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- A woman who is the head of a religious community - abbess
- To make something shorter, especially a word or a
phrase - abbreviate
- One who cannot die – Immortal
- One who always gets into trouble – Scapegrace
- A person who fluently speaks many languages - Polyglot
- A man who is the head of a religious
community - abbot
- A person who chooses not to vote either in favour
of or against something - abstainer
- A post for which salary is not given - Honorary
- That which is pig like – Porcine
- One who goes for a secret official mission –
Emissary
- That which has very harmful and dangerous effects
– Detrimental
- To make a false show - Pretend
- Passing from parents to offspring - Hereditary
- A place where ships are sheltered from the
turbulent sea – Harbour
- A cloth decorated with folds - Frilled
- One who is in the habit of talking while sleeping
– Somniloquist
- A person who is excessively patriotic –
Chauvinist
- A person learning a particular skill – Apprentice
- Continuing for a long time - Perpetual
- A strong feeling of hate - abhorrence
- A part of your body below the chest that contains
stomach -abdomen
- The state of ruin and destruction - Desolation
- That which is morally dangerous – Pestiferous
- One who analyses handwriting – Graphologist
- One who makes a secret plan against somebody –
Conspirator
- A person one knows but who is not a close friend
- Acquaintance
- Uniform in structure and composition - Homogeneous
- Words different in meaning but having same sound - Homonym
- Outer edge of an area – periphery
- One who receives something – Recipient
- A policy of extending a country’s empire and
influence – Imperialism
- That which eats grass – Herbivore / Herbivorous
- That which is corpse like - Cadaverous
- A person who tells or writes amusing stories - Humorist
- To give up being King or Queen - abdicate
- A person who used disruptive forces to bring
about political or social change – Extremist
- That which is cat like - Feline
- Being unable to pay one’s debt - insolvent
- the study of the functions of the body - physiology
- One who files a suit – Plaintiff
- That which is cow like – Bovine
- That which is fish like – Piscine
- One who takes part in state affairs – Statesman
- That which is prohibited by law – Prohibitory
- A person who is kept as a prisoner – Captive
- One who holds a high office – Dignitary
- A small shop that sells fashionable clothes and
cosmetics - boutique
- A word whose meaning is difficult to understand –
Abstruse
- A state of perfect happiness – Ecstasy/ Bliss
- A post without remuneration – Honorary
- A permanent military station – Cantonment
- A woman whose husband is dead – Widow
- A man whose wife is dead - Widower
- To touch or stroke something lovingly- fondle
- One who cannot be corrected - Incorrigible
- An outline of a play, opera – Scenario
- One who belongs to a region from earliest time –
Aboriginal
- A vehicle used to carry a dead body – Hearse
- A very cruel person - Fiend
- One who wants to be perfect standards - Idealist
- Soldiers who fight on foot - Infantry
- A person who takes an active part in politics -
Activist
- One who cannot be satisfied - Insatiable
- One who is not liable to error or mistake - Infallible
- One who studies mind – Psychologist
- One who speaks two language - Bilingual
- That cannot be seen with eye - Invisible
- That which cannot be heard - Inaudible
- A written statement which gives us information –
Memorandum
- One who planes to destroy to all governments -
Anarchist
- That which cannot be believed - Incredible
- That which cannot be withdrawn or altered - Irrevocable
- One who comes from another country - immigrant
- One who looks at bright side of things – Optimist
- One who looks at dark side of things – Pessimist
- A thing which can easily be broken – Fragile
- One who visits other countries for pleasure –
Tourist
- An idle talk - Gossip
- Killers of insects - Insecticide
- An office without any work but high pay - sinecure
- The life history of a person written by another -
Biography
- A medicine to counteract the effect of a poison -
antidote
- Government by officials in a state - bureaucracy
- That which cannot be understood –
Incomprehensible
- A man who remains unmarried – Bachelor
- A woman who remains unmarried – Maid / Spinster
- A man having the qualities of women - effeminate
- The loss of something by melting or vaporization
- ablation
- A substance which is used to kill insects – Insecticide
- A person who can read and write – Literate
- A person who cannot read and write - Illiterate
- To end a law or system officially - abolish
- One who cannot read and write - Illiterate
- A substance which is used to kill germs –
Antiseptic
- A swelling part of body - Inflammation
- Free from infection - Immune
- That which cannot be read - Illegible
- One who is specialist in pregnancy and childbirth
– Obstetrician
- One who believes in the existence of God – Theist
- One who does not believes in the existence of God
– Atheist
- One who lives in a foreign country - Alien
- That which catches fire easily - Inflammable
- A person you cannot do without - Indispensable
- A speech or statement which is delivered without
preparation – Extempore
- One who is specialist in bone disease - Orthopedist
- That which is not likely to happen - Improbable
- A professional rider in horse racing - Jockey
- A group of persons from public who sit on
judgment in a case in the court of law -
Jury
- To end a pregnancy at an early stage - abort
- A small room or part oif room used as a kitchen -
Kitchenette
- One who has a compulsive desire to steal - Kleptomaniac
- A person who knows many languages - Linguist
- That which can be read - Legible
- A medical operation that ends a pregnancy at an
early stage - abortion
- The study of stars and the movement of planets that
have a supposed influence on people and event -astrology
- A person who is skilled in astronomy - astronomer
- That which cannot be moved - immobile
- The study of insects - entomology
- An injury or a damaged area of skin caused by something
that rubs or scrapes against the skin - abrasion
- A story from ancient tomes about people and
events -Legend
- A woman sexually attracted towards another woman - Lesbian
- One who respects other persons opinions - Liberal
- Most important person in an organization - Kingpin/ Linchpin
- A person who writes the words of songs - Lyricist
- Property left to someone by will - Legacy
- One who talks too much - loquacious
- A speech made by speaker for the first time - maiden
speech
- A secrets organization of criminals - Mafia
- One who is a specialist in nervous system –
Neurologist
- One who leaves his own country and goes to settle
in another country – Emigrant
- A woman who is specialist in reproductive organs
– Gynecologist
- One who is specialist in heart disease - Cardiologist
- one who is present everywhere - Omnipresent
- One who knows everything - Omniscient
- A person who is specialist in child disease –
Pediatrician
- One who hates the institute of marriage - Celibacy/Misogamist
- One who does not believe in the existence of God
- Atheist
- Killer of mother - Matricide
- One who lioves mankind – Philanthropist
- A reminder of something – Memento
- One who believes in fate - Fatalist
- A person who tries to bring about a compromise - Mediator
- A man having both male or female sensibilities - metro
sexual
- One who knows everything – Omniscient
