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Onewhoisunmarried
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Sleepenjoyedintheafternoon
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Languagewhichisconfusedandunintelligible
Onewhoisfondofsensuouspleasures
Theactionoflookingbackonpasttime
Onewhohasnomoney
Onewhocandoanythingformoney
Amanwhosewifeisdead
Aplacewheredeadbodiesarekept
Onewhosebusinessistofindoutcriminals
Onewhoisquitelikeawoman
Agovernmentrunbyadictator
Aplaceforsickpeoplewhoneedlongperiodoftreatmentorrest
Onewhopossessesseveraltalentsorgifts
Onewhopreparesplansforbuildings
Agreatloverofbooks
Apersonwhotalkstoomuch
Araisedplaceonwhichofferingsaremadetoagod
Aplacewherefishesarekept
Onewhotestseyesightandsellsspectacles
Onewhodealsinwines
Apersoninchargeofamuseum
Onewhojourneystoaholyplace
Abuildingwhereanimalsarekilledformeat
Thescienceofanimallife
Aninstrumentforrecordingearthquakes
Onewhokillsanimalsandsellstheirflesh
Onewhomakesorsellseyeglasses
Onewhobreaksintoahousetocommittheft
Rulebyoneperson
Onewhotreatsheartdiseases
Onewhostudiestheformationoftheearth
Thecrimeofkillingaking
Anumberofpeoplefollowingafuneral
Thatwhichcannotbeseenthrough
Adoctorwhotreatsskindiseases
Adiseasewhichspreadsbycontact
Onewhogoesonfoot
Themurderofonesownmother
Thekillingofhumanbeings
Amanwhothinksonlyforhimself
Thatcanbeeasilybroken
Ageneralpardonofpoliticaloffenders
Ananimallivingbothonlandinwater
Alargecupboardinwhichonehangsupclothes
Alargegroupofinsectsmovinginamass
Abuildingforkeepingandfeedinghorsesin
Astringofbeadsusedforcountingprayers
Personwhoeatstoomuch
Belongingtoaforeigncountry
TheSciencewhichstudiesthecrustoftheearth
Amanwhoiswomanishinhishabits
Onewhoattacksfirst:

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Celibate
Fatalist
Siesta
Extempore
Jargon
Epicure
Introspection
Pauper
Mercenary
Widower
Mortuary
Detective
Effeminate
Autocracy
Sanatorium
Versatile
Architect
Bibliophile
Garrulous
Altar
Aquarium
Optician
Vintner
Curator
Pilgrim
Abattoir
Zoology
Seismograph
Butcher
Optician
Burglar
Monocracy
Cardiologist
Geologist
Regicide
Cortege
Opaque
Dermatologist
Contagiousdisease
Pedestrian
Matricide
Homicide
Egoist
Brittle
Amnesty
Amphibian
Wardrobe
Swarm
Stable
Rosary
Glutton
Alien
Geology
Effeminate
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Onewhoeatshumanflesh
Adoctorwhotreatsskindiseases
Apersonwhoisslowinlearning
Onewhoisallpowerful
Acureforalldiseases
Onewhoisrecoveringfromillness
Onewhothinksonlyofwelfareofwomen
Apersonpretendingtobesomebodyheisnot

Cannibal
Dermatologist
Dunce
Omnipotent
Panacea
Convalescent
Feminist
Imposter

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Astudyofman

Anthropology

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Apersonappointedbytwopartiestosolveadispute
Onewholooksatthedarksideofthings
Athingnolongerinuse
Onewholovesmankind
Apersonwhoisofanagefrom80to90
Thestudyofhumanface
Adoctorwhospecializesinmedicaldiagnosis
Openrebellionagainstauthority
OnewhoisnotsureoftheexistenceofGod
Onewhospendsverylittle
Apaperwrittenbyhand
Animalsthatliveonplants
Apersonwhobelieveswhateveristoldtohimis
MurderofaKing
Existingfrombirthorbeforebirth
Amedicinethatinducessleep
Onewhodealsinwine
Onewhototallyabstainsfromwine
Extremeoldagewhenamanbehaveslikeafool
Abookpublishedafterthedeathofitsauthor
Thatwhichcannotbeconquered
Onewhocollectscoins
AGovernmentbytherich
Apicturedrawntomakepeoplelaugh
Propertyinheritedfromforefathers
Aplacewherepigsarekept
Onewhopretendstobewhatheisnot
Onewhoprovokesdisorderinastate
Onewithlongexperience
Asmallenclosureforcattle,sheep,poultryetc.
PolicemanridingonmotorcyclesasguardstoaVIP
Exclusivepossessionofthetradeinsomecommodity
Onewhoisskilledinthestudyofcelestialbodies
Onewhotreatsheartdiseases
Aplatformforhangingcriminals
Aplacewherebirdsarekept
Apersonwholivesawanderinglife
Onewhoisveryeagerforknowledgeandreadsalot
Make-uproombehindstage
Workforwhichnosalaryispaid
Havingtwoormorepossiblemeanings
Pieceoflandplantedwithfruittrees
Theartofmakingmapsandcharts
Onewhoplaysforpleasure
ladywhoremainsunmarried
Aplantoranimalgrowingonanother
Amanofoddhabits
Fearofthunderandlightening
Killingofonesfather
Apersonwhobelievesintheexistenceofgod
Awritingorspeechinpraiseofsomeone
Asmallhousewithallroomsononefloor
Wordwiththesamespellingasanother
Onewhobreaksintoabuildingespeciallyinordertosteal
Impudentgirl
Onewhoshoeshorses
Personwhoindulgesatthetable
Amarkofshame
Apersonwhoinsistsonsomething
Onewhopossessesmanytalents
Personwhotalksalot
Foodforfarmanimals
Onewhohateswomen

