Revised Gre Wordlist PDF

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Human beings
1. Calligrapher : a person with good handwriting

2. Egoist : a selfish person
3. Egotist : a conceited person
4. Deserter : a person who runs away from army
5. graphologist : a person who studies people’s behavior by their handwriting
6. Altruist : an unselfish person
7. Quack : a person who deceives others by false appearance
8. Renegade : a person who runs away from a group
9. Jingoist : a person with a negative- patriotism
10. Iconoclast : a person who breaks dogma
11. Maverick : a person who breaks conventions
12. Polyglot : an expert in many languages
13. Spitfire : a lady who gets irritated easily
14. Philanthropist : a lover of mankind
15. Misanthrope : a hater of mankind
16. Demagogue : A person who hurts the sentiments of masses
17. Pedagogue : a teacher
18. Cynic: a person who is unhappy with human nature
19. Stoic : a person not moved by pleasure and pain
20. Optimist : a person with positive attitude towards life
21. Pessimist : a person with gloomy attitude towards life
22. Connoisseur : an expert of food, drinks and art
23. Puritan : a person who is strict in religious matters
24. Flippant : a sportive person
25. Truant : a student who is habitually absent from school
26. Valedictorian : a bright student with a very high grade
27. Bellicose : a person who loves aggression
28. Apostate : a person who breaks religious principles
29. Anarchist : a law breaker
30. Quixotic: an impractical person
31. Parsimonious : a stingy person
32. Benevolent : a kind hearted person
33. Defector: a person who turns traitor to a cause
34. Skeptic : a person who doubts
35. Agnostic : a person who doubts the ultimate knowledge of God
Anthropology
It is the study of physical and socio cultural aspects of human kind
1. Epigraphy : study of ancient inscriptions

2. Ethnography : systematic descriptions of individual culture
3. Paleontology : study of fossils
4. Praxeology : a science that deals with human conduct
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5. Bipedalism : locomotion on two feet

6. Animism : a belief that natural objects possess souls
7. Anthropophagy : cannibalism
8. Endogamy : marrying within a community
9. Exogamy : marrying outside a community
10. Polygamy : institution of marriage which permits more than one marriage
11. Polygyny : having more than one wife at a time
12. Taboo : culture specific prohibition
13. Polyandry : having more than one husband at a time
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society
1. Agnosticism : belief that human beings can’t know whether there is God
2. Anthropomorphism : attribution of human shape and character to animals
3. Apartheid : racial segregation
4. Apolitical : having no political interest
5. Chauvinism : unreasonable devotion to one’s race, sex and country
6. Decorum: propriety, polite behavior
7. Doxy : accepted religious beliefs
8. Ethos: characteristic/distinguishing attitudes and habits of a group
9. Etiquette: established conventions
10. Iconoclasm : opposition to accepted ideas/beliefs
11. Indoctrination : training others in one’s belief
12. Jingoism : excessive love towards one nation
13. Nihilism : a belief that there is no purpose to existence
Words related to education
1. Almamater : a college were one studied

2. Autodidact : a self-taught person
3. Docent : a tourist guide in a museum, a University teacher
4. Mentor : a teacher, a guide
5. Pedagogue : a teacher
6. Pedagogy : the science of art of teaching
7. Philomath : a lover of learning
8. Anglophile : a lover of English language
9. Francophile : a lover of French Language
10. Bibliophile : a lover of books
11. Truant : an irregular student
12. Valedictorian : a high ranking student
13. Sophomore : a second year student of a School/college
Mythology, Heaven, Hell, Fate

1. Apocalypse : prophetic revelation of cataclysm that reveals in good defeating the evil
forces
2. Armageddon : final battle between forces of good and evil
3. Bane : source of ruin/destruction
4. Cataclysm : violent upheaval at the end of the world
5. Damnation : condemnation to hell or ill fate
6. Doom : unhappy destiny, death, ruin
7. Doomsday : day of last judgment
8. Eschatology : study of death, doomsday and immortality
9. Kismet : fate
10. Omen : an indication of fortune
11. Oubliette: finality, oblivion or death
12. Retribution : reward or punishment
13. Abraham’s bosom : heaven
14. Afterworld : place after life after death
15. Empyrean : highest paradise
16. Salvation : redemption from sin
17. Vahalla : heavenly hell
18. Welkin : vault of heaven
19. Abyss: bottomless areas of hell
20. Avernus : hell
21. Brimstone : fire and sulfur of hell
22. Damnation : eternity in hell
23. Inferno : hell in the form of fiery region of torture
24. Pandemonium : hell, demonic region
25. Styx: principal river of the hell
26. Tophet : hellish place of punishment
27. Void : dark unknown regions beyond life
Gods/Divinities
1. Aeolus : God of wish

2. Amphitrite : Goddess of sea
3. Aphrodite : Goddess of love and beauty
4. Apollo : God of love, intellect and property
5. Ares : God of war
6. Chloris : Goddess of flowers
7. Cupid :God of love
8. Daikoku : God of wwealth
9. Eros : God of love
10. Helios : Sun God
11. Hermes : Messenger of Gods
12. Hypnus : God of sleep
13. Hymen : God of marriage
14. Mars : God of war

15. Mercury : God of communication
16. Minerva : God of wisdom and arts
17. Mnemosyne : God of memory
18. Morpheus : God of dreams
19. Mors : God of death
20. Nemesis : Goddess of punishment/reward
21. Neptune : Sea God
22. Nike : Goddess of Victory
23. Nox : Goddess of night
24. Plutus : Goddess of wealth
25. Selene : Moon Goddess
26. Somnus : God of sleep
27. Thantos : God of death
28. Vulcan : God of forge/fire
Terms related to fables/legends/mythology
1. Ambrosia : food of the gods conferring the immortality

