Unit 55
1. pallid (adj.) – lacking color or liveliness
Example: The patient’s pallid complexion worried the doctor.
Synonyms: pale, wan, ashen
Antonyms: rosy, vibrant, colorful
Nepali Meaning: फिक्का; निस्तेज
Nepali Example: रोगीको फिक्का रङले डाक्टरलाई चिन्तित बनायो।
2. panegyric (n.) – elaborate praise; formal tribute
Example: The retiring professor received panegyrics from his colleagues.
Synonyms: eulogy, encomium, tribute
Antonyms: criticism, condemnation
Nepali Meaning: प्रशंसा गीत; स्तुति
Nepali Example: अवकाश प्राप्त प्राध्यापकले आफ्ना सहकर्मीहरूबाट प्रशंसा गीत प्राप्त गरे।
3. paragon (n.) – model of perfection
Example: She was considered a paragon of virtue in her community.
Synonyms: exemplar, ideal, epitome
Antonyms: mediocrity, inferior
Nepali Meaning: आदर्श; उत्कृष्ट नमुना
Nepali Example: उनी आफ्नो समुदायमा सदाचारको आदर्श मानिन्थिन्।
4. partisan (adj.) – biased; strongly supporting a party/cause
Example: The newspaper was criticized for its partisan reporting.
Synonyms: biased, prejudiced, one-sided
Antonyms: impartial, neutral, unbiased
Nepali Meaning: पक्षपातपूर्ण; दलगत
Nepali Example: पत्रिकालाई यसको पक्षपातपूर्ण समाचार प्रस्तुतिको लागि आलोचना गरियो।
5. pathological (adj.) – relating to disease; abnormal
Example: His pathological fear of germs affected his daily life.
Synonyms: diseased, morbid, compulsive
Antonyms: healthy, normal
Nepali Meaning: रोग सम्बन्धी; असामान्य
Nepali Example: उनको कीटाणुको असामान्य डरले उनको दैनिक जीवनलाई असर गर्यो।
6. patois (n.) – regional dialect; nonstandard speech
Example: The islanders spoke a French patois difficult for outsiders to understand.
Synonyms: vernacular, dialect, jargon
Antonyms: standard language
Nepali Meaning: स्थानीय बोली; ग्रामीण भाषा
Nepali Example: टापुवासीहरूले फ्रेन्च बोली बोल्थे जुन बाहिरीहरूका लागि बुझ्न गाह्रो थियो।
7. paucity (n.) – scarcity
Example: There was a paucity of evidence to support the claim.
Synonyms: deficiency, insufficiency, shortage
Antonyms: abundance, plenty
Nepali Meaning: अभाव; कमी
Nepali Example: दाबीलाई समर्थन गर्ने प्रमाणको अभाव थियो।
8. pedantic (adj.) – overly concerned with formal rules
Example: His pedantic corrections annoyed his classmates.
Synonyms: bookish, academic, fussy
Antonyms: practical, informal
Nepali Meaning: नियमप्रति अत्यधिक सचेत
Nepali Example: उनको नियमप्रति अत्यधिक सचेत सच्याइहरूले सहपाठीहरूलाई रिसाउने गर्थ्यो।
9. pellucid (adj.) – clear; transparent
Example: Her pellucid explanation made the complex topic understandable.
Synonyms: lucid, clear, transparent
Antonyms: opaque, obscure
Nepali Meaning: पारदर्शी; स्पष्ट
Nepali Example: उनको स्पष्ट व्याख्याले जटिल विषयलाई बुझ्न सजिलो बनायो।
10. penchant (n.) – strong inclination
Example: He has a penchant for classical music.
Synonyms: predilection, proclivity, tendency
Antonyms: aversion, dislike
Nepali Meaning: प्रवृत्ति; झुकाव
Nepali Example: उनलाई शास्त्रीय संगीतप्रति झुकाव छ।