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One Word Substitution |
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Person/ People |
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The stage of growth between boyhood
and youth |
Adolescent |
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One who is not sure about God's
existence |
Agnostic |
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One who does a thing for pleasure and
not as a profession |
Amateur |
|
One who is capable of using both hands |
Ambidextrous |
|
One who is both inwards and outwards
at times |
Ambivert |
|
A person who believes in or tries to
bring about a state of lawlessness |
Anarchist |
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Madness or obsession with males |
Andromania |
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One who loves men |
Androphile |
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One who loves and admires the British |
Anglophile |
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Strong, deep dislike |
Antipathy |
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A person who has changed his faith |
Apostate |
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A person appointed by two parties to
solve a dispute |
Arbitrator |
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A person who deliberately sets fire
to a building |
Arsonist |
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One who leads an austere life |
Ascetic |
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One who does not believe in the
existence of God |
Atheist |
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One who makes an official examination
of accounts |
Auditor |
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One with unlimited power |
Autocrat |
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Self-fertilization especially in
plants |
Autogamy |
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Someone who loves collecting books |
Bibliophile |
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Practicing two marriages (having two
wives) |
Bigamy |
|
An unconventional style of living |
Bohemian |
|
One who is bad in spellings |
Cacographer |
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One who feeds on human flesh |
Cannibal |
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The doctor who treats heart problems |
Cardiologist |
|
animal or man who eats flesh or other
animals |
Carnivorous |
|
A person who is blindly devoted to an
idea/ A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism |
Chauvinist |
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An expert in writing by hand |
Chirographer |
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The doctor who attends to corns in
the feet and hands |
Chiropodist |
|
One who knows a lot about good food
and wine; A critical judge of any art and craft |
Connoisseur |
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Perfectly, highly skilled reached the
zenith of art |
Consummate |
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Persons living at the same time |
Contemporaries |
|
One who is recovering health after
illness |
Convalescent |
|
A girl/woman who flirts with man |
Coquette |
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A person who regards the whole world
as his country |
Cosmopolitan |
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One who easily believes others |
Credulous |
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One who sneers at the beliefs of
others |
Cynic |
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One who is a center of attraction |
Cynosure |
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A person having a sophisticated charm |
Debonair |
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A leader or orator who espoused the
cause of the common people |
Demagogue |
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The doctor who treats skin diseases |
Dermatologist |
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A dabbler (not serious) in art,
science and literature |
Dilettante |
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A man who is womanish in his habits |
Effeminate |
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One who often talks of his
achievements |
Egotist |
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Someone who leaves one country to
settle in another |
Emigrant |
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Mentally identifying oneself with
other person or a thing |
Empathy |
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The doctor who specializes in root
canal and nerve treatment |
Endodontist |
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Marriage within one's own tribe |
Endogamy |
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One who is for pleasure of eating and
drinking |
Epicure |
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Marriage outside one's tribe |
Exogamy |
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One who turns his thoughts outwards |
Extrovert |
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One who is filled with excessive
enthusiasm in religious matters |
Fanatic |
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One hard to please (very selective in
his habits) |
Fastidious |
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One who believes in fate |
Fatalist |
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Living on fruits |
Frugivorous |
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One who eat only fruits |
Fruitarian |
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One who runs away from justice |
Fugitive |
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One who walks on ropes |
Funambulist |
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One whose eating habit is repulsive |
Glutton |
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A lover of good food, One who enjoys
food with a sensual pleasure |
Gourmand |
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One who has keen interest in food and
drinks |
Gourmet |
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The doctor who deals with the female
reproductive system |
Gynecologist |
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a person who is very fond of sensuous
enjoyment |
Hedonist |
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A person who is controlled by wife |
Henpeck |
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animal or one who hates grass |
Herbivorous |
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A person who acts against religion |
Heretic |
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People who have both male and female
sexual organs |
Hermaphrodite |
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A person of intellectual or erudite
tastes |
Highbrow |
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Conferred as an honour |
Honorary |
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A patient with imaginary symptoms and
ailments |
Hypochondriac |
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Someone who attacks cherished ideas
or traditional institutions |
Iconoclast |
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Who behaves without moral principles |
Immoral |
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A person who is incapable of being
tampered with |
Impregnable |
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One who is beyond reform |
Incorrigible |
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One who shows sustained enthusiastic
action with unflagging vitality |
Indefatigable |
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One who is unable to pay his debts |
Insolvent |
|
One who takes part in dialogue or
conversation |
Interlocutor |
|
