Language Development
Unit 18. Immigration and Identity
Identity Crisis in Immigrants (book review)
Glossary
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abused |
used in a wrong or inappropriate way |
दुर्व्यवहार गर्नु |
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accompanies |
go with |
साथमा |
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ancestry |
ancestors, forefather |
वंश |
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apprehensive |
anxious or fearful that something bad will
happen |
डराउनु |
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backward caste |
low caste |
पिछडिएको जाति |
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bohemian |
hippy, a socially unconventional person |
फिरन्ते |
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condescension |
superiority, disdain, scorn |
घृणा, प्रभुत्व |
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despising |
detest, hate, loathe |
तिरस्कार गर्दै |
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disdain |
think that somebody is not good enough |
तिरस्कार |
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dizzying |
causing someone to feel unsteady, confused,
or amazed |
चक्कर लाग्ने |
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elusive |
difficult to find, catch, or achieve |
मायावी |
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eminent |
famous and respected |
प्रख्यात |
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empathy |
the ability to understand and share the
feelings of another |
सहानुभूति |
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encounters |
come across, unexpectedly be faced with |
भेट |
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exacted |
extorted, demanded, obtained |
छिन्नु, लिनु |
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fabricates |
invent false information, manufactures |
बनाउँनु |
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ignorance |
lack of knowledge or information |
अज्ञानता |
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illegitimate |
illegal, unlawful, criminal |
अवैध |
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illumination |
illustration, gleam, light |
रोशनी |
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indifference |
lack of interest, concern, or sympathy,
mediocrity |
उदासीनता |
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inevitably |
as is certain to happen |
अनिवार्य रूपमा |
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innumerable |
countless, numerous |
असंख्य |
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intoxicating |
drunk or under the influence of drugs or be
very excited |
मादक |
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melancholy |
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with
no obvious cause |
उदास |
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metropolitan |
large city |
महानगरीय |
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motif |
a dominant or recurring idea in an artistic
work or theme |
आकृति |
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mulatto |
a person of mixed white and black ancestry |
ठिमाहा |
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Nobel laureate |
awarded the Nobel Prize |
नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता |
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omniscient |
knowing everything |
सर्वज्ञ |
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preoccupation |
the state of being preoccupied |
व्यस्तता |
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priggish |
self-righteous, moralistic |
नैतिकतावादी |
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resentments |
a feeling of anger |
असन्तुष्टि |
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revelation |
declaration, disclosed |
प्रकटीकरण |
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revenue |
income, earnings, a state's annual income
from which public expenses are met) |
राजस्व |
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sacrifice |
offering, oblation, hecatomb, give up |
बलिदान |
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self-deceiving |
allowing oneself to believe that a false or
unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true |
आफैलाई धोका दिनु |
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sojourn |
a temporary stay |
बसाइ, सुकुम्वासी |
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stark |
sharp, severe or bare in appearance or
outline |
कडा |
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urgency |
top priority, insistence |
अत्यावश्यकता |
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