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1. Disbeliever in God:- Atheist
2. Connoisseur of choice food:- Gourmet
3. Study of diseases:- Pathology
4. Custom of having many wives:- Polygamy
5. Evenness of mind or temper:- Equanimity
6. Animals that can live on land and water:-Amphibious
7. Person who eats human flesh:-Cannibal
8. A word which can be interpreted in more than one
way:-Ambiguous
9. A place where birds are kept:-Aviary
10. Animals that feed on plants:-Herbivorous
11. A hater of learning and knowledge:-Misologist
12. One who loves mankind:- Philanthropist
13. A person who hates women:-Misogynist
14. A person who is womanish in his habits:- Effeminate
15. The act of violating the sanctity of church:- Sacrilege
16. A decision on which one cannot go back:- Irrevocable
17. A person who is very fond of sensuous enjoyments:-
Hedonist
18. A person who rarely speaks the truth:- Liar
19. A remedy for all diseases:- Panacea
20. A thing which catches fire easily:- Inflammable
21. A person who readily believes others:- Credulous
22. A critical judge of any art, particularly fine arts:-
Connoisseur
23. Incapable of being wounded or hurt:- Invulnerable
24. Ridiculous use of words:- Malapropism
25. The act of taking and passing off as one’s own the ideas
and writings, etc., of another:-Plagiarism
26. False statement about a person made to damage his
reputation-Calumny
27. Contempt of god-Blasphemy
28. Science of human mind and behavior-Psychology
29. A written declaration made on oath in the presence of
a magistrate-Affidavit
30. A government in which all religions are equally
honored-Secular
31. A representative of India in a commonwealth country-
High Commissioner
32. A process involving too much official formality-
Red Tapism
33. That which is no longer in use-Obsolete
34. A child born after the death of his father-Posthumous
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35. Practice of having more than one husband at a time-
Polyandry
36. A person who studies heavenly phenomenon-
Astronomer
37. A person who studies the formation of the earth-
Geologist
38. The Science of Earthquakes- Seismology
39. The science concerned with the sounds of human
speech-Philology
40. A person who wastes his money on luxury-Extravagant
41. The yearly return of a date-Anniversary
42. A political leader who tries to stir up people-
Demagogue
43. The study of a community’s statistics of births, deaths,
diseases, etc-Demography
44. A person concerned with practical results and values-
Pragmatist
45. A person obsessed with exclusively one idea or subject-
Monomaniac
46. An environmental scientist-Ecologist
47. Poem recited at the beginning of a play-Prologue
48. Something that causes no harm-Innocuous
49. Something that cannot be grasped by the mind-
Intangible
50. One who rides in horse races ,esp. Professionally-
Jockey
51. A heavy unnatural slumber-Stupor
52. To repeat word for word-Verbatim
53. Anything that destroys the effects of poison-Antidote
54. A person who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks-
Teetotaler
55. A person in the habit of continuous talking:-Loquacious
56. A person who is hard to please-Fastidious
57. To atone for one’s sins-Expiate
58. A person who cannot be subdued or conquered-
Indomitable
59. Something that cannot be explained-Inexplicable
60. A place where young plants are reared-Nursery
61. A person who mends shoes-Cobbler
62. A man whose wife is dead-Widower
63. Book, picture, etc, produced merely to bring in money-
Pot-boiler
64. Forensic examination of a dead body-Post mortem
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65. Musical or literary medley-Potpourri 99. Branch of medicine concerned with children and their
66. A person who changes his religious beliefs-Renegade illness-Pediatrics
67. A person who looks at the dark side of things-Pessimist 100. Equal in rank ,merit or quality-Peer
68. A place of shelter for ships-Harbour 101