One word substitution

One word substitution – part 2

An uneducated person … Illiterate
The science of the functioning and growth of society … Sociology
A person learning a trade under someone … Apprentice
Change of appearance to deceive or to hide the identity … Disguise
Complete with regard to every detail … Thorough
Reasoning method involved two statements from which a conclusion is reached … Syllogism
Line at which earth and sky or sea seem to meet … Horizon
A place for fish or water plant … Aquarium
To sweep over something so as to surround it completely … Engulf
A person who treats foot related problems … Chiropodist
To take someone somewhere suddenly and quickly … Whisk
Fear of heights … Acrophobia
A hollow object used to contain something …Receptacle
One who hates people …Misanthrope
A lifeless object we call …Alienorphanage
A person who loves empty spaces … Kenomaniac
Some one who wanders alone …Solivagant
A house where children with no parents are taken care of …Orphanage
Not clear … Obscure
A person who escapes from hard realities … Escapist
That which is unlawful … Illicit
Lively or highly spirited … Vivacious
Animal that can live on land and in water … Amphibian
Make something less severe … Palliation
A hater of women … Misogynist
A state where there is no effective government or absence of law and order… Anarchy
An indirect reference … Innuendo
A person who opposes war or use of military force … Pacifist
A group of islands … Archipelago
Substance used in surgery to produce unconsciousness … Anaesthetic
Enigmatic person … Unknowable
Master of ceremonies … Compere
A labourer involved in loading and unloading the ships … Stevedore
A remedy for all diseases …Panacea
A pace for grains … Granary
The act of killing a whole group of people specially a whole race … Genocide
Something that is full and clearly expresses … Explicit
Made or done without previous preparation … Impromptu
The study of Humans past and present… Anthropology
A court or open space usually rectangular and enclosed by a building … Quadrangle
One who has an over exaggerated feeling of being important … Narcissist
Bringing about gentle and painless death from incurable disease… Euthanasia
The study of birds is known as … Ornithology
The study of election … Psephology
The belief that everyone is equal and should have the same rights and opportunities …Egalitarian
Something that can rot … Perishable
Irresistible craving for alcoholic drink … Dipsomania
Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning …Ambiguous
One who lives on fish … Piscivorous
A study of the origin and history of words …Etymology
Something widely feared as a possible dangerous occurrence …Spectre
A printed notice of somebody’s death …Obituary
Average in amount, intensity, quality or degree…Moderate
A loud harsh piercing cry…. Screech
A factory, where workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions……Sweatshop
That which cannot be believed … Incredible
One who does or studies without seriousness … Dilettante
Sudden involuntary muscular contraction … Spasm
Insatiable desire for wealth … Avarice
Things that have been discarded as worthless… Flotsam
Constant effort to achieve something … Perseverance
Rub a part of the body to restore warmth or sensation…Chafe
A place where birds are kept … Aviary
The punishment of being kept in school for hours…Detention
Responsible according to law … Liable
The outer layer of the cerebrum (part of the brain), composed of folded grey matter, plays an important role in the consciousness… Cortex
Someone who is opposed to great or sudden change … Conservative
A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, pushing a tall column of water and steam into the air…Geyser
Place given to soldiers to live in …Barracks
Make something seem less important, significant or trifling…Trivialize
One who pretends to be what he is not … Imposter
A gesture expressing respect, such as a bow…Obeisance
Refresh and revive … Invigorate
An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence…Episode
Represent something as being less important than it really is …Underplay
Strange in appearance … Bizarre
Match or surpass a person by imitation…Emulate
A computer printout sent out by bank regarding debits and credits in your account … Statement
Lack of skill, ability or competence…Ineptitude
An action or event that happens before another important one and forms an introduction to it … Prelude
A spot or a stain caused by a discolouring substance…Blot
Enigmatic Person … Unknowable
A person who applies for a job is nominated for election …Candidate
A place where coins are made… Mint
Involving or showing violence or bloodshed … Gory
A tangled mass in something such as hair or wool……Knot
To send someone back to his or her own country…Repatriate
Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld …Infernal
A person between 90 and 100 years old … Nonagenarian
To portray in words; describe…To depict
The animal of a particular region … Fauna
To impose something unwelcome on…To inflict
An unexpected piece of good fortune … Windfall
To have belonging to one; own…To possess
An unexpected piece of good fortune … Circumstantial
The action of making amends for a wrong one has done…Reparation
An instrument for measuring the force of wind ….. Anemometer
A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment… Daze
One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage …Stowaway
To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them…To impede
Practice of employing spies in war … Espionage
Wide in range or effect…Sweeping
Circular building or room with a dome shaped roof … Rotunda
To treat with cruelty or violence…Abuse
The use of many words where only a few are necessary… Circumlocution
To kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate…To smother
High sea waves caused by under-water earthquake… Tsunami
To break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay…To disintegrate
A person who has narrow and prejudiced religious view … Bigot
To be indecisive……To dither
A fixed territory in which authority can be exercised … Jurisdiction
To pull or twist out of shape……To distort
To confirm with the help of evidence …Corroborate
To cause a process or action to begin……To initiate
A noisy and bombastic speech addressed to a large assembly … Harangue
A rich source of something……Lode
One who eats everything…Omnivorous
To use for the first time…Christen
A place where bees are kept … Apiary or bee yard
To expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly …To spew
Two words different in spelling and meaning but pronounced alike … Homophones
To imply or suggest an idea in addition to the literal meaning …To connote
A person who does silly things to make other laughs … Buffoon
An abnormal behaviour of high places …Aerophobia
To resolve a sentence into its component parts and describe their syntactic roles … To parse
Occurring at irregular intervals in time …Sporadic
Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger…Giddy
To accept or agree to something … Assent
A person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected or trusted…Pariah
The field that studies the evolution of mankind … Anthropology
To pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way…To filch
A person who hates, avoids or opposes the institution of marriage… Misogamist
De serving award or praise…Meritorious
Careful in spending money …Economical
To slap with one’s hand or a flat object…To spank
One who breaks the law…Transgressor
Based on random choice or personal whim… Arbitrary
A person who is walking in the street where no vehicles go …Pedestrian
The way in which substance holds together; thickness or viscosity…Consistency
The customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group…… Etiquette
Handwriting that cannot be read …Illegible
To leave a place suddenly or secretly……Decamp
To feel or express disapproval of something or someone …Deprecate
A symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people……Totem
Fear of water …Hydrophobia
To sweep over something so as to surround it completely……Engulf
The view or belief that nothing can be known about God … Agnosticism
Express a proposition, theory, etc. in clear or definite terms……Enunciate
Easily duped or fool … Gullible
Work extremely hard or incessantly……Toil
Reproducing or memorizing word for word …Verbatim
A dramatic entertainment, in which performers express through gestures……Pantomime
The word for keeping a great person or event in people’s memory is …Commemorate
Urge someone to act in a violent or unlawful way……Incite
The tendency not to care for right or wrong … amoral
The tendency to recur at intervals……Periodicity
A memorable recollection of the experience of one’s life … Memoirs
The lower jawbone in mammals and fishes…… Mandible
A person who withdraws from the world to live in a seclusion and often in solitude … Recluse
Unable to be destroyed or removed……Ineradicable
One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of an institution … Terrorist
To regard with disgust and hatred……Abhor
That which cannot be captured… Impregnable
A loud, harsh, piercing cry……Screech
Hard to understand … Abstruse
Inability to sleep … Insomnia
That which is out of place … Incongruous
A person who never takes alcoholic drinks …Teetotaller
To reveal the true, objectionable nature of someone……To expose
One who journeys from place to place … Itinerant
To officially register as a member of an institution……To enroll
Dissection of a dead body to find out the cause of death … Autopsy
