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1. laceration (n.) – a cut, tear
Example: Because he fell off his bike into a rosebush, the paperboy’s skin was covered with lacerations.
Synonyms: gash, wound, slash
Antonyms: healing, repair
Nepali Meaning: चिरा, घाउ
Nepali Example: गुलाबको बोटमा ठोकिएपछि उसको छाला धेरै चिराहरूले भरिएको थियो।
2. laconic (adj.) – terse in speech or writing
Example: The author’s laconic style has won him many followers who dislike wordiness.
Synonyms: concise, brief, succinct
Antonyms: verbose, wordy, lengthy
Nepali Meaning: संक्षिप्त, अल्पभाषी
Nepali Example: उसको संक्षिप्त भाषणले धेरैलाई मन पराउँछ जसले धेरै कुरा गर्न मन पराउँदैनन्।
3. languid (adj.) – sluggish from fatigue or weakness
Example: In the summer months, the great heat makes people languid and lazy.
Synonyms: lethargic, sluggish, listless
Antonyms: energetic, lively, vigorous
Nepali Meaning: सुस्त, थकित
Nepali Example: गर्मीको मौसममा धेरै गर्मीले मानिसहरूलाई सुस्त र आलस्य बनाउँछ।
4. larceny (n.) – obtaining another’s property by theft or trickery
Example: When my car was not where I had left it, I realized that I was a victim of larceny.
Synonyms: theft, robbery, stealing
Antonyms: honesty, return, restitution
Nepali Meaning: चोरी, अपहरण
Nepali Example: मेरो कार जहाँ राखेको थिएँ त्यहाँ नभेट्दा मैले महसुस गरें कि म चोरीको शिकार भएँ।
5. largess (n.) – the generous giving of lavish gifts
Example: My boss demonstrated great largess by giving me a new car.
Synonyms: generosity, bounty, munificence
Antonyms: stinginess, miserliness, greed
Nepali Meaning: उदारता, भेटघाट
Nepali Example: मेरो बॉसले मलाई नयाँ कार दिएर ठूलो उदारता देखाए।
6. latent (adj.) – hidden, but capable of being exposed
Example: Sigmund’s dream represented his latent paranoid obsession with other people’s shoes.
Synonyms: dormant, concealed, potential
Antonyms: active, apparent, obvious
Nepali Meaning: गुप्त, लुकेको
Nepali Example: सिगमण्डको सपनाले अरूका जुत्ताको प्रति उसको गुप्त सन्देहलाई देखाएको थियो।
7. laudatory (adj.) – expressing admiration or praise
Example: Such laudatory comments are unusual from someone who is usually so reserved in his opinions.
Synonyms: complimentary, praising, flattering
Antonyms: critical, disparaging, insulting
Nepali Meaning: प्रशंसात्मक
Nepali Example: यस्ता प्रशंसात्मक टिप्पणीहरू सामान्यतया संयमित व्यक्तिबाट आउनु असाधारण हो।
8. lavish (adj./v.) – given without limits/to give without limits
Example (adj.): The performers appreciated the critic’s lavish praise.
Example (v.): The critic lavished praise on the performers.
Synonyms: abundant, generous, extravagant
Antonyms: meager, scanty, stingy
Nepali Meaning: उदार, धेरै दिने
Nepali Example: कलाकारहरूले समीक्षकको उदार प्रशंसालाई सराहना गरे।
9. legerdemain (n.) – deception, slight-of-hand
Example: Smuggling plants by claiming they were fake was a remarkable bit of legerdemain.
Synonyms: trickery, illusion, deceit
Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness
Nepali Meaning: जादु, छलकपट
Nepali Example: नक्कली भनेर बिरुवा तस्करी गर्नु एउटा उत्कृष्ट छलकपट थियो।
10. lenient (adj.) – demonstrating tolerance or gentleness
Example: Professor Oglethorpe was excessively lenient in allowing students to choose their grades.
Synonyms: merciful, indulgent, permissive
Antonyms: strict, harsh, severe
Nepali Meaning: नरम, सहनशील
Nepali Example: प्राध्यापक ओगलथोर्पले विद्यार्थीहरूलाई आफ्नै ग्रेड छन्ने अनुमति दिएर धेरै नरम देखाए।
11. lethargic (adj.) – in a state of sluggishness or apathy
Example: Jean Claude was fired for being lethargic and not working.