- One who is present everywhere – Omnipresent
- One who is all powerful – Omnipotent
- One who commits the first act of attack –
Aggressor
- One who plays, sings, not for money but for the
love of it – Amateur
- One paints pictures not for money but for
pleasure – Amateur
- A person who examines teeth – Dentist
- One who examines eyesight - Optician
- The letters used in writing a language – Alphabet
- A female of gander – Goose
- An equipment of horse – Harness
- A child whose parents are dead – Orphan
- A spear on a rope for catching whales and other
larger fish – Harpoon
- Lover of one’s own country – Patriot
- One who bring goods from a foreign country –
Importer
- One who sends goods to another country – Exporter
- An adult male of deer - Hart
- One who eats human flesh – Cannibal
- A substance like chloroform or ether – Anesthetic
- A person who takes part in hijack – Hijacker
- The dea body human being – Corpse
- The dead body of animal - Carcass
- One who is skilled in many analysis – Analyst
- The life history of person written by himself –
Autobiography
- A supreme ruler – Monarch
- A number of animals kept or travelling together -
Herd
- A person who eats too much – Glutton
- Fear of crowd – Ochlophobia
- Fear of books – Bibliophobia
- An abnormal, persistent and unwarranted fear of
falling in love - Philophobia
- Fear of snakes – Ophiophobia
- Fear of being in open space – Agoraphobia
- Fear of water – Hydrophobia
- Fear of foreigners – Xenophobia
- Fear of a dead body – Narchphobia
- Fear of oneself – Auto phobia
- Fear of animals – Zoophobia
- Fear of height – Aerophobia
- Fear of home surroundings – Ecophobia
- Lover of God – Philotheist
- Lover of dogs – Canophilist
- Lover of arts – Philotechnic
- Lover of animals – Philozoic
- A list and explanation of difficult words –
Glossary
- To cause troops etc to spread out in readiness
for battle – Deploy
- A woman / girl who flirts – Coquette
- That is related to tragedy – Tragic
- A small umbrella – Parasol
- A group of islands - Archipelago
- One who is fond of much alcoholic dring Bibulous
- Persons living at a place without paying rent -
Squatters
- An insatiable, alcoholic drink – Dipsomania
- One who is foolishly fond of one’s wife –
Henpecked / Uxorious
- An undeveloped are where it is difficult to live
- Wilderness
- A funeral rite – Funeral / Obsequies
- Loss of memory – Amnesia
- Something surrounded by posts or barbed wire –
Fenced
- A person
who is very careful about details – Meticulous
- Those trained as soldiers but not belonging to
regular army - Militia
- A conference for discussion on a subject –
Symposium
- One who hates mankind - Misanthrolpe
- A mental disease/ illness that causes a strong
desire to set fire to things – Pyromania
- One who hated marriage - Masogamist
- A container with a lid – Canister
- One who hates women - Misogynist
- An infectious disease in back of the throat – Diphtheria
- One who keeps thinking on particular thing only -
Monomaniac
- The practice of worshipping statues as gods – Idolatry
- The practice of worshipping only one God -
Monotheism
- Criticising popular beliefs or established
customs and ideas – Iconoclastic
- A company having branches in many countries -
Multinational
- A place for heating metal or glass to very high
temperature – Furnace
- The scientific study of fungi - Mycology
- A place where government or public records are kept
– archive
- Living together of a man and woman without being
married to each other – Concubinage
- Strong feeling of wanting to vomit - Nausea
- One who offers to do without being forced –
Volunteer
- Downfall that satify natural justice - Namesis
- Too much official formality – Red – tapism
- That which last for a short time – Transitory
- A new word - Neologism
- A house that is very dirty and unfit to live in –
Hovel
- Undue favour shown by a person in power to his
relatives - Nepotism
- Continuous efforts to achieve something –
Perseverance
- A public official who makes written statements
official - Notary
- An occasion of great importance – Momentous
- One who collects coins - Numismatic
- A vegetable with large green leaves - Spinach
- To have very high opinion of oneself – Conceited
- Notice of a person’s death in a newspaper -
Obituary
- One who is given to pleasure of the flesh –
Epicurean
- That which is required to be done by law - Obligatory
- A large plate for serving food - Platter
- A person who enjoys food and drink of high quality
and knows a lot about it – Epicure
- That which is out of use, or replaced by the
newer - Obsolete
- The sound of a funeral bell – Knell
- A series of families that something comes from –
Lineage
- One who is all powerful - Omnipotent
- Officials in an organization or a department –
Bureaucrats
- One who knows everything - Omniscient
- Favorable of health – Wholesome
- Belief that war and violence are unjustified –
Pacifism
- One who eats anything - omnivorous
- In sufficient feeding or nourishing –
Malnutrition
- A group of girls – Bevy
- Philosophy concerned with the nature of existence
- Ontology
- A collection poems or prose – Antology
- An eye-doctor - Ophthalmologist
- A chief character in a poem or drama –
Protagonist
- A technician who measures your eyesight –
Optometrist
- Military waking signal sounded in the morning –
Reveille
- A thick skinned animal, esp. an elephant or
rhinoceros – Pachyderm
- One who believes in the abolition of war -
Pacifist
- Care taken in advance to avoid risk -Precaution
- Capable of being wounded – Vulnerable
- The syudy of ancient writing - Paleography
- The highest singing voice in women or boys –
Soprano
- A song to put babies to sleep – Lullaby
- The study of fossils - Palaeontology
- A brief account of a subject – Summary/
Compendium
- A body of voters – Electorate
- A remedy which can cure all diseases - Panacea
- A hymn or song, sacred song sung in praise of God
- -Anthem
- A board of directors in a company – Directorate
- Contradictory statement - Paradox
- Belonging to ong past – Ancient
- One that lives on another - Parasite
- Belief not based on reason or knowledge –
Superstition
- One who is not accepted by society - pariah
- A sea abounding in islands – Archipelago
- Sole right to make and sell one’s invention -
Patent
- A short walk for pleasure or exercise – Stroll
- A man’s fat stomach - Paunch
- Bearing living one – Viviparous
- All the customs and beliefs of a society – Tradition
- One who exhibits his book learning - Pedant
- To move along with quick, short twisting Wriggle
- Last but one – Penultimate
- Art or craft needing skill with hand – Handicraft
- Gain over and above one’s salary - Perquisite
- Art of beautiful handwriting – Calligraphy
- The scientific stury of rocks - Petrology
- A person with many talents – Versatile
- Person of material outlook who is indifferent to
culture – Philistine
- A person who can used either of his hand with
ease – Ambidextrous
- Ne who is well versed in the science of
languages - Philologist
- A dramatic performance – Masque
- The natural coloring matter of plants and animals
- Pigment
- According to custom – Customary
- One who brings a charge against someone in court
- Plaintiff
- Abnormally high blood pressure – Hypertension
- A very close non-sexual friendship between two
people - Platonic
- One who is skilled in horsemanship – Equestrian
- Of the lower social classes - Plebeian
- Winding sheet of a corpse – Shroud
- The practice of having more than one husband at
the same time - Polyandry