Sums of money expressed in a specified monetary unit……To denominate
Subtle difference in colour meaning etc … Nuance
To shut a door, window or lid forcefully and loudly……To slam
Government by a ruler who has unlimited power … Autocracy
Obtain something by force, threats or other un fair means……To extort
Information Gathering activity … Reconnaissance
Having or displaying an overly critical point of view……Judgemental
An occasion of great importance ….Momentous
A short statement expressing a general truth…… Maxim
To have a very high opinion of oneself …. Conceit
To harass someone persistently to do something…… Importune
One who believes in giving equal opportunity to women in all fields- Feminist
Intense and unreasoned fear or dislike …. Phobia
A bias in favour of something……Predilection
Excessive enthusiastic and unreasonably excited about something…Fanatical
An agreement between two countries or groups to stop fighting….Ceasefire
Full of criticism and mockery …..Satire
A short, thick stick used as a weapon……Cudgel
List of issues to be discussed at a meeting …..Agenda
A system of naming things ….. Nomenclature
A small room in a big house, hotel etc where glasses, dishes, spoon, food etc are kept- Pantry
Speed of an object in one direction ….Velocity
A place where public, government or historical records are kept …. Archieves
Theft of another person’s writing or ideas and passing them off as one’s own …. Plagiarism
A person who has no money to pay off his debts …. Insolvent
Words uttered impiously about God …. Blasphemy
Opposed to great or sudden change ….. Conservative
One whose wife is dead …. Widower
One who cannot speak …. Dumb
A government by the official …. Bureaucracy
A voice that cannot be heard …. Inaudible
Government by one person …. Dictatorship
The highest point…. Zenith
A person who hates or distrusts humankind or mankind …. Misanthropist
The remote areas of a country away from the coast or a bank of river ….. Hinterland
A written statements about someone’s character, usually provided by an employer …..Testimonial
A child who has been abandoned by their parents and found by someone else is called …..Foundling
Art of writing for newspaper or magazine is called …. Journalism
A person who gambles or bets…. Punter
Places that provide refuge ….. Asylum
The word for something that Pertains to cattle …..Bovine
A test in which cells from diseased organs are removed and tested ….. Biopsy
One who compiles dictionary …. Lexicographer
A person who makes maps is called ….. Cartographer
One who leaves for more than 100 years …. Centenarian
The scientific study of living organisms ….Biology
Study of heavenly bodies ….. Astronomy
Careful and through Enquiry …..Investigation
An extreme fear of being in a small confined place …. Claustrophobia
A person living in a foreign country ….. Foreigner
An inscription on a tomb ….. Epitaph
To give one’s authority to another …..Delegate
A continuous process of change….. Flux
The word for something that can be interpreted in more than two ways …. Ambiguous
The absence of law and order …. Anarchy
An instrument that records earth’s tremor ….Seismograph
The practice of a women having more than one husband at same time….. Polyandry
A movement of parts of a body to express an idea or feeling ….. Gesture
Specialist in ear disease…. Otologist
Sudden and violent change….. Cataclysm
Study of heavenly bodies…. Astronomy
An order requiring a person to attend a court ….. Subpoena
An involuntary action under a stimulus …..Reflex
One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences….. Intermediaries
The action of looking within or into one’s own mind ….. Introspection
One who eats human flesh …… Cannibal
Speech for the first time…..Maiden Speech
A woman with dark brown hair ….. Brunette
An office a salary but no work …..Sinecure
A man who doesn’t know how to read and write …… Illiterate
One who speaks for others ……Spokesman
Soldiers who fight on horseback ……Cavalry
Rebellion against lawful authority……Maxim
An established principal of practical wisdom ….. Maxim
Th process by which a person or an organisation reduces the amount of money it spends ……Budgeting
Fluent and clear in speech …..Articulate
Prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported …… Contraband
Intentional destruction of racial group ….. Genocide
The height of an object above sea level ….. Altitude
One who gains benefit from something ….. Beneficiary
A man who wastes his money on luxury …. Extravagant
A man having no hair on scalp ….. Bald
A person who pretends to be what he is not ….. Imposter
To injure one’s reputation ….. Defame
A geometrical figure with eight side……Octagon
A geometrical figure with six side …… Hexagon
A geometrical figure with seven sides …… Heptagon or Septagon
