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1. One who copies from writers……Plagiarist

2. The belief that god is in everything, including nature……Pantheism

3. The study of growing garden plants……Horticulture

4. Gradually advanced……Evolved

5. Scientific study of earthquakes……Seismology

6. The science of the functioning and growth of society……Sociology

7. A person between 90 and 100 years of age…… Nonagenarian

8. Change the appearance to deceive or to hide the identity……Disguise

9. Reasoning method involving two statements from which a conclusion is reached……Syllogism

10. Those who pass the gate without permission……Trespassers

11. A person who treats foot-related problems……Chiropodist

12. Fear of heights……Acrophobia

13. One who hates people……Misanthrope

14. A person of great learning in several languages……Polyglot

15. A person who loves empty spaces……Kenomaniac

16. To send someone back to his or her own country……Repatriate

17. Not clear……Obscure

18. One who does or studies without seriousness……Dilettante

19. Lively or high-spirited……Vivacious

20. Make something less severe……Palliation

21. Sudden involuntary muscle contraction……Spasm

22. An indirect reference……Innuendo

23. A group of islands……Archipelago

24. Enigmatic person……Unknowable

25. A person who thinks he/she is ill all the time……Hypochondriac

26. A place where coins are made……Mint

27. The act of showing disrespect towards sacred things……Blasphemy

28. Usage of an incorrect word in place of the one that is similar in pronunciation……Malapropism

29. A labourer involved in loading and unloading the ships……Stevedore

30. An inscription written in the memory of the deceased person……Epitaph

31. A place for grains……Granary

32. Something full and clearly expressed……Explicit

33. The study of humans, past and present……Anthropology

34. One who has an over-exaggerated feeling of being important……Narcissist

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35. The study of election……Psephology

36. Something that can rot……Perishable

37. Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning……Ambiguous

38. Something widely feared as a possible dangerous occurrence ……Spectre

39. Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree……Moderate

40. A factory, where workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions……Sweatshop

41. Things that have been discarded as worthless……Flotsam

42. Become apparent through the appearance of symptoms……Manifest

43. Rub a part of the body to restore warmth or sensation……Chafe

44. The punishment of being kept in school for hours……Detention

45. The outer layer of the cerebrum , composed of folded grey matter, plays an important role in the consciousness……Cortex

46. A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, pushing a tall column of water and steam into the air……Geyser

47. Make something seem less important, significant, or trifling……Trivialize

48. A gesture expressing respect, such as a bow……Obeisance

49. An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence……Episode

50. Represent something as being less important than it really is ……Underplay

51. Match or surpass a person by imitation……Emulate

52. Lack of skill, ability or competence……Ineptitude

53. A spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance……Blot

54. A person who applies for a job is nominated for election ……Candidate

55. A short, thick stick used as a weapon……Cudgel

56. A bias in favour of something……Predilection

57. To harass someone persistently to do something……Importune

58. A short statement expressing a general truth……Maxim

59. Having or displaying an overly critical point of view……Judgemental

60. Obtain something by force, threats, or other unfair means……To extort

61. To shut a door, window, or lid forcefully and loudly……To slam

62. Sums of money expressed in a specified monetary unit……To denominate

63. To officially register as a member of an institution……To enrol

64. To reveal the true, objectionable nature of someone……To expose

65. A hollow object used to contain something……Receptacle

66. A loud, harsh, piercing cry……Screech

67. To regard with disgust and hatred……Abhor

68. Unable to be destroyed or removed……Ineradicable

69. The lower jawbone in mammals and fishes……Mandible

70. Urge someone to act in a violent or unlawful way……Incite

71. The tendency to recur at intervals……Periodicity

72. A dramatic entertainment, in which performers express through gestures……Pantomime

73. Work extremely hard or incessantly……Toil

74. Express a proposition, theory, etc. in clear or definite terms……Enunciate

75. To sweep over something to surround it completely……Engulf

76. To take someone somewhere suddenly and quickly……Whisk

77. A symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people……Totem

78. To leave a place suddenly or secretly……Decamp

79. The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group…… Etiquette

80. The way in which substance holds together; thickness or viscosity……Consistency

81. Based on random choice or personal whim……Arbitrary

82. To slap with one’s hand or a flat object……To spank

83. Deserving award or praise……Meritorious

84. Involving or showing violence or bloodshed – ……………Gory

85. The recently dead person in question……Deceased

86. To cut off a branch, limb, or twig from the main body of a tree ……Lop

87. Liquids forming a homogenous mixture when added together……Miscible

88. To free someone or something from a constraint or difficulty ……To extricate

89. To allay the sorrow or grief……To console

90. To teach a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically……To indoctrinate

91. A tangled mass in something such as hair or wool……Knot

92. Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld……Infernal

93. To portray in words; describe……To depict

94. To impose something unwelcome on……To inflict

95. To have belonging to one; own……To possess

96. The action of making amends for a wrong one has done……Reparation

97. A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment……Daze

98. To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them……To impede

99. Wide in range or effect……Sweeping

100. To treat with cruelty or violence……Abuse

101. To kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate……To smother

102. To break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay……To disintegrate

103. To be indecisive……To dither

104. To pull or twist out of shape……To distort

105. To cause a process or action to begin……To initiate

106. A rich source of something……Lode

107. To use for the first time……Christen

108. To expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly ……To spew

109. To imply or suggest an idea in addition to the literal meaning ……To connote

110. To resolve a sentence into its component parts and describe their syntactic roles……To parse

111. Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger……Giddy

112. A person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected or trusted……Pariah

113. To pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way……To filch

114. An achievement or something desired fail to be attained by someone……To elude

115. A person involved in a lawsuit……Litigant

116. Either of two parallels of latitude on the earth, one 23°27’ north of the equator and the other 23°27’ south of the equator……Tropic

117. To have a strong emotional effect on……To overwhelm

118. Tending to hang loosely……To flop

119. A piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically……Graft

120. To cut up (food, especially meat) into very small pieces……To mince

121. A formal agreement between individual and parties……Pact

122. Very poor or bad……Lousy

123. To make (someone) anxious or unsettled……To perturb

124. To depart from a established course……To deviate

125. To proclaim widely or loudly……To trumpet

126. A substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs……Placebo

127. Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect…… Reverent

128. To declare invalid an official agreement, decision or result……To annul

129. Disgusting and unpleasant smell……Rancid

130. A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feeling or complaining……Stoic

131. To show approval or praise by clapping……To applaud

132. To make (of a cat) a low continuous vibratory sound expressing contentment……To purr

133. A period of time during which a person that might have a disease is kept away from other people so that the disease cannot spread……Quarantine

