Glossary | Compulsory English XII | ESSAYS | 3. Knowledge and Wisdom | by Bertrand Russell

 

Unit 3: ESSAYS

3. Knowledge and Wisdom

Bertrand Russell

 

Glossary

absorb	to take, draw or suck something in	अवशोषित
admixture	blend, mix, combination	मिश्रण, संयोजन
appalling	terrible	भयानक
atomism	the idea of understanding something by separating it into its different parts	परमाणुवाद
bondage	being a slave	दास हुनु, बन्धन
bound up	to limit something	बाँधिएको
compatible	friendly	मैत्री
Comprehensiveness	depth	गहिराई, व्यापकता
conferred	grant a title, degree, benefit, or right	प्रदान गर्नु
customary	usual, normal	सामान्य
distorting	pull or twist out of shape	विकृत
elixir	solution	समाधान, अमृत
eminent	well-known	प्रख्यात
exhorted	strongly encourage or urge to do something	प्रोत्साहन, आग्रह
fanatical	a person who is too enthusiastic about something	कट्टरपन्थी
impartiality	neutrality	तटस्थता, निष्पक्षता
impersonal	unfriendly	अमित्र
inculcate	implant, infuse, instill	जगाउनु
induce	persuade	मनाउनु, प्रेरित गर्ने
parable	story	कथा, दृष्टान्त
precept	teaching, principle	शिक्षा, सिद्धान्त, उपदेश
proportion	a part or share of a whole	अनुपात
pursuit	hunt, search	खोज
surpasses	to do or be better than somebody / something	भन्दा राम्रो हुनु
unintended	unintentional, accidental	अप्रत्याशित, आकस्मिक
vices	immoral or wicked behaviour	दुष्ट व्यवहार, दुर्गुण
vigour	strength, drive	जोश