छुट्याउन मद्दत गर्छन्।
6. dupe (v.) – to deceive; trick
Example: “In friendship and love, the mind is often duped by the heart.”
Synonyms: fool, hoodwink, bamboozle
Antonyms: undeceive, enlighten
Nepali Meaning: धोका दिनु; छल्नु
Nepali Example: “मित्रता र प्रेममा, मन प्रायः मुटुले धोका खाइरहन्छ।”
7. ebullient (adj.) – exhilarated; enthusiastic
Example: The ebullient candidate announced his landslide victory.
Synonyms: exuberant, buoyant, elated
Antonyms: depressed, apathetic
Nepali Meaning: उत्साहित; उमालिएको
Nepali Example: उत्साहित उम्मेदवारले आफ्नो जोडदार जित घोषणा गरे।
8. eclectic (adj.) – selecting from various sources
Example: Neo-Platonism was an eclectic synthesis of multiple philosophies.
Synonyms: diverse, varied, comprehensive
Antonyms: narrow, limited
Nepali Meaning: विविध स्रोतबाट चयन गरिएको
Nepali Example: नियो-प्लेटोनिज्म धेरै दर्शनहरूको विविध मिश्रण थियो।
9. effervescence (n.) – high spirits; bubbling
Example: Effervescence occurs when acid reacts with limestone.
Synonyms: exuberance, liveliness, fizz
Antonyms: flatness, dullness
Nepali Meaning: उत्साह; बब्लिंग
Nepali Example: एसिडले चुनढुङ्गासँग प्रतिक्रिया गर्दा बब्लिंग हुन्छ।
10. effete (adj.) – depleted of vitality; decadent
Example: Agnew denounced war protesters as an “effete corps of snobs.”
Synonyms: exhausted, decadent, enervated
Antonyms: vigorous, robust
Nepali Meaning: शक्तिहीन; अवनत
Nepali Example: एग्न्युले युद्ध विरोधीहरूलाई “अवनत अहंकारीहरूको समूह” भनेर निन्दा गरे।