134. A heavy blow or the sound of such blow……Whop

135. A small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing……Spangle

136. To move hurriedly with short quick steps……To scurry

137. Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner……Vilify

138. A feeling of unease or embarrassment; awkwardness……Discomfiture

139. A small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something…… Loophole

140. Having or showing interest in learning things; curious……Inquisitive

141. To increase rapidly in number; multiply……To proliferate

142. To easily bent; flexible……Pliable

143. A small, non-rigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation……Blimp

144. Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering……Catastrophic

145. To be full of or covered with a mass of small bubbles……Frothy

146. Comment added to a text or diagram……Annotation

147. To place or deal with close together for contrasting effect………..To juxtapose

148. A long narrow ditch embanked with its own soil and used for concealment and protection in warfare……Trench

149. A soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority……Mutineer

150. An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one……Repercussion

151. To jump or dance around excitedly……To cavort

152. Failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence……Supine

153. To make a person or animal go away by waving one’s arm at them……To shoo

154. To expel someone from a position or place……To oust

155. A person who is lazy and has low standards of cleanliness……Slob

156. To exclude from a society or group……To ostracize

157. To rummage about in a place or container in search of something……To ferret

158. To sell (stock or other securities ) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls……Shorting

159. To cut the wool off a sheep or other animal……To shear

160. To divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly ……To sever

161. To stop doing something; cease or abstain……To desist

162. Very rude or coarse; vulgar……Gross

163. Causing a burning sensation like that of hot liquid on the skin……Scalding

164. An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need……Charity

165. To lift or haul something heavy with great effort……Heave

166. A conclusion or agreement done or reached decisively and with authority……Definitive

167. A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists……Vestige

168. To trip or momentarily lose one’s balance; almost fall……To stumble

169. A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than using ration arguments……Demagogue

170. The action of repeating something aloud from memory……Recitation

171. To invent (something) in order to deceive……To fabricate

172. To disorder or disarrange (someone’s hair), typically by running one’s hands through it……To ruffle

173. Courteousness and refinement of manner……Urbanity

174. Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives……Sordid

175. The process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid or substance……Aerating

176. To make a sharp sound or series of sounds as a result of hard object striking another……Clack

177. To be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death ……To bereave

178. To make someone feel completely baffled……To perplex

179. Extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain……Distress

180. A region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise……Contusion

181. An event serving as an introduction to something more important……Prelude

182. The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated……Implication

183. A person famous and respected within a particular sphere……Eminent

184. An outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something……Contour

185. Government by few people……Oligarchy

186. The state of living unmarried……Celibacy

187. An event which happens once in five years……Quinquennial

188. A person who looks after horses at inn……Ostler

189. To struggle helplessly……Flounder

190. To move along with quick, short twisting’s……Wriggle

191. Put off for a future time……Procrastinate

192. Greedy for money……Rapacious

193. Speak in a very low tone……Whisper

194. Search for something……Quest

195. Being unable to pay one’s debt……Insolvent

196. Government by officials in a state……Bureaucracy

197. Which can be rooted out……Eradicable

198. Which can be easily carved out without breaking……Flexible

199. A garland of flowers……Wreath

200. Property inherited from one’s father……Patrimony

201. Government by person of highest social order……Aristocracy

202. Study of ancient things like tombs, buried towns……Archaeology

203. To banish or turn out of society and fellowship……Ostracise

204. Rebellious or opposing the authority……Insurgent

205. That which is morally dangerous……Pestiferous

206. A temple dedicated to all the gods……Pantheon

207. That which cannot be satisfied……Insatiable

208. Free from punishment……Impunity

209. Fear of foreigners……Xenophobia

210. A person who starves the body for the good of soul……Ascetic

211. To make evasive or misleading statement……Prevaricate

212. A very delicate flaw or mistake which is not expected from the person making it……Solecism

213. The practice of taking exorbitant or excessive interest on the money lent……Usury

214. Sea with a group of many islands……Archipelago

215. Ceremony of crowning a king……Coronation

216. Substitution of a mild for a very blunt expression……Euphemism

217. Belief that war and violence are unjustified……Pacifism

218. One who goes for a secret official mission……Emissary

219. Centre of attraction……Cynosure

220. A state of mental weakness from lack of occupation……Ennui

221. A dabbler in the art and literature……Dilettante

222. Being able to pay one’s debt……Solvent

223. One who is subjected to failure or to committing mistakes……Fallible

224. A short stay in a place……Sojourn

225. The murder of one’s sister……Sororicide

226. A hater of new things……Misoneist

227. Fear of snakes……Ophiophobia

228. A group of girls……Bevy

229. Guided by one’s sense of duty……Conscientious

230. A short journey for pleasure……Excursion

231. Receiving guests warmly……Hospitality

232. Science of constitution of whole universe……Cosmography

233. Tale that brings bad reputation to somebody……Scandal

234. A man who is recovering from illness……Convalescent

235. Shamelessly rude……Impudent

236. A place for invalids and convalescents……Sanatorium

237. A person who is fond of fighting……Bellicose

238. Story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth……Parable

239. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence……Imperialism

240. A pioneer of reform movement……Apostle

241. Person who gives written testimony for use in a law court……Deponent

242. One who believes that everything is pre-destined……Fatalist

243. A verse letter……Epistle

244. A group of arrows……Volley

245. Lifeless objects……Inanimate

246. A court or open space usually rectangular and enclosed by a building……Quadrangle

247. Bringing about gentle and painless death from incurable disease……Euthanasia

248. One who lives on fish……Piscivorous

249. Line at which the earth or sea and sky seem to meet……Horizon

250. That which cannot be corrected……Incorrigible

251. A person who is blamed for wrong doings of others……Scapegoat

252. The act of speaking irreverently about sacred things……Blasphemy

253. A person who talks too much of himself……Egotist

254. Take away or alter the natural qualities of something……Denature

255. Decay of organic matter producing a fetid smell……Putrefy

256. Diminish in value over a period of time……Depreciate

257. Not able to produce children……Sterile

258. A funeral poem……Elegy

259. One who walks in sleep……Somnambulist

260. One skilled in telling stories……Raconteur

261. Fear of fire……Arsonphobia / Pyrophobia

262. One who is honourably discharged from service……Emeritus

263. A perception without objective reality……Hallucination

264. A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy……Callous

265. One who eats too much……Glutton

266. A roundabout way of speaking……Circumlocution

267. An old unmarried woman……Spinster

268. One who is determined to take full revenge for wrongs done to him……Vindictive

269. Just punishment for wrong doing……Nemesis

270. A strong blast of wind……Gust

271. Phobia of dogs……Cynophobia

272. One who is new to a profession……Tyro

273. A speech or presentation made without previous preparation……Extempore

274. Easily duped and fooled……Gullible

275. Atonement for one’s sins……Repentance

276. Killing of one’s own child……Filicide

277. A lover of work……Ergophile

278. Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin……Nepotism

279. One who does not care for literature or art……Philistine

280. To give up throne voluntarily……Abdicate

281. Words written on the tomb of a person……Epitaph

282. Mania for travel……Dromomania

283. One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige ……Parvenu

284. An associate in crime……Accomplice

285. Man behaving more like a woman than as a man……Effeminate

286. Speaking with stammer or lisp……Stuttering

287. Excessive desire to work……Ergomania

288. Study of tumours……Oncology

289. The highest point……Zenith

290. That which is away from centre……Eccentric

291. One who values practicality……Pragmatist

292. One who loads and unloads ships……Stevedore

293. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted……Heresy

294. Distorted representation of something……Travesty

295. A feeling of intense longing for something……Yearning