2. Anthropomorphism : practice of endowing natural world with human attributes
3. Bifrost : rainbow bride between heaven and earth
4. Deluge : the great flood of various legends
5. Motif : recurrent theme in myth or legend
6. Nectar : wind conferring immortality
7. Hera : mountain home of the Gods
8. Parable : short allegorical story with a moral
9. Fable : story with fantastic events and creatures
10. Saga : legendary narrative about heroic adventures
Religious practices, theories and doctrines
1. Ablution: ritual bathing of body or washing of an object

2. Absolution : forgiveness for sins
3. Agnosticism : belief that God’s existence is unknowable
4. Amen : solemn ramification of faith at the end of prayers
5. Anathema: curse
6. Animism : belief that natural objects and phenomena have souls
7. Apotheosis : deification
8. Benediction: blessing
9. Benison : blessing
10. Blasphemy : intentional offence to God, sacrilege
11. Canon : religious code/doctrine
12. Celibacy : abstention from marriage
13. Consecration : dedication of person or object to sacred use
14. Ecclesiastical : relating to church as formal and established institution
15. Exegesis : analysis and interpretation of scriptures
16. Expiation : atonement of one’s sins

17. Hagiography : literature or biography dealing with the lives of saints
18. Henotheism : allegiance to one God while allowing worship of several other Gods
19. Heresy : unorthodox or dissenting religious beliefs
20. Hermeneutics : science of theological interpretation
21. Hosanna : cry of love for God
22. Hymn : sacred song in praise of God
23. Invocation: act of calling upon deity usually in prayer
24. Liturgy : rites of religious worship
25. Nescience : agnosticism
26. Oblation : offering to God ( bread and wine)
27. Orthopraxy : correct religious behavior and rituals
28. Pantheism : belief that God is manifested by and through the Universe
29. Proselytize : attempt to convert others to one’s belief or religion
30. Redemption : salvation and deliverance from evil
31. Retreat : period of seclusion for religious exercises and meditation
32. Sacrilege : act or statement that degrades the sacred
33. Supplication : earnest prayer of petition
34. Syncretism : attempted reconciliation of elements from two or more religions to create a
new religion
35. Unction : Anointing with oil as consecration
36. Unfrock : Deprive priest of right to exercise office
Individuals of religion
1. Abbot : superior of monastery
2. Acolyte : altar server
3. Anchorite : religious hermit
4. Apostate : deserter of religious faith
5. Apostle : messenger/preacher of religious principles
6. Archangel : chief angel
7. Cantor: singer/leader of choir
8. Cenobite : member of religious order living in convent/monastery
9. Chaplain :person conducting religious meeting other than church
10. Cherub : one of second order of angels
11. Colporteur : person who travels about to sell bibles
12. Curate : clergy man
13. Mendicant : member of religious order living by alms or charity
Individuals of religion
1. Neophyte: recent convert to a faith
2. Nullifidian: person without religious faith: skeptic
3. Penitent: person who confesses sin and seeks repentance
4. Pontiff: pope
5. Predicant :preacher
6. Proselyte: new convert to religion
7. Recreant : one who renounces faith
8. Reprobate : one who is damned

9. Seminarian : person studying to become member of the clergy
10. Seraph : one of the highest order of the angels
11. Sexton : person who watches over church property and usually rings bells for service
12. Televangelist : Evangelist who preaches over television
13. Theologian : person who has studied religious faith and practices
14. Votary: person bound by religious vows
Buildings of Religion Institutions

1. Abbey : monastery
2. Altar : raised platform
3. Bethel : church for seamen
4. Chapel : small house of worship associated with large church
5. Curia : the papal court
6. Naos: ancient temple. Shrine
7. Nave : main axis of church or cathedral
8. Pantheon: temple dedicated to all Gods
9. Papacy : institution and office of the pope
10. Parish : local church
11. Pew : bench or seat on which several people sit in a church
12. Pulpit : lectern from which preacher conducts religious service
13. Sanctuary : sacred portion of church surrounding altar
14. Seminary : institution providing training for priesthood
15. Synagogue : Jewish place of worship
16. Synod : church council
17. Vestry : room in church for storage of vestments
Death and its aftermath

Idioms expressing death
1. At peace : dead
2. By the farm: die or be killed
3. cash in one’s slips: die
4. Have one’s foot in the grave : be dying
5. Kick the bucket : die
6. Meet one’s maker : die
7. Six feet under: dead and buried
8. Bite the dust : die
Phrases expressing death

1. Done for (infml) : close to death
2. Done in : dead
3. Drop dead : die suddenly
Adjectives suggesting death

1. Asleep : dead
2. At peace : dead
3. Deceased: dead
4. Departed: dead
5. Eclipsed : having died
6. Eighty sixed : died, especially killed
7. Elapsed: having died
8. In extremis : at the point of death
9. Moribund : about to die
10. Terminal : dying especially from a fatal disease
Types of crimes/criminal activities

