1. A book containing summarized 17.
A person interested in reading books and
information on all branches of knowledge- nothing else-bookworm
encyclopedia
18. A person very hard to please -fastidious
2. A child born after the death of its father-
posthumous 19. A person who believes in going out
naked -nudist
3. A cock and bull story means-an
unbelievable gossip 20. A person who brings goods illegally into
the country- smuggler
4. A disease that affects a large number of
people in an area at the same time -epidemic 21. A person who can use both hands with
equal facility-ambidextrous
5. A disease that spreads by means of germs
carried in atmosphere-infectious 22. A person who does not believe in the
existence of God -Atheist.
6. A fool's paradise means- false hope
23. A person who eats too much -glutton
7. A funny imitation of a poem-parody
24. A person who hates women -misogamist
8. A general pardon granted by the
government to political offenders- amnesty 25. A person who is fond of sensuous
enjoyment-hedonist
9. A Government that is carried on through
officers -bureaucracy 26. A person who is out to destroy
government-anarchist
10. A hard nut to crack is easily-a problem
which cannot be solved 27. A person who is very fond of sensuous
enjoyment-hedonist
11. A hater of leaning and knowledge –
misologist 28 A person who looks at the dark side of
everything-pessimist
12. A hater of women -misogynist
29. A person who studies the formation of
13. A Large dark grey cloud that brings rain the earth -geologist
or snow -nimbus
30. A person who tries to deceive people by
14. A large scale departure of people from a claiming to be able to do wonderful things-
territory -exodus. trickster
15. A man of spirits -a very courageous 31. A person with refined taste in food and
wine-epicure
16. A man who operates on sick people-
surgeon 32. A physician who specializes in diseases of
skin -dermatologist
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33. A physician who specializes in heart 49. A woman having several husbands at the
diseases-cardiologist same time-polyandry
34. A physician/surgeon dealing with 50. Account of a person's life written by
diseases of the female reproductive system- another-biography
gynecologist
51 Account of a person's life written by
35. A place for sick people who need long himself-autobiography
periods for recovery-sanatorium
52. Act of ending one's life-suicide
36. A place that provides refuge-asylum
53. Act of murdering one's father-patricide
37. A religious discourse -sermon
54. Allowance paid by a husband to his wife
38. A sleeping room for a number of people- on legal Separation is-alimony
dormitory
55. An instrument for viewing objects at a
39, A Sleeping room for many persons- distance-telescope
dormitory
56. An object through which light passes
40. A speech delivered without preparation- and one can see through-transparent
extempore
57. An object through which light passes but
41. A speech made by a speaker for the first people cannot see across clearly-translucent
time in a particular gathering-maiden
speech 58. An organ of body cut off by surgery-
amputation
42. A speech made by someone for the first
time- maiden speech 59. Animals that eats flesh of other animals-
carnivorous
43. A speech without any previous
preparation-extempore 61. Animals that can live on land and water-
amphibians
44. A stale of perfect balance-equilibrium
62. Animals that eat flesh -carnivorous
45. A state of complete continence-celibacy
63. Belonging to one's ancestors-ancestral
46. A statement that is absolutely clear-
unequivocal 64. Beyond all powers of destruction of time-
imperishable
47. A tank in which fish are kept is called
an-aquarium 65. Cessation of arms before a formal treaty
is signed during war- armistice
48. A truce or cessation from arms before a
formal treaty is Signed-armistice 66. Child without parents- orphan
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67. Composed of elements highly diverse in 83. Hater of leaning and knowledge-
character-heterogeneity mycologist
68. Deserving blame for an offence or crime- 84. Honorably discharged from service-
culpable emeritus
69. Destruction of unborn baby in mother's 85. Illicit partner of a married man or
womb -foeticide woman-paramour
70. Direct vote of all the selectors of the 86. In a state of apparent inactivity but
state-plebiscite capable of being easily called into action-
dormant
71. Disease prevalent in a particular locality-
endemic 87. Incapable of being corrected-incorrigible
72. Disease that affects a large number of 88. Incapable of being explained -
people in an area-epidemic inexplicable
73. Disease that spreads by contact- 89. Introductory part or lines to a discourse
contagious or play-prologue
74. Disease that spreads by means of germs 90. Killing of a human being-homicide
carried in the atmosphere-infection
91. Killing of one's brother or sister-
75. Dramatic scene in which a person speaks fratricide
by himself-monologue
92. Killing of one's own brother- fratricide
76. Easy to catty over long distance-portable
93. Lasting only for a very short time-
77. Easy to shape in desired form-malleable transient
78. Elimination of a racial group by killing- 94, Likely to break apart easily-brittle
genocide
95. Man whose wife has died and who has
79. Free from external incitement or self- not remarried-widower
generation or happening without external
cause-spontaneous 96. Marrying one person while still legally
married to another-bigamy
80. Government by one person-dictatorship
97. Medicine that loosens the bowels-
81. Habit of secretly listening to private laxative
conversation-condign
98. Medicine used to calm or pacify -
82. Handwriting that cannot be read- tranquillizer
illegible
99. Murder of a king -regicide
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100. Murder of an infant or a new-born 116. Person leading a life of strict self-
baby-infanticide discipline-ascetic
101. Official misconduct-malfeasance 117. Person more like a woman than a man -
effeminate
102. One who abstains from taking wine-
teetotaler 118. Person of strong conviction or
prejudice; especially in matters of religion-
103. One who can be easily duped or fooled bigot
by any swindler-gullible
119. Person who abstains from all alcoholic
104. One who conceals his identity as a drinks-teetotaler
writer under an-pseudonym
120. Person who believes in God-theist
105. One who eats everything-omnivorous
121. Person who does not believe in the
106. One who feels at home in every existence of God-atheist
country-cosmopolitan
122. Person who is hard to please-dissenter
107. One who has a compulsive desire to
steal-kleptomaniac 123. Person who is interested in antiquities-
antiquarian
108. One who hates mankind-philanthropist
124. Person who knows or can speak many
109. One who murders one's mother- languages-polyglot
matricide
125. Person who looks at the bright side of
110. One who pretends to be what he is not- everything-optimist
hypocrite
126. Person who looks at the dark side of
111. One who sacrifices his life for a cause - everything-pessimist
martyr
127. Person who loves mankind -
112. One who-is all powerful-omnipotent philanthropist
113. Organism that grows; feeds and is 128. Plurality of wives-polygyny
sheltered on or in a different organism while
contributing nothing to the survival of its 129. Policemen riding on motorcycles as
host -parasite guards of -outriders
114. People working in the same department 130. Power of reading the thoughts or mind
or office-colleagues of others-telepathy (sixth sense)
115. Perceptible to the ear-audible 131. Practice of having only one wife or
husband at a time-monogamy
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132. Rainfall at irregular intervals or 148. That which can be easily-palatable
occasionally -sporadic
149. That which can be eaten-edible
133. Residing in a country of which one is
not yet a full- fledged citizen-alien 150. That which lasts forever or is never-
ending-eternal
134. Short speech or poem given at the end
of a play or book -epilogue 151. The day of Last Judgment or end of the
world-doomsday
135. Something occurring at irregular
intervals in time or occasionally-sporadic 152. The gift of the gab means-fluency of
speech
136. Something that becomes outdated -
obsolete 153. The intentional destruction of a human
fetus in the in uterus (infant in womb)-
137. Something that occurs at irregular foeticide
intervals in lime or occasionally-sporadic
154. The large-scale departure of people-
138. Something Very ancient-antediluvian exodus
139. Specialist in bone or skeleton disorders- 155. The murder of a human being-homicide
orthopaedician
156. The murder of the king is called a-
140. Specialist of diseases of infants- regicide
pediatrician
157. The people in a theatre or cinema-
141. Specialist of eye diseases- audience
ophthalmologist
158. The policy of extending a country's
142. Stage of growth between boyhood and empire and influence -imperialism
youth-adolescence
159. The state of being married-matrimony
143. State of complete continence on the
part of a woman-virginity 160. The state of complete continence on the
part of a Woman-virginity
144. Study of the origin and history of words
-etymology 161. Things belonging to ancient times-
antiques
145. Systematic extermination of race or
community-genocide 162. To kill someone for political reasons-
assassination
146. Talking disrespectfully of sacred things
is called-blasphemy 163. To pass winter in a dormant state or a
period of inactivity in which some living
147. That which can be drunk-potable organisms-hibernation
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164. To root out an evil-eradicate
165. To sail round the world -
circumnavigate
166. To surround on all sides-envelope
167. Unfit for human consumption-inedible
168. Uniform in structure or composition
throughout -homogeneous
169. Using ambiguous words to conceal the
truth-equivocal
170. Very pleasing to eat-toothsome
171. Which can be destroyed quickly-
perishable
172. Woman having many husbands at the
same time-polyandry
173. Woman whose husband has died and
who has not remarried-widow
174. Words differing in meaning from
another word with same sound-homonym
175. Words having more or less same
meanings-synonyms
176. Words more or less opposite in
meanings-antonyms
177. Yearly celebration of a date or an
event-anniversary
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