One who exhibits courage or
fearlessness |
Intrepid |
|
One who does not express himself
freely |
Introvert |
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One who turns his thoughts inwards |
Introvert |
|
One who loves to speak |
Loquacious |
|
A person who is mentally ill |
Lunatic |
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One who demands strict conformity to
rules |
Martinet |
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Related to marriage |
Matrimony |
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A person who primarily concerned with
making money at the expense of ethics |
Mercenary |
|
One who hates men |
Misandrist |
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A person who dislikes humankind and
avoids human society |
Misanthrope |
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One who hates mankind |
Misanthropist |
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One who hates marriage |
Misogamist |
|
one who hates woman |
misogynist |
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One who hates women |
Misogynist |
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Practicing only one marriage (having
only one wife) |
Monogamy |
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One who believes in the theory of
only one God |
Monotheist |
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Someone in love with himself |
Narcissist |
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One who walks at night |
Noctambulist |
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Well known for bad qualities,
criminal |
Notorious |
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One who collect coins as hobby |
Numismatist |
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The doctor who attends to child
delivery |
Obstetrician |
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One who is all powerful |
Omnipotent |
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One who is present all over |
Omnipresent |
|
One who is all knowing |
Omniscient |
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One who eats all kinds of food |
Omnivorous |
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The doctor who treats eye diseases |
Ophthalmologist |
|
a person who looks at the bright side of
everything |
Optimist |
|
a baby without parents |
Orphan |
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The doctor who straightens teeth |
Orthodontist |
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The doctor who treats bone problems |
Orthopedician |
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One who believes that God is union of
all forces of the universe |
Pantheist |
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Fatherhood |
Paternity |
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Something or someone makes you feel
deep sadness or pity |
Pathetic |
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A father-like figure |
Patriarch |
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An inheritance from father |
Patrimony |
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One who loves his country |
Patriot |
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A name framed after father's name |
Patronymic |
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The doctor who treats gums |
Peridontist |
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a person who looks at the dark side of
everything |
Pessimist |
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One who loves without seriousness |
Philanderer |
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A lover of mankind |
Philanthropist |
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Love for mankind |
Philanthropy |
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A person who likes or admires women |
Philogynist |
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Fondness towards women |
Philogyny |
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One who loves wisdom (hence pursues
it) |
Philosopher |
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Living on fish |
Piscivorous |
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woman having many husbands at one and
the same time |
Polyandry |
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Practice of several marriages (having
many wives) |
Polygamy |
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A person who speaks more than one
language |
Polyglot |
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One who believes in many Gods |
Polytheist |
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One who is extravagantly romantic,
chivalrous and impractical |
Quixotic |
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One who lives in solitude |
Recluse |
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One who walks in sleep |
Somnambulist |
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One who talks while sleeping |
Somniloquist |
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A person who is indifferent to the
pains and pleasures of life |
Stoic |
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Excessive love for one's country |
Super patriotism |
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One who is a boot licker, flatterer |
Sycophant |
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Simultaneously affected by similar
feelings |
Sympathy |
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One who doesn't consume alcohol |
Teetotaler |
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A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman |
Termagant |
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One who believes in the presence of
God |
Theist |
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Battle among the Gods |
Theomachy |
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Religious madness |
Theomania |
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A person who shows a great or
excessive fondness for one's wife |
Uxorious |
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One who eats no animal flesh |
Vegetarian |
|
One who can throw his voice |
Ventriloquist |
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A shrewish loud-mouthed female |
Virago |
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One who possesses outstanding
technical ability in a particular art or field |
Virtuoso |
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One
Word Substitution List for “Collection/ Group” |
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A group of guns or missile launchers
operated together at one place |
Battery |
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A large bundle bound for storage or
transport |
Bale |
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A large gathering of people of a particular
type |
Bevy |
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An arrangement of flowers that is
usually given as a present |
Bouquet |
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A family of young animals |
Brood |
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A group of things that have
been hidden in a secret place |
Cache |
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A group of people, typically with
vehicles or animals travelling together |
Caravan |
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A closed political meeting |
Caucus |
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An exclusive circle of people with a
common purpose |
Clique |
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A group of followers hired to applaud
at a performance |
Claque |
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A series of stars |
Constellation |
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A funeral procession |
Cortege |