- One who is too concerned with small details or
rules esp. when learning or teaching – Pedant
- One who speaks many languages - Polyglot
- Scarcity of food – Famine
- The practice of having more than one husband or
wife at the same time - Polygamy
- Extreme of an old age when a man behaves like a
fool – Dotage
- A lie-detector - Polygraph
- A list of household goods / furniture – Inventory
- A note added at the end of a letter, after the
signature - Postscript
- A person who makes a vain display of his learning - Pedant
- One who uses common sense - Pragmatist
- That can be felt or touched – Palpable/ tangible/
perceptible
- Able to foretell what will happen in the future -
Prescient
- The murder for political reasons Assassination
- A side view of someone’s head - Profile
- A legal enquiry to find out faults – Inquisition
- An explosive of firing a bullet or a rocket -
Propellent
- A law making body of a country or state – Legislature
- A pen-name auumed by a writer - Pseudonym
- One who has suddenly gained new health Parvenu
- Trying to do the impossible, usually to help the
others, while putting into danger - Quixotic
- One who has suddenly gained new power – Parvenu
- One who is good at telling stories in an
interesting way - Raconteur
- One who has suddenly gained new prestige –
Parvenu
- A good relationship between two people - Rapport
- One who thinks that human nature is essential
evil – Cynic
- Capable of receiving new ideas - Receptive
- A large destruction by fire – Holocaust
- Excessive use of official formalities which causes
unnecessary delay – Red-Tapism
- A large retail store – Emporium
- A place where animals are slaughtered - Abattoir
- Killing large number of defenseless people –
Massacre
- A partner in crime - Accomplice
- That which cannot be altered – Unalterable/
Irrevocable
- A person with a highly developed sense of beauty
- Aesthete
- A style in which a writer makes a display of his
knowledge – Pedantic
- A person having abundance of money -Affluent
- Honesty and uprightness of character – Integrity
- Unreasonable fear of open spaces - Agoraphobis
- A holy or sacred place – Sanctuary
- Anything written in a letter after it is signed -
Postscript
- Helpful but not an essential part – Accessory
- A short journey made by a group of persons
together - Excursion
- A person who helps in wrong deed or crime –
Accomplice / Accessory
- A bad smell or taste – Foul
- A person living permanently ina certain place - Domicile
- A hater of smoking – Misocapnic
- A hater of new things – Misoneist
- That which makes it difficult to recognize the
presence of real nature of somebody or something - Camouflage
- A group of talkative girls or women – Gaggle
- To support a statement or theory – Corroborate
- Relationship by blood or birth - Consanguinity
- A girl or woman who flirts – Coquette
- To free a prisoner on payment – Ransom
- The murder of one’s sister -Sorocide
- Opposed to great or sudden change - Conservative
- One who hates mankind -Misanthrope
- One who hates women- Misogynist
- A person pretending to somebody who is not –
Imposter
- The murder of one’s husband - matricide
- Treatment and care of hand and nails -Manicure
- A work written by hand and not printed-Manuscript
- A short stay at a place – Sojourn
- The murder of one’s mother - Matricide
- One for whom money is everything -Materialistic
- Having one wife/ husband – Monogamy
- A person who is inactive - Torpid
- Specialist of birds – Ornithologist
- The original inhabitants of a country -
Aborigines
- An exclusive possession or control of something -
Monopoly
- One who is new to a profession - Novice
- A light sailing boat esp. for racing – Yachit
- A house for storing grains – Granary
- One who is fond of fighting - Bellicose
- One who all powerful - Almighty/Omnipotent
- One who loves others more than himself - Altruist
- Something which ios not thorough or profound –
Superficial
- The murder of one’s wife – Uxoricide
- To mediate between two parties in a dispute - Intercede
- One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a
professional - Amateur
- One who can use either hands with ease - Ambidexier
- One who does not believe in government, law and
order - Anarchist
- A music in highest voice – Soparno
- One who loves and collects books - bibliophile
- One who eats human flesh - Cannibal
- A person suffering from nervous breakdown - Neurotic
- One who is well versed in any subject, a critical
judge of any art, esp. fine art- Connoisseur
- One who cannot be corrected - Incorrigible
- One who can neither read nor write - illiterate
- One who analysis handwriting - Graphologist
- One who believes that nothing can be said about
God - Agnostic
- One who has regard for others as the basic principle
of his actions - Altruistic
- One who is guilty of setting fire to the property
- Arsonist
- A tune hthat
is palyed to wake soldiers in the morning - Reveille
- One who is a great love of books - - Bibliophile
- One who readily believes everything and everyone - Credulous
- Citizen of the world - Cosmopolitan
- One who is recovering from illness - Convalescent
- One who has lots of investments in the private
sector - Capitalist
- One who is engaged in the diplomatic service of a
country - Diplomat
- The state of being ,married - Matrimony
- The state of being unmarried - Bachelorhood
- The practice of marrying one at a time - Monogamy
- The practice of having two husband and two wives
at a time - Bigamy
- The practice of marrying more than one wife at a
time - polygamy
- The practice of marrying more than one husband at
a time - polyandry
- Allowance due to a wife on legal separation from
her - Alimony
- A woman whose husband is dead - Widow
- A man whose wife is dead - Widower
- The original inhabitants of a country - Aborigines
- A traditional story related to deities - Myth
- That which is pig like - Porcine
- That which is lion like - Leoline
- That which is fox like - Vulpine
- That which is dog like - Canine
- Things to be corrected in printed book - Corrigendum
- Things that are taken by robbers - Booty
- That which exist separately from other people - Independent
- That which cannot be perceived by touch - Intangible
- That which cannot be calculated - Incalculable
- That cannot be rooted out - Eradicable
- Study of the development of plants or animals
from earlier forms - Genealogy
- Study of oceans and their phenomena - Oceanography
- Study of law - nomolgy
- Study of fossils - Paleontology
- Study of ancient things like tombs and buried
towns - Archaeology
- Strong desire for food wealth - Greed
- Strong dislike between two persons - Antipathy
- A building where horses are kept - Stable
- Very ugly or unpleasant - Hideous
- stream flowing into another big river - Tributary
- Stealing from the writing of others - Plagiarism
- Different levels of importance of people in an
organization - Hierarchy
- Very small holes in the skin - Pores
- A written declaration on oath - Affidavit
- Statement that is obviously true - Platitude
- That which can be easily believed - Credible
- A creature from a different land - Alien
- List of things to be discussed in meeting - Agenda
- a composition written for singing - Lyric
- a small room that is a part of small roo - Cubicle
- A man who does not believe in God - Athiest
- A medicine used for preventing infection by
killing the germs - Antiseptic
- Belonging to one’s ancestors - Ancestral
- A feeling of impatience because one has not
achieved what one wants - Frustration
