Unit 58
1. plasticity (n.) – ability to be shaped or molded
Example: The brain’s plasticity allows for remarkable recovery after injury.
Synonyms: malleability, flexibility, adaptability
Antonyms: rigidity, inflexibility
Nepali Meaning: आकार दिन मिल्ने गुण
Nepali Example: मस्तिष्कको आकार दिन मिल्ने गुणले चोटपटक पछि उल्लेख्य रूपमा निको हुन सक्षम बनाउँछ।
2. platitude (n.) – overused, dull remark
Example: The speech was full of empty platitudes about hard work.
Synonyms: cliché, truism, bromide
Antonyms: original thought, profundity
Nepali Meaning: घिसारिएको भनाइ
Nepali Example: भाषणमा परिश्रमको बारेमा खाली घिसारिएका भनाइहरू भरिएको थियो।
3. platonic (adj.) – spiritual; non-sexual
Example: Their relationship remained strictly platonic for years.
Synonyms: nonphysical, ideal, chaste
Antonyms: romantic, sexual
Nepali Meaning: आध्यात्मिक; यौन सम्बन्ध नभएको
Nepali Example: उनीहरूको सम्बन्ध वर्षौंसम्म पूर्ण रूपमा आध्यात्मिक नै रह्यो।
4. plethora (n.) – excessive amount
Example: The store offered a plethora of smartphone choices.
Synonyms: abundance, surplus, glut
Antonyms: scarcity, shortage
Nepali Meaning: अत्यधिक मात्रा
Nepali Example: पसलेमा स्मार्टफोनको अत्यधिक विकल्पहरू उपलब्ध थिए।
5. plumb (v.) – to measure depth; examine deeply
Example: The researcher plumbed the depths of medieval history.
Synonyms: fathom, probe, explore
Nepali Meaning: गहिराई नाप्नु; गहन अध्ययन गर्नु
Nepali Example: अनुसन्धानकर्ताले मध्यकालीन इतिहासको गहन अध्ययन गरे।
6. plummet (v.) – to fall rapidly
Example: Stock prices plummeted after the scandal broke.
Synonyms: plunge, nosedive, tumble
Antonyms: soar, rise
Nepali Meaning: झर्नु; डुब्नु
Nepali Example: काण्ड प्रकाशित भएपछि शेयरको मूल्य झर्यो।
7. plutocracy (n.) – government by the wealthy
Example: Critics argue the country has become a plutocracy.
Synonyms: oligarchy, aristocracy
Antonyms: democracy, egalitarianism
Nepali Meaning: धनिकहरूको शासन
Nepali Example: आलोचकहरूले देश धनिकहरूको शासन बनेको दाबी गर्छन्।
8. porous (adj.) – full of holes; permeable
Example: The porous soil allowed quick water drainage.
Synonyms: permeable, absorbent, honeycombed
Antonyms: impermeable, solid
Nepali Meaning: छिद्रयुक्त; पारगम्य
Nepali Example: छिद्रयुक्त माटोले पानी छिटो निकास हुन दिन्थ्यो।
9. poseur (n.) – someone who pretends to be what they’re not
Example: The art critic dismissed him as a mere poseur.
Synonyms: pretender, fake, impostor
Antonyms: genuine article
Nepali Meaning: ढोंगी; दिखावटी
Nepali Example: कला समीक्षकले उनलाई मात्र एउटा दिखावटी भनेर खारेज गरे।
10. pragmatic (adj.) – practical; realistic
Example: She took a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Synonyms: sensible, practical, realistic
Antonyms: idealistic, impractical
Nepali Meaning: व्यावहारिक
Nepali Example: उनले समस्या समाधान गर्न व्यावहारिक दृष्टिकोण अपनाइन्।