Arbitrator
Pessimist
Obsolete
Philanthropist
Octogenarian
Physiognomy
Pathologist
Mutiny
Agnostic
Miser
Manuscript
Herbivorous
Credulous
Regicide
Congenital
Narcotic
Vintner
Teetotaller
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Numismatists
Plutocracy
Caricature
Patrimony
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Anarchist
Veteran
Pen
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Monopoly
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Cardiologist
Scaffold
Aviary
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Amateur
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Parasite
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Astraphobia
Patricide
Theist
Eulogy
Bungalow
Homonym
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Minx
Farrier
Epicure
Stigma
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Versatile
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Aplacewhereleatheristanned

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CalmandPeaceful
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Themeatofdeer
Apersonwhoisfondoffighting
Whiteliquidmaterialinanegg
Aladysumbrellais
Exterminationofarace
Anassemblyofworshippers
Hardtoplease
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Onewhospeaksless
Afarewellspeech
Thestudyofancientbuildingsandprehistoricremains
Onewhogoesonfoot
Lastworkbeforedeath
Theabsenceoflawandorder
Detailedplanofjourney

Zoophilist
Hutch
Sty
Halcyon
Hedonist
Venison
Bellicose
Glair
Parasol
Genocide
Congregation
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Exclusivepossessionofthetradeinsomecommodity
Onewhoisskilledinthestudyofcelestialbodies
Abuildinginwhichmonkslive
Governmentofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeople
Anassemblyoflisteners
Apersonwhobelievesinonefaithiscalled
Theactionoflookingbackonpasttime
Onewhochangessides
Onewholovesbooks
Governmentbyinexperiencedpersonsiscalled
Killingofahumanbeing
Apersonwhoregardsthewholeworldashiscountry
Onewhodoesnotmakemistake
Onewhoalwaysrunsawayfromdanger
Atankwherefishorwaterplantsarekept
Astoryinverse
Personwhoruleswithoutconsultingtheopinionofothers
Apersonwhoattackspopularbelieforestablishedcustom
Solerighttomakeandsellsomeinvention
Onewhoisquitelikeawoman
Awordoppositeinmeaning
Amassoficemovingveryslowlydownamountainvalley
Onewhobelievesinfate
Aspeechdeliveredwithoutanypreviouspreparation
Languagewhichisconfusedandunintelligible
Onewhoisfondofsensuouspleasures
Indifferencetopleasureorpain
Astyleinwhichawritermakesadisplayofhisknowledge
Onewhotalksinsleep
Agovernmentrunbyadictator
Aplaceforsickpeoplewhoneedlongperiodoftreatmentorrest
Onewhopossessesseveraltalentsorgifts
Onewhorepresentsastateinaforeigncountry
Someonewhoknowsalotaboutthesubject
Remainsofprehistoricanimalorplantpreservedbybeingburiedin
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Onewhoexistsatthesametimeasanother

