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1. chasten (v.) – to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue  Example: The child’s behavior improved after she had been chastened by punishment.  Synonyms: discipline, reprimand, correct  Antonyms: encourage, praise  Nepali Meaning: सुधार गर्नु; दण्ड दिनु  Nepali Example: सजाय पछि बच्चाको व्यवहारमा सुधार आयो।  2. chicanery (n.) – trickery; fraud  Example: The…

1. cataclysm (n.) – a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change Example: The earthquake was a cataclysm that destroyed the entire city. Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe, calamity Antonyms: peace, tranquility Nepali Meaning: प्रलय; भयंकर उथलपुथल Nepali Example: भूकम्पले सम्पूर्ण शहर नष्ट गर्यो, यो एउटा प्रलयकारी घटना थियो। 2. catalyst (n.) – something causing change…

1. cant (n.) – insincere talk; language of a particular group  Example: Many beat artists of the 1950s rejected the cant of bourgeois society.  Synonyms: hypocrisy, jargon, lingo  Antonyms: sincerity, plain speech  Nepali Meaning: कपटी बोली; विशेष समूहको भाषा  Nepali Example: १९५० को दशकका धेरै बीट कलाकारहरूले बुर्जुआ समाजको कपटी बोलीलाई अस्वीकार गरे। 2. cantankerous…

1. bucolic (adj.) – characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral  Example: The south end of Toronto’s High Park offers a bucolic expanse perfect for quiet walks.  Synonyms: rural, pastoral, rustic  Antonyms: urban, metropolitan  Nepali Meaning: ग्रामीण; देहाती  Nepali Example: टोरन्टोको हाई पार्कको दक्षिणी भाग शान्त घुमाइका लागि उपयुक्त ग्रामीण भूमिको विस्तार हो।  2. burgeon (v.)…

1. beneficent (adj.) – kindly; doing good  Example: The theologian questioned why a beneficent God allows bad things to happen.  Synonyms: benevolent, charitable, altruistic  Antonyms: malevolent, cruel  Nepali Meaning: दयालु; हितैषी  Nepali Example: धर्मशास्त्रीले किन एक दयालु ईश्वरले राम्रा मानिसहरूलाई खराब चीजहरू भएको देख्न दिन्छ भन्ने प्रश्न उठाए।  2. bifurcate (v.) – to divide into…

1. bacchanalian (adj.) – pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry  Example: For some people New Year’s Eve is an occasion for bacchanalian revelry.  Synonyms: orgiastic, drunken, riotous  Antonyms: sober, restrained  Nepali Meaning: मद्यपान र उन्मादपूर्ण उत्सव सम्बन्धी  Nepali Example: केही मानिसहरूका लागि नयाँ वर्षको पूर्वसन्ध्या मद्यपान र उन्मादपूर्ण उत्सवको अवसर हो।  2….