1. Abduction: carrying of a person by force
2. Arson : intentionally setting fire to property
3. Assassination : murder of a public personality
4. Battery: physical violence upon another person
5. Bootlegging: illegal production, distribution or sale of something already owned or
copyrighted
6. Break-in : illegal entry of another’s property
7. Bunko: swindle by taking advantage of a person’s ignorance
8. Counterfeiting : manufacturing of fake money
9. Defalcation : failure to meet promise
10. Embezzlement : theft of money or appropriation of property
11. Extortion : demand for payment by force or threatening
12. Felony: serious crime
13. Frame : falsely accuse an innocent party
14. Graft : bribery especially of public figures
15. Gunrunning : smuggling of fire arms
16. Hold up : armed robbery
17. Infraction : violation of law
18. Larceny : theft of personal property
19. Libel : publication of statement damaging to another’s reputation
20. Malfeasance: a wrong doing committed by a public official
21. Manslaughter : taking of human life by accident or negligence
22. Mayhem : willful infliction of bodily injury on another person
23. Mugging : robbery especially in public place
24. Mutiny : a military rebellion against the authority
25. Peculation : embezzlement of public funds
26. Perjury : lying under oath/giving false testimony n court
27. Pilferage : theft of small amounts done over a time to avoid detection
28. Piracy : bootlegging
29. Plunder: robbery by force especially during war time
30. Poaching: taking of fish or game from private property or protected reserve
31. Racketeering : operation of a business characterized by systematically dishonest practices
32. Rustling: stealing usually cantle or horses
33. Safecracking: forcible entry into locked safe to steal its contents
34. Sedition: incitement into rebellion against government
35. Shoplifting : theft from store by person posing as customer
36. Slander : making of false or malicious verbal statements

37. Subornation :inducing another to commit an illegal act especially forgery
38. Swindling: performing fraudulent business transactions
39. Treason: betrayal of one’s country or government
40. Vandalism: defacing or damaging of another’s property purposelessly
Criminals
1. Accessory : person who though absent assists another to commit a crime or evade capture
2. Accomplice : criminals active partner in crime
3. Arsonist: person who intentionally sets fire
4. Bluebeard: any man who allegedly kills the women he married
5. Bookie: person accepting illegal bets
6. Bootlegger : seller of illegal items
7. Brigand : bandit, member of gang operating in forest or mountain
8. Burglar : thief
9. Cat burglar : one killed at breaking into buildings even those secured against thefts by
climbing through windows
10. Crook: criminal
11. Delinquent : person who violates the laws
12. felon : person guilty of felony
13. fence : receiver of stolen property
14. Fugitive : person fleeing arrest or imprisonment
15. Gunmoll: gangster’s girlfriend
16. Highway man : person who stops travelers to rob them
17. Hoodlum: violent young ruffian
18. Hooligan: street gang member
19. Juvenile delinquent : criminal under the age of illegal majority
20. Kleptomaniac: person who has an urge to steal
21. Mugger : person attacking others on streets
22. Pickpocket : cannon, hook
23. Prowler : person entering another’s home for stealing
24. Squatter : person occupying other’s property illegally
25. Thug: brutal petty criminal
26. Vandal : person engaged in wanton violence to property usually not motivated by theft
Legal Procedures
1. Clemency : mercy shown to prisoners by authorities
2. Commute : reduce sentence
3. Ex-con : former convict
4. Flogging : whipping as punishment
5. Incarceration : imprisonment
6. Parole : release from prison before full sentence has been served
7. Penitentiary : maximum security prison in the US
8. Reprieve : delay in execution of sentence
9. stockade : military prison
10. Turnkey : jailer
11. Warden : prison administrator

12. Warder: jailer
Fights
1. Altercation : dispute, contest
2. Brawl : noisy fight or quarrel
3. Broil : noisy argument or fight
4. Dogfight : rough physical fight
5. Duel : fight between 2 persons especially witnesses and rules of conduct
6. Feud : protracted hostilities between two parties
7. Flap : noisy argument
8. Fracas: noisy fight, brawl
9. Horseplay: playful fighting
10. Joust : contest between knights mounted on horseback
11. Melee : confusing crush of battling opponents
12. Ruckus : noisy commotion, rumpus
13. scrape : fight/battle
14. Scuffle : confused disordered fight
15. Skirmish : light, brief conflict
16. Spat : petty quarrel
17. Squabble : noisy dispute or brawl
18. Strife: contest/fight
19. Tiff: petty quarrel
20. Vendetta: prolonged feud involving killing for revenge
Attacks
1. Ambush : surprise attack by concealed force
2. Battery : physical beating of a person
3. Blitz : lightening quick attack
4. Foray : raid especially for booty in war
5. Onslaught : vigorous powerful attack
6. pillage : robbery or plunder
7. Rapine : pillage
8. Afflict : inflict injury or distress
9. Blight : ruin, cause to wither, decay
10. Brandish : wave a weapon menacingly
11. Browbeat : intimidate
12. Butt : strike with head
13. Chafe: rub against so as to wear away
14. Clobber: strike a hard blow
15. Club: hot with heavy weapon
16. Collar: seize by neck
17. Consume : destroy completely especially by fire
18. Crunch : grind
19. Defile :pollute
20. Dent: make a depression or hollow in something
21. Deracinate : uproot from home or native culture