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A group of worshippers |
Congregation |
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A herd or flock of animals being
driven in a body |
Drove |
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A small fleet of ships or boats |
Flotilla |
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A small growth of trees without
underbrush |
Grove |
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A community of people smaller than a
village |
Hamlet |
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A group of cattle or sheep or other
domestic mammals |
Herd |
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A large group of people |
Horde |
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A temporary police force |
Posse |
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A large number of fish swimming
together |
Shoal |
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A strong and fast-moving stream of
water or other liquid |
Torrent |
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Research/ Profession |
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Study of sound and sound waves |
Acoustics |
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The medieval forerunner of chemistry |
Alchemy |
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A person who presents a
radio/television programme |
Anchor |
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One who studies the evolution of
mankind |
Anthropologist |
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The science or Study of human
development |
Anthropology |
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Study of the influence of planets and
stars on human events |
Astrology |
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A person who is trained to travel in
a spacecraft |
Astronaut |
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Study of celestial bodies |
Astronomy |
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Study of flying aero planes |
Aviation |
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Study of living things |
Biology |
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The scientific study of the
physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and
economic importance of plants |
Botany |
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A person who writes beautiful writing |
Calligrapher |
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Art related to ornate, good
handwriting |
Calligraphy |
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A person who draws or produces maps |
Cartographer |
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A person employed to drive a private
or hired car |
Chauffeur |
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A person who composes the sequence of
steps for a performance of dance |
Choreographer |
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The branch of biology concerned with
cyclical physiological phenomena |
Chronobiology |
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The science of time order |
Chronology |
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A person who introduces the
performers or contestants in a variety show |
Compere |
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A keeper or custodian of a museum or
other collection |
Curator |
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A secret or disguised way of writing |
Cypher |
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The use of the fingers and hands to
communicate and convey ideas |
Dactylology |
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The study of statistics |
Demography |
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Study of the relation between the
organism and their environment |
Ecology |
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Study of science of insects |
Entomology |
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A person who sells and arranges cut
flowers |
Florist |
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A line of descent traced continuously
from an ancestor |
Genealogy |
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Study of hereditary, genes and
variation in living organisms |
Genetics |
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Mapping of earth and its formation |
Geography |
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Study of earth and rocks |
Geology |
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Study of various aspects of aging |
Gerontology |
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Study of handwriting |
Graphology |
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The therapeutic use of sunlight |
Heliotherapy |
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The art or practice of garden cultivation
and management |
Horticulture |
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Study of the law of the flow of water
and other liquids |
Hydraulics |
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One who supervises in the examination
hall |
Invigilator |
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The theory or philosophy of law |
Jurisprudence |
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A person who compiles dictionaries |
Lexicographer |
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Printing using a stone or a metal
plate with a completely smooth surface |
Lithography |
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Study of collection of coins, tokens,
paper money etc. |
Numismatics |
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The scientific study of the structure
and diseases of teeth |
Odontology |
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Study of birds |
Ornithology |
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Scientific study of bodily diseases |
Pathology |
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The branch of science concerned with
the origin, structure, and composition of rocks |
Petrology |
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Study of languages |
Philology |
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One who study the elections and trends
in voting |
Psephologist |
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Study of election trends |
Psephology |
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One who presents a radio program |
Radio Jockey |
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The art of effective or persuasive
speaking or writing |
Rhetoric |
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An artist who makes sculptures. |
Sculptor |
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Study of religion |
Theology |
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Study of religion |
Theology |
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The scientific study of the behavior,
structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals |
Zoology |
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Venue or Place |
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A building where animals are
butchered |
Abattoir |
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That which falls to someone or
something |
Accident |
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The school or college one attends |
Alma Mater |
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A carriage for sick people |
Ambulance |
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A place where bees are kept; a
collection of beehives |
Apiary |
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A building containing tanks of live
fish of different species |
Aquarium |
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A collection of historical documents
or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of
people |
Archives |