Bring about an easy and painless death for someone suffering from incurable diseases ….. Euthanasia
An excessive desire to steal ….. Kleptomania
A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom ….. Venerable
An exact copy especially handwriting or a picture material ….. Facsimile
One who thinks or speaks too much of himself ……Egotist
Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissues ….. Succulent
To study or practice of dancing or composing ballets…..Choreography
A set of three related works by the same author ….. Trilogy
Science or study of human mind or behaviour …… Psychology
Murderer of a brother ….. Fratricide
One who enjoys inflicting pain on himself ….. Masochist
To die without having made a will …..Intestate
To play the part of and function as some other person ….. Impersonate or Imitate or Pretend or Act
Send or bring somebody back to his own country …… Repatriate
Animals that live in a particular region ….. Fauna
A form of government in which the supreme power rests with people ….. Democracy
Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors ….. Patrimony
One who is all power ….. Omnipotent
An act of violence to take control of a plane …..Hijack
Taking disrespectfully of sacred things …… Blasphemy
The conference takes place once in three year …….Triennial
Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress …… Rhetoric
The production of Raw silk …… Sericulture
A state where no law and order exist ……Anarchy
A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudices ……. Demagogue
Science regarding principles of classification …… Taxonomy
Not allowing the passage of light …… Opaque
Operation of the body after death ….. Post mortem
A group of three powerful people …… Triumvirate
One who finds nothing good in anything ……Critic
That which cannot be easily read …… Illegible
The process of deciding the nature of the disease by examination …… Diagnosis
Always ready to attack or quarrel ….. Aggressive
A person who cannot make a mistake ….. Infallible
One who loves all mankind …… Philanthropist
One who is out to destroy the government ……Anarchist
In a threatening manner ……Ghastly
A place for invalids that has a good climate and offers medical treatments …… Sanatorium
To bite like a rat ….. Gnaw (to keep biting or chewing hard)
A style in which a writer makes display of his knowledge …… Pedantic
Someone Who performs daring gymnastic feats ….. Acrobat
A list of books available in a library ….. Catalogue
Someone who Scientifically studies the birds …… Ornithologist
Something which is imagined to be real but actually does not exist ….. Figment
To officially take private property away to seize ….. Confiscate
Murder of a man …… Homicide
Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something …..Coercion
Animal that feeds on plants ….. Herbivorous
A number of stars grouped together…… Constellation
One who eats both vegetables and meat …… Omnivorous
A person who studies mankind …… Anthropologist
One who cannot be defeated …… Invincible
State of anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion ……Consternation or Turmoil
To secretly store more than what is allowed ……Hoard
Related to moon …… Lunar
An animal story with a moral ….. Fable
A foreigner who settles in a country ….. Immigrant
Lasting only for a very short while …..Temporary
A raised passage way in a building ……Walkway
Dry weather with no rainfall …….Drought
Found all over the world ….. Universal
One who practices one of the fine arts ….. Artist
A general pardon of the offenders …… Amnesty
Strong dislike between two persons …… Antipathy
A paper written by hand …… Manuscript
A disease which is spread by direct contact …… Contagious
The study of ancient civilisation —–Archaeology
Body of singers …… Choirs
To give one’s authority to another ….. Delegate
One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences …. Intermediary
Place where wine is made ….. Brewery
The art of preserving skin of animals, birds and fish….. Taxidermy
A thing likely to be broken …. Brittle
Very dramatic ….. Histrionic
A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resembles……Smilie
Scale used for measuring the strength of an earthquake……Richter
Something kept as a reminder of an event ….. Souvenir
To be dogmatic in one’s opinion ….. Opinionated
A building in which aircraft are housed …… Hanger
A medical doctor who diagnoses treat and monitor eye conditions …… Ophthalmologists
A person who treats or examines people eyes …… Oculist
The study of worms and insects ….. Entomology
A person who shows off his learning …… Pedant
A person who listens attentively ……Listener
Written law of a legislative body …… Statute law or Statutory law
The study of pattern of sounds in a language and across language called …… Phonology or Phonetic
