Unit 74
1. sylvan (adj.) – related to the woods or forest
Example: The sylvan surroundings of the cabin made it perfect for nature lovers.
Synonyms: wooded, forested
Antonyms: urban, developed
Nepali Meaning: वन सम्बन्धी
Nepali Example: कुटीको वन सम्बन्धी वातावरणले यसलाई प्रकृतिप्रेमीहरूको लागि उत्तम बनायो।
2. tacit (adj.) – silently understood; implied
Example: There was a tacit agreement between them to split the profits equally.
Synonyms: implicit, unspoken
Antonyms: explicit, stated
Nepali Meaning: मौन सम्झौता
Nepali Example: उनीहरूबीच मौन रूपमा बुझिएको सम्झौता थियो कि नाफा बराबर बाँडिने।
3. talisman (n.) – charm for good luck
Example: She wore her grandmother’s talisman for protection.
Synonyms: amulet, charm
Antonyms: jinx, curse
Nepali Meaning: ताबिज
Nepali Example: उनले सुरक्षाको लागि आमाबुबाको ताबिज लगाउँथिन्।
4. tangential (adj.) – peripheral; digressing
Example: His comment was tangential to the main discussion.
Synonyms: irrelevant, digressive
Antonyms: relevant, pertinent
Nepali Meaning: स्पर्शरेखा सम्बन्धी
Nepali Example: उनको टिप्पणी मुख्य छलफलबाट स्पर्शरेखा सम्बन्धी थियो।
5. tautology (n.) – unnecessary repetition
Example: “Free gift” is considered a tautology.
Synonyms: redundancy, repetition
Antonyms: conciseness, brevity
Nepali Meaning: पुनरावृत्ति
Nepali Example: “निःशुल्क उपहार” लाई पुनरावृत्ति मानिन्छ।
6. taxonomy (n.) – science of classification
Example: Biology students study plant taxonomy.
Synonyms: classification, categorization
Nepali Meaning: वर्गीकरण विज्ञान
Nepali Example: जीवविज्ञानका विद्यार्थीहरूले बोटबिरुवाको वर्गीकरण विज्ञान पढ्छन्।
7. tenet (n.) – belief; doctrine
Example: Religious tenets vary among different faiths.
Synonyms: principle, dogma
Antonyms: heresy, disbelief
Nepali Meaning: सिद्धान्त
Nepali Example: धार्मिक सिद्धान्तहरू विभिन्न धर्महरूमा फरक हुन्छन्।
8. tenuous (adj.) – weak; insubstantial
Example: There’s only a tenuous connection between the two events.
Synonyms: fragile, flimsy
Antonyms: strong, substantial
Nepali Meaning: कमजोर
Nepali Example: दुई घटनाहरूबीच मात्र कमजोर सम्बन्ध छ।
9. terrestrial (adj.) – earthly
Example: Most terrestrial plants need sunlight.
Synonyms: earthly, land-based
Antonyms: celestial, aquatic
Nepali Meaning: पार्थिव
Nepali Example: धेरै पार्थिव बोटबिरुवाहरूलाई सूर्यको प्रकाश चाहिन्छ।
10. theocracy (n.) – government by religious leaders
Example: Some ancient civilizations were theocracies.
Synonyms: ecclesiocracy
Antonyms: secularism
Nepali Meaning: धर्मतन्त्र
Nepali Example: केही प्राचीन सभ्यताहरू धर्मतन्त्र थिए।