Unit 30
1. exacerbate (v.) – to aggravate; make worse
Example: Burning fossil fuels exacerbates the greenhouse effect.
Synonyms: worsen, intensify, aggravate
Antonyms: alleviate, mitigate
Nepali Meaning: बढाउनु; खराब बनाउनु
Nepali Example: जीवाश्म इन्धन जलाउनेले ग्रीनहाउस प्रभावलाई बढाउँछ।
2. exact (v.) – to force payment; demand by authority
Example: Conquering rulers exacted taxes from adult males.
Synonyms: demand, require, extort
Antonyms: waive, forgive
Nepali Meaning: जबर्जस्ती लिनु; माग गर्नु
Nepali Example: विजेता शासकहरूले वयस्क पुरुषहरूबाट कर लिन्थे।
3. exculpate (v.) – to clear of blame
Example: The report exculpated the FBI from wrongdoing.
Synonyms: absolve, acquit, vindicate
Antonyms: accuse, blame
Nepali Meaning: दोषमुक्त गर्नु
Nepali Example: प्रतिवेदनले एफबीआईलाई गलत कामबाट दोषमुक्त गर्यो।
4. execrable (adj.) – detestable; abhorrent
Example: Traditionalists found electric folk music execrable.
Synonyms: abominable, loathsome, vile
Antonyms: admirable, excellent
Nepali Meaning: घृणित; नराम्रो
Nepali Example: परम्परावादीहरूले इलेक्ट्रिक फोक संगीतलाई घृणित मान्थे।
5. exhort (v.) – to urge strongly
Example: General Patton exhorted troops before D-Day.
Synonyms: encourage, implore, press
Antonyms: discourage, deter
Nepali Meaning: आग्रह गर्नु; उत्प्रेरित गर्नु
Nepali Example: जनरल प्याटनले डी-डे अघि सैनिकहरूलाई उत्प्रेरित गरे।
6. exigency (n.) – crisis; urgent need
Example: Astronauts train for spacecraft emergencies.
Synonyms: emergency, predicament, crisis
Antonyms: normality, stability
Nepali Meaning: आपतकाल; जरुरी आवश्यकता
Nepali Example: अन्तरिक्ष यात्रीहरूले यानको आपतकालका लागि तालिम लिन्छन्।
7. existential (adj.) – relating to existence
Example: Sartre discussed existential freedom and responsibility.
Synonyms: experiential, empirical
Antonyms: theoretical, hypothetical
Nepali Meaning: अस्तित्वसम्बन्धी
Nepali Example: सार्त्रले अस्तित्वसम्बन्धी स्वतन्त्रता र जिम्मेवारी बारे छलफल गरे।
8. exorcise (v.) – to expel evil spirits
Example: Psychiatrists help patients exorcise personal demons.
Synonyms: purge, cleanse, expel
Antonyms: invite, welcome
Nepali Meaning: खराब आत्मा निकाल्नु
Nepali Example: मनोचिकित्सकले रोगीलाई व्यक्तिगत दुःखहरूबाट मुक्त गर्न मद्दत गर्छन्।
9. expatiate (v.) – to speak/write at length
Example: The author expatiated on writing techniques.
Synonyms: elaborate, expound, discourse
Antonyms: summarize, abbreviate
Nepali Meaning: लामो व्याख्या गर्नु
Nepali Example: लेखकले लेखन प्रविधिहरूबारे लामो व्याख्या गरे।
10. expatriate (v.) – to send into exile
Example: Some asylum seekers get expatriated.
Synonyms: banish, deport, exile
Antonyms: repatriate, welcome
Nepali Meaning: निर्वासित गर्नु
Nepali Example: केही शरणार्थीहरू निर्वासित हुन्छन्।