296. In exactly the same words as were used originally……Verbatim

297. A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions……Sceptic

298. Showing strong feeling……Vehement

299. A sheath for the blade of a sword……Scabbard

300. The upward force that a liquid exerts on a body floating in it……Upthrust

301. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt……Sarcasm

302. The crime of betraying one’s country……Treason

303. Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideals……Zealotry

304. Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury……Vengeful

305. The state of being short in supply……Scarcity

306. Protection of or authority over someone…… Tutelage

307. Optimistic in an apparently difficult situation……Sanguine

308. Conformity to facts……Veracity

309. Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste……Scavenge

310. Excessively lengthy speech……Verbiage

311. An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty……Sceptre

312. The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed……Vulnerability

313. A solemn promise or undertaking……Pledge

314. Interrupt a public speaker with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse……Heckle

315. Not being what it purports to be……Spurious

316. The state of quality of being holy……Sanctity

317. A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures……Volatile

318. Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain……Sadistic

319. A person highly skilled in music……Virtuoso

320. Free from disturbance……Tranquil

321. An arrangement of flowers fastened in a ring used for laying on grave……Wreath

322. To move back and forth or sideways……Traverse

323. The remains of something that has been badly damaged……Wreckage

324. Deliberately destroy something for military advantage……Sabotage

325. The area near or surrounding a particular place……Vicinity

326. Full of twist and turns……Tortuous

327. The practice of magic……Witchery

328. Irritating inconvenience……Hassle

329. A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract……Penalty

330. Complete with regard to every detail……Thorough

331. The faculty or power of using one’s will……Volition

332. The quality of being particularly noticeable…… Salience

333. Of a disease or poison extremely severe or harmful in its effects……Virulent

334. A person or thing that is likely to cause harm……Menace

335. Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something……Phobic

336. An exact copy……Facsimile

337. To give money for sales to agents……Commission

338. A person who is working in the same institution……Colleague

339. Favouritism shown by a person in power to his relatives……Nepotism

340. A round-about way of expression Circumlocution

341. Suitable or intended only for young persons……Juvenile

342. A record of one’s own life written by oneself ……Autobiography

343. Belong to same period……Contemporary

344. One who listens secretly to private conversation……Eavesdropper

345. Someone who is incapable of being quietened or pacified……Implacable

346. Government by Department of State……Bureaucracy

347. The killing of a race……Genocide

348. Lack of skills ……Ineptness

349. Stick with a thick end used in mortar for pounding……Pestle

350. An act when people vote in order to make a particular subject or policy rather than voting for a person……Referendum

351. Drug which causes people to sleep early……Soporific

352. The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of principles of beauty, especially in art……Aesthetics

353. The study of skin……Dermatology

354. A rough, violent, troublesome person……Tartar

355. A brave, noble – minded or chivalrous man ……Gallant

356. Obsession with books……Bibliomania

357. A large body of people playing musical instruments……Orchestra

358. Solemn religious acts……Rites

359. That which cannot be averted ……Inevitable

360. One who sets type for books, newspapers, etc.……Compositor

361. Land covered by water on three sides Peninsula

362. A remedy for all diseases……Panacea

363. A piece of shelter for ships……Harbour

364. Of the highest degree……Superlative

365. A place where soldiers live……Barracks

366. A man who collects old and new coins……Numismatist

367. Regular user of places/restaurant etc. Clientele

368. A thing no longer in use……Obsolete

369. A place where astronomical observations are made……Observatory

370. Killing one’s sister……Sororicide

371. A person who has lost protection of law……Outlaw

372. Falsification of documents etc. Forgery

373. To make atonement to one’s sins……Expiate

374. Committing murder in revenge……Vendetta

375. The thing that can be easily broken……Brittle

376. An unimportant person……Nonentity

377. Experts who scientifically study insects……Entomologists

378. One who pretends to be what he is not……Hypocrite

379. A paper/ story/ poem first written out by hand……Manuscript

380. A job carrying no salary……Honorary

381. Act of stealing in small quantities……Pilferages

382. Pertaining to the west.……Occidental

383. A place where money is coined…..Mint

384. The process by which plants and animals breathe……Respiration

385. One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men……Cynic

386. Property inherited from one’s father……Patrimony

387. A person who is womanish in habits……Effeminate

388. One who is converted from one religion to other……Proselyte

389. A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc.……Boutique

390. Interval between two events……Interlude

391. A person’s peculiar habit……Idiosyncrasy

392. The art of delaying……Procrastination

393. A doctor who specializes in the eye diseases of the eyes……Ophthalmologist

394. Person who eats too much……Glutton

395. Write or carve words on stone or paper……Inscribe

396. Unable to pay one’s debt……Insolvent

397. Trouble and annoy continuously……Harass

398. A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land ……Isthmus

399. An animal which lives by preying on other animals……Predator

400. Government or rule by a small group of people……Oligarchy

401. One who copies from other writers……Plagiarist

402. Thing that can be felt or touched……Palpable

403. The scientific study of elections……Psephology

404. A notice of a person’s death……Obituary

405. An animal that lives in a group……Gregarious

406. Hard working and diligent……Sedulous

407. Shine with a bright but brief or irregular light……Flicker

408. The act of setting free from bondage of any kind……Emancipation

409. A disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same time……Epidemic

410. One who is eighty years old……Octogenarian

411. A shady fertile place in a desert……Oasis

412. A place where bees are kept ……Apiary

413. A brief or a short stay at a place……Sojourn

414. That which can be believed……Credible

415. One who is indifferent to pain or pleasure……Stoic

416. A drug which makes one see things that are not really there ……Hallucinogen

417. Providing relief……Reprieve

418. The philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own……Altruism

419. A person who is new to profession……Novice

420. That which makes one highly knowledgeable ……Erudition

421. A state of emotional or intellectual separation……Alienation

422. A place where animals are slaughtered……Abattoir

423. A man with abnormal habits……Eccentric

424. Words inscribed on the tomb……Epitaph

425. Proposition made as a basis for reasoning without the assumption of its truth/ facts……Hypothesis

426. Indifference to Pain and pleasure……Stoicism

427. No longer a child, but not yet an adult……Adolescent

428. Act of making things new like before……Renovation

429. One who knows everything……Omniscient

430. Any morbid dread of water (fear of water)……Hydrophobia

431. The ceremony of crowning a sovereign……Coronation

432. One who tends to patronize, rebuff or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire people regarded as social superiors……Snob

433. A room where dead are kept until burial ……Mortuary

434. Government by a king……Monarchy

435. Hobson’s choice……No choice at all

436. Violation of the sanctity of a sacred place……Sacrilege

437. Speech delivered without preparation……Extempore

438. One who will do any job for anyone for money……Mercenary

439. A child born after the death of father…… Posthumous

440. A person who completely abstains from alcohol……Teetotaller

441. One who is able to use both hands……Ambidextrous

442. Chief of a group of workmen……Foreman

443. Bitter quarrel between two families existing for a long period……Feud

444. Animals without backbone……Invertebrates

445. Action that is likely to make people very angry……Inflammatory

446. A humorous drawing dealing with current events or politics ……Cartoon

447. Act of mercy killing……Euthanasia

448. The act of killing a king……Regicide

449. Emission of light or heat from a central point……Radiation

450. That which cannot be believed……Incredible

451. An act of travelling from one place to another ……Journey

452. Misappropriation of money……Embezzlement

453. When something moves in a straight line……Rectilinear

454. Tending to associate with others of one’s kind……Gregarious

455. General pardon for offences against the state……Amnesty

456. A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm……Fanatic

457. Wide, uninterrupted view……Panorama

458. An instrument for measuring pressure of gases……Manometer

459. That which cannot be expressed in words……Ineffable

460. A mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material, used to provide a gentle natural scent inside buildings, especially in residential settings……Potpourri

