Unit 34
1. florid (adj.) – reddish; flowery
Example: The novelist abandoned his florid youthful style for simplicity.
Synonyms: ornate, embellished, ruddy
Antonyms: plain, pale
Nepali Meaning: रातो-पहेँलो; अलंकृत
Nepali Example: उपन्यासकारले आफ्नो जवानीको अलंकृत शैली छोडेर सरल शैली अपनाए।
2. flourish (n.) – embellishment
Example: Sophists’ speeches contained many rhetorical flourishes.
Synonyms: ornamentation, decoration, elaboration
Antonyms: plainness, simplicity
Nepali Meaning: सजावट; अलंकार
Nepali Example: सोफिस्टहरूका भाषणमा धेरै वक्तृत्व कलाका अलंकारहरू हुन्थे।
3. flout (v.) – to treat scornfully
Example: Poets risk much when they flout poetic conventions.
Synonyms: defy, disregard, scorn
Antonyms: respect, honor
Nepali Meaning: उपेक्षा गर्नु; तिरस्कार गर्नु
Nepali Example: कविहरूले काव्य परम्परालाई उपेक्षा गर्दा धेरै जोखिम उठाउँछन्।
4. flux (n.) – continuous flow
Example: Some cultures view time as a one-directional flux.
Synonyms: flow, movement, change
Antonyms: stability, stagnation
Nepali Meaning: निरन्तर प्रवाह
Nepali Example: केही संस्कृतिहरूले समयलाई एकतर्फी प्रवाहको रूपमा हेर्छन्।
5. foment (v.) – to incite
Example: The newspaper was accused of fomenting unrest.
Synonyms: instigate, provoke, agitate
Antonyms: quell, suppress
Nepali Meaning: उत्तेजित गर्नु; विद्रोह जगाउनु
Nepali Example: सरकारले पत्रिकालाई देशमा अशान्ति जगाउने आरोप लगायो।
6. forbearance (n.) – patience
Example: The president said victory would require great forbearance.
Synonyms: tolerance, restraint, lenience
Antonyms: impatience, intolerance
Nepali Meaning: धैर्य
Nepali Example: राष्ट्रपतिले भने विजयका लागि ठूलो धैर्य चाहिन्छ।
7. forestall (v.) – to prevent
Example: The government acted to forestall an economic crisis.
Synonyms: preempt, avert, thwart
Antonyms: allow, permit
Nepali Meaning: रोक्नु; अग्रिम रूपमा बचाउनु
Nepali Example: सरकारले आर्थिक संकट रोक्न कदम चाल्यो।
8. formidable (adj.) – threatening
Example: By 1850 the U.S. had become a formidable power.
Synonyms: daunting, intimidating, fearsome
Antonyms: weak, unimpressive
Nepali Meaning: डरलाग्दो; बलियो
Nepali Example: १८५० सम्ममा अमेरिका डरलाग्दो शक्ति बनेको थियो।
9. forswear (v.) – to renounce
Example: Julia forswore allegiance to other countries when naturalized.
Synonyms: abjure, repudiate, disavow
Antonyms: embrace, accept
Nepali Meaning: त्याग गर्नु; अस्वीकार गर्नु
Nepali Example: जुलियाले अमेरिकी नागरिकता लिँदा अन्य देशहरूप्रति निष्ठा त्यागे।
10. founder (v.) – to fail; collapse
Example: Most government tech initiatives founder due to rapid changes.
Synonyms: fail, collapse, miscarry
Antonyms: succeed, thrive
Nepali Meaning: असफल हुनु; डुब्नु
Nepali Example: धेरै सरकारी प्रविधि परियोजनाहरू तीव्र परिवर्तनले गर्दा असफल हुन्छन्।