Veteran
Pen
Outriders
Monopoly
Astronomer
Monastery
Democracy
Audience
Monotheist
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Bibliophile
Neocracy
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Aquarium
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Autocrat
Iconoclast
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Fatalist
Extempore
Jargon
Epicure
Stoicism
Pedantic
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Sanatorium
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Theactofkillinganinfant
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Absenceofthegovernment
Thatwhichcanbeeasilybroken
Personsworkinginthesamedepartment
Lossofmemory
Womanwhoofferstheuseofherbodyforsexualintercourseto
anyonewhowillpayforthis
Theactofviolatingthesanctityofthechurch
Atraditionalstoryrelatedtodeities
Havingnobeginningorendtoitsexistence
Fearofstrangers
Amedicalexaminationofadeadbody
Onewhocanneitherreadnorwrite
Apersonhavingdeepstudyinalanguage
Ahaterofsmoking
Lifeofpersonwrittenbysomeoneelse
Aperiodoftenyears
Murderofonesbrother
Asoundwhichcannotbeheard
Aninstrumentofseeingdistantobjects
Aninscriptiononatomb
Apartnerincrime
Governmentbytherich
Notsuitabletobeeaten
Onewhoisfreefromallmistakesandfailures
Apersonwholoveseverybodyiscalled
Onewhoiseasilydeceived
Onewhoknowsmanylanguages
Agrasseatinganimal
Afearfromwater
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Thatwhichcannotbeconquered
Onewhoisunmarried
Onewhoquestionseverything
Onewhohasstrangehabits
Apersondifficulttoplease
BelongingtotheMiddleAges
Onewhohatesmankind
Onewhoisanewcomer
Propertiesinheritedfromonesfather
Onewhocopiesfromotherwriters
Ananimalwhopreysonotheranimals
Murderofwife
Asubstancethatcanstickorcausesticking
Thescientificstudyofplants
Aperformancegivenbyanumberofmusicians
Thehomeofalargefiercewildanimal
Thescientificstudyofinsects
Theplaceinthegroundwhereadeadpersonisburied
Difficultorimpossibletoread
Apleasantsongusedforcausingchildrentosleep
Alongpoleusedforrowingaboat
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Infanticide
Plagiarist
Omnipotent
Anarchy
Brittle
Colleagues
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Prostitute
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illiterate
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Epitaph
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Plutocracy
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Hydrophobia
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Cynic
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Neophyte
Patrimony
Plagiarist
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Den
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illegible
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Aggressor - One who attacks first.
Alien - One who lives in a country without citizenship.
Anarchist - One who plans to destroy all governments.
Arbitrator - One appointed by parties to settle disputes.
Amateur - One who does something for pleasure.
Autocracy - Government by one.
Atheist - One who does not believe in the existence of god.
Antidote - A medicine to nullify (counteract) the effect of poison.
Autobiography - The life-history of a man written by himself.
Bankrupt (insolvent) - Unable to pay ones debts.
Bigot - One with narrow religious views.
Bigamy - The state of having two wives or husbands at a time.
Biography - The life-history of a person written by another person.
Bilingual - One who speaks two languages.
Brittle - That which can be easily broken.
Bureaucracy - Government by officials.
Cannibal - One who eats human flesh,
Credulous - One who easily believes.
Colleagues - Those who work in the same department or office.
Catalogue List of books or other articles.
Carnivorous - Eater of flesh.
Celibacy -The state of being without wife.
Circumlocution -A round-about way of writing or speaking.
Cemetery - A place of burial.
Contemporary -Living in the same age (one who lives at the same time as another)
Cosmopolitan - Of or different parts of the world.
Democracy - Government by the representatives of the people.
Diplomacy - The art practiced by statesmen.
Drought - Want of rain,
Emigrant - One who leaves ones country to settle elsewhere.
Epidemic - A disease that spreads over a large area.
Egoist - A man who thinks only of himself.
Edible - That which is fit to he eaten.
Extempore -Speech without any preparation.
Exchange - Living and receiving.
Efficacious - That which produces the desired effect.
Fastidious - Hard to satisfy ones taste.
Fatalist - One who believes in fate.
Fratricide - Killing of ones brother.
Foreigner - A man residing in a country of which he is not a citizen.
Honorary - An office without pay.

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Herbivorous - Animals living on herbs.
Invisible -That which cant be seen.
Inaudible - That which cant be heard.
Illegible - That which cant be read.
Ineligible - Not qualified to he elected or selected under rules,
Invincible - That which cant be conquered.
Inaccessible -That which cant be approached.
Inexplicable -That which can be explained
Incorrigible - That which cant be corrected.
Inimitable - That which cant be imitated.
Indispensable -That without which one cant do,
Indelible -That which cant be blotted,
Inevitable -That which cant be avoided.
Incurable -That which cant be cured.
Incomparable -That which cant be compared.
Inexhaustive -That which cant be exhausted,
Inscrutable - That which cant be scrutinised.
Indisputable - That which cant be disputed.
Irrevocable - That which cant be changed.
Irritable - Easily excited to anger.
Irrelevant - That which is not to the point.
incredible -That which cant be believed.
Infallible -That which never fails.
Inflammable -Liable to catch fire easily.
Insecticide -A medicine that kills harmful insects.
Invulnerable -That which cant be hurt.
Inimitable -That which cant be imitated.
Irrepressible -That which cant be checked.
Insolvent -One who cant pay debts.
Illegal -Against law.
Illicit -A trade prohibited by law.
Linguist -One who knows several languages.
Matricide -Killing of ones mother.
Martyr - One who dies for a noble cause.
Migratory -A bird that comes and goes with seasons.
Maiden speech -The first public speech.
Monogamy -The practice of having one wife.
Misanthrope -A hater of mankind.
Materialistic -An attitude that measures everything in terms of matter.
Matinee -A film show in the afternoon,
Mercenary - The motive to earn money.
Neurotic - One suffering from nervous disorder.
Narcotic - A medicine that induces sleep.
Notorious - Having a bad reputation.
Obsolete - No longer in use.

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Optimist - One who looks at the bright side of life.

Orator - One who makes an eloquent speech.
Orphan - A child whose parents are dead.
Omnipotent - One who is all-powerful.
Omnipresent - One who is present everywhere.
Omniscient - One who knows everything.
Patricide -Killing of ones father.
Patriot - One who has great love for ones country.
Posthumous - Born after the fathers death or published after the authors death.
Patrimony - Property inherited from father and ancestor.
Philanthropist - One who does good to mankind.
Pessimist - One who looks at the dark side of life.
Parasite - That which exists by living upon others:
Post-Mortem - Medical examination of dead body.
Polygamy - Practice of marrying more than one wife at a time.
Panacea - Remedy for all diseases.
Prodigal - One who wastes money.
Popular - To be liked by everybody.
Recluse - One who lives by alone and avoids people.
Reticent - Reserved in speech.
Regicide - Murder of a king.
Somnambulist - One who walks in sleep.
Somniloquist - One who talks in sleep.
Sinecure - An office with no work but high pay.
Soliloquy - The act of speaking aloud ones thought when alone.
Unanimous - All of the same opinion.
Unambiguous - Which is not vague.
Unavoidable - Which cant be avoided.
Unimaginable - Which cant be imagined.
Unknowable - Which cant be known.
Unthinkable - Which cant be thought of.
Unreliable -Which cant be relied upon.
Unbelievable - Which cant be believed.
Unparalleled - Which has no parallel/match.
Unusual - Which is not common.
Unforeseen - Which is not seen before.
Verbose - Which is full of words.
Vegetarian - One who lives on vegetables.
Veteran - One with long experience.
Wardrobe - Place where clothes are kept:
Waterproof - That which can keep water out.
Widow - A woman whose husband is dead.
Widower - A man whose wife is dead.