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A place or scene of activity, debate,
or conflict |
Arena |
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A collection of weapons and military equipment |
Arsenal |
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An institution for the care of people
who are mentally ill |
Asylum |
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The part of a theatre where people
who are watching and listening sit |
Auditorium |
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A machine that functions by itself |
Automatic |
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A self-moving vehicle |
Automobile |
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A large cage, building, or enclosure
for keeping birds in |
Aviary |
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A hole or tunnel dug by a small
animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling |
Burrow |
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A collection of items of the same
type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place |
Cache |
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A public room or building where
gambling games are played |
Casino |
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A large burial ground, especially one
not in a churchyard |
Cemetery |
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A room in a public building where
outdoor clothes or luggage may be left |
Cloakroom |
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a Christian community of nuns living
together under monastic vows |
Convent |
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Nursery where babies and young
children are cared for during the working day |
Creche |
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A place where a dead person's body is
cremated |
Crematorium |
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A stoppered glass container into
which wine or spirit is decanted |
Decanter |
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Trees whose leaves fall every autumn |
Deciduous |
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A large bedroom for a number of
people in a school or institution |
Dormitory |
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The nest of a squirrel, typically in
the form of a mass of twigs in a tree |
Drey |
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A storehouse for threshed grain |
Granary |
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A room or building equipped for
gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise |
Gymnasium |
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A large building with an extensive
floor area, typically for housing aircraft. |
Hangar |
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A box or cage, typically with a wire
mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals |
Hutch |
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That which falls upon, befalls,
happens |
Incident |
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A place in a large institution for
the care of those who are ill |
Infirmary |
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A small shelter for a dog |
Kennel |
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A place where wild animal live |
Lair |
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A collection of wild animals kept in
captivity for exhibition |
Menagerie |
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A place where coins, medals, or
tokens are made |
Mint |
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A building occupied by a community of
monks living under religious vows |
Monastery |
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A place where bodies are kept for
identification |
Morgue |
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A place where objects are exhibited |
Museum |
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That which falls on the western
countries |
Occidental |
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A piece of enclosed land planted with
fruit trees |
Orchard |
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A baby carriage |
Perambulator |
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An optical device for projecting
various celestial images and effects |
Planetarium |
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A place for feet or speaker's
platform |
Podium |
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A large natural or artificial lake
used as a source of water supply |
Reservoir |
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A room or building for sick children
in a boarding school |
Sanatorium |
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An establishment for the treatment of
the chronically ill |
Sanatorium |
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A small kitchen or room at the back
of a house used for washing dishes and another dirty household work |
Scullery |
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A close-fitting cover for the blade
of a knife or sword |
Sheath |
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A place for sun to enter where one
can sunbath |
Solarium |
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A place where animal hides are tanned |
Tannery |
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A large, tall cupboard in which
clothes may be hung or stored |
Wardrobe |
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Government |
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A state of disorder due to absence or
non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems; Absence of
government |
Anarchy |
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A form of government in which power
is held by the nobility; |
Aristocracy |
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A system of government by one person
with absolute power |
Autocracy |
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A self-governing country or region |
Autonomy |
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A system of government in which most
of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by
elected representatives |
Bureaucracy |
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A system of government by the whole
population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected
representatives |
Democracy |
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Government by two agencies |
Diarchy |
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A state, society, or group governed
by old people |
Gerontocracy |
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A state or country run by the worst,
least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens |
Kakistocracy |
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The rule or control of mother |
Matriarchy |
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A form of government with a monarch
at the head |
Monarchy |
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Government by new or inexperienced
hands |
Neocracy |
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Government by the populace |
Ochlocracy |
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A small group of people having
control of a country or organization |
Oligarchy |
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A system of governing a country
suggesting a father-child relation |
Paternalism |
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A system ruled or controlled by men |
Patriarchy |
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Government by the wealthy |
Plutocracy |
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Government by wealthy |
Plutocracy |
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Government not connected with
religious or spiritual matters |