- Loss of honour - Ignominy
- The stage of growth between boyhood and youth - Adolescent
- The right of self governance - Autonomy
- Animals that live in water - Aquatic
- The ability to produce something new - Creativity
- To encourage somebody to do something - Inspire
- a choice out of two or more possibilities - alternative
- A person expressing disapproval - Critic
- That which cannot be put out or extinguished - Inextinguishable
- That which cannot be satisfied - Insatiable
- A person who gets angry and excited quickly - Temperamental
- The knowledge of fashion, culture and other
things of social importance - Sophistication
- That which cannot be erased or removed - Indelible
- That which can be easily curved without breaking - Flexible
- That which cannot be corrupted - Incorruptible
- To escape from hard realities - Escapism
- The system which is observed to do progress or
reform - Reformism
- Temple dedicated to all the gods - Pantheon
- Talks that brings bad reputation to anybody - Scandal
- The study of population - Demography
- The study of physical phenomenon of lakes - Limnology
- That spreads by infection - Infectious
- Specialist in emotional and mental disturbance - Psychiatrist
- Speak in a very low tone - Whisper
- Something which is hidden - Mystery
- Somebody that foretells the coming of something - Harbinger
- Soldiers on big guns mounted on wheels - Artillery
- So deep that bottom cannot be reached - Unfathomable
- Serious crime lie murder or arson - Felony
- Send rays of light and heat - Radiate
- Send back a criminal into custody for further
investigation Remand
- Secret place difficult to access - Recess
- Sound which can be heard - Audible
- One who is out to destroy all government and
order - Anarchist
- The life history of a man written by himself - Autobiography
- Secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose - Collusion
- To search on the dark - Fumble
- Search for something - Quest
- Secret religious meeting - Conventicle
- One who pursues something not for money but for
pleasure - Amateur
- When the name of the author is not known - Anonymous
- A person who makes a study of mankind - Anthropologist
- Sea with a group of many islands - Archipelago
- A signature on the back of paper or cheque - Endorsement
- Showing contemptuous indifference - Supercilious
- A person leading a life of austerity - Ascetic
- Large heavy guns moved on wheels - Artillery
- The study of planets - Astronomy
- A short saying or poem which express an idea in a
very clever and musing way - Epigram
- Persons having very modern ideas in music, art
and literature - Avant-garde
- A scientific study of body - Anatomy
- Words having opposite meanings - Antonyms
- Words having the same meanings - Synonyms
- A place that provideds refuge - Asylum
- A short journey for pleasure - Excursion
- A short expression of general truth - Adage/maxim/dictum/proverb
- A short amusing story about some real person or
event - Anecdote
- Scornful or contemptuous language - Opprobrium
- To increase the speed - Accelerate
- The yearly return of a date - Anniversary
- That happens every year - Annual
- Scientific study of weight - Metrology
- Scientific study of time - Horology
- Scientific study of writing and compiling a
dictionary - Lexicography
- Scientific study of races of mankind and their
relation to one another= Ethnology
- The absence of government in a country - Anarchy
- A place where beer is manufactured - Brewery
- One who unable to off one’s debt - Bankrupt
- Science of physical structure of the body - Anatomy
- Science of the habit of living things in relation
to their environment – Ecology
- Science of the constitution of the whole universe - Cosmography
- Scientific study of the causes of diseases - Etiology
- Science of mankind as an animal - Anthropology
- Large building for soldiers to live - Barracks
- Having two wives / husbands - Bigamy
- A bunch of flowers - Bouquest
- Science of mechanical and industrial art - Technology
- Scientific study of healthy living - Hygiene
- Scientific study of inscriptions - Epigraphy
- Scientific study of human beauty - Kalology
- Scientific study of fixing dates - Chronology
- Scientific study of crime and criminals - Criminology
- Scientific study of coins - Numismatics
- Scientific study of climate - climatology
- Scientific study of blood - Haematology
- Scientific study of birds - Ornithology
- Scientific dealing woth proper use of terms - Terminology
- Science dealing with heredity - Genetics
- Science and technology of metals - Metallurgy
- Science and philosophy of human law - Jurisprudence
- Science and art of preparing and making good food - Gastronomy
- Science and art of flying aircraft - Aviation
- School for very young children - Kindergarten
- Say in advance what is likely to happen - Predict/forecast/foretell
- Say aloud from memory - Recite
- Saving of property from loss by fire - Salvage
- Slat water lake separated from the sea by sand
banks - Lagoon
- Rules for formal behavior among people - Etiquette
- A government run by official rules - Bureaucracy
- An official in a government - Bureaucrat
- The state of remaining unmarried - Celibacy
- One who is more than a hundred years old - Centenarian
- Room for washing kitchen utensils - Scullery
- Roof supported by columns at the entrance of a
building - Porch
- Ritual washing of the body - Ablution
- Rising in arms against an establishment/govt. - Insurrection/Rebellion
- Rise and fall in the level of the sea - Tide
- A person who eats human flesh - Cannibal
- An animal who eats flesh - Carnivore
- List of items with prices that one can look at or
buy - Catalogue
- Right or advantage available to a person - Privilege
- Reward for a work or service - Remuneration
- Return to one’s own country - Repatriate
- Return the same sort of ill treatment - Retaliate
- Reduction in tax or debt - Rebate
- A place with tables for gambling - Casino
- A group of sailors working on a ship/ aircraft - Crew
- Stars grouped together - Constellation
- Plates, cups, dishes - Crockery
- Religious discourse - Sermon
- Reserved in speech - Reticent
- Responsible according to law - Liable
- Restore to former position - Rehabilitate
- Resulting in death or ending in disaster - Fatal
- Relation between different aspect of a thing - Perspective
- Reasoning power of the mind - Intellect
- Knives, forks and spoons - Cutlery
- One who lives at the same time - Contemporary
- The art of beautiful handwritring - Calligraphy
- Receiving guests warmly - Hospitality
- Records of events in the order of their
happenings - Chronical
- To raise a pattern or design on the surface of
something - Emboss
- Quick to judge or understand - Perspicacious
- Question or problem difficult to answer or
understand – Puzzle/ Riddle/ Enigma
- Put under the surface of water - Submerge
- An official count of a country’s total population - Census
- One who is completely self satisfied - Complacent
- One who believes in keeping tradition - Conservative
- Put off something for a future time - Postpone/ Procrastinate
- To put into the form of a code - Codify
- Pull out of usual shape - Distort
- Public merry making and feasting - Carnival
- A disease that spreads by contact - Contagious
- One who sells sweets and pastries - Confectioner
- a device to control pregnancy - Contraceptive
- A public activity that takes place in a very
elaborate, colourful and expensive way - Extravaganza
- Place of good climate for invalids - Asylum