The science of study of sound …… Acoustic
To reduce to nothing ….. Null
Words inscribed on a tomb …… Epitaph
An obviously true or hackneyed statement …… Truism
A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase ……Acronym
A person who has gained wealth from an obscure position – Parvenu
Easy to shape in any desired shape – Malleable
Amount of money demanded by Kidnappers -Ransom
A former student of a school, college or university- Alumnus
A short story based on your personal experience – Anecdote
Study of the nature of God – Theology
A person who is difficult to please – Fastidious
A list of passengers and luggage – Waybill or Manifest or Custom Manifest or cargo document
Fear of closed spaces – Claustrophobia
One who studies the art of gardening – Horticulturist
A pole or beam used as a temporary support – Prop
One who lives/ survives on others/other lives – Parasite
One who posses many talents- Versatile
One who takes care of a building – Janitor
Incapable of being approached – Inaccessible
Instrument hat magnifies objects – Microscope
Exclusive possession or control of anything – Monopoly
A person who consumes flesh of others – Cannibal
The act of taking someone else’s ideas, words or expressions and presenting them as your own original work – Plagiarism
Detailed plan of a journey – Itinerary
A school boy who cuts classes frequently- Truant
A general pardon granted by the government to political offenders – Amnesty
A list of the names of books – Catalogue
Yearly celebration of a date or an event – Anniversary
A list of books and writings of one author or one subject – Bibliography
Have an evil reputation – Notorious
Existing only in the mind – Imaginary
Likely to arouse envy – Enviable
One who loves and supports his or her country and is willing to defend it – Patriot
The study of birds – Ornithology
A person who readily believes others – Credulous
Someone who is killed fighting for the cause of religion or faith – Martyr
Writing done with one’s own hand – Autography
A detailed description of a person’s life/ a story of person’s life written by somebody else – Biography
A large burial ground – Cemetery
To Supply land with water by artificial means- Irrigate
A co-worker in an office or institution- Colleague
The art of beautiful handwriting – Calligraphy
A person who repairs broken window glasses- Glazier
A legal document that supplements a last will and testament – Codicil
Favouritism granted in politics or business to relatives – Nepotism
A part of a word that can be pronounced separately – Syllable
One who plays for pleasure rather than as profession – Amateur
One who does something for the first time- Pioneer
A government run by official – Bureaucracy
The which can not be called back – Irrevocable
Person leading a life a strict self-discipline – Ascetic
A person who loves everybody – Altruist
Animals which suckle their young- Mammals
A drug or other substance that induces sleep- Sedative
Animal that eats flesh – Carnivorous
A fictious name especially one assumed by an author – Pseudonym
Belief in many gods – Polytheism
A cluster of flowers on a branch – Inflorescence
A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions- Cynic
A person who always run after a woman – Philanderer
Man who has more than one wife at a time – Polygamist
One who deals in flowers – Florist
The art of making maps and charts – Cartography
A figure with many angles or sides – Polygon
The firing of many guns at the same time to mark an occasion – Salvo
A word that reads the same backwards as forward – Palindrome
A collection of slaves- Coffle
One who is always doubting Sceptic
A policy that segregates people on the basis of race – Apartheid
Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones – Mosaic
A fear of closed /dark place – Claustrophobia
Fear of telling lies – Mythophobia
A particular method of working – Modus Operandi
A highly skilled musician – Virtuoso
A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly – Parboil
The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental – Avante-garde
One who helps people by giving them money or other things – Benefactor
Study of caves- Speleology
Government by the few – Oligarchy
Having a stale smell of taste – Rancid
A wooden object used for connecting animals that are pulling a vehicle – Yoke
One who knows a lot about things like food, music and art – Connoisseur
A doctor who specialises in nose diseases – Rhinologist
To remove an objectionable part from a book – Expurgate
Pertaining to sheep – Ovine
Hole excavated by an animal as dwelling – Burrow
Person believing in free will – Libertarian
Small pieces of metal that fly out from an exploding bomb – Shrapnel
All the arts, beliefs and social institutions etc characteristic of race – Culture
