Glossary | Essay | 8. Why I Write | by Joan Didion | NEB Grade XI | Major English

 

Essay

8. Why I Write

by Joan Didion

 

Glossary

 

alters	changes, make different	परिवर्तन गर्नु
asphalt	blacktop	डामर, अलकत्रा
cannibalized	distorted, machines with removed parts to make the next one	विकृत, नरभक्षी
contemplate	look thoughtfully for a long time at	मनन
credentials	certificates	प्रमाणपत्रहरू
derangement	breaking the arrangement	व्यवस्था तोड्दै, विकृति
ellipses	a shape similar to a flattened circle	समतल गोलाकार आकार
evasions	avoidance, an act of avoiding something unnecessary	परित्याग, हटाउनु
forged	shape, form, construct	आकार, रूप, निर्माण
fuselages	the main part of the airplane which holds the crew, passengers, and cargo	हवाईजहाजको मुख्य भाग
hallucinogens	substances which cause people to see or sense things as unreal	भ्रम
Hegelian	related to the philosophy of Hegel	हेगेलको दर्शन
hostile	unfriendly, aggressive	शत्रुतापूणर्, आक्रामक
in lieu of	instead of, in place of	सट्टामा
indisposition	mild illness, unwillingness	अस्वस्थता, अनिच्छा
inexorably	the way something cannot be stopped or changed, in an unavoidable way	असह्य रूपमा
invasion	capture, takeover	कब्जा, आक्रमण
legitimate	lawful, legal, authorized	वैध, कानूनी, आधिकारिक
norteamericana	related to North America	उत्तर अमेरिकासँग सम्बन्धित
Nota bene	note well	राम्रोसँग नोट गर्नु
obliquely	not in a direct way, indirectly	अप्रत्यक्ष रूपमा
obscurely	not clearly, vaguely	अस्पष्ट रूपमा
omniscient	knowing everything	सर्वज्ञ
paratyphoid	an illness with symptoms similar to typhoid	टाइफाइड जस्तै लक्षण भएको रोग
prevail	prove more powerful than opposing forces, be victorious, win	प्रबल, जित
rancidity	awfulness, bitterness	भयानकता, तितोपन
reiteration	duplication, reappearance	नक्कल, पुनरावृत्ति
schizophrenia	a very serious mental illness which leads to confusions and delusions	मानसिक रोग
shimmer	shine	चमक
sinister	frightening, dark	डरलाग्दो, अशुभ
tarmac	pitch	पिच
transcontinental	going across a continent	अन्तरमहादेशीय
unambiguous	clear-cut	स्पष्ट