22. Desecrate : treat without respect
23. Despoil :plunder or ravage
24. Devour : destroy by consuming
25. Drum : hit repeatedly
26. Expunge : bliterate
27. Extirpate :root out/eradicate
28. Flay: whip
29. Flog : whip
30. Gash : cut deeply
31. Gnash : grind
32. Gouge : force or scoop out
33. Grapple : fight closely
34. Hack : chop up
35. Hew : strike with an axe
36. Impale : pierce with sharp stick or rod
37. Implode: burst inward
38. Impinge : collide with
39. Incinerate : burn
40. Intimidate: bully
41. Irrupt: burst or break in violently
42. Jab: poke/punch
43. Lacerate : fear or cut
44. Lash : strike with a whip
45. Maim : disfigure/mutilate
46. Nettle : irritate/ provoke
47. Paw: handle roughly
48. Pestle : grind or pulverize
49. Plague : torment, infest
50. Prod : poke with pointed stick
51. Sear: burn or char the surface of
52. Vanquish : conquer or defeat in a battle
53. Throttle: choke/strangle
54. Snipe : shoot at from a distance
55. Slug : hit hard with a fist
Medical Terminology
Important diseases and Afflictions
1. Ague : malaria
2. Ailment : physical disorder or chronic disease
3. Apoplexy: plague
4. Botulism : food poisoning
5. Epilepsy : brain disorders that causes sudden attacks
6. Rheumatism: any disorder that causes pain in muscles and joints
7. Alopecia : progressive hair loss in men, baldness
8. Amnesia : total or partial memory loss
9. Anemia: reduced hemoglobin in blood

10. Anorexia : pathological fear of obesity during adolescence
11. Delirium: acute mental disorder
12. Gangrene: decay and death of body tissue
13. Narcolepsy: extreme tendency to fall asleep in the daytime or during monotonous
activities
14. Toxemia: blood poisoning caused due to toxins
15. Vertigo : dizziness
Defects and disabilities

1. Albinism: inherited deficiency of pigment in skin, hair and eyes
2. Amputation : loss or removal of a limb
3. Aphasia : speech and language comprehension disorder
4. Clubfoot : birth defect in which foot is twisted
5. Debility : physical weakness or feebleness
6. Dementia : chronic mental disorder
7. Dyslexia : developmental disorder that hinders the ability to learn to read an write
Injuries and accidents

1. Abrasion : wearing away of surface of skin
2. Bruise: skin discoloration caused due to escape of blood
Diagnostic terms
1. Ambulatory : designating patient who is able to leave bed and walk
2. Autologous derived from same individual or organism
3. Carcinogen: substance that might produce cancer in living tissue
4. Congenital : condition present at birth, often inherited
5. Dystrophy: faulty nutrition
6. Endemic : disease that is constantly present in particular region but generally under
control
7. Epidemic: contagious disease that spreads rapidly through population of a specific region
8. Hypochondria : Obsession with real and imagined physical ailments
9. Etiology: cause of specific disease
10. Iatrogenic: resulting from treatment
11. Incubation period: time between entry of disease organisms into body and onset of
disease symptoms
12. Morbidity : state of being diseased
13. Moribund: dying
14. Mortify : cause body tissue to decay
15. Pandemic: epidemic disease that spreads to different countries over large region
16. Pathogenic: disease causing
17. Pathology: study of disease processes and course of disease
18. Prognosis : assessment of future course and outcome of patient’s disease
19. Virulent: disease producing
20. Zoonosis: any infectious disease of animals such as rabies that can be transmitted to
humans
Fitness
1. Aerobics: vigorous exercise
2. Calisthenics: individual gymnastics
3. Dancercise : system of vigorous dance movements done to music for fitness
4. Ergonomics: study or practice of adapting working environment to needs of the body
5. Herbalism : use of herbs for healing
6. Kinesiology: : principle of anatomy and mechanics in human movements
7. Work out: strenuous exercise especially aerobic
Language and phonetics-1

1. Holophrase : single word functioning as a phrase or a sentence
2. Homograph : word with same spelling or different meaning from another word
3. Homonym: word with same pronunciation, spelling but different meaning
4. Ideogram : written symbol
5. Idiolect : a person’s distinguished speaking style
6. Jargon: technical or specialized terminology of a group of profession
7. Lexical : pertaining to the words or the vocabulary of the language
8. Lexicography : study of formation of words
9. Lexicon: vocabulary listings of words in a language
10. Lingo: language especially slang or jargon
11. Lingua franca: common language for communicating
12. Linguist : specialist in language
13. Loanword: word borrowed from another language
14. Metalanguage: language used to describe or analyze language
15. Neologism: recently coined word
16. Onomastics : Study of origin and use of proper nouns
17. Orthography : science of standard spelling
18. Parlance: specific style of speaking especially involving specific words
19. Philology : study of written texts to determine meaning and authenticity
20. Phonogram : symbol representing word sound or syllable
21. Polyglot : multilingual person who knows several languages
22. Polysemous : a word having many meanings
23. Semantics: branch dealing with nature, structure and development of meaning of
language
24. Semiotics: study of signs, theory and symbols of language
25. Slang : informal often non-standard language consisting of newly coined words and
extended meanings
26. Sociolect : dialect used by a particular social group
27. Suffix: affix added after base word
28. Syntax: study of rules for arranging words and their synonyms and antonyms
29. Thesaurus : book listing words and their synonyms and antonyms
30. Vernacular : Language or dialect indigenous to a place
31. Adage : proverb
32. Allegory : extended metaphor
33. Adage: proverb
34. Allegory : extended metaphor

35. Alliteration : succession of words or stressed syllables of word groups beginning with
same consonant sound or same letter
36. Allocution: address, formal speech
37. Allusion : reference to famous historical or literary person
38. Anacolution : deliberate failure to complete a sentence
39. Anagram : rearrangement of letters in a word to form another word
40. Conundrum : riddle/questions involving (answer) a pun
Language and phonetics- 2