Synonyms: sluggish, lazy, listless
Antonyms: energetic, active, vigorous
Nepali Meaning: सुस्त, निष्क्रिय
Nepali Example: जीन क्लाउडले काम नगरी सुस्त बसेको भन्दै निकालिएको थियो।
12. liability (n.) – something disadvantageous/a legal responsibility
Example 1: The bungee-jumping tower was a liability for the carnival owners.
Example 2: Marcy was a liability to her team for poor defense.
Synonyms: burden, handicap, obligation
Antonyms: asset, advantage
Nepali Meaning: जिम्मेवारी, बोझ
Nepali Example: बंजी जम्पिंग टावर कार्निवल मालिकको लागि जिम्मेवारी थियो।
13. libertarian (adj.) – advocating principles of liberty and free will
Example: The people overthrew the monarch for a libertarian ruler.
Synonyms: liberal, progressive, tolerant
Antonyms: authoritarian, oppressive
Nepali Meaning: स्वतन्त्रतावादी
Nepali Example: जनताले राजालाई हटाएर स्वतन्त्रतावादी शासक राखे।
14. licentious (adj.) – lacking moral restraints
Example: Marilee was fascinated by politicians’ licentious private lives.
Synonyms: immoral, promiscuous, debauched
Antonyms: moral, virtuous, chaste
Nepali Meaning: अनैतिक, उच्छृंखल
Nepali Example: मेरीलीले राजनीतिज्ञहरूको अनैतिक निजी जीवनमा रुचि देखाउँथिन्।
15. limpid (adj.) – clear, transparent
Example: Mr. Johnson’s limpid writing style pleased readers.
Synonyms: lucid, clear, pellucid
Antonyms: opaque, unclear, cloudy
Nepali Meaning: पारदर्शी, स्पष्ट
Nepali Example: मिस्टर जोन्सनको स्पष्ट लेखन शैलीले पाठकहरूलाई मन पराउँथ्यो।
16. linchpin (n.) – something that holds parts together
Example: The defendant’s hair at the crime scene was the prosecution’s linchpin.
Synonyms: cornerstone, keystone, mainstay
Antonyms: nonessential, extra
Nepali Meaning: मुख्य आधार
Nepali Example: अपराध स्थलमा भेटिएको प्रतिवादीको कपाल मुद्दाको मुख्य आधार थियो।
17. lithe (adj.) – graceful, flexible
Example: Jae Sun’s control of her lithe body impressed the audience.
Synonyms: agile, supple, nimble
Antonyms: stiff, clumsy, rigid
Nepali Meaning: लचिलो, मनोहर
Nepali Example: जे सनको लचिलो शरीरको नियन्त्रणले दर्शकहरूलाई प्रभावित गर्यो।
18. litigant (n.) – someone engaged in a lawsuit
Example: The judge ordered the screaming litigants to be silent.
Synonyms: plaintiff, defendant, suer
Antonyms: mediator, arbitrator
Nepali Meaning: मुद्दावादी
Nepali Example: न्यायाधीशले चिच्याउने मुद्दावादीहरूलाई चुप लाग्न आदेश दिए।
19. lucid (adj.) – clear, easily understandable
Example: Guenevere’s essay was so lucid it needed no rereading.
Synonyms: coherent, intelligible, comprehensible
Antonyms: confusing, obscure, unclear
Nepali Meaning: स्पष्ट, बुझ्न सजिलो
Nepali Example: ग्वेनिभियरको निबन्ध यति स्पष्ट थियो कि फेरि पढ्न आवश्यक पर्दैनथ्यो।
20. luminous (adj.) – brightly shining
Example: The luminous moon graced the maiden’s shoulders.
Synonyms: radiant, glowing, brilliant
Antonyms: dark, dim, gloomy
Nepali Meaning: उज्ज्वल, चम्किलो
Nepali Example: चम्किलो चन्द्रमाले युवतीको काँधमा शोभा थप्यो।
21. lurid (adj.) – ghastly, sensational
Example: Gideon’s story about torturing dolls was too lurid for publication.
Synonyms: gruesome, shocking, graphic
Antonyms: mild, pleasant, soothing
Nepali Meaning: भयङ्कर, सनसनीखेज
Nepali Example: गिडियनको गुड्डाहरूलाई यातना दिने कथा प्रकाशनको लागि अत्यधिक भयङ्कर थियो।