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ABATTOIR

: A place where animals are slaughtered.

ACCOMPLICE

: A partner in crime.

AESTHETE

: A person with a highly developed sense of beauty.

AFFLUENT

: Wealthy; having abundance of money.

AGORAPHOBIA

: Unreasonable fear of open spaces.

ALLEVIATE

: To lessen , make less severe.

ALTRUIST

: One who does good work for others without thought of personal gain.

AMBIDEXTROUS

: Able to use the left hand as well as the right.

AMBIGUOUS

: A word or statement which can be interpreted in two ways.

ANACHRONISM

: That which appears to be in the wrong period.

ANGLOPHILE

: An admirer of the English people, language, manners or way of life.

ANGLOPHOBE

: One who dislikes the English and England.

ARMISTICE

: An agreement to stop fighting in a war.

ARISTOCRACY

: A government run by the rich and the elite people; a class of well-born people.

ARTISTE

: Professional singer, dancer etc.

ATHEIST

: A person who does not believe in the existence of God.

AUTOCRACY

: A government where the power is concentrated in the hands of one person.

AUTOPSY

: Medical examination of a dead body.

BANKRUPT

: A person who cannot pay his debts.

BARBARIAN

: An uncivilised person.

BARRICADE

: Hastily erected barrier across a street.

BELLIGERENT

: One who is engaged in fighting a battle or war.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

: A list of writings on a subject.

BIBLIOPHILE

: One who loves books.

BIOGRAPHY

: The story of a persons life.

BLASPHEMOUS

: One who is irreverent towards God.

BREVITY

: Briefness; shortness of time.

BREWERY

: A place where beer is made.

BUREAUCRACY

: A government run by civil servants.

CALLIGRAPHY

: The art of beautiful hand writing.

CARDIOLOGIST

: A doctor specialising in matters relating to the heart.

CATHOLICITY

: Broad outlook, free from prejudice.

CELIBACY

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CIRCUMLOCUTION

: A roundabout way of expression.

CLAUSTROPHOBIA

: A morbid fear of confined spaces.

COAGULATE

: Change from liquid into solid by chemical reaction.

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: That which can catch fire and burn easily.

COMEDIAN

: One who plays funny parts in plays or films.

COMMODITY

: An article of trade or commerce.

COMPATRIOT

: A person belonging to ones own country.

COMPLEXION

: The natural colour and appearance of skin.

COMPULSORY

: That which must be done.

CONDUCTOR

: That which acts as a path for electricity, heat etc.

CONNOISSEUR

: A person who is competent to pass critical judgement upon anything.

CONSCRIPT

: A person who is compelled by law to serve in the armed forces.

CONSORTIUM

: A combination of several businesses for a common purpose.

CONTAGIOUS

: That which spreads easily, especially a disease.

CONTRETEMPS

: An unlucky event, an unexpected set-back.

CONTROVERSIAL

: That which causes debate or argument.

CONVENTION (2 )

: A formal assembly or conference of people of the same business to discuss practices.

CORRIGENDUM

: Something to be corrected in a printed book.

COUNTERFEIT

: Copy something exactly in order to deceive.

COUP DTAT

: Sudden overthrow of a government, especially by force.

CRUISE

: A sea voyage for pleasure.

CYGNET

: A young swan.

CYNIC

: One who has little faith in human sincerity or honesty.

DEBACLE

: A sudden complete failure.

DENOUEMENT

: The last part of a play, book etc. where all the complications of the plot are solved.

DETERGENT

: A cleaning agent, especially a synthetic substance.

DETERRENT

: Something to discourage people from doing wrong.

DILETTANTE

: An admirer of the fine arts.

DISARMAMENT

: Reduction of weapons by governments.

DISINFORMATION

: False information spread intentionally to spread propaganda.

DOMICILE

: A place where one lives permanently.

DRAGNET

: A system of connected actions and methods for catching criminals.

DRUDGERY

: Hard, uninteresting work.

DUET

: Song sung by two people together.

EBULLIENT

: High-spirited, exuberant.

EFFEMINATE

: A man who has the qualities of a woman.

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

: A book giving information on all branches of knowledge.

ENTOMOLOGY

: The scientific study of insects.

EPIC

: A long narrative poem.

EPILOGUE

: Concluding part of a literary work.

ERGONOMICS

: The study of the efficiency of people in their working environment.

ERR

: Make a mistake, do wrong.

ESTUARY

: The wide mouth of a river.

EVOLUTION

: Gradual development from simple life forms to complex ones.