1. Declamation: recitation as exercise in oratory or elocution
2. Denotation : specific literal meaning
3. Diatribe: abusive, bitter style of speech
4. Dysphemism : harsh or unpleasant language
5. Ellipsis : omission of words
6. Endearment : affectionate form of address
7. Epigram : concise, vivid saying
8. Epilogue: concluding statement
9. Epithet : descriptive often disparaging phrase
10. Equivocation : use of ambiguity in order to
11. Eulogy: formal extended phrase of praise
12. Euphemism: indirect mild language often used as a substitute
13. Exordium: introduction to oration
14. Forensics: study of argumentation and debate
15. Harangue : bombastic ranting
16. Homily : morally instructive speech
17. Hypocorism : pet name
18. Imprecation: curse
19. Innuendo : insinuation of words with unpleasant connotation
20. Invective : abusive language
21. Invocation : address to God or higher power
22. Lingo : strange obscure language or jargon
23. Litany : prayer or supplication
24. Locution : style of expression
25. Malapropism : incorrect use of word
26. Malediction : curse
27. Maxim: aphorism, proverb
28. Nutshell: brief statement reducing something to its essence
29. Onomatomania : obsession with words, meanings and their sounds
30. Oxymoron: combination of two contradictory terms
31. Palindrome: word, phrase or sentence reading same both forward and backward
32. Panegyric : eulogy
33. Pangram: sentence, word containing all the letters of the alphabet
34. Parable : short story that has a moral attitude or principle
35. Paradox: apparently contradictory statement that is actually true
36. Periphrasis: indirect word style of expression
37. Peroration : concluding remarks at the end of a speech

38. Persiflage: banter, light chatter
39. Platitude: common place remark, cliché
40. Pleonasm : redundancy
41. Polemic: argument set forth esp on a controversial subject
42. Chestnut : odd or unfamiliar anecdote or joke
Language
1. Profanity : common or vulgar language characterized by irreverence towards God or
sacred things
2. Prologue: introductory remark or statement
3. Pun: word play based on similarity of sound
4. Rebuttal : reply to an argument
5. Repartee: conversation characterized by wit
6. Retort : sharp, retaliatory replies
7. Rhetoric : principles of oratory
8. Riposte : quick sharp reply
9. Sarcasm : caustic ironical language intended to wound or belittle another
10. Saw: maxim
11. Sequipedalianism : use of very long words
12. Shibboleth : phrase characteristic of particular group, password
13. Slur : disparaging remark
14. Solecism : error in diction
15. Threnody: dirge or lamentation
16. Truism : common place statement of truth, cliché
17. Verbigeration: continuous repetition of words and statements
18. Vitriol: extremely caustic speech or writing
Sounds and Noises

1. Acoustics: branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves
2. Audiology: study of hearing disorders
3. Aural : pertaining to the ear or sense of hearing
4. Babel : confused mixture of sounds and noises
5. Cacophony: harsh, discordance of sounds
6. Clamor: loud and continuous sounds
7. Consonance : harmony of sounds
8. Din: loud, confused, continuous sound
9. Earshot : distance within which sound or noise can be heard
10. Eavesdrop: listen secretly to a conversation
11. Euphony: pleasant combination of words
12. Fain t: lacking loudness
13. Hush : silence after noise
14. Listen in : over hear, eavesdrop
15. Lull: temporary stillness
16. Muffle : deaden sound
17. Mute : silent
18. Otology : study or treatment of diseases of the ear

19. Racket : loud, disturbing noise
20. Ring: give forth a clear resonant sound
21. Sibilation: hissing sound
22. Sonant : having sound
23. Sonorous : loud and deep toned
24. Stone deaf: totally deaf
25. Strident : harsh or creaking sound
Smells
1. Ambrosia : food of the gods

2. Anosmic: having complete or partial loss of smell
3. Aroma : agreeable odor
4. Aromatic : having a pleasant scent and odor
5. Bouquet : distinctive aroma of wines and liquor
6. Cologne : mildly perfumed toilet water
7. Deodorant : any agent used to eliminating odors
8. Fetid: having a strong, unpleasant smell, olid
9. Foul: unpleasant smelling
10. Fulsome : disgusting to the senses
11. Fumigation: exposure to smoke
12. Funk: strong, offensive smell
13. Fust: strong smell
14. Halitosis: having foul smelling breath
15. Malodorous : foul smelling
16. Miasma : noxious exhalation from decomposing organic matter
17. Nidor : strong smell of burning meat
18. Pomander: ball shaped mixture of aromatic substance
19. Putrefy : cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor
20. Rancid : having an unpleasant stale smell
21. Redolent : fragrant
22. Reek : unpleasant smell
23. Savory : fragrant
24. Snuffle: draw air into nose so as to smell something
25. Stink : emit a strong unpleasant smell
Taste
1. Acerbic: sour/astringent in taste

2. Acidic : sharp, biting in flavor
3. Acrid : sharp/biting/pungent
4. Aftertaste: sensation of taste that remains after something is eaten
5. Astringent : harshly biting to the taste buds
6. Brackish : having a slightly salty taste
7. Briny : salty in flavor
8. Caustic: sharp, acidic