- Property left to someone by a will - Legacy
- Property inherited from one’s father - Patrimony
- Producing a lot of books or other things - Prolific
- Process of sewing designs on cloth or other
materials - Embroidery
- Person working in one and the same institution - Colleague
- Principle that the war should be and could be
abolished - Pacifism
- Habit of independent thought - Individualism
- Prevention of loss, waste and damage - Conservation
- Prevent from being carried out - Circumvent
- Pretence of having a virtuous character - Hypocrisy
- Present form or before birth - Congenital
- Marriage of God - Theogamy
- Lovers of dogs - Canophilist
- Loss of memory - Amnesia
- A group of talkative girls/ women - Gaggle
- Guided by one’s sense of duty - Conscientious
- A girl who flirts egregiously - Coquette
- A place where lids are looked after while their
parents are at work - Crèche
- A game in which neither team wins - Drawn
- one who cannot hear - Deaf
- One who cannot see - Blind
- One who cannot speak - Dumb
- Place a person lives permanently - Domoclie
- A period of ten years - Decade
- Gust of wind - Draught
- Handwriting that can be easily read - Legible
- Happening at the same time - Contemporary
- A government run by a dictator - Dictatorship
- A government by person of highest social order - Aristocracy
- A government by intelligentsia - Meritocracy
- A government by the rich and powerful class - Plutocracy
- A government by officials - Bureaucracy
- A government by elected representatives - Democracy
- A government by elected representatives without a
monarch – Republic
- A government by divine laws - Theocracy
- A government by king / queen - Monarchy
- A government by few people - Oligarchy
- Governing body of a university - Senate
- Hater of books - Misobiblic
- Hater of learning - Misologist
- Hater of marriage - Misogamist
- Having more than one meaning - Ambiguous/ Equivocal
- Imaginary disease/ ailments - Hypochondria
- A group of persons representing the views of a
organizations or a country - Delegation
- A teenager
having a tendency to commit crime - Delinquint
- Offering made to God - Oblation
- An official agreement to a proposal - Assent
- Gathering of all things - Omnibus
- An official announcement issued to the press - Communiqué
- An official counting of the population - Census
- A garland of flowers - Wreath
- Give tit for tat - Retaliate
- A place where medicines are given - Dispensary
- Departure of many people - Exodus
- Gift of money to a retiring people - Gratuity
- Study of relationship of plants and living
creatures and their environment - Ecology
- Give the right ot vote - Enfranchise
- Greed for money - Rapacious
- General instructions - Directive
- Future generation - Posterity
- One who makes money by starting a new business
where there is financial risk - Entrepreneur
- That which relates forever - Eternal
- Free from punishment - Impunity
- Form opinion in advance - Preconceive
- For warning of an impending danger - Premonition
- Fixed sum of money paid to somebody as income in
his lifetime – Annuity
- Fit for bad temper or anger - Tantrum
- Defined social behaviour - Etiquette
- A speech made without preparation - Extempore
- One who is given to pleasure of the flesh - Epicurean
- The art of effective speaking - Elocution
- The act spying - Espionage
- One follows the religion strictly - Fundamentalist
- Fear of foreigners - Xenophobia
- Fear of one self - Auto phobia
- A disease effect a large number of people in an
area at the same time - Epidemic
- A disease prevalent in a particular locality - Endemic
- Fear of home surrounding - Ecophobia
- Fear of dead body - Necrophobia
- A book containg information on all the branches
of knowledge - Encyclopedia
- A man who thinks highly only of himself - Egoist
- Fears of animals - Zoophobia
- Fear of height - Aerophobia
- To free a person of all blames in a matter - Exonerate
- Faithful supporter - Henchman
- Fail to pay a debt in time - Default
- Old woman who talks too much - Garrulous
- Killer of whole race - Genocide
- Expert in horse riding - Cavalier
- Existing since old times - Antique
- Killer of germs - Germicide
- A doctor who treats diseases of women - Gynecologist
- A man sexually attracted to another man - Gay
- Existing for ever - Eternal
- Amount of money paid to free a prisoner - Ransom
- One who is simple and easily deceived - Gullible
- One who eats grass - Herbivorous
- One who pretends to be what he is not - Hypocrite
- A state of perfect balance - Equilibrium
- Practice of killing without pain a person
suffering from an incurable disease - Euthanasia
- One who is sympathetic to mankind - Humanitarian
- Killing of human beings - Homicide
- One who takes an examination - Examinee
- Refreshment or amusement after hard work - Recreation
- One who has a negative reputation - Notorious
- A medicen that induces sleep - Narcotic
- A place where plants are reared - Nursery
- Something which is no longer in use - Obsolete (HTET 2014)
- Through which we cannot see - Opaque
- One who is eighty years old - Octogenarian
- One who looks at the bright side of things - Optimist
- One who looks at the dark side of things - Pessimist
- One who acts according to situation to get
advantage – Opportunist
- A cure for all diseases - Panacea
- Wh lives on others - Parasite
- Lover of wife/band - Paramour
- Killer of father - Patricide
- Killer of pests - Pesticide
- One who loves mankind - Philanthropist
- Animals with four feet - Quadruped
- Any soft drink except water - Beverage
- Teachers in a college or university - Faculty
- A person who is not easily pleased - Fastidious
- Representation of speech sounds through symbols - Phonetics
- One who walks on foot - Pedestrian
- Chief person in arama or story - Protagonist
- The study of human mind - Psychology
- Solo right ot sell some invention - Patent
- A person who believes in fate - Fatalist
- One who cares the feeling of the women - Feminist
- Art of growing vegetable/ fruit/ flowers - Horticulture
- Art of making fireworks - Pyrotechnics
- Art of map making - Cartography
- Style speaking well - Elocution
- A person who deals in flowers - Florist
- A room where food is kept for serving - Pantry
- One wh is liked by everybody - Popular
- A place where ships are loaded or unloaded - Port
- Generation that comes after - Progeny
- Killer of foetus - Foeticide
- Killer of brother - Fratricide
- A place where we can discuss an issue - Forum
- Artificial centre for honey bees - Hive
- A person who withdraws from society to live a
solitary life – Recluse
- One who sees life as it is - Realist
- A place for improving one’s health - Resort
- Too much official formality - Red tapism
- Assembly of worshippers - Congregation
- Author’s explanatory remarks at the beginning of
a book – Preface
- Distinguishing marks of an office - Insignia
- A bed of a new born baby - Cradle /crib
- Belief not based on reason or knowledge - Superstition
- Blessing even by a priest - Benediction
- Birds that come and go with seasons - Migratory
- Simple artless country people - Rustic
- Study of the meanings of words - Semantics
- One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure - Stoic
- Killing oneself - Suicide
- A person who honours all religions - Secular
- One who spends too much - Spendthrift
- Board of directors in a company or organization - Directorate
- A body of delegates - Delegacy
- A book of a sacred or religious nature - Scripture
- Brig back to life - Revive
