Unit 37
1. grandiloquent (adj.) – pompous; bombastic
Example: The speaker replaced grandiloquent phrases with simple language.
Synonyms: inflated, rhetorical, high-flown
Antonyms: simple, plain
Nepali Meaning: आडम्बरपूर्ण
Nepali Example: वक्ताले आडम्बरपूर्ण वाक्यांशहरू सरल भाषाले प्रतिस्थापन गरे।
2. gregarious (adj.) – sociable
Example: Humans are naturally gregarious, comfortable in groups of ~150.
Synonyms: outgoing, convivial, companionable
Antonyms: antisocial, reclusive
Nepali Meaning: मिलनसार
Nepali Example: मानिसहरू स्वाभाविक रूपमा मिलनसार हुन्छन्, लगभग १५० को समूहमा सहज हुन्छन्।
3. grouse (v.) – to complain
Example: Stop grousing and contact your congressional representative.
Synonyms: grumble, whine, moan
Antonyms: praise, compliment
Nepali Meaning: गुनासो गर्नु
Nepali Example: गुनासो गर्न रोक्नुहोस् र आफ्नो कांग्रेस प्रतिनिधिलाई सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस्।
4. guileless (adj.) – free of deceit; artless
Example: The guileless hero outsmarts the scheming villain.
Synonyms: ingenuous, naive, sincere
Antonyms: cunning, deceitful
Nepali Meaning: कपटरहित
Nepali Example: कपटरहित नायकले षड्यन्त्रकारी खलनायकलाई पराजित गर्छ।
5. guise (n.) – outward appearance; pretense
Example: Zeus appeared in various guises like a swan or bull.
Synonyms: semblance, facade, disguise
Antonyms: reality, truth
Nepali Meaning: बहाना; भेष
Nepali Example: जियसले हंस वा बछडाजस्ता विभिन्न भेषहरू धारण गर्थे।
6. gullible (adj.) – easily deceived
Example: Gullible audience members believed his false composition claim.
Synonyms: credulous, naive, trusting
Antonyms: skeptical, discerning
Nepali Meaning: सजिलै धोका खाने
Nepali Example: सजिलै धोका खाने दर्शकहरूले उनको झूटो रचना दाबीलाई विश्वास गरे।
7. gustatory (adj.) – relating to taste
Example: Our gustatory sense depends largely on smell.
Synonyms: palatal, flavorful
Antonyms: (no direct antonym)
Nepali Meaning: स्वाद सम्बन्धी
Nepali Example: हाम्रो स्वाद इन्द्रिय गन्ध इन्द्रियमा धेरै निर्भर गर्छ।
8. halcyon (adj.) – calm and prosperous
Example: The film recalls halcyon postwar years of peace and growth.
Synonyms: tranquil, serene, golden
Antonyms: troubled, chaotic
Nepali Meaning: शान्तिमय; समृद्ध
Nepali Example: चलचित्रले युद्धपछिका शान्ति र वृद्धिका शान्तिमय वर्षहरू सम्झाउँछ।
9. hallowed (adj.) – sacred
Example: Darwin challenged hallowed but false assumptions about life.
Synonyms: consecrated, revered, sanctified
Antonyms: profane, secular
Nepali Meaning: पवित्र
Nepali Example: डार्विनले जीवनको बारेमा पवित्र तर गलत मान्यताहरूलाई चुनौती दिए।
10. harangue (n.) – long pompous speech
Example: The team endured the coach’s halftime harangue about mistakes.
Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, rant
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Nepali Meaning: लामो आडम्बरपूर्ण भाषण
Nepali Example: टोलीले कोचको हाफटाइममा गल्तीहरूको बारेमा गरिएको लामो भाषण सहे।