9. Delectable : delicious, appetizing
10. Dulcify: sweeten
11. Gustatory: pertaining to taste or tasting
12. Palatable : tasty
13. Nip: biting taste
14. Pique: pleasingly sharp or biting in taste
15. Rancid : having foul taste
16. Rank : having foul taste
17. Sumptuous : delicious
18. Smack: taste, flavor
19. Syrupy : very sweet
20. Tang: distinctive taste
21. Toothsome: palatable
22. Gastronomy: the art of food preparation
23. Connoisseur : a person with a discriminating taste in food
Time
1. Biannual: occurring twice a year
2. Bicentennial : occurring once in 200 years
3. Biennial : occurring once in two years
4. Bimonthly : occurring once in two months
5. Diurnal : daily
6. Duo decennial : occurring every twelve months
7. Hebdomadal : weekly
8. Perennial : occurring year after year
9. Quinquennial : occurring every five years
10. Quotidian : daily, everyday
11. Septennial : occurring every 7 years
12. Vespers : prayers said at evenings
13. Vicennial : a twentieth anniversary
Periods of time
1. Eon : extremely long period of time
2. Blue moon : long periods of time
3. Circadian : occurring in 24 hrs cycle
4. Epoch : significant time period marked by historical events
5. Eternity : forever
6. Hiatus: gap in continuity
7. Immemorial: extending beyond memory
8. Interim: interval of time
9. Longevity : length of life span
10. Stint: limited period of time
Place
1. Acme : highest point
2. Aloft : high in air

3. Apex: highest point
4. Apogee: highest or most distant point
5. Benchmark : reference for making measurements
6. Cup sheaf : highest point
7. Crown : highest point
8. Dorsal : near or on the back
9. Dorsolateral: on both the back and sides
10. Epicenter : exact center
11. Fork : point of branching
12. Hindmost : nearest to the rear position
13. Hub : focus
14. Nadir : lowest point
15. Navel: central point
16. Omphalos : navel
17. Prostrate : lying face down on the ground
18. Reclining : leaving backward from the vertical position
19. Recumbent : reclining
Dimensions and Directions

1. Askew : twisted to one side
2. Aslant : obliquely at a slant
3. Azimuth: of horizon measured clockwise from fixed point at North or South
4. Beeline : direct course
5. Circuitous : following an indirect path
6. Linear : moving in a straight line
7. Oblique : slanting or sloping
8. Obtuse : an angle greater than 90 degrees
Shapes
1. Acicular : needle shaped
2. Acute : of an angle less than 90
3. Anchor : object that has broad hook like arm
4. Annular : ring shaped
5. Apical : narrowing toward a pointing tip
6. Arcuate : curved like a bow
7. Bolus : lumpy rounded mass
8. Botryoidal “ formed like a bunch of grapes
9. Campanulate : bell shaped
10. Catenate : chain like in shape
11. Circinate : ring shaped
12. Convoluted: twisted or coiled
13. Cordate : heart shaped
14. Crook : bent or hooked form
Colors
Words related to specific color and shade
Color – I WHITE
1. Putty
2. Oyster
3. Nacre
4. Dove
5. Blond
6. Alabaster
7. Argent
8. Gauze
9. Columbine
Color –II BLACK
1. Soot
2. Pitch
3. Raven
4. Sable
5. Ebony
6. Jet
Color – III RED
1. Jockey
2. Garnet
3. Alizarin
4. Crimson
5. Alpenglow
6. Annatto
7. Carioca
8. Carmine
9. Carnelian
10. Cerise
11. Cinnabar
12. Claret
13. Cochineal
14. Cranberry
15. Damask
16. Lobster
17. Ponceau
18. Poppy
19. Ruby
20. Rust
21. Scarlet
22. Stammel
23. Vermillion
24. Wine
25. Maroon
26. Murrey
Color – IV ORANGE
1. Terracotta
2. Tangerine
3. Ocher
4. Apricot
5. Aurora
6. Carotene
7. Carrot
8. Helianthin
9. Hyacinth
10. Mandarin
11. Marigold
12. Mikado
13. Pumpkin
Color – V PINK
1. Blush
2. Begonia
3. Salmon
4. Ombre
5. Nymph
6. Cameo
7. Carnation
8. Fiesta
9. Flamingo
10. Incarnadine
11. Melon
Color – VI GREY
1. Ash
2. Cinder
3. Cinereous
4. Dove
5. Flint
6. Griege
7. Obsidian
8. Pelican
9. Plumbago
10. Slate
11. Taupe
Color – VII YELLOW
1. Amber
2. Auramine
3. Aureolin
4. Blond
5. Brass
6. Brazen
7. Bluff
8. Butter
9. Calendula
10. Canary
11. Chalcedony
12. Chamois
13. Citron
14. Crocus
15. Dandelion
16. Flax
17. Gamboges
18. Honey
19. Jonquil
20. Linen
21. Maize
22. Mustard
23. Orpiment
24. Palomino
25. Pear
26. Primrose
27. Puree
28. Quince
29. Reed
30. Saffron
31. Sallow
32. Straw
33. Wheaten
34. Yolk
Color – VIII GREEN
1. Absinthe
2. Aqua
3. Avocado
4. Beryl
5. Bice
6. Brewster
7. Celadon
8. Corbeau
9. Drake
10. Emerald
11. Flagstone
12. Holly
13. Jade
14. Lizard
15. Loden
16. Malachite
17. Mint
18. Moss
19. Myrtle
20. Olive
21. Patina
22. Reseda
23. Serpentine
24. Shamrock
25. Spruce
26. Teal
27. Tourmaline
28. Turquoise
29. Verdigris
30. Viridian
31. Yew
32. Verdant
Color – IX BLUE
1. Aquamarine
2. Azure
3. Cerulean
4. Cyan
5. Gentian
6. Huckleberry
7. Hydrangea
8. Jouvence
9. Lucerne
10. Lupine
11. Milori
12. Smalt
13. Ultramarine
14. Wisteria
15. Woad
16. Zaffer
Color – X Purple
1. Amethyst
2. Aubergine
3. Bokhara
4. Campanula
5. Clematis
6. Dahlia
7. Damson
8. Fuchsia
9. Gridelin
10. Heliotrope
11. Hyacinth
12. Lavender
13. Lilac
14. Magenta
15. Mauve
16. Monsignor
17. Orchid
18. Pansy
19. Raisin
20. Raspberry
21. Rubine
22. Solferino
23. Tulip
24. Violet/violetta
Painting
Tools and Techniques Used in Painting
1. Atelier : artist’s studio
2. Batik : painting on wax treated cloth
3. Cartoon : full size, preliminary painting or sketch for complete work
4. Collage : pasting together bits of found objects
5. Cool-colors – blue green colors of the spectrum
6. Crayon: small stick or chalk, colored wax or charcoal used for painting
7. Easel: vertical framework for supporting painting in progress
8. Finger paint: water soluble, non-toxic paint applied with fingers
9. Fresco : technique of painting directly on a wet plaster surface
10. Gilding : application of gold leaf for picture surface
11. Glaze: thin translucent layer of cover
12. Hue : distinct quality of a color a spectrum
13. Iconography : represent in painting or drawing
14. Limn: represent in painting or drawing
15. Mandorla : halo of light on holy figures