EXCISE

: Tax on goods produced and used in a country.

EXERTION

: Making an effort; trying very hard to do something.

EXTEMPORE

: A speech made without any previous thought or preparation.

EXTERMINAT E

: To put an end to something by killing.

EXTROVERT

: A person who is active, lively and enjoys the company of others.

EXUBERANT

: Lively, high-spirited.

FALLACY

: A false idea or belief.

FARCE

: A light-hearted humorous play with silly action.

FASTIDIOUS

: One who cannot be easily pleased.

FAVOURITISM

: The practice of giving favoured treatment to certain people.

FEBRILE

: Of or caused by fever.

FEMINIST

: A supporter of the cause of women.

FIANCE

: A girl to whom a man is engaged to be married.

FISSION

: Splitting of the nucleus of an atom.

FLOGGING

: Severe beating with a whip.

FLUVIAL

: Of, found in, or produced by rivers.

FOOLSCAP

: A size of paper, also called legal format.

FOREMAN

: A skilled worker in charge of other workmen.

FOURTH ESTATE

: Influential newspapers and journalists.

FRANCOPHILE

: An admirer of the French people, language, manners or way of life.

FRANCOPHOBE

: One who dislikes the French and France.

FRATRICIDE

: The murder of ones brother.

FREIGHT

: Goods carried by train, ship etc.

FUDDY-DUDDY

: An elderly person who does not understand or approve of modern ideas.

FUMIGATE

: To clear of disease, bacteria etc., by means of chemical smoke.

GARAGE

: A

GARRULOUS

: One who talks too much about uninteresting things.

GASTRONOMY

: The art and science of cooking and eating good food.

GENOCIDE

: Elimination or killing of a whole race.

GERMANOPHILE

: An admirer of the German people, language, manners or way of life.

GERMANOPHOBE

: One who dislikes the Germans and Germany.

GERMICIDE

: A medicine that kills germs.

GLACIER

: A mass of ice moving very slowly down a mountain valley.

GLUT

: A larger supply than necessary.

GRAFFITI

: Rough drawing or writing on public walls.

GRAMINIVORE

: An animal that eats grain.

GRATIS

: Without payment, free of cost.

GUBERNATORIAL

: Of a governor.

HALLUCINATION

: Seeing something which is not actually present.

HAVEN

: A place of calm and safety.

HEDONIST

: One who lives for pleasure.

building

in

which motorcars are parked.

HERBIVORE

: A plant-eating animal.

HISTRIONICS

: Overreacting in a theatrical manner.

HOLOCAUST

: Great destruction and the loss of many lives; the mass killing of Jews in World War II.

HOLSTER

: A leather holder for a pistol.

HOMICIDE
HOMONYM

: The killing of one man by another man.

: A word which agrees with another in pronunciation and perhaps also in spelling but is different in meaning.

HONORARY

: An office for which no salary is paid.

HOOLIGAN

: A noisy rough person who causes trouble.

HORTICULTURE

: The art of garden cultivation.

HUB

: The central part of a wheel.

HYPERCRITICAL
HYPOCHONDRIAC

: Excessively critical.
: One who has exaggerated anxiety about his health.

HYPOCRITICAL

: Pretence of virtue or goodness; saying one thing while thinking another.

HYPOTHESIS

: Supposition made as basis for reasoning.

IDEALISM

: Practice of forming and following ideals.

IDEOLOGY

: Set of ideas at the basis of certain economic or political systems.

IDOLATRY

: Worship of idols.

IGNORAMUS

: A thoroughly ignorant person.

ILLEGAL

: That which is contrary to law.

ILLEGIBLE

: Handwriting which cannot be read.

ILLITERATE

: One who is unable to read or write.

IMMEMORIAL

: Too old to be remembered, ancient beyond memory.

IMMINENT

: About to happen.

IMMORTAL

: That which never dies.

IMPASSABLE

: That which cannot be passed through.

IMPLACABLE

: Impossible to satisfy, change or make less angry.

IMPREGNABLE

: That which cannot be attacked or taken by force.

INACCESSIBLE

: That cannot be approached or reached.

INAUSPICIOUS

: Not of good omen.

INCORPOREAL

: Without a body.

INCREDIBLE

: That cannot be believed.

INDEFATIGABLE

: One who is incapable of being tired.

INDELIBLE

: Incapable of being effaced or cancelled or obliterated.

INDIGENOUS

: Belonging naturally to a place.

INDOPHILE

: An admirer of the Indian people, its culture, manners or way of life.

INDOPHOBE

: One who dislikes the Indians and India.

INEDIBLE

: Something which cannot be eaten.

INEVITABLE

: That which is bound to happen.

INEXPLICABLE

: That which cannot be explained.

INFLAMMABLE

: Capable of catching fire.

INFLATE

: To fill with air or gas.

INGENIOUS

: Very clever.

INIMITABLE

: That which cannot be imitated.

INNATE

: That which one is born with.

INNOCUOUS

: That which is quite harmless.

INTANGIBLE

: That cannot be mentally grasped.

INTELLIGENTSIA

: The class of people who think independently.

INTOLERABLE

: That which cannot be endured.

INTROSPECTION

: Examination of ones own mental processes.

INTUITION

: Immediate apprehension by mind reasoning.