- A religious discourse - Sermon
- One who doubts the validity of every statement - Sceptic
- Words of having more or less same meaning - Synonyms
- To bring under control by force - Capture
- Bring under control in war - Subjugate
- A building for the display of works of art - Gallery
- That can be expressed in words - Expressible
- Call back to the mind - Recall
- Taking place at the same time - Simultaneous
- One who speaks for a party - Spokesman
- One who takes the place of - Surrogate
- Capable of being reached - Accessible
- Centre of attraction - Cynosure
- A building equipped with a powerful telescope for
astronomical observation - Observatory
- Brief account of a subject - Summary /compendium
- Break an agreement/ law or promise - Violate
- Table newspaper half the size of normal
newspaper- Tabloid
- A storm when violent winds move in circles - Tornado
- One who believes in god - Theist
- An object through which light passes and one can
see through it – Transparent
- An object through which some light passes but one
cannot see through it - Translucent
- Lasting for short time - Transient
- A building where military weapons are prepared or
stored - Arsenal
- That can live without outside help - Viable
- A caretaker of a public building - Custodian
- Attachment to what is natural
- Naturalism
- One who abstains form all alcoholic drinks - Teetotalers
- That which is agreed upon by all - Unanimous
- Approximate calculation of something - Estimate
- Any kind of grain used for food - Cereal
- Angry at injustice - Indignant
- Anxious to help somebody - Solicitous
- Perceptible an imaginary ideal - Utopia
- Word for word - Verbatim
- One who can think and plan about the future with
imagination and intelligence - Visionary
- Ceremony of crowning a king - Coronation
- A chain of flowers. Leaves or ribbons - Festoon
- Change in direction - Diversion
- Change to something abnormal, unnatural - Perversion
- A child of unusual or remarkable talent - Prodigy
- One who changes easily form one mood to another –
Volatile
- One who offers one’s services without asking - Volunteer
- One who is gifted with several talents - Versatile
- One who can be easily hurt - Vulnerable
- Strong fear of people or culture form other
countries - Xenophobia
- A place where orphans are housed – Orphanage
- A imaginary line aroud the earth – Equator
- The state of living unmarried - Celibacy
- A part of dictionary which contains information
about traders, professional etc. - Yellow
pages
- Chief actor or character in a story or drama - Protagonist
- Habitual character or disposition - Ethos
- One who remains from alcoholic drinks -
Teetotaller
- Using of new words - Neologism
- One who holds that something is or can be known
of the existence of God - Agnostic
- To destroy completely - Annihilate
- An instrument for measuring the pressure of the
atmosphere – Barometer
- Any sort of drink except water - Beverage
- That which is open to more than one
interpretation- Ambiguous
- Capable of living both on land and water - Amphibious
- In a state of mutual hostility - Antagonistic
- A blind adherent to creed - Bigot
- Neutral poetry called upon ro settle a dispute
without reference to any other party - Arbiter
- A list of book – Catalogue
- A period of fifteen days – Fortnight
- A period of ten years - Decade
- A government by one man - Autocracy
- A narrative describing one subject under the
guise of another or a sustained metaphor - Allegory
- A group of ants – Swarm
- A person who studies stars, planets and other
heavenly bodies - Astronomer
- Kind of substance in the blood tending to
neutralize others that ar harmful - Antibody
- The science of bee keeping cultivation and
maintenance of bee-hives - Apiculture
- Recurrence of some disease after generation or
similarity in special features with remote ancestors - Atavism
- To mitigate or lesser the suffering or pain - Alleviate
- A place where arms are kept – Armoury
- A person who believes in anything easily –
Credulous
- A diplomatic representative in another country -
Ambassador
- A positive or emphatic advancement of change or
statement against a person - Allegation
- Sensitiveness to the action of a particular food - Allergy
- A person who has a bad reputation -Notorious
- That which is no longer in use – Obsolete
- Land that grows thing in abundance – Fertile
- Land that does not grows anything – Barren
- Soldiers who fight on horseback - Cavalry
- To make better, to improve, or to lift ro a
better place- Ameliorate
- By which human form and personality is attributed
to God - Anthropomorphism
- A cessation of active use of arms signifying a
short period of truce - Armistice
- A mistake in the chronological order or a thing
which is out of harmony with a period - Anachronism
- Soldiers who fight on foot – Infantry
- Amount paid to a man for his labour -
Remuneration
- A mechanic or craftsman who has acquired skill in
a particular craft - Artisan
- A great lover of books - Bibliophile
- The state of having two wives - Bigamy
- Belonging to a class between the gentry and the
labourers- -Bourgeois
- Socially unconventional, a man of free and easy
habits - Bohemian
- A citizen of the world - Cosmopolitan
- The state of being without a wife - Celibacy
- A medical examination of a dead body – Postmortem
- A planned activity - Campaign
- Center of attraction or interest - Cynosure
- Hundred in anniversary - Centenary
- Any language in speaking only - Colloquialism
- A place in which birds are kept – Aviary
- A place in which bees are kept - apiary
- To seize ( property etc.) by authority - Confiscate
- To give someone something to make good for loss
or damage - Compensate
- Reaching the final or the highest point - Consummation
- A ruler or boss who uses force in order to make
people obey him - Dictator
- Nature of double dealing - Duplicity
- A person who fails in the performance of his duty
or commits an offence – Delinquent
- A building in which people sit in order to listen
to songs, music etc. – Auditorium
- A place where dead bodies are buried – Cemetery
- A place where clothes are kept – Wardrobe
- A person who is employed in armed forces –
Personnel
- A person who is uncivilized - Barbarian
- Fruit or sweet dish usually eaten after the main
meals - Dessert
- A dabbler in the aert and literature - Dilettante
- The state of being miserable bereft of all
material possessions – Destitution
- A person who frightens and wants to schieve his
goal – Terrorist
- A person who runs a beauty parlour - Beautician
- A democratic orator - Demagogue
- The inability of a person to shun alcoholic
drinks - Dipsomania
- Something regularly found among a particular
people or community – Endemic
- A person who prepares and sells drugs – Druggist
- A person who is sent to other country to
propagate religion – Missionary
- A person who is forced to flee to shelter –
Refuge
- From one generation to another – Hereditary
- A person who walks - Pedestrian
- A person who likes to indulge in refined sensuous
pleasure- Epicure
- To remove all traces of - Eradicate
- A professor who has retired from service - Emeritus
- An unusual bent of mind - Eccentricity
- One who is always seeking to escape from the
harsh realities of life - Escapist
- To quicken the completion of work - Expedite
- To free from the confines of something to
liberate from - Emancipate
- A person who travels to a holy place – Pilgrim
- A person who travels in space – Astronaut
- A person who lives and works for others -