The act of speaking about one’s thoughts when one is alone – Soliloquy
Passing out of use – Obsolescent
A drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks- Cocktail
Affecting or relating to cows – Bovine
Something that might happen in future – Contingency
A special fondness or liking for – Penchant
Relating to Kinship with the father – Patrilineal
Artistic, dramatic and musical interpretation – Rendition
That which cannot be avoided – Inevitable
One who does not believe in God – Atheist
Introductory part or lines to a discourse or play – Prologue
Intentional damage to arrest production – Sabotage
A handsome man – Adonis
A cinema show held after afternoon – Matinee
A story in which animals or objects speak and give wholesome moral lesson – Fable
Especially skilled in story telling – Raconteur
Counting for a long period of time without interruption – Perpetual
Speech of great importance and gravity – Momentous
A man who helps a stranger or a person in difficulties – Samaritan
A planned route or a journey – Itinerary
A person who leaves his own county in order to go and live in another country – Emigrants
To free someone from all blames – Exonerate
That which cannot be effaced – Indelible
A person who deliberately set fire to a building – Arsonist
One who makes an official examination of accounts – Auditor
Conferred as an honour – Honorary
A reserve for animals, birds etc in their natural habitat- Sanctuary
The area of medicine that treats illness of bones – Orthopaedics
A record of historical events- Archives
A person who looks at the bright side of things – Optimist
Someone who is designated to hear both sides of a dispute and make a judgement – Arbitrator
Make pale by excluding light – Etiolate
Opinion contrary to accept doctrines – Heresy
A one agrees to work for somebody in order to learn a skill – Assistant
Materials that change naturally by the action of bacteria – Biodegradable
To die without making a will – Intestate
The burial of a corpse – Interment
Something that is difficult to understand – Incomprehensible
That which is arranged by conferring of discussing – Negotiation
A mournful poem or a song – Elegy
An image without objective reality – Hallucination
The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old – Geriatrics
A person who is easily deceived or tricked – Gullible
Rules governing socially acceptable behaviour – Etiquette
Art of working with metals – Metallurgy
Some one not fit to be chosen – Ineligible
One who complies a dictionary – Lexicographer
A container for the ashes of a dead person – Urn
Chief or commander of army – General
One who cannot be corrected – Incorrigible
Put side by side – Juxtapose
One who suffers for one faith – Martyr
A child secretly changed for another in infancy – Changing
Lasting for a very short time period – Ephemeral
A person who worships only one God – Monotheist
A person who helps another to commit crime – Accomplice
A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually in return for rent – Lease
The act of killing one’s own brother or sister – Fratricide
Submission to all that happens as inevitable – Fatalism
Pretended attack – Feint
A person who is long experienced or practised in an activity/ capacity – Vetern
An excessive fear of confined spaces – Claustrophobia
A person in charge of a museum – Curator
The first public showing of a film – Premiere
Too willing to obey other people – Subservient
A person extremely desirous of money – Avaricious
An error or misprint in printing or writing – Erratum
A person who is very selective, disgusted easily and is hard to please – Fastidious
The period between two reigns – Interregnum
A statement in which you say the same thing twice in different words – Tautology
One who is known widely but usually unfavourably – Notorious
A person who has had one or more limbs removed – Amputee
To destroy completely – Annihilate
House or shelter of s gypsie – Caravane
A woman whose husband is dead – widow
One who eats no animal flesh – Vegetarian
Water which can be drunk -Potable
One who is neither intelligent nor dull -Mediocre
A small village or a group of houses – Hamlet
A decorative ring of flowers and leaves – Wreath
A heavy continuous fall of rain – Downpour
Completing a period of hundred years – Centennial
A game in which no one wins – Draws
Shaking movements on the ground – Tremor
An extract from a book of writing – Expert
A long poem based on a noble theme – Epic
Widespread scarcity of food – Famine
Inflammation of gums – Gingivitis
A book written by an unknown author – Anonyms
An event that causes great harm to dams – Disaster
Beyond correction – Incorrigible
An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated – Alimony
Wild imagination -Fantasy
Sentimental longing for a period of in the past – Nostalgia