INVINCIBLE

: That cannot be conquered or defeated.

INVULNERABLE

: That which cannot be wounded.

IRREPARABLE

: That which cannot be repaired.

IRREPROACHABLE

: So good that no criticism can be made.

JAYWALK

: To cross streets on foot in a careless and dangerous way.

JOEY

: A young kangaroo.

JUDICIOUS

: Wise, sound in judgement .

KIMONO

: A loose gown of silk as worn in Japan.

KNIGHTHOOD

: The right to put Sir in front of ones name.

LACKEY

: One who behaves like a servant by always obeying.

LAMINATE

: To cover with thin sheets of metal or plastic.

LEGIBLE

: Capable of being read clearly.

LEONINE
LEXICOGRAPHER

: Of or like a lion.
: One who compiles dictionaries.

LIBERTARIAN

: One who believes that one should have freedom of expression.

LIMERICK

: A humorous short poem with five lines.

LITERATI

: People with knowledge of literature.

LOQUACIOUS

: One who talks a lot.

LOWBROW

: One who has no interest in literature, art etc.

LULLABY

: A pleasant song sung to send children to sleep.

MACHETE

: A knife with a broad heavy blade.

MAGNUM OPUS

: A great work of art, particularly literary.

MALEDICTION

: Evil, vicious speech.

MANUAL

: A book giving information about how to work something.

MANUSCRIPT

: Handwritten script of a book.

MARTINET

: A strict disciplinarian.

MASCOT

: Something chosen as a symbol to bring good luck.

MASOCHIST

: One who enjoys pain or humiliation.

MEDIOCRE

: One who is neither intelligent nor dull.

MEGALOMANIA

: The belief that one is extremely important.

MELODIOUS

: Sweet sounding.

MERCANTILE

: Of trade and business.

METEOROLOGY

: The scientific study of weather conditions.

METICULOUS

: A person who is very careful about details.

MILITIA

: Those trained as soldiers but not belonging to a regular army.

MISANTHROPE

: One who hates mankind.

MISOGAMIST

: One who hates marriage.

MISOGYNIST

: One who hates women.

MONOMANIAC

: One who keeps thinking of one particular thing only.

MONOTHEISM

: The practice of worshipping only one god.

MULTINATIONAL

: A company having branches in many countries.

MYCOLOGY

: The scientific study of fungi.

NAUSEA

: Strong feeling of wanting to vomit.

NAUTICAL

: Of sailors, ships or sailing.

NEMESIS

: Downfall that satisfies natural justice.

NEOLOGISM

: A new word.

NEPOTISM

: Undue favour shown by a person in power to his relatives.

NOTARY

: A public official who makes written statements official.

NUMISMATIC

: One who collects coins.

OBITUARY

: Notice of a persons death in a newspaper.

OBLIGATORY

: That which is required to be done by law.

OBSOLETE

: That which is out of use, or replaced by a newer model.

OMNIPOTENT

: One who is all powerful.

OMNISCIENT

: One who knows everything.

OMNIVOROUS

: One who eats anything.

ONTOLOGY

: Philosophy concerned with the nature of existence.

OPTHALMOLOGIST

: An eye-doctor.

OPTOMETRIST

: A technician who measures your eyesight.

PACHYDERM

: A thick-skinned animal, especially an elephant or rhinoceros.

PACIFIST

: One who believes in the abolition of war.

PALAEOGRAPHY
PALAEONTOLOGY

: The study of ancient writing.

: The study of fossils.

PANACEA

: A remedy which can cure all diseases.

PARADOX

: Contradictory statement.

PARASITE

: One that lives on another.

PARIAH

: One who is not accepted by society.

PATENT

: Sole right to make and sell ones own invention.

PAUNCH

: A mans fat stomach.

PEDANT
PENULTIMATE

: One who exhibits his book learning.

: Last but one.

PERQUISITE

: Gain over and above ones salary.

PETROLOGY

: The scientific study of rocks.

PHILISTINE

: Person of material outlook who is indifferent to culture.

PHILOLOGIST

: One who is well versed in the science of languages.

PIGMENT

: The natural colouring matter of plants and animals.

PLAINTIFF

: One who bring a charge against someone in court.

PLATONIC

: A very close, non-sexual friendship between two people.

PLEBEIAN

: Of the lower social classes.

POLYANDRY

: The practice of having more than one husband at the same time.

POLYGAMY

: The practice of having more than one husband or wife at the same time.

POLYGLOT

: One who speaks many languages.

POLYGRAPH

: A lie-detector.

POSTHUMOUS

: A child born after the death of its father.

POSTSCRIPT

: A note added at the end of a letter, after the signature.

PRAGMATIST

: One who uses common sense.

PRESCIENT

: Able to foretell what will happen in the future.

PROFILE (1)

: A side view of someones head.

PROPELLANT

: An explosive for firing a bullet or a rocket.

PSEUDONYM

: A pen-name assumed by a writer.

PULMONARY

: Of or having an effect on the lungs.

QUIXOTIC

:Trying to do the impossible, usually to help others, while putting oneself into danger.

RACONTEUR

: One who is good at telling stories in an interesting way.

RAPPORT

: A good relationship between two people.

RECEPTIVE

: Capable of receiving new ideas.