461. Placing different things in order to create an interesting effect……Juxtapose

462. Study of cultures…….Ethnology

463. A person speaking many languages……Polyglot

464. A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large assembly……Harangue

465. One who is not easily pleased by anything……Fastidious

466. Head of monks in abbey……Abbot

467. The word which is no longer in use……Obsolete

468. A person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others……Altruist

469. Inscription on a gravestone……Epitaph

470. Violation of that which is holy and sacred……Sacrilege

471. One who believes in many Gods……Polytheist

472. One who lends money on high rates of interest……Usurer

473. A post with little work but high salary……Sinecure

474. A person, especially a young one, with exceptional abilities ……Prodigy

475. Incapable of feeling tired or exhausted……Indefatigable

476. A new word coined by an author……Neologism

477. The act of killing a whole group of people, especially a whole race……Genocide

478. Animals that can live on land and in water……Amphibian

479. A hater of women……Misogynist

480. A state where there is no effective government……Anarchy

481. A person who opposes war or use of military force……Pacifist

482. Substance used in surgery to produce unconsciousness……Anesthetic

483. Master of ceremonies……Compere

484. A remedy for all diseases……Panacea

485. A place for fish or water plants……Aquarium

486. The study of birds is known as……Ornithology

487. The belief that everyone is equal and should have the same right and opportunities……Egalitarian

488. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks ……Dipsomania

489. Feeling annoyed at the sight of unfair treatment……Indignant

490. Unwelcome aspect of a situation……Flip side

491. Imposed a restriction on……Constrained

492. One who hates mankind……Misanthrope

493. To free a person by a verdict of ‘not guilty’……Acquit

494. To secure a boat by attaching it to an anchor……Moor

495. To try to settle a dispute between two other parties……Mediate

496. A vivacious and lively experience is said to be……Scintillating

497. Wildly unreasonable, illogical or ridiculous……Absurd

498. Constant efforts to achieve something……Perseverance

499. The plant and a vegetation of a region……Flora

500. A fourteen-line poem……Sonnet

501. Showing a dislike of anything improper……Prim

502. A person who leaves his own country in order to go and live in another……Emigrant

503. That which cannot be avoided ……Inevitable

504. Artistic, musical or dramatic interpretation……Rendition

505. Walking in sleep……Somnambulism

506. Specially skilled in story telling……A raconteur

507. Continuing for a long period of time without interruption……Perpetual

508. Speech of great importance and gravity……Momentous

509. A man who helps a stranger or a person in difficulties is……Samaritan

510. A planned route or journey……Itinerary

511. A story in which animals or objects speak and give wholesome moral lessons……Fable

512. Act of injuring another’s reputation by any slanderous communication……Defamation

513. A recurrent compulsive urge to steal……Kleptomania

514. Not suitable for eating……Inedible

515. A person who enters without any invitation……Intruder

516. A process involving too much official formalities……Red-tapism

517. Medical study of skin and its diseases……Dermatology

518. The burial of corpse……Interment

519. Conferred as an honour……Honorary

520. One who makes an official examination of accounts……Auditor

521. A person who deliberately sets fire to a building……Arsonist

522. That which cannot be effaced……Indelible

523. To free someone from all blames……Exonerate

524. One who does not believe In the existence of God…….Atheist

525. One who has long experience……Veteran

526. One who is too careless to plan for the future……Improvident

527. Of one’s own free will……Voluntary

528. One who runs away from justice or the law……Fugitive

529. One who is skillful……Dexterous

530. A person who deserves all praise……Laudable

531. A study of ancient things……Archaeology

532. Someone who is designated to hear both sides of a dispute and make a judgement……Arbitrator

533. Make pale by excluding light……Etiolate

534. Opinion contrary to accepted doctrine……Heresy

535. A person who agrees to work for somebody in order to learn a skill…….Apprentice

536. That which cannot be avoided……Inevitable

537. One who is concerned with the welfare of other……Altruist

538. To die without making a will……Intestate

539. A reserve for animals, birds etc. in their natural habitat……Sanctuary

540. The area of medicine that treats illness of bones……Orthopedics

541. One who knows many languages……Polyglot

542. A records of historical events……Archive

543. A person who looks at the bright side of things……Optimist

544. Study of skin and its diseases……Dermatology

545. A remedy for all diseases……Panacea

546. An excessive fear of confined spaces……Claustrophobia

547. A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity/capacity……Veteran

548. Pretended attack……Feint

549. A land fit for growing crops……Arable

550. A thing fit to be eaten……Edible

551. One who suffers for one’s faith……Martyr

552. A child secretly changes for another in infancy……Changeling

553. The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old……Geriatrics

554. An image without objective reality……Hallucination

555. A mournful poem or a song……Elegy

556. That which is arranged by conferring or discussing……Seminar

557. Something that is difficult to understand……Incomprehensible

558. Chief or Commander of army……General

559. One who cannot be corrected ……Incorrigible

560. Put side by side……Juxtapose

561. One who pretends to be what he is not……Imposter

562. A container for the ashes of a dead person……Urn

563. To put two and two together……Symbiosis

564. No longer in existence or use……Obsolete

565. To destroy completely……Annihilate

566. A song sung at the death of a person……Elegy

567. A person who has had one or more limbs removed……Amputee

568. One who is known widely but unusually unfavourably is……Notorious

569. A statement in which you say the same thing twice in different words……Tautology

570. Rub or wipe out……Efface

571. The period between two regions……Era

572. A person who is very selective , disgusted easily and is hard to please……Fastidious

573. An error or misprint in printing or writing……Erratum

574. A person extremely desirous of money……Avaricious

575. Too willing to obey other people……Subservient

576. Introductory part or lines to a discourse or play……Prologue

577. Intentional damage to arrest production……Sabotage

578. A handsome man ……Adonis

579. A cinema show held in the afternoon……Matinee

580. Animals living in water……Aquatic

581. A person who steals the writing of others……Plagiarist

582. One who compiles a dictionary ……Lexicographer

583. Someone not fit to be chosen……Ineligible

584. Art of working with metals…..Metallurgy

585. A gathering at a religious place……Congregation

586. A place where birds are kept……Aviary

587. The act of killing one’s own brother or sister……Fratricide

588. A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually in return for rent……Lease

589. A person who helps another to commit a crime……Accomplice

590. A person worships only one God……Monotheist

591. Submission to all that happens as inevitable……Fatalism

592. Lasting for a very short time……Ephemeral

593. A person who is easily deceived or tricked……Gullible

594. Rules governing socially acceptable behaviour……Etiquette

595. One who is in charge of Museum……Curator

596. An act of misappropriation of money……Embezzlement

597. One who cannot make any mistake……Infallible

598. The first public performance of musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film……Premiere

599. Incapable of being tired……Indefatigable

600. Guilty of crime……Culpable

601. That which cannot be reached……Inaccessible

602. A person who collects and/or studies stamps……Philatelist

603. People at a religious gathering ……Congregation

604. Government by wealthy……Plutocracy

605. Branch of medicine concerned with children and their illness ……Pediatrics

606. Pay attention……Glance at

607. One who is rather fastidious……Meticulous

608. A written declaration of government or a political party……Manifesto

609. Worth eating……Edible

610. A person who wastes his money on luxury……Extravagant

611. Not likely to be easily pleased……Fastidious

