Unit 70
1. solvent (adj.) – able to meet financial obligations
Example: During the financial crisis several large banks had difficulty remaining solvent.
Synonyms: financially sound, creditworthy
Antonyms: bankrupt, insolvent
Nepali Meaning: आर्थिक दायित्व पूरा गर्न सक्षम
Nepali Example: आर्थिक संकटको समयमा धेरै ठूला बैंकहरू आफ्नो आर्थिक दायित्व पूरा गर्न गाह्रो महसुस गरे।
2. somatic (adj.) – relating to or affecting the body; corporeal
Example: A psychosomatic disorder is a malady caused by a mental disturbance that adversely affects somatic functioning.
Synonyms: bodily, physical
Antonyms: mental, psychological
Nepali Meaning: शारीरिक
Nepali Example: मनोदैहिक विकार भनेको मानसिक अशान्तिले शारीरिक कार्यप्रणालीलाई असर गरेर हुने रोग हो।
3. soporific (adj.) – sleep producing
Example: For some people the best soporific is reading a boring book.
Synonyms: sleep-inducing, sedative
Antonyms: stimulating, invigorating
Nepali Meaning: निद्रा ल्याउने
Nepali Example: केही मानिसहरूका लागि निद्रा ल्याउने उत्तम उपाय भनेको उब्जो किताब पढ्नु हो।
4. sordid (adj.) – filthy; contemptible and corrupt
Example: The Monica Lewinsky scandal must certainly rank as one of the most sordid affairs in American history.
Synonyms: sleazy, squalid
Antonyms: honorable, virtuous
Nepali Meaning: गन्दो; निकृष्ट
Nepali Example: मोनिका लेविन्स्की घोटाला अमेरिकी इतिहासको सबैभन्दा निकृष्ट घटनाहरू मध्ये एक हो।
5. specious (adj.) – seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so
Example: The article systematically rebuts the specious argument advanced by the so-called expert.
Synonyms: misleading, fallacious
Antonyms: valid, sound
Nepali Meaning: भ्रमात्मक
Nepali Example: लेखले तथाकथित विशेषज्ञले प्रस्तुत गरेको भ्रमात्मक तर्कलाई व्यवस्थित रूपमा खण्डन गर्छ।
6. spectrum (n.) – band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range
Example: The political science course deals with the whole spectrum of political ideologies.
Synonyms: range, gamut
Antonyms: narrow scope
Nepali Meaning: विस्तृत शृंखला
Nepali Example: राजनीति विज्ञानको पाठ्यक्रमले राजनीतिक विचारधाराहरूको सम्पूर्ण विस्तृत शृंखलालाई समेट्छ।
7. spendthrift (n.) – person who spends money recklessly
Example: A Chinese proverb describes a paradox: Rich spendthrifts never save enough.
Synonyms: prodigal, squanderer
Antonyms: miser, saver
Nepali Meaning: फजुलखर्ची
Nepali Example: चिनियाँ लोकोक्तिले एउटा विरोधाभास बताउँछ: धनी फजुलखर्चीहरू कहिल्यै पनि पर्याप्त बचत गर्दैनन्।
8. sporadic (adj.) – irregular
Example: Despite the ceasefire, there have been sporadic outbreaks of violence.
Synonyms: intermittent, occasional
Antonyms: constant, continuous
Nepali Meaning: अनियमित
Nepali Example: युद्धविरामको बावजुद, हिंसाका अनियमित घटनाहरू देखिन्छन्।
9. squalor (n.) – filthy, wretched condition
Example: The family lives in squalor in the slums of Mexico City.
Synonyms: dirtiness, misery
Antonyms: cleanliness, comfort
Nepali Meaning: गन्दगी; दुःखद अवस्था
Nepali Example: परिवार मेक्सिको सहरको झुग्गी बस्तीमा गन्दगीमा बस्छ।
10. staccato (adj.) – marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds
Example: We listened to the staccato steps of the woman in high heels running down the street.
Synonyms: disconnected, clipped
Antonyms: continuous, flowing
Nepali Meaning: खुक्क-खुक्क आवाज भएको
Nepali Example: हामीले हाई हिल लगाएकी महिलाको सडकमा दौड्दा निस्कने खुक्क-खुक्क आवाज सुन्यौं।