The headmaster brought back to mind the outstanding achievements of the school – Recalled
Lack of feeling – Apathy
Accidental good fortune – Fluke
Short speech or poem given at the end of a play or a book – Epilogue
The secretary’s proposal was adopted with the full agreement of all the members -Unanimously
That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence or real nature of something – Camouflage
Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence – Statesmanship
A person who can make himself /herself feel at home in a country – Cosmopolitan
The Bedouin Arabs are people of no fixed abode – Nomads
Study of interaction of people with their environment – Ecology
A list of explanations of rare, technical or obsolete words – Lexicon
Underground place for storing wine or other provisions – Cellar
Free somebody from blame or guilt – Exonerate
Walking in sleep – Somnambulism
A person with long experience – veteran
Of one’s own free will – Voluntary
One who is too careless to plan for the future Imprudent
One who runs away from justice or the law – fugitive
One who is skill full – expert, proficient, skilled, accomplished, adroit, talented, master
Showing or having skill, especially with the hands – Dexterous
A person who deserves all praise -Laudable
A study of ancient things – Archaeology
The Act of injuring another’s reputation by a malicious or false communication – Defamation
A person who enters a place without permission– Intruder
A person wilfully damages, destroys or defaces somebody else’s property belonging to someone else and to the public– Vandal
To try to settle a dispute between two other parties – Mediate
To secure a boat by attaching it to an anchor – Moor
To free a person by a verdict of ‘not guilty’ – Acquit
One who hates mankind – Misogynist
Imposed a restriction on – Constrained
Unwelcome aspect of a situation -Flip side
Feeling annoyed at the sight of unfair treatment – Indignant
Medical study of skin and its diseases – Dermatologist
A process involving too much official formality – Red-tapism
A person who collects or studies stamps – Philatelist
Information about the bird species was inaccessible. One has to access rare websites to access it – That which cannot be reached
Guilty of the crime – Culpable
A fourteen-line poem – Sonnet
The plants and vegetation of a region – Flora
A vivacious and lively experience is said to be – Scintillating
People at a religious gathering – Congregation
Government by the wealthy – Plutocracy
Branch of medicine concerned with children and their illness – Paediatrics
One who is rather fastidious – Meticulous
A written declaration of government or a political party – Manifesto
Edible means that which – is worth eating
A person who wastes his money on luxury – Extravagant
Action that is likely to make people angry – Inflammatory
Act of mercy killing – Euthanasia
Bare minimum need for survival – Subsistence
A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large assembly – Harangue
Study of cultures- Ethnology
Placing different things in order to create an interesting effect- Juxtapose
A mixture of dried flowers and leaves, usually kept in a bowl to make a room smell pleasant – Potpourri
That which makes one highly knowledgeable- Erudition
Violation of the sanctity of a sacred place – Sacrilege
Not suitable for eating – Inedible
When something moves in a straight line – Rectilinear or Linear
Trending to associate with others of one’s kind – Gregarious
General pardon for offences against the state – Amnesty
A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm – Fanatic
Wide, uninterrupted view – Macroscopic
An instrument for measuring pressure of gases- Manometer
That cannot be expressed in words – Ineffable
A person’s peculiar way of behaving, thinking etc especially when it is unusual characteristic – Idiosyncrasy
Speech delivered without preparation – Extempore
One who is interested only in making money – Mercenary
Scientific study of earthquake – Seismology
Misappropriation of money – Embezzlement
One who is not easily pleased by anything – Fastidious
One who studies the human mind -Psychologist
A person of South African Dutch descent – An Afrikaner or a Boer
One who sets type for books, newspaper etc – A compositor
Lack of skill – Pestle
One who collects postage stamps – A Philatelist
Nations that do not trust each other or look upon each other – Askance
Time-tested ways of remembering a series of items – Mnemonics
An act when people vote in order to make a decision about a particular subject or policy rather than voting – Referendum
Bitter and Violent attack in words – Diatribe
Head of monks in an abbey – Abbot
The word that is no longer in use – Defunct, Archaic, obsolete