16. Monochromatic : having a single color scheme
17. Oeuvre: entire body of an artist’s work
18. Palette: handled board for mixing colors
19. Polychromatic : painted in many colors
20. Restoration : repair of damaged or worn out painting
21. Secco: painting or dry plaster on wall or ceiling
22. Vignette : small decorative painting used at intervals in books
23. Grotesque : work involving animal, human and plant forms
24. Genre: realistic depiction of scenes from everyday domestic life
25. Altarpiece: devotional image in place of worship
26. Curator: person in charge of museum and objects in it
Words related to sculpture

1. Vent: passages in mold through which gases escape during casting
2. Spall: chip or splinter broken from stone during carving
3. Grounding : finely polishing marble
4. Gradine : toothed chisel
5. Gouge : curved chisel
6. Foundry: process of melting, casting or molding metals
7. File: abrasive metal tool for smoothing and shaping
8. Emboss: decorate with low relief design
9. Alabaster : transparent marble like stone for carving
10. Annealing: softening of hammer hardened metal by heating and gradual cooling
11. Armature: framework used to support sculpture in modeling process
12. Banker: sculptor’s workbench for dressing stones
13. Carving: cutting away stones or wood to three dimensional forms
14. Casting: reproduction technique using a mold
15. Chase : finish metal surface
16. Chisel : sharp metal carving tool
17. Drill: tool for boring holes in wood
18. Electrum: alloy of gold and silver for fine sculptural details
19. Totem : carved emblem especially of animal and plant form
20. Statuary: groups of statues
21. Discobolus : statue of athlete about to toss
22. Colossus: extremely large scale sculpture
23. Bust : sculpture of upper part of the body
24. Akrolith: statue made of two materials
25. Colossus : extremely large scale sculpture
Words related to literature

1. Apologue : fable containing a moral
2. Memoirs: autobiography
3. Ballad: poem that tells a story
4. Chanson: song to be sung
5. Chronicle : historical writing
6. Confession: autobiography addressing very private topics

7. Eclogue : pastoral poem
8. Elegy: poem lamenting one who is dead
9. Epic: Literary work recounting a heroic story
10. Epigram : terse witty saying
11. Epistle : letter
12. Exemplum: short story with a moral point
13. Fable : supernatural tale
14. Farce: drama with an improbable plot
15. Fiction: invented, imagined story
16. Gothic: fiction based on horror
17. Idyll: short lyrical poem
18. Lampoon: harsh satire
19. Limerick: a humorous poem
20. Melodrama : work of extravagant theatricality
21. Novelette : brief novel
22. Novella : brief poem with a compact plot
23. Ode: lyric poem
24. Pasquinade : publicly posted lampoon or satire
25. Polemic : art of argumentation
26. Prosody: study of meter in poetry
Literature
1. Rondel : short poem

2. Saga : lengthy legend
3. Satire : work holding up human vices
4. Sirvente : medieval poem
5. Sonnet : poem of fourteen lines
6. Verse : poetry
7. Whodunit: mystery story
8. Agon : dispute between chorus and characters in a Greek tragedy
9. Allegory : metaphor used to explain larger meanings
10. Alliteration: repetition of sounds in initial words
11. Allusion: reference to famous persons or events
12. Amphigory : nonsensical poetry
13. Analects : literary passages
14. Analogy : comparison between objects
15. Antithesis : use of contrasting images or words
16. Bowdlerize: censor by cutting offensive sections
17. Blank verse: unrhymed poetry
18. Cacophony: discordant sounds
19. Caesurae: break in poetic rhythm
20. Canto: one of the main divisions of a long poem
21. Cliché : time worn commonplace expression
22. Cognomen: distinguishing name
23. Diatribe : bitter accusation