RED TAPISM

: Excessive use of official formalities which causes unnecessary delay.

REFLATION
REINFORCE

: A government policy of increasing the amount of money in circulation.

: Strengthen by additional men or material.

RENAISSANCE

: A renewal of interest in art , literature etc.

REQUISITION

: An official demand or request.

RETRIBUTION

: A severe deserved punishment.

RINGLEADER

: One who leads others to do wrong or make trouble.

RODENT

: A small herbivore usually considered a pest..

RUSSOPHILE

: An admirer of the Russian people, language, manners or way of life.

RUSSOPHOBE

: One who dislikes the Russians and Russia.

SABOTAGE

: Wanton destruction especially of a factory, etc. by dissatisfied workers.

SACRILEGE

: The violation or profaning of sacred things.

SANATORIUM

: A place for invalids and convalescents.

SANCTIMONIOUS

: Making a show of piety.

SCAFFOLD

: A structure on which criminals used to be hanged.

SCEPTIC

: Person who doubts the truth of what he is told.

SCUBA

: An instrument used for breathing when swimming under water.

SEDENTARY

: Done while sitting down.

SEER

: One who can see into the future.

SENSATIONALISM

: The intentional producing of excitement or shock.

SEPTUAGENARIAN

: One in his seventies.

SILHOUETTE

: Black shadow-like picture on white background.

SIMULTANEOUSLY

: Taking place or happening at the same time.

SINECURE

: Any office with good salary but no work.

SINOPHILE

: An admirer of the Chinese people, language, manners or way of life.

SINOPHOBE

: One who dislikes the Chinese and China.

SMALL FRY

: Unimportant people.

SNIPPET
SOJOURN

: A small piece from something spoken or written.

: A short stay at a place.

SPINSTER

: An unmarried woman.

STALE

: Something which is not fresh.

STAMPEDE

: A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or animals.

STELLAR

: Of the stars.

STOCKBROKER

: One who buys and sell shares for others.

STOIC

: One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure.

STRATAGEM

: A trick to deceive an enemy.

STRINGENT

: Very strict.

SUBCUTANEOUS

: Beneath the skin.

SUB JUDICE

: A subject which cannot be publicly discussed because it is being considered by a court of law.

SUBSIDY

: Money paid by a government to make prices lower.

SUBVERSIVE

: Attempting to weaken or overthrow authority.

SUPERANNUATED
SURREAL

: Too old for work.

: Having a strange, dreamlike unreal quality.

TABLEAU

: A lifelike representation of a famous scene by a group of people who do not move or speak.

TAXIDERMY

: The art of stuffing animals and setting them in life-like poses.

TECHNOCRAT

: A specialist in technology.

TEETOTALLER

: One who abstains from all kinds of alcoholic drinks.

TERMINATE

: Come or bring to an end.

THEIST

: One who believes in the existence of God.

THEOCRACY

: Government by priests.

TIMBER

: Wood cut down for building etc.

TOPIARY

: The art of trimming trees and bushes to decorative shapes.

TRAITOR

: One who is disloyal to his country.

TYRANT

: A ruler with complete power who rules cruelly.

UNISEX

: Of one type, used by both males and females.

UNANIMOUS

: A decision taken by the votes of all.

UPSTART

: A person who has suddenly risen from low rank to wealth and importance.

UXORICIDE

: The killing of ones wife.

UXORIOUS

: Greatly or excessively fond of ones wife.

CREDULOUS

: Ready to believe without sufficient evidence

ARISTOCRACY

: Government by the nobility

PLUTOCRACY

: Government by the wealthy people

DEMAGOGUE

: A person who can sway his followers by his oratory

DESPERADO

: One ready to do any reckless or criminal act

EDIBLE

: Fit for food

EPICURIAN

: One who devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking

ELECTROCUTE

: Killing by means of an electric current

ENDEMIC

: A disease confined to a particular district or place

EXTROVERT

: One whose interest are directed outward

EPHEMERAL

: Existing only for a day.

EMBALM

: To preserve a dead body from decaying

EPITOME

: A brief summary of a book

ENIGMA

: A person, thing or circumstance that is puzzling

EMBARGO

: An order prohibiting ships to leave the port

ENTOMOLOGY

: The study of insects

FIANCEE

: One engaged to be married

FARRIES

: One who shoes horses

FUGITIVE

: One who runs away from justice or the law

FANATIC

: a person

GEOLOGIST

: One who studies about rocks and soils

GARRISON

: Military force stationed in a fortress

HOMICIDE

: The act of killing a human being

HAWKER

: One who travels from place to place selling miscellaneous articles

HEDONIST

: One who believes that pleasure is the highest tool.

filled

with excessive enthusiasm , especially in religion

HORTICULTURE : The art of cultivating and managing gardens

HYPERBOLE

: Exaggerated

statement made for the sake of effect

HOSTAGE

: Person given to an enemy as a pledge

INVALID

: A person who is sick

INCENDIARY

: One who maliciously sets fire to building

INSOLVENT

: One who cannot pay ones debts

IGNORAMUS

: An ignorant person

IMMIGRANT

: One who comes into a foreign country to settle there

INVINCIBLE

: That which cannot be conqured

INCOMBUSTIBLE : Incapable of being burnt

INVISIBLE

: That which cannot be seen

IMMORTAL

: Living for ever

INIMITABLE

: That which cannot be imitated

INDEFATIGABLE : Persons that cannot be wearied

INTERNECINE

: Causing destruction to both sides

INTERPOLATE

: make(spurious& misleading) additions to a book

JUXTAPOSE

: To place side by side

LETHAL

: causing death

LACONIC

: Expressing in a few words

LAUNDRY

: A place where clothes are washed and ironed

LIMNOLOGY

: The study of lakes and other fresh water bodies

MANIFESTO

: A declaration of plans and promises put forward by a political party

MIGRATE

: To move from one country to another

METEOROLOGIST : One who studies the elements of weather.