612. A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army……Mercenary

613. A collection of slaves……Coffle

614. One who is always doubting……Sceptic

615. One who offers his services of his own freewill……Volunteer

616. A person who repairs broken window-glasses……Glazier

617. The art of beautiful handwriting……Calligraphy

618. A writing or a speech in praise of someone……Eulogy

619. Loss of memory……Amnesia

620. A speech made without preparation……Extempore

621. A speaker’s platform……Podium

622. Science of practice of map drawing……Cartography

623. Motive or incitement to action……Incentive

624. A short trip or excursion……Jaunt

625. Speech which is not audible……Inaudible

626. Partner in crime……Accomplice

627. A state where no law and order exists……Anarchy

628. To free completely from blame……Exonerate

629. Estimation of a thing’s worth……Appraisal

630. A supplement to a will……Codicil

631. A person who collects coins……Numismatist

632. Favouritism granted in politics or business to relatives……Nepotism

633. A word or practice that has gone out of use……Obsolete

634. A person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job ……Apprentice

635. A part of a word that can be pronounced separately……Syllable

636. Relating to kinship with the father……Patrilineal

637. A special fondness or liking for……Penchant

638. Something that might happen in the future……Contingency

639. Affecting or relating to cows……Bovine

640. A drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks……Cocktail

641. Passing out of use……Obsolescent

642. The act of speaking about one’s thoughts when one is alone……Soliloquy

643. All the arts, beliefs and social institutions etc., characteristics of a race……Civilization

644. Small pieces of metal that fly out from an exploding bomb……Shrapnel

645. Person believing in free will……Libertarian

646. Hole excavated by an animal as dwelling……Burrow

647. Pertaining to sheep……Ovine

648. To remove an objectionable part from a book……Expurgate

649. A doctor who specializes in diseases of the nose……Rhinologist

650. A man knows a lot about things like food, music and art……Connoisseur

651. A wooden object used for connecting animals that are pulling a vehicle……Yoke

652. Having a stale smell or taste……Rancid

653. Material that changes naturally by the action of bacteria..…Biodegradable

654. Government by the few….…Oligarchy

655. Study of caves……Speleology

656. A fictitious name especially one assumed by an author……Pseudonym

657. Animals that eat flesh……Carnivorous

658. A speech delivered without any preparation……Extempore

659. A drug or other substance that induce sleep……Sedative

660. Animals which suckle their young ones……Mammals

661. Beyond correction……Incorrigible

662. An event that causes great harm to dams……Disaster

663. A book written by an unknown……Anonymous

664. Inflammation of gums……Gingivitis

665. Widespread scarcity of food……Famine

666. A poem of fourteen lines……Sonnet

667. Wild imagination……Fantasy

668. An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated……Alimony

669. One who believes everything he/she hears ……Credulous

670. Incapable of error……Infallible

671. People of no fixed abode……Nomads

672. A person who can make himself/herself feel at home in any country……Cosmopolitan

673. Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence……Protocol

674. That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence or real nature of something……Camouflage

675. The full agreement of all members……Unanimous

676. Short speech or poem given at the end of a play or a book……Epilogue

677. Accidental good fortune……Fluke

678. Lack of feeling……Apathy

679. Brought back to mind……Reminisced

680. A person who drives our motor cars……Chauffeur

681. A small village or group of houses……Hamlet

682. A person who loves everybody……Altruist

683. Person leading a life of strict self-discipline……Ascetic

684. One who is neither intelligent nor dull Mediocre

685. That which can be drunk……Potable

686. A government run by officials……Bureaucracy

687. One who does something for the first time……Pioneer

688. One who plays for pleasure rather than as a professional……Amateur

689. Free somebody from blame or guilt……Exonerate

690. Underground place for storing wine or other provisions ………Cellar

691. A list of explanations of rare, technical or obsolete words……Glossary

692. Study of the interaction of people with their environment……Philosophy

693. A medicine that softens the bowels……Laxative

694. Sentimental longing for a period in a past……Nostalgia

695. A person employed to drive a private or hired car……Chauffeur

696. A person who always run after women……Philanderer

697. Relating to countries of west Occidental

698. A partner in a crime……Accomplice

699. A person who leaves one country to settle in another……Emigrant

700. House or shelter of a gipsy……Caravan

701. One who deals in flower……A florist

702. A man who has more than one wife at a time……Polygamist

703. One who eats no animal flesh Vegetarian

704. A woman whose husband is dead……Widow

705. One who helps people by giving them money or other aid……Benefactor

706. The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental……Avant-grade

707. A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly……Parboil

708. A highly skilled musician……Virtuoso

709. A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions……Cynic

710. A cluster of flowers on a branch……Inflorescence

711. Belief in many Gods……Polytheism

712. Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones……Mosaic

713. Poem in short stanza narrating a popular story……Ballad

714. The schedule of travel……Itinerary

715. Something which lasts forever……Eternal

716. A policy that segregate people on the basis of color……Apartheid

717. A particular method of working……Modus Operandi

718. Walking in sleep……Somnambulism

719. A person employed as a car driver for an important person……Chauffeur

720. Fear of telling lies……Mythophobia

721. A fear of closed/dark places……Claustrophobia

722. A heavy continuous fall of rain……Downpour

723. A public institution for the care and protection of children without parents……Orphanage

724. An inscription on a tomb……Epitaph

725. A man of evil reputation……Notorious

726. A decorative ring of flowers and leaves……Wreath

727. Shaking movement of the ground……Tremor

728. A game in which no one wins…….Drawn

729. The art of making maps and charts ……Cartography

730. Animals that can live on land and water……Amphibians

731. Completing a period of hundred years ……Centennial

732. A figure with many angles or sides……Polygon

733. A list of things to be discussed at a meeting……Agenda

734. A large number of fish swimming together……Shoal

735. A room or building for the preservation of plants……Greenhouse

736. Liable to be easily broken……Brittle

737. A principle or standard by which anything is or can be judged……Criterion

738. A person who is self-centred……Egoist

739. A word that reads the same as backward or forward……Palindrome

740. The firing of many guns at the same time to mark an occasion……Fusillade

741. A person who supports or speaks in favour of something……Advocate

742. One living on vegetables……Vegetarian

743. An extract from a book of writing……Excerpt

744. That which may be easily broken……Brittle

745. Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors……Patrimony

746. Amount of money demanded by kidnappers……Ransom

747. Easy to shape in any desired form……Malleable

748. A hater of women……Misogynist

749. A large burial ground……Cemetery

750. To supply land with water by artificial means……Irrigate

751. A co-worker in an office or institution……Colleague

752. A man who is quite like a woman…..Effeminate

753. One whose motive is merely to get money……Mercenary

754. The study of plant life……Botany

755. Animals that live in water……Aquatic

756. Instrument that magnifies objects……Microscope

757. One who is unable to pay one’s debt……Bankrupt

758. Exclusive possession or control of anything……Monopoly

759. The study of birds……Ornithology

760. One who loves or supports his or her country and is willing to defend it……Patriot

761. Likely to arouse envy (jealousy)……Enviable

762. Existing only in the mind……Imaginary

763. One who eats too much……Glutton

764. Talking disrespectfully of sacred things …..……..Blasphemy

765. A handwriting which is difficult or impossible to read……Illegible

