Unit 63
1. quorum (n.) – minimum number required for a meeting
Example: The board couldn’t vote without a quorum present.
Synonyms: minimum, majority, requisite
Antonyms: absence, shortage
Nepali Meaning: गणपूर्ति; न्यूनतम सदस्य संख्या
Nepali Example: बोर्डले गणपूर्ति नभएको अवस्थामा मतदान गर्न सकेन।
2. raconteur (n.) – skilled storyteller
Example: My grandfather was a marvelous raconteur of war stories.
Synonyms: narrator, anecdotalist, storyteller
Antonyms: poor speaker
Nepali Meaning: कथावाचक; रमाइलो कथा सुनाउने व्यक्ति
Nepali Example: मेरो बाजे युद्धका कथाहरू सुनाउनमा माहिर कथावाचक थिए।
3. rail (v.) – to complain bitterly
Example: The activist railed against corporate greed.
Synonyms: rant, fulminate, inveigh
Antonyms: praise, commend
Nepali Meaning: कडा भर्त्सना गर्नु
Nepali Example: कार्यकर्ताले कर्पोरेट लोभको कडा भर्त्सना गरे।
4. raiment (n.) – clothing
Example: The king’s golden raiment glittered in the sunlight.
Synonyms: attire, garments, vestments
Antonyms: nakedness
Nepali Meaning: पोशाक; वस्त्र
Nepali Example: राजाको सुनौलो पोशाक घाममा चम्किरहेको थियो।
5. ramification (n.) – consequence; branching out
Example: The new law has unexpected ramifications.
Synonyms: implication, outcome, consequence
Antonyms: origin, cause
Nepali Meaning: परिणाम; शाखाकरण
Nepali Example: नयाँ कानूनको अपेक्षा नगरिएका परिणामहरू छन्।
6. rarefied (adj.) – refined; lofty
Example: She thrived in the rarefied world of academia.
Synonyms: esoteric, elevated, sublime
Antonyms: common, vulgar
Nepali Meaning: परिष्कृत; उच्चस्तरीय
Nepali Example: उनी उच्चस्तरीय शैक्षिक वातावरणमा फलिफाप भइन्।
7. rationale (n.) – logical basis
Example: The professor explained the rationale behind the theory.
Synonyms: reasoning, justification, grounds
Antonyms: irrationality
Nepali Meaning: तार्किक आधार
Nepali Example: प्राध्यापकले सिद्धान्तको पछाडिको तार्किक आधार बुझाए।
8. rebus (n.) – picture puzzle representing words
Example: Ancient Egyptians used rebuses in their writing system.
Synonyms: pictogram, hieroglyph
Antonyms: plain text
Nepali Meaning: चित्रात्मक पहेली
Nepali Example: प्राचीन इजिप्टियनहरूले आफ्नो लेखन प्रणालीमा चित्रात्मक पहेलीहरू प्रयोग गर्थे।
9. recalcitrant (adj.) – stubbornly resistant
Example: The recalcitrant student refused to follow instructions.
Synonyms: obstinate, defiant, unruly
Antonyms: compliant, obedient
Nepali Meaning: हटधर्मी; आज्ञा नमान्ने
Nepali Example: हटधर्मी विद्यार्थीले निर्देशनहरू पालना गर्न अस्वीकार गर्यो।
10. recant (v.) – to withdraw a statement
Example: The scientist was forced to recant his controversial theory.
Synonyms: retract, disavow, repudiate
Antonyms: affirm, maintain
Nepali Meaning: कुरा फिर्ता लिनु
Nepali Example: वैज्ञानिकलाई उनको विवादास्पद सिद्धान्त फिर्ता लिन बाध्य पारियो।