Secular |
|
Government by military class |
Stratocracy |
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A political system based on
government of men by God |
Thearchy |
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Government by divine guidance |
Theocracy |
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Phobia |
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An extreme or irrational fear of
heights |
Acrophobia |
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An irrational fear of fresh air or
drafts of air |
Aerophobia |
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An extreme or irrational fear of open
or public places |
Agoraphobia |
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A phobia of pain |
Algophobia |
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An abnormal fear of heights |
Altophobia |
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An emotional disorder characterized
by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat |
Anorexia |
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Fear of being egotistical, being
alone or isolated |
Autophobia |
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An abnormal and persistent fear of
depths |
Bathophobia |
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Morbid compulsion to steal books |
Bibliokleptomania |
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Fear or hatred of books |
Bibliophobia |
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Fear of ugliness and things that are
ugly |
Cacophobia |
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An extreme fear about beauty |
Cellophobia |
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A dislike of being in the centre |
Centrophobia |
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Fear of time |
Chronophobia |
|
An extreme or irrational fear of
confined places |
Claustrophobia |
|
Fear of dogs |
Cynophobia |
|
A delusion of being possessed by evil
spirits |
Demonomania |
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Morbid compulsion to keep on
consuming alcohol |
Dipsomania |
|
An abnormal and persistent fear of
drinking alcohol |
Dipsophobia |
|
An abnormal and persistent fear of
work or finding employment |
Ergophobia |
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Fear of getting married, being in a
relationship, or commitment |
Gamophobia |
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Physical or psychological fear of
sexual relations or sexual intercourse |
Genophobia |
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Fear of old age |
Geraphobia |
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Fear of knowledge |
Gnosiophobia |
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Fear of writing or handwriting |
Graphophobia |
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Fear of women |
Gynaephobia |
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Fear of disease |
Haemetophobia |
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An excessive fear or aversion to obtaining
pleasure |
Hedonophobia |
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An irrational and intense fear of
travel |
Hodophobia |
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Morbid compulsion to steal |
Kleptomania |
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An obsessive fear of words |
Logophobia |
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Madness with obsession with something |
Mania |
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Morbid delusion of power, importance
or godliness |
Megalomania |
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An extreme fear of wind or drafts |
Menemophobia |
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Person with one-track mind |
Monomania |
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Compulsion to tell lies |
Mythomania |
|
An extreme or irrational fear of the
night or of darkness |
Nyctophobia |
|
Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part
of a woman |
Nymphomania |
|
Fear of medication |
Pharamacophobia |
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Morbid compulsion to start a fire |
Pyromania |
|
Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the
part of a man |
Satyromania |
|
Fear of death |
Thanatophobia |
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Extreme superstition regarding the
number thirteen |
Triskaidekaphobia |
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Murder/ Death |
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A solemn procession, especially for a
funeral |
Cortege |
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A poem of serious reflection,
typically a lament for the dead |
Elegy |
|
A phrase or form of words written in
memory of a person who has died |
Epitaph |
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Killing of one's son or daughter |
Filicide |
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Destruction or abortion of a fetus |
Foeticide |
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Killing of one's brother or sister |
Fratricide |
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Killing of a large group of people |
Genocide |
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Killing of one person by another |
Homicide |
|
Killing of infants |
Infanticide |
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Burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb |
Interment |
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The killing of one's husband |
Mariticide |
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Killing of one's mother |
Matricide |
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A room or building in which dead
bodies are kept |
Mortuary |
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A news article that reports the
recent death of a person |
Obituary |
|
Killing of a parent or other near
relative |
Parricide |
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Killing of one's father |
Patricide |
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An examination of a dead body to
determine the cause of death |
Postmortem |
|
Action of killing a king |
Regicide |
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Killing of one's sister |
Sororicide |
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Act of intentionally causing one's
own death |
Suicide |
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Killing of one's wife |
Uxoricide |
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speech and written works |
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Book containing all the published
work of an author |
Omnibus |
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A written message from far off place |
Telegraph |
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Informal, less grammatically rigid
language |
Colloquial |
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Talking around, a method of talking
indirectly |
Circumlocution |
|
Generous, forgiving talk |
Magniloquent |
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Expressive in the use of words |
Eloquent |
|
High sounding pompous speech or
writing |
Grandiloquent |
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A signature of a celebrity (signature
of oneself) |
Autograph |
|
Walk before hand or an introductory
statement |
Preamble |
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Writing of one's life story |
Biography |
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Writing of one's own life story |
Autobiography |
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Written by light |
Photograph |
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Few words packed with meaning,
concise |
Laconic |
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A speech to oneself, alone |