Altruist
- A short but pithy weightily saying or a short
witty phrase - Epigram
- Substitution of a mild for a very blunt
expression - Euphemism
- That which
is all inclusive - Exhaustive
- A person who is very careful in the use of money
– Economical / Frugal
- A person who always reads books – Bookworm
- A person who interviews someone – Interviewer
- A person who purchases goods from a shop –
Customer
- A person who brings goods illegally – Smuggler
- A person who breaks into a house to steal -
Burglar
- Not refined or fluent but full of jerky movements - Erratic
- That which ries to side-track the main issue by
irrelevance - Evasive
- A state of mental weariness form of occupation - Ennui
- To make antonement for one’s sins - expiate
- Words or phrases inscribed on a person’s tomb - Epitaph
- A person authorized to execute a legal deed -
Executor
- A lover of good meals – Gourmand
- A door which opens into rooms by a narrow passage
– Corridor
- A list of books and writings of an author –
Bibliography
- A notice which is sent by a court - Summons
- One who is subject to failure or to committing
mistakes - Fallible
- The animals of a particular region or epoch - Fauna
- A man who is genuinely interested in the welfare
and emancipation of women - Feminist
- A man with narrow and prejudiced religious views - Fanatic
- One who cannot be easily pleased - Fastidious
- Something artificial having the appearance of
something got up - Factitious
- Extremely showy and colourful - Flamboyant
- Tendency ti grow downwards - Geotropism
- A legal adviser – Solicitor
- A killer of an infant – Infanticide
- A killer of a king – Regicide
- A judgement of a court - Decree
- Act of killing one’s clan - Genocide
- A connoisseur of wines and table delicacies - Gourmet
- The act of killing of human being - Homicide
- A journey by sea – Voyage
- An instrument which is used to view objects at a
distance – Telescope
- That which cannot be burnt - Incombustible
- Traits, mental or physical received from
forefathers by birth - Hereditary
- One who loves in seclusion with thoughts of God - Hermit
- Voluntary fee paid for professional services
which carry no salary – Honorarium
- Government by elected representatives – Democracy
- A set of terms – Ultimatum
- A person who broadcast something alive –
Commentator
- State of being of one mind – Unanimous
- An unscrupulous person who put experience before
principle – Opportunist
- A definite system of naming esp. in
classification - Nomenclature
- One who expressed ideas which are not in keeping
with conventional religious teaching
- Heretic
- One who is not orthodox - Heterodox
- A person who is well versed in law – Jurist
- A deceptive appearance statement or belief -
Illusion
- One who generously acts for the welfare and
amelioration of mankind –Humanitarian
- A gesture of respect and devotion -Homage
- Rhetorical exaggeration in speaking or in a piece
of writing- Hyperbole
- That which cannot be read - Illegible
- A person who pretends to be what he is not -Hypocrite
- That which cannot be broken through - Impregnable
- That which can be easily understood - Intelligible
- That which is most likely to happen in future - Imminent
- One who cannot be soothed or calmed or near
pacified - Implacable
- That which cannot be put into practice - Impracticable
- One who cannot be corrected or reformed - Incorrigible
- To accuse or charge a person with a crime in due
form of law – Indict
- A person whose profession is to keep accounts –
accountant
- Person with whom one is acquainted – Acquaintance
- A set of instruments put together for a purpose -
Appartus
- That which cannot be easily imitated or copied – Inimitable
- That which can be heard - Audible
- That which cannot be defeated – Invincible
- A legal written statement – Affidavit
- That which can be seen – Visible
- A peortable radio set - Transistor
- A ground for the arrival and departure of
aeroplanes – Aerodrome
- One who is engaged in husbandry – Agriculturist
- A change in shape, size, appearance, quality etc.
- Transformation
- One who drives an aeroplane – Pilot / Aeronaut
- A personal peculiarity of temperament or
constitution – Idiosyncrasy
- A company of persons such as pilgrims, merchants
making a journey together for safety – Caravan
- A 70 years old person – Septuagenarian
- An 80 years old person – Octogenarian
- A 90 years old person – Nonagenarian
- A 100 years old person - Centenarian
- A man who is easily irritated and loses temper. -
Irritable
- A disease in ewhich a man suffers from
sleeplessness – Insomnia
- An event which happens once in two years –
Biennial
- An event which happens once in three years – Triennial
- An event which happens once in four years –
Quadrennial
- An event which happens once in five years –
Quinquennial
- An event
which happens once in six years – Sexennial
- An event
which happens once in seven years – Septennial
- An event which happens once in eight years –
Octennial
- An event which happens once in ten years -
Decennial
- A country or a community or people which is in
open revolt or rebellion – Insurgent
- The bony framework of the body – Skeleton
- Once who makes a scientific study of language –
Linguist
- One who lives on vegetables – Vegetarian
- One who eats vegetables and meat – Non-vegetarian
- One who belives in oneself – Egoist
- A person who waste money for luxury – Extravagant
- One who abandon his religious faith – Apostate
- A person who has a long experience of any
occupation – Veteran
- An animal which gives milk and suckles its young
one - Mammal
- A book giving information on every department of
knowledge in alphabetical order – Encyclopedia
- An animal which lives in water – Aquatic
- Words opposite in meaning – Antonym
- Words similar in meaning – Synonym
- Assembly of listeners – Audience
- Baggage of traveler – Luggage
- A place where fishe and water plants are kept –
Aquarium
- A person who plays violin - Violinist
- A buiding in which dead bodies are burnt -
Crematorium
- A man who has a most uncompromising attitude esp.
in politics – Intransigent
- An area of land planted with grapes – Vineyard
- A man or woman who has not sexual experience -
Virgin
- Ascribing or attributing to something or someone
- Imputation
- A decision which cannot be changed or modified – Irrevocable
- Something that happens without a cause - Accident
- That which can be easily set on fiore –
Inflammable
- A building in which soldiers live – Barrack
- An abnormal fear of crowd – Ochlophobia
- A supreme ruler – Monarch
- A pupil who lokks after the boys in the class in
the absence of the teacher – Monitor
- A person who has withdrawn from the world for
religious reasons - Monk
- That which can be heard - Audible
- Produced or manufactured within the country without
foreign aid or collaboration
-
Indigenous
- A deceptive appearance , statement or belief – Illusion
- That which can be seen – Visible
- Two or more than two letters combined in one
design – Monogram
- A drama to be performed by a singl man –
Monologue
- A building which is constructed to keep alive
one’s memory – Monument
- A holiday which is taken by a newly married
couple – Honeymoon
- A diagram of the heavens showing the relative
positions of planets at the time of person’s death – Horoscope
- A hotel for the motorists, in which parking and
servicing facilities are available – Motel
- One who entertains guests - Host
- A portable radio set – Transistor
- A change in shape, size, appearance, quality etc.
