A lady who remains unmarried=spinster. Having womanly manners=effeminate. A noisy abusive, scolding woman=termagant. A person who lays too much stress on book learning=pedant. A physician who assists women at child birth=obstetrician. Animal or plant living in or on another=parasite. Bringing into, or taking out of, a country goods contrary to law=contraband. Cast off skin of a snake=slough. Coining or using new words=neologism. Correct spelling=orthography. Deceptive image in atmosphere=mirage. False or malicious statement about a person=slander/calumny. Five hundred anniversary=quincentenary. Full of twists or bends=tortuous. Irrational hatred or fear of strangers or foreigners=xenophobia. Lady's private sitting room=boudoir. Large scale departure of people=exodus. Living in flocks or herds=gregarious. Loss of memory=amnesia. One delighted in eating and drinking=epicure. One journeying on foot=pedestrian. One who can use both hands=ambidextrous. One who deserts a party or principle=renegade. One who is never tired=indefatigable. One who walks on stretched ropes=funambulist. Filled with abnormal enthusiasm=fanatical. Protest loudly and bitterly=fulminate. Release from captivity for payment=ransom. Small powerful political committee=caucus. Tending to be mentally weak=imbecile. That cannot be understood or known=inscrutable. That which cannot be conquered=invincible. Still existing=extant. The act of practice of spying=espionage. The dead body of a beast=carcass. Time or signal for people to remain indoors=curfew. To dig by force or corpse=exhume. To overlook a fault or wrong=Connive.