Soliloquy |
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Sound |
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The branch of physics concerned with
the properties of sound |
Acoustics |
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The sound of Alligators |
Bellow |
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The sound of Deers |
Bell |
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The sound of Crows |
Caw |
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The sound of Geese |
Cackle |
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The sound of Hens |
Cluck |
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The sound of Dolphins |
Click |
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The sound of Frogs |
Croak |
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The sound of Crickets |
Creak |
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The sound of Monkeys |
Gibber |
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The sound of Camels |
Grunt |
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The sound of Owls |
Hoot |
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The sound of Penguins |
Honk |
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The sound of Cattle |
Moo |
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The sound of Horses |
Neigh |
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The sound of Nightingales |
Pipe |
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The sound of Ducks |
Quack |
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The sound of Parrots |
Screech |
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The sound of Rats |
Squeak |
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The sound of Birds |
Twitter |
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The sound of Elephants |
Trumpet |
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The sound of Mosquitoes |
Whine |
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“Generic Terms” |
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An act of abdicating or renouncing
the throne |
Abdication |
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A story, poem, or picture that can be
interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
Allegory |
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An annual calendar containing
important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and
tide tables |
Almanac |
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To walk aimlessly |
Amble |
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A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that
is born in water and breathes with gills |
Amphibian |
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Someone or something out of time |
Anachronism |
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A statement or proposition on which
an abstractly defined structure is based |
Axiom |
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A nation or person engaged in war or
conflict, as recognized by international law |
Belligerent |
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An examination of tissue removed from
a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease |
Biopsy |
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The action or offence of speaking
sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk |
Blasphemy |
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A thing occurring again and again for
a long time |
Chronic |
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An instrument which records short
intervals of time |
Chronograph |
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The arrangement of events or dates in
the order of their occurrence |
Chronology |
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A highly accurate timepiece |
Chronometer |
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To walk around a place especially in
a ritual fashion |
Circumambulate |
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Careful, cautious watch on
surroundings |
Circumspect |
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When two things befall together |
Coincident |
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A vigorous campaign for political,
social, or religious change |
Crusade |
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Lasting for a very short time |
Ephemeral |
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Release someone from a duty or
obligation |
Exonerate |
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To send out of one's native country |
Expatriate |
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Spoken or done without preparation |
Extempore |
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Fond of company |
Gregarious |
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Making marks that cannot be removed |
Indelible |
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Certain to happen |
Inevitable |
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Incapable of making mistakes or being
wrong |
Infallible |
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To examine carefully |
Inspect |
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Examine one's motives or look inwards |
Introspect |
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Easy to shape in different form |
Maleable |
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A sentimental longing or wistful
affection for a period in the past |
Nostalgia |
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Capable of moving in all directions |
Omnidirectional |
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A solution or remedy for all
difficulties or diseases |
Panacea |
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A doctrine which identifies God with
the universe |
Pantheism |
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Excessively concerned with minor
details or rules |
Pedantic |
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which can be destroyed easily |
Perishable |
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The practice of taking someone else's
work or ideas and passing them off as one's own |
Plagiarism |
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Easy to carry to long distance |
Portable |
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A child born after the death of its
father |
Posthumous child |
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Safe to drink |
Potable |
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A forward look or a view into future |
Prospect |
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The emblems or insignia of royalty |
Regalia |
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A backward look or a view into the
past |
Retrospect |
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Violation or misuse of what is
regarded as sacred |
Sacrilege |
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A position requiring little or no
work but giving the holder status or financial benefit |
Sinecure |
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A thing that is kept as a reminder of
a person, place, or event |
Souvenir |
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A doubtful look or examination of
one's motives |
Suspect |
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Make to happen at the same time |
Synchronize |
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An imaginary ideal society free of
poverty and suffering |
Utopia |
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Denoting a sin that is not regarded
as depriving the soul of divine grace |
Venial |
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In exactly the same words as were
used originally |
Verbatim |
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