24. Dithyramb: short poem
25. Ditty: short simple lyric
Literature
1. Doggerel: silly or bad poetry

2. Epilogue: concluding segment after the main body
3. Euphony: pleasantness of sounds in poetry
4. Exegesis : critical interpretation of text
5. Genre: category of composition with a specific style
6. Gloss: continuous commentary appearing in a text
7. Imagery : language used to evoke mental picture
8. Irony: words expressing other than literal meanings
9. Leitmotif : dominant theme
10. Mimesis: imitation of person’s style/grammar
11. Motif: recurring theme
12. Passus: division of story
13. Plagiarism: literary theft
14. Sarcasm : ironic/caustic language against an individual
15. Simile: speech comparing two similar things
16. Almanac: book with information on various fields
17. Compendium: concise but comprehensive work
18. Canon: work ascribed to author and accepted as genuine
19. Concordance : alphabetical index of topics
20. Hornbook : child’s primer
21. Magnum opus : one author’s classical masterpiece
22. Omnibus: book containing the works of a single author
23. Tome : very large or scholarly work
People of literature
1. Antagonist: rival
2. Bard: composer/singer of epic poetry
3. Belletrist: composer of many amusing works
4. Bibliognot : people with comprehensive knowledge of books
5. Playwright : dramatist
6. Fabulist : person who writes fables
7. Farceur: writer of broad comedy
8. Pseudonym: pen name
9. Scribe: copier of manuscripts before invention of printing
10. Scrivener: professional or public copyist writer
11. Wordsmith: a skilled writer
12. Persona: character in play
13. Poetaster : inferior poet
14. Protagonist : main character in a narrative
Music
1. Air: simple tune melody or song

2. Arabesque: short composition for piano
3. Aubade: sunrise music
4. Ballade: piano composition in romantic mood
5. Ballet: music written to accompany balletic dance
6. Concertino: short concert
7. Dirge : slow mournful piece of music
8. Etude: a musical piece intended to aid student in learning an instrument
9. Minuet : early French dance
10. Nocturne : dreamy romantic piece of music
11. Overture: musical introduction to Ballet
12. Pastoral: music of simple rural life
13. Prelude: a musical introduction
14. Symphony : composition for orchestra
15. Canto: melody in choral or instrumental music
16. Coda: passage added to final section or piece
17. Crescendo: gradual steady increase in volume
18. Decrescendo: gradual decrease in volume
19. Dissonance : interval that is restless and discordant
20. Fanfare: trumpet flourish
21. Finale: closing part of music
22. Homophony: music in which one melody dominates
23. Intonation: production of tone with a voice or instrument
24. Modulation: change from one key to another
25. Pedal “prolonged tone
26. Staccato : with abrupt breaks within notes
27. Alto : female voice sung at a lower pitch than soprano
28. Bass: lowest normal make voice
29. Canticle: liturgical song based on bible text
30. Chant : sacred song
31. Choir : group of singers
Music
1. Chorister: member of choir especially its leader

2. Contralto: lowest female voice
3. Glee club: choral group usually large
4. Hymn: religious or sacred song
5. Libretto: words and texts of opera
6. Leider: stylized German song
7. Opera: drama in which text is entirely sung
8. Baton: conductor’s light rd usually to keep time
9. Conductor: leader of orchestra
10. Consort : ensemble of singers and instrumentalists
11. Improvisation : composition of music while performing it

12. Recital : concert given by individual performer
13. Ballad : slow sentimental romantic song
14. Symphony: full orchestra
15. Chantey : sailor’s work song
16. Gospel : popular Christian church music
17. Ditty : brief, humorous and simple song
18. Riff : short melodic passage played on an instrument
19. Unplugged : performed without electronic amplification or effects
20. Virtuoso : performer with great skill or artistry
Dance
1. Allemande : court dance

2. Ballet : classical dance form
3. Barn dance: rural American social dance
4. Bolero” a lively dance
5. Cancan : high kicking stage dance
6. Charleston : vigorous ballroom dance
7. Clog: dance in which performer beats rhythm on the floor with heavy wooden shoes
8. Conga : a ballroom dance
9. Lambada : a competitive acrobatic dance
10. Mambo: ballroom dance
11. Waltz: classical ballroom dance
12. Mazurka: lively folk dance
13. Coda: final section of classical grand dance
14. Arabesque : a dancing posture
15. Danceur: a male ballet dancer

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1. Calligrapher : a person with good handwriting

It is the study of physical and socio cultural aspects of human kind

1. Epigraphy : study of ancient inscriptions

5. Bipedalism : locomotion on two feet

Sociology is the study of society

Words related to education

1. Almamater : a college were one studied

Mythology, Heaven, Hell, Fate

1. Aeolus : God of wish

14. Mars : God of war

Terms related to fables/legends/mythology

1. Ambrosia : food of the gods conferring the immortality

Religious practices, theories and doctrines

1. Ablution: ritual bathing of body or washing of an object

16. Expiation : atonement of one’s sins

8. Reprobate : one who is damned

Buildings of Religion Institutions

Death and its aftermath

Phrases expressing death

Adjectives suggesting death

Types of crimes/criminal activities

36. Slander : making of false or malicious verbal statements

11. Warden : prison administrator

21. Deracinate : uproot from home or native culture

9. Anemia: reduced hemoglobin in blood

Defects and disabilities

Injuries and accidents

Language and phonetics-1

34. Allegory : extended metaphor

Language and phonetics- 2

37. Peroration : concluding remarks at the end of a speech

Sounds and Noises

18. Otology : study or treatment of diseases of the ear

1. Ambrosia : food of the gods

1. Acerbic: sour/astringent in taste

8. Caustic: sharp, acidic

2. Aloft : high in air

Dimensions and Directions

Words related to specific color and shade

Color –II BLACK

Color – III RED

Color – VII YELLOW

Color – VIII GREEN

15. Mandorla : halo of light on holy figures

Words related to sculpture

Words related to literature

6. Confession: autobiography addressing very private topics

1. Rondel : short poem

23. Diatribe : bitter accusation

1. Doggerel: silly or bad poetry

1. Air: simple tune melody or song

1. Chorister: member of choir especially its leader

11. Improvisation : composition of music while performing it

1. Allemande : court dance

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