766. Animals that eat flesh……Carnivorous

767. One who knows everything……Omniscient

768. Inability to sleep……Insomnia

769. A list of name of books……Catalogue

770. Yearly celebration of a date or an event……Anniversary

771. A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs……Martyr

772. Men living in the same age……Contemporary

773. A list of books and writings of one author or one subject……Bibliography

774. The conference that takes place once in three years……Triennial

775. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress……Rhetoric

776. The production of raw silk……Sericulture

777. Politicians who are notorious for doing undue favors to their relative……Nepotism

778. A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty……Samaritan

779. Has an evil reputation……Notorious

780. A person who readily believes others……Credulous

781. Enclosed in a small closed space……Claustrophobia

782. A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudices……Demagogue

783. Not allowing the passage of light……Opaque

784. Operation of body after death……Post- Mortem

785. A group of three powerful people……Triumvirate

786. A building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it , but also containing shared areas……Condominium

787. A person who consumes human flesh……Cannibal

788. Stealing of ideas or writings of someone else………Plagiarism

789. Detailed plan of a journey……Itinerary

790. A school boy who frequently cuts classes is a……Truant

791. One who cannot be corrected …… Incorrigible

792. One who hates women…..Misogynist

793. A general pardon granted by the Government to political offenders……Amnesty

794. A person specially interested in the study of coins and medals ……Numismatist

795. A person in a vehicle or on horseback escorting another vehicle……Escort

796. Intentional destruction of racial groups……Genocide

797. Prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported……Contraband

798. An excessively morbid desire to steal……Kleptomania

799. A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom……Venerable

800. One who is unaffected or indifferent to joy, pain, pleasure or grief ……Stoic

801. That which cannot be believed……Incredible

802. One who is all powerful……Omnipotent

803. An act of violence to take control of a plane……Hijack

804. Send or bring somebody back to his own country……Repatriate

805. Animals that live in a particular region…..Native

806. A form of government in which supreme power rests with people is……Democracy

807. Murder of a brother……Fratricide

808. One who enjoys inflicting pain on himself……Masochist

809. To die without having made a will……Intestate

810. Not easily pleased by anything……Fastidious

811. To play the part of and function as, some other person……Act

812. Handwriting which is difficult/impossible to read……Illegible

813. More like a woman than a man in manners and habits……Effeminate

814. An exact copy of handwriting or a picture produced by a machine…….Copy

815. One who thinks or speaks too much of himself……Egoist

816. One who accepts pleasure and pain equally..…Stoic

817. Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissue……Succulent

818. The study or practice of dancing or composing ballets……Choreography

819. A set of three related works by same author……Trilogy

820. Science of Human mind and behavior……Psychology

821. A person of obscure position who has gained wealth……Parvenu

822. A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase ……Acronym

823. The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen……Calligraphy

824. Words inscribed on a tomb……Epitaph

825. An obviously true or hackneyed statement……Truism

826. To reduce to nothing……Null

827. A study of sounds is known as……Phonetics

828. Written law of a legislative body……Statute

829. A person who shows off his/her learning……Pedant

830. A person who devotes his/her life for the welfare of others……Altruist

831. The study of worms and insects……Entomology

832. A person who attends to the disease of eye is an……Oculist

833. Study of the nature of Gods……Theology

834. That which cannot be defeated……Invincible

835. A decorative handwriting……Calligraphy

836. A person difficult to please……Fastidious

837. A list of luggage……Waybill

838. The line where the land and sky seems to meet……Horizon

839. A handwriting that cannot be read……Illegible

840. Words written on a tomb of a dead person……Epitaph

841. Fear of closed space……Claustrophobia

842. A remedy for all disease……Panacea

843. One who studies the art of gardening…..Horticulturist

844. A pole or beam used as a temporary support……Prop

845. A building in which aircrafts are housed……Hangar

846. A former student of a school, college or university……Alumnus

847. A short story based on your personal experience……Anecdote

848. One who takes care of a building……Warden

849. Incapable of being approached……Inaccessible

850. One who lends money at a very high interest……Usurer

851. One who lives/survives on others/other lives……Parasite

852. Detailed plan of journey……Itinerary

853. One who possesses many talents…….Versatile

854. A medicine to nullify the effect of poison……Antidote

855. A person who lives by himself……Recluse

856. An assembly of worshippers.……Congregation

857. Person who files a suit……Plaintiff

858. A person who abstains completely from alcoholic drinks……Teetotaler

859. Long poem based on a noble theme……Epic

860. One who lives both on land as well as in water….…Amphibian

861. A strong dislike……Animosity

862. Take great pleasure……Revel

863. The practice of having many wives……Polygamy

864. Government of the people, by the people and for the people ……Democracy

865. Something that is difficult to believe……Incredible

866. The height of object above sea level……Altitude

867. Group of people living together in the same locality……Neighbourhood

868. Always ready to attack or quarrel……Aggressive

869. Fit to be eaten……Edible

870. Unfair advantages for members of one’s own family……Nepotism

871. A proficient public speaker……Orator

872. One who eats both vegetables and meat……Omnivorous

873. One who gains benefits from something……. Beneficiary

874. Spoken or done without preparation……Extempore

875. Fluent and clear in speech……Articulate

876. Through which light cannot pass……Opaque

877. To write under a different name……Pseudonym

878. A person who is well known in an unfavorable way……Notorious

879. The first speech made by a person……Maiden Speech

880. A man having no hair on scalp……Bald

881. A man who wastes his money on luxury……Extravagant

882. A geometrical figure with eight sides……Octagon

883. To injure one’s reputation……Defame

884. A man who does not know how to read or write……Illiterate

885. One who speaks for others……Spokesman

886. Soldiers who fight on horseback……Cavalry

887. Rebellion against lawful authority……Mutiny

888. To officially take private property away to seize……Confiscate

889. Someone having many skills……Versatile

890. Something which is imagined to be real but actually does not exist……Figment

891. Someone who scientifically studies the birds……Ornithologist

892. A person who cannot make a mistake……Infallible

893. One who loves all mankind……Philanthropist

894. One who is out to destroy the Government……Anarchist

895. Liable to be easily broken……Brittle

896. One who eats human flesh……Cannibal

897. One who performs daring gymnastics feats……Acrobat

898. A list of books available in a library……Catalogue

899. A style in which a writer makes display of his knowledge……Pedantic

900. To bite like a rat……Gnaw

901. A place of good climate for invalids……Sanatorium

902. Speech for the first time……Maiden speech

903. A woman with dark brown hair……Brunette

904. One who hates women……Misogynist

905. The study or collection of coins……Numismatics

906. An office with a salary but no work……Sinecure

907. In a threatening manner……Ghastly

908. A person who pretends to be what he is not……Imposter

909. One who finds nothing good in anything……Critic

910. That which cannot be easily read……Illegible

911. The process of deciding the nature of disease by examination ……Diagnosis

912. The quality of being politely firm and demanding ……Assertive

913. One who eats human flesh……Cannibal

914. A person who is fluent in two languages……Bilingual

915. State of anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion ……Consternation