MISANTHROPE

: One who hates mankind

METALLURGY

: The science dealing with the production of metals

MONOLOGUE

: A long speech by one person

MOBILIZE

: To collect tog ether for service in war

MAUSOLEUM

MACHIAVELLIAN

: Unscrupulous in gaining what is wanted

MEMENTO

: Something kept or given as a reminder

MIVIPAROUS

Producing young that are fully developed .

MEGALOMANIAC

person with a false impression that he is great and powerful.

NUMISMATICS

The study of coins

NICHE

A hollow place in wall

NEOLOGISM

: A new word coined by an author

NEPOTISM

Special favour shown by a person in high position to his relatives.

ORCHARD

A place where fruit trees are grown

OPTIMIST

One who looks on the bright side of things.

OMNISCIENT

One who knows everything

OMNIPRESENT

One who is present everywhere

OCULIST

One who attends to the diseases of the eye

ORNITHOLOGY

: The study of birds

OBITUARY

: An

OSTLER

: One who attends to horses at an inn

OPTICIAN

: One who makes or sells eye-glasses

OOLOGY

: The study of eggs

OCCIDENTAL

: Belonging to the west

OSTRACIZE

: Expel from society

POSTHUMOUS

: Occurring after death

A magnificent tomb

account,

in

the newspaper, of the funeral of one deceased

PLAGIARISM

: Literary theft, or passing off an authors original work as ones own.

PYROTECHNICS

: The art of making fireworks

PARASITE

: A plant or animal growing on another

PANACEA

: A cure for all diseases

PHILATELIST

: One who collects postage stamps

PHILANTHROPIST : One who devotes his service or wealth for the love of mankind.
PEDANT

One who makes a display of his learning

PEDLAR

: One who goes from house to house selling small articles.

PAEDIATRICIAN

: Doctors who treat childrens diseases

PALAEOGRAPHY : The study of ancient modes of writing

PHONETICS

: The science of speech, sounds and their production

PYROTECHNICS

: The art of making fireworks

PROTAGONIST

: Chief person in a drama, story etc.

PSEUDONYM

: A fictitious name used by an author

QUACK

: One who dishonestly claims to have knowledge and skill, esp. in medicine.

QUARANTINE

Confinement to one place to prevent spread of infection.

RUMINANT

A cud-chewing animal

REFUGEE

One who takes refuge in a foreign country.

REINSTATE

Put back in a former station or condition.

RACONTEUR

: One who tells anecdotes or stories

SOMNAMBULIST

SPENDTHRIFT

: One who spends too much

SCULPTOR

One who carves in stone, metal, wood, etc.

SURGEON

One who treats diseases by operations

SANATORIUM

SYMPOSIUM

: Collection of views of several persons on a topic

SYNONYM

: word with the same meaning as another

SABOTAGE

: Wanton destruction of a plant by workmen

SIMULTANEOUS

: happening or done at the same time

SUPERFLUOUS

More than is needed

TEETOTALLER

One w ho doesnt consume alchoholic drinks

TRAITOR

One who betrays his friends, ruler, country, etc.

TAXIDERMY

: The art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals, birds and fish.

TOPOGRAPHY

: The art of representing the physical features of a place on a map.

THESAURUS

Lexicon, esp, a collection of words

TABOO

An act which religion or custom regardsas forbidden.

TRANSMIGRATION:

One who walk in his sleep

hospital

esp ,

for tuberculosis patients and convalescents.

Belief that the soul passes at death into another body.

UTOPIAN

: Ideally perfect but impracticable

UNDERTAKER

: A tradesman who manages funerals

UPHOLSTERER

: One who makes or deals in carpets, curtains, beds, cushioned seats, etc.

USURER

: One who lends money at an excessive rate of interest

UPSTART

: One who has suddenly risen

ULTIMATUM

: final proposal of terms given by one party to another

UNANIMOUS

: Of the same opinion

VETERINARIAN

: One skilled in the treatment of diseases of animals

VAGABOND

: One who wanders without settled home

VALETUDINARIAN :

to

wealth

and importance

One who is overanxious about ones health

VOLUNTEER

: One who takes part in an enterprise of his own free will

VERBATIM

: Word for word

VERSATILE

: Of many sided ability

VICARIOUS

: Done for another

WARREN

: A place for breeding or preserving rabbits

WINNOW

: To separate the husks from the grain

WANTON

: Recklessly inconsiderate

WIDOWER

: A man whose wife is dead

XENOMANIAC

: A person having an excessive attachment to foreign living

ZOO
ZOOLOGY

: A place where many kinds of animals are kept for show

: The science of animal life