A person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others – Altruist
Inscription on a grave stone – Epitaph
Violation of holy and sacred things -Sacrilege
One who believes in many God – Polytheist
One who lends money on high rate of interest – Usurer
A post with little work but high salary – Sinecure
A child with extraordinary talent/ abilities – Prodigy
A person who is tireless or has great stamina – Indefatigable
A new word coined by an author – Neologism
A place where astronomical observations are made – Observatory
Killing one’s sister – Sororicide
Experts who scientifically study insects – Entomologist
A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land – Isthmus
A government or rule by a small group of people – Oligarchy
The scientific study of elections – Psephology
A doctor who specialises in the diseases of the eyes – An ophthalmologist
The person who eats too much – Glutton
An idea that is suggested as the possible explanation for something but has not yet been found to be true or correct – Hypothesis
A child born after the death of the father – A Posthumous child
A person who completely refrains or abstains from alcohol – Teetotaller
A person who can use both hands equally – Ambidextrous
Ceremony of crowning a sovereign – Coronation
A room where dead bodies are until burial – Mortuary
Animals without a backbone – Invertebrates
The killing of a king – Regicide
Emission of light or heat from a central point – Hydrophobia
Providing relief – Reprieve
The philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own – Altruism
A drug which makes one see things that are not really there – Hallucinogen
One who pretends to be what he is not – Hypocrite
An action or event that happens before another important one and forms an introduction to it – Prelude
A computer printout sent out by a bank regarding debits and credits in your account – Statement
Refresh and Revive – Invigorate
Strange in appearance – Bizarre
Enigmatic person – Unknowable
A place where coins are made – mint
Those who pass through this gate without permission – Trespassers
To send someone back to his or her own country – Repatriate
A person between 90 and 100 years old – Nonagenarian
A person who is womanish in his habits – Effeminate
One who is converted from one religion to another – Proselyte
A brief or short stay at a place – Sojourn
One who is indifferent to pain or pleasure – Stoic
A place where animals are slaughtered – An abattoir
A man with abnormal habits – Eccentric
The belief that God is in everything, including nature – Pantheism
Gradually advanced- Evolved
The study of growing garden plants – Horticulture
A person who lays too much stress on Bookish learning – Pedant
Deviation from the right course – Aberration
The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art – Aesthetics
Highly skilled – Consummates
Identification with the feelings of another – Empathy
Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors – Heredity
Pertaining to the west – Occidental
Act of stealing something in small quantity – Pilferage
A job carrying no salary – Honorary
One who copies from other writers – Plagiarist
Regular users of places/ restaurants etc – Clients
A man who collects new and old coins – Numismatist
A person of great learning in several languages – Polyglot
A person who thinks he is ill all the time – Hypochondriac
Trouble and annoy continually – Harass
Use of an incorrect word in place of the one which is similar in pronunciation – Malapropism
Unable to pay some debt – Insolvent
Write and carve words on stone or paper – Inscribe
The things that can be easily broken – Brittle
An unimportant person – Nonentity
Suitable or intended only for young persons – Juvenile
Money given to agents on sales – Commission
Persons believing in one marriage- Monogamist
Drug which causes people to sleep easily – Soporific
Obsession with books – Bibliomania
A brave, noble-minded, chivalrous man -Gallant
A rough, violent, troublesome person – Expiate
Falsification of documents etc – Forgery
A person who has lost the protection of the law – Outlaw
One who listens secretly to private conversation – Eavesdropper
Belong to the same period – Contemporaries
A round about way of expression – Circumlocution
Art of designing or writing on wax – Cerography
A system of government in which only one political party is allowed to function- Totalitarianism
A largest body of people playing various musical instruments – Orchestra
An animal that lives in groups- Gregarious
Hard working and diligent – Sedulous
The act of showing disrespect towards sacred things – Blasphemy
Favouritism shown by a person in power to his relatives – Nepotism
Committing murder in revenge- Homicide
Murderer of a King – Regicide

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