916. A person who loves wealth but spends as little money as possible……Miser

917. Full of criticism or mockery……Satire

918. An agreement between two countries or groups to stop fighting……Ceasefire

919. Excessively enthusiastic and unreasonably excited about something……Fanatical

920. Intense and unreasonable fear or dislike……Phobia

921. To be dogmatic in one’s opinion……Opinionated

922. High sea waves caused by underwater earthquake……Tsunami

923. A voice that cannot be heard……Inaudible

924. The absence of law and order……Anarchy

925. One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences……Intermediary

926. To give one’s authority to another……Delegate

927. Body of singers……Choir

928. A thing likely to be easily broken……Brittle

929. An animal story with moral……Fable

930. The study of ancient civilization……Archaeology

931. A disease which is spread by direct contact……Contagious

932. Lasting only for a short while……Temporary

933. A number of stars grouped together……Constellation

934. Animal that feeds on plants……Herbivores

935. Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something – ……Coercion

936. Murder of a man……Homicide

937. Strong dislikes between two persons……Antipathy

938. That which is without opposition……Unanimous

939. The plant and vegetation of a region……Flora

940. The killing of whole group of people…… Genocide

941. A remedy for all diseases……Panacea

942. Related to moon……Lunar

943. The art of preserving skin of animals, birds and fish……Taxidermy

944. A paper written by hand……Manuscript

945. Place where wine is made……Brewery

946. Found all over the world……Universal

947. Something kept as a reminder of an event……Souvenir

948. Scale used for measuring the strength of an earthquake……Richter

949. One who practices one of fine arts……Artist

950. A general pardon of offenders……Amnesty

951. An established principle of practical wisdom……Maxim

952. The process by which a person or an organization reduces the amount of money it spends……Budgeting

953. A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resembles……Simile

954. Very dramatic……Histrionic

955. To secretly store more than what is allowed……Hoarding

956. One who does not make mistakes……Infallible

957. A written statement about someone’s character, usually provided by an employer……Testimonial

958. Parts of a country behind the coast or a river bank……Hinterland

959. An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by somebody……Foundling

960. Art of writing for newspapers and magazines……Journalism

961. A person who gambles or bets……Punter

962. Place that provide refuge…..Asylum

963. Doing something according to one’s own free will……Voluntary

964. A foreigner who settles in a country……Immigrant

965. The practice of submitting a proposal to popular vote ……Referendum

966. An object or portion serving as a sample……Specimen

967. Not to be moved by entreaty……Despotic

968. To renounce a high position of authority or control ……Abdicate

969. Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence ……Protocol

970. To struggle helplessly……Flounder

971. Loss of memory……Amnesia

972. Release of a prisoner form jail on certain terms and conditions……Parole

973. Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong……Conscience

974. An inscription on a tomb……Epitaph

975. To look at someone in an angry or threatening way ……Glower

976. Pertaining to cattle……Bovine

977. A person who writes decoratively……Calligrapher

978. Something that causes death……Fatal

979. A post with little work but high salary … Sinecure

980. A test in which cells from diseased organs are removed and tested……Biopsy

981. One who compiles a dictionary……Lexicographer

982. Quibble (to avoid giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth)……Prevaricate

983. Words uttered impiously about God……Blasphemy

984. A person who has no money to pay off his debts ……Insolvent

985. List of issues to be discussed at a meeting……Agenda

986. The study of insects……Entomology

987. Theft of another person’s writings or ideas and passing them off as one’s own……Plagiarism

988. The place where public, government or historical records are kept……Archive

989. Speed of an object in one direction……Velocity

990. A small room in a big house, hotel, ship etc. where glasses, dishes, spoons food, etc. are kept……Pantry

991. A body of persons appointed to hear evidence and give their verdicts in trials……Jury

992. A situation that stops activity from progressing ……Bottleneck

993. A person who dishonestly pretends to be somebody else…… Imposter

994. A violent storm ……Tempest

995. Careful or thorough enquiry……Investigation

996. Failing to discharge one’s duty (willfully)……Dereliction

997. A legal agreement by which a person borrows money from a bank usually to buy a house……Mortgage

998. A movement of part of the body to express an idea or feeling ……Gesture

1000. A child born after the death of his father……Posthumous child

1001. A person who is physically dependent on a substance…… Addict

1002. A cure for all disease……Panacea

1003. A raised platform in building……Walkway

1004. A system of naming things……Nomenclature

1005. One who hates women……Misogynist

1006. Able to use right hand and left hand equally well ……Ambidextrous

1007. Capable of being interpreted in two ways ……Ambiguous

1008. One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views ……Fanatic

1009. The action of looking within or into one’s own mind ……Introspect

1010. To confirm with the help of evidence……Implicate

1011. A person who loves mankind……Philanthropist

1012. Science of the race of mankind……Ethnology

1013. Detaining and confining something …… Internment

1014. One who criticizes popular beliefs which he thinks is mistaken or unwise……Iconoclast

1015. Impossible to describe……Ineffable

1016. An underhand device resorted to in order to justify misconduct……Manoeuvre

1017. The animals of a particular region……Fauna

1018. An emolument over and above fixed salary …… Perquisite

1019. An unexpected piece of good fortune …… Windfall

1020. Clues available at the scene……Circumstantial

1021. One hides away in a ship or passenger vehicle to obtain a free passage……Stowaway

1022. One who is a citizen not of a country but of the world……Cosmopolitan

1023. Circular building or hall with a dome ……Rotunda

1024. The use of many words where only a few are necessary……Circumlocution

1025. A continuous process of change is known as …… Flux

1026. An involuntary action under a stimulus is described as a……Reflex

1027. Determine the nature of disease……Diagnose

1028. Occurring at night……Nocturnal

1029. Arrangement in order of occurrence ……Chronological

1030. Science of heredity……Genetics

1031. To run away with a lover ……Elope

1032. With much liveliness and a sense of purpose ……Jauntily

1033. Seeing something which is not actually present ……Hallucination

1034. The practice of having more than one husband ……Polyandry

1035. Calmness and indifference to suffering ……Stoicism

1036. Person who insists on adherence to formal rules or literary meaning …… Pedant

1037. Words of similar meaning……Synonyms

1038. To be known for bad acts …… Notorious

1039. Belonging to all parts of the world……Universal

1040. One who tends to take a hopeful view of a life ……Optimist

1041. Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure ……Barometer

1042. To keep a great person or event in people’s memory ……Commemorate

1043. Occurring at irregular intervals in time……Sporadic

1044. A lover of books……Bibliophile

1045. A person who withdraws from world to live in seclusion and often in solitude……Recluse

1046. To agree to something……Assent

1047. One who breaks the law……Transgressor

1048. That which cannot be captured …… Ungraspable

1049. Reproducing or memorizing word for word ……Verbatim

1050. Careful in spending of money, time, etc. ……Economical

1051. Study of insects……Entomology1052. Fear of water……Hydrophobia

1053. Easily duped or fooled……Gullible

1054. Animal that can live on land and in water……Amphibians

1055. Handwriting that cannot be read……Illegible

1056. To feel or express disapproval of something or someone…… Deprecate

1057. A person who never takes alcoholic drinks ……Teetotaler

1058. A tank where fish or water plants are kept……Aquarium

1059. A person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially that derived from fine food and drink ……Epicurean