– Transformation
- A company of persons such as pilgrims, merchants,
making a journey together for safety – Carvan
- Plans and promises which are declared by a
candidate before the people in election – Manifesto
- A woman who entertains guests – Hostess
- Any alcoholics drink – Liquor
- Flesh of sheep used as food - Multon
- A disease that is found regularly in a particular
place – Endemic
- A disease that causes death – Fatal
- A dog used for hunting – Hound
- A junior officer in the navy – Lieutenant
- An army officer who is below a captain in rank –
Lieutenant
- Secretion of a plant which attracts the insects
or birds that pollinate flowers – Necter
- One who carries off somebody by force - Kidnapper
- Use of language or gesture which implies threat
to someone - Intimidation
- The act of provoking and goading a man – Instigation
- A place where clothes are washed and ironed - Laundry
- Something which provides interest and attraction –
Incentive
- A disease that effects many people at the same place
and time – Epidemic
- An animal that creeps, crawls and lay eggs –
Reptile
- One who lives near another – Neighbour
- A baggage of traveler - Luggage
- Coloring matter of grren part of plants –
Chlorophyll
- Hundredth anniversary – Centenary
- A young unmarried woman - Maiden
- A chemical used for surface cleaning - Detergent
- A subtle allusive and generally deprecatory
remark – Innuendo
- A speech which is delivered for the firdt time –
Maiden speech
- Something that is too delightful or beautiful for
words - Ineffable
- A man who has no money – Impecunious
- An animal that ts young with milk from the female
mammary glands – Mammal
- One recently married - Neogamist
- A person who is authorized to execute a legal
deed – Executor
- The acxt of killing omne’s brother – Fatricide
- A member of a wandering tribe – Nomad
- A central part of a atom - Nucleus
- A person who is genuinely interested in the
welfare and emanicipation of women – Feminist
- A book, document, letter etc written by hand or
types – Manuscript
- A room or place set apart for children - Nursery
- Ill or bad time circumstances - Irony
- A person who is well versed in law – Jurist
- A female of horse or donkey – Mare
- A place where young plants or trees are raised
for transplantation elsewhere – Nursery
- A lovely or sweet young girl – Nymph
- A woman who is in charge of nursing ina hospital
– Matron
- A notice of the death of a person - Obituary
- An excessively morbid desire to steal - Kleptomania
- Technical knowledge of a particular work – Licentious
- A very magnificent tomb – Mausoleum
- A medical student - Medico
- Extremely extravagant in manners and morals - Misanthrope
- A hater of mankind – Misogynist
- Something that serves as a reminder – Memento
- A person who lives in a metropolis - Metropolitan
- A hater of women – Monogamist
- A man who has only one wife – Monogamist
- A plane figure of eight sides - Octagon
- Belonging to this world - Mundane
- Application of name or descriptive term to an
object to which it is not literally applicable - Metaphor
- A scene or situation which is gruesomely
imaginative or full of gruesome details – Macabre
- One who plays the role of bringing two
antagonistic parties together - Mediator
- A change that befalls something – Mutation
- A young of animal – Offspring
- A tiny kiving organism causing disease – Microbe
- One who looks on - Onlooker
- A drama which is marked by very crude appeal to
feelings and emotions - Melodrama
- One who believes in the philosophy that nothing
has real existence – Nihilist
- A company of performers playing musical
instruments – Orchestra
- An optical instrument for magnifying objects -
Microscope
- A quick remedy or apparent medicine or similarly
a pet scheme - Nostrum
- Science and study that treatsof coins and medals –
Numismatics
- One who looks after horses at an inn – Ostler
- A plane figure of the shape of an egg - Oval
- Extremely loud and showy as opposed to reserved
and modest - Ostentatious
- To banish and turn out of society and fellowship –Ostracise
- A period of one thousand years – Millennium
- A person ewho tells the future and interpretes
character by reading the lines and configuration on the palm – Palmist
- Remedy for all disease - Panacea
- The art of spelling words correctly - Orthography
- An unscrupulous person who puts experience before
principle – Opportunist
- A thousand times one thousand – Million
- A man of millions – Millionaire
- One works in mine – Miner
- A place where coins are made - Mint
- The act of fixing of a proper position for
something - Orientation
- The science of languages – Philology
- An official record of the preceediogn of a
meeting - Minutes
- Science dealing with stamp collection - Philately
- Science of vocal natural sounds – Phonology
- A place of perfect peace and happiness – Paradise
- A very impudent girl – Minx
- Supremelaw making assembly – Parliament
- An examiner presiding at some university
examinations - Moderator
- To make evasive or misleading statements - Prevaricate
- Statement showing remarkable degree of prediction
– Prophecy
- A building in which monks live / residence of
monks – Monastery
- One who is 60 years old – Sexagenarian
- One who is 15 years old – Adolescent
- Words alike in sound but different in meaning and
spelling - Poronym
- Study of ancient writing and inscription - Paleography
- A passage marking the close of a speech - peroration
- A man who practices psychiatry - psychiatrist
- A school teacher or a man effecting learning – Pedagogue
- Lover of learning – Philomath
- Lover of women – Philogynist
- Lover of poetry nad art – PhilomousA medicine
that induces sleep – narcotic
- Scientific study of poisons – Toxicology
- A temple dedicated to all gods – pantheos
- A name derived from father’s name – Patronymic
- That which is not composed in matter - Incorporal
- Persuade by flattery – Cajole
- A political system without opposition –
Totalitarianism
- A notice of death of a person - Obituary
- Some previous example from the past - Precedent
- A child born after the death of his father/ A
book published after the death of its author - Posthumous
- One who makes love now to one and now to another
- Philanderer
- An original model - Prototype
- Application of pasteurism in order to sterilize
milk etc. by exposure to high temperature - Pasteurization
- Former holder of an office or a position - Predecessor
- To mediate, to pander over a question - Ruminate
- A state in which supremacy of people or its
elected representative is acknowledged - Republic
- To give up entirely – Renounce
- A person who is reserved in speech – Reticent
- A marriage of God - Theo gamy
- To restore a good condition - Rehabilitation
- A person who refuses compliance with - Recalcitrant
- That which reminds one of something - Reminiscent
- A reasoned willing to avail himself of fallacies
that will help his case - Sophist
- A very delicate flaw or mistake which is not expected
from a person making it - Solecism
- A symbolic religious ceremony especially baptism
- Sacrament
- Someone on whom the blame for other’s sins can be
fixed - Scapegoat
- Abounding in blood - Sanguine
- Over – bearing - Supercilious
- Extremely refined in dress conduct and speech - Sophisticated
- A person who flatters others for personal motives
- Sycophant
- Affectedly and p[pompously formal person or style
- Sententious
- One who keeps pleasure in cruel, in human and an
unnatural acts of tyranny - Sadist
- That which surpasses - Transcendental
- Communication between mind and other than the
known channel of senses- Telepathy
- The practice of taking exorbitant or excessive
interest on the money lent - usury
- Guilty of accepting bribes extremely mercenary - Venal
- Extreme enthusiasm for a cause - Zeal
- A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain -
Stoic
- A person sent to a mission - Emissary
- A person who spends his money recklessly - Spendthrift
- Incapable of being penetrated - Impenetrable
- Incapable of being avoided -Unavoidable
- Incapable of being explained or accounted for -
Inexplicable
- Incapable of being expressed in words -
Inexpressible
- Not definitely or clearly expressed- Inexplicitly
- Incapable of being justified or excused - Unexcused