Unit 43
1. insuperable (adj.) – unconquerable
Example: Developing missile defense faces insuperable technical challenges.
Synonyms: insurmountable, impassable
Antonyms: surmountable, conquerable
Nepali Meaning: अजय
Nepali Example: मिसाइल रक्षा प्रणाली विकास गर्दा अजय तकनीकी चुनौतीहरू सामना गर्नुपर्छ।
2. intangible (adj.) – not material
Example: Career choices should consider intangible rewards beyond salary.
Synonyms: abstract, impalpable
Antonyms: tangible, concrete
Nepali Meaning: अमूर्त
Nepali Example: पेशा छनौट गर्दा तलबभन्दा बाहेकका अमूर्त प्रतिफलहरू पनि विचार गर्नुपर्छ।
3. interdict (v.) – to prohibit
Example: U.S. customs can seize interdicted goods.
Synonyms: ban, forbid
Antonyms: allow, permit
Nepali Meaning: प्रतिबन्ध लगाउनु
Nepali Example: अमेरिकी सीमा शुल्कले प्रतिबन्धित सामान जफत गर्न सक्छ।
4. internecine (adj.) – mutually destructive
Example: The U.S. Civil War was an internecine conflict with massive casualties.
Synonyms: deadly, ruinous
Antonyms: constructive, beneficial
Nepali Meaning: पारस्परिक विनाशकारी
Nepali Example: अमेरिकी गृहयुद्ध ठूलो मानिसहत्या भएको पारस्परिक विनाशकारी संघर्ष थियो।
5. interpolate (v.) – to insert
Example: Scholars debated which Bible passages were interpolated.
Synonyms: insert, introduce
Antonyms: remove, delete
Nepali Meaning: घुसाउनु
Nepali Example: विद्वानहरूले बाइबलका कुन अंशहरू घुसाइएको हो भनेर बहस गरे।
6. interregnum (n.) – gap between reigns
Example: Some view past civilization collapses as mere interregnums.
Synonyms: interval, hiatus
Antonyms: continuity
Nepali Meaning: अन्तराल
Nepali Example: केहीले अघिल्ला सभ्यताको पतनलाई मात्र अन्तराल मान्छन्।
7. intimate (adj.) – close; familiar
Example: Dylan and Garcia became friends but not intimate ones.
Synonyms: close, personal
Antonyms: distant, formal
Nepali Meaning: घनिष्ठ
Nepali Example: डिलन र गार्सियाले घनिष्ठ नभएर मात्र मित्र बने।
8. intractable (adj.) – unmanageable
Example: Difficult psychosomatic cases require psychiatrists.
Synonyms: stubborn, obstinate
Antonyms: manageable, compliant
Nepali Meaning: अनियन्त्रणीय
Nepali Example: जटिल मनोदैहिक केसहरूमा मनोचिकित्सक आवश्यक पर्छ।
9. intransigence (n.) – stubbornness
Example: Negotiations failed due to mutual intransigence.
Synonyms: inflexibility, obstinacy
Antonyms: flexibility, compromise
Nepali Meaning: हठधर्मिता
Nepali Example: पारस्परिक हठधर्मिताले वार्ता असफल भयो।
10. introspective (adj.) – self-examining
Example: Wordsworth’s Prelude is an introspective work.
Synonyms: contemplative, reflective
Antonyms: unreflective, shallow
Nepali Meaning: आत्मविश्लेषणात्मक
Nepali Example: वर्ड्सवर्थको प्रिलुड एक आत्मविश्लेषणात्मक कृति हो।