1060. Inability to sleep……Insomnia

1061. One who believes in giving equal opportunity to women in all fields……Feminist

1062. To have a very high opinion about oneself ……Conceited

1063. Place of burial (especially not in churchyard) ……Cemetery

1064. A person who is always hopeful and looks upon the brighter side of things……Optimist

1065. An occasion of great importance……Momentous

1066. Government by ruler who has unlimited power ……Autocracy

1067. One who journeys from place to place……Itinerant

1068. That which cannot be called back …… Irrevocable

1069. The state of being miserable bereft (deprived of or lacking) of all possessions……Destitute

1070. A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner to cause a laughter …… Caricature

1071. Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God……Pantheism

1072. A person who is in his seventies…… Septuagenarian

1073. Study of insects……Entomology

1074. Military waking up signals in the morning ……Reveille

1075. The sound of the funeral bell……Knell

1076. One who has obstinate and narrow religious views ……Bigot

1077. One who loves books…… Bibliophile

1078. A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a drama……Epilogue

1079. Causing or ending in death……Fatal

1080. A group of girls……Bevy

1081. Belief that war and violence are unjustified ……Pacifism

1082. A wall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area……Dyke

1083. A specialist who tests eyesight……Optometrist

1084. Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter……Alliteration

1085. One who walks in sleep……Somnambulist

1086. A government by officials……Bureaucracy

1087. Of very bad morals / characterized by debasement or degeneration……Depraved

1088. Body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial……Mummy

1089. Something which cannot be believed …… Incredible

1090. A method which never fails……Infallible

1091. A place where birds are kept……Aviary

1092. The abandonment of one’s country and cause ……Defection

1093. Treatment by means of exercise and massage ……Physiotherapy

1094. Bitter and violent attack in words against someone or something……Diatribe

1095. Motion of heads, hands etc., as a mode of expression indicating attitude …… Gesture

1096. To be biased against someone or something ……Prejudice

1097. Dry weather with no rainfall …… Drought

1098. Too much official formality……Red-tapism

1099. Living together of a man and woman without being married to each other……Concubinage

1100. A place where government / public records are kept ……Archive

1101. A place where all religions are honoured …… Secular

1102. Excessive preoccupation with one’s health ……Hypochondriac

1103. Without risk of punishment……Impunity

1104. Deep in thought……Pensive

1105. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes ……Wag

1106. A sly look that is lustful……Leer

1107. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks ……Dipsomania

1108. A hater of mankind……Misanthrope

1109. A remedy for all diseases……Panacea

1110. Something that is poisonous and unhealthy …… Toxic

1111. The worship of idols or images……Idolatry

1112. A place where nuns live and work……Convent

1113. Violation of something holy and sacred …… Sacrilege

1114. One who destroys images or attacks popular beliefs …Iconoclast

1115. Feeding on food made of both plant and flesh ……Omnivorous

1116. A woman having more than one husband at the same time……Polyandry

1117. A den for small animals……Hutch

1118. To take back, withdraw or renounce…… Recant

1119. The habit of always admiring oneself …… Narcissism

1120. One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle difference……Intermediary

1121. One who deserts his principle or believes ……Renegade

1122. Property handled down after the death of a person ……Inheritance

1123. One who breaks the established traditions and image……Iconoclast

1124. One who believes in that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life …… Hedonist

1125. Building in which a dead body is kept for a time ……Mortuary

1126. Experts in the scientific study of birds …… Ornithology/

1127. Placing a thing besides another……Juxtapose

1128. One who does not follow the usual way of life ……Bohemian

1129. The first public speech delivered by a person ……Maiden speech

1130. Wild and noisy disorder……Pandemonium

1131. General view of person’s character……Profile

1132. Indifference to pleasure or pain ……Stoicism

1133. A body of persons appointed to hear evidence or judge and give their verdict (decision)……Jury

1134. The essential or characteristic customs , habits and conventions of a society or community……Mores

1135. A system of Government in which only one political party is  allowed  to  function……Totalitarianism

1136. One who collects coins……Numismatist

1137. Violation of something holy or sacred……Sacrilege

1138. A broad road bordered with trees……Boulevard

1139. Animals who live in herds……Gregarious

1140. The murder of parents or near relative……Parricide

1141. A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one……Euphemism

1142. One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a state……Anarchist

1143. One who secretly listens to talks of others …… Eavesdropper

1144. Science of diseases……Pathology

1145. One who is beyond reforms……Incorrigible

1146. Concluding part of a literary work……Epilogue

1147. The act of killing whole group of people, especially a whole race……Genocide

1148. One who stays away from school or work without permission……Truant

1149. A person without training or experience in a skill or subject……Novice

1150. Dissection of a dead body to find the cause of the death……Autopsy

1151. The study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs……Theology

1152. One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure ……Stoic

1153. A place where Jews worship according to their religion…… Synagogue

1154. An area of land that is controlled by a ruler ……Dominion

1155. One who is greedy……Voracious

1156. Simple, fast-spreading plant without flowers or leaves, which can often cause disease……Fungus

1157. A building where an audience sits ……Auditorium

1158. The first model of a new device …… Prototype

1159. Tough tissues in joints …… Ligaments

1160. The study of maps ……Cartography

1161. A person who breaks into houses in order to steal ……Burglar

1162. The study of the origin and history of words……Etymology

1163. One who can walk on ropes (tightrope walker) ……Funambulist

1164. Belonging to all parts of the world……Cosmopolitan

1165. One who hates mankind……Misanthrope

1166. One who goes to settle in another country ……Emigrant

1167. Constant efforts to achieve something ……Perseverance

1168. A person who believes in total abolition of war ……Pacifist

1169. A four footed animal ……Quadruped

1171. That which lasts for a short time……Transitory

1172. To seize control of a vehicle in order to force it to go to a new destination or demand something……Hijack

1173. Lasting only for a moment……Momentary

1174. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain …… Stoic

1175. The practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food……Gastronomy

1176. Killing of a child……Infanticide

1177. One who believes in offering equal opportunities to women in all spheres……Feminist

1178. One who studies election trend by means of opinion polls……Psephologist

1179. A doctor who treats children……Pediatrician

1180. One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom……Visionary

1181. Give and receive mutually……Reciprocate

1182. Something capable of being done ……Feasible

1183. A person coming to a foreign land to settle there ……Immigrant

1184. Anything which is no longer in use ……Obsolete

1185. A person who is unable to pay debts ……Insolvent

1186. Science regarding principles of classification ……Taxonomy

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