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1. facilitate (v.) – to make less difficult  Example: The Internet has facilitated information exchange.  Synonyms: ease, simplify, assist   Antonyms: hinder, obstruct  Nepali Meaning: सजिलो बनाउनु  Nepali Example: इन्टरनेटले जानकारी आदानप्रदान गर्न सजिलो बनाएको छ। 2. factotum (n.) – person who does all sorts of work  Example: Malvolio wanted to be more than a…

1. expiate (v.) – to atone for  Example: The pilgrims journeyed to expiate their sins.  Synonyms: redeem, rectify, amend  Antonyms: sin, offend  Nepali Meaning: प्रायश्चित गर्नु  Nepali Example: तीर्थयात्रीहरूले आफ्ना पापहरूको प्रायश्चित गर्न लामो यात्रा गरे। 2. explicate (v.) – to explain; interpret  Example: Students must explicate both studied and unstudied poems.  Synonyms: clarify, elucidate,…

1. exacerbate (v.) – to aggravate; make worse  Example: Burning fossil fuels exacerbates the greenhouse effect.  Synonyms: worsen, intensify, aggravate  Antonyms: alleviate, mitigate  Nepali Meaning: बढाउनु; खराब बनाउनु  Nepali Example: जीवाश्म इन्धन जलाउनेले ग्रीनहाउस प्रभावलाई बढाउँछ। 2. exact (v.) – to force payment; demand by authority  Example: Conquering rulers exacted taxes from adult males.  Synonyms:…

1. ethnocentric (adj.) – believing one’s group is superior  Example: Terms like “primitive” reflect Western ethnocentric bias.  Synonyms: biased, parochial, chauvinistic  Antonyms: multicultural, tolerant  Nepali Meaning: जातीय केन्द्रित  Nepali Example: “आदिम” जस्ता शब्दहरूले पश्चिमी जातीय केन्द्रित पक्षपात झल्काउँछन्। 2. etiology (n.) – causes or origins  Example: The etiology of mental illness involves multiple factors.  Synonyms:…

1. ephemeral (adj.) – short-lived; fleeting  Example: Impressionist painters sought to capture ephemeral light effects.  Synonyms: transient, momentary, evanescent  Antonyms: permanent, enduring  Nepali Meaning: क्षणिक; अस्थायी  Nepali Example: इम्प्रेसनिस्ट चित्रकारहरूले पानीमा पर्ने क्षणिक प्रकाशको प्रभाव चित्रण गर्न खोज्थे। 2. epistemology (n.) – branch of philosophy studying knowledge  Example: Epistemology examines whether objective knowledge is possible. …

1. emollient (adj.) – soothing; mollifying  Example: The politician used emollient phrases to make his message more acceptable.  Synonyms: calming, lenitive, palliative  Antonyms: irritating, aggravating  Nepali Meaning: शान्तिदायक; मृदुकारी  Nepali Example: राजनीतिज्ञले आफ्नो सन्देश स्वीकार्य बनाउन शान्तिदायक वाक्यांशहरू प्रयोग गरे। 2. empirical (adj.) – derived from observation or experiment  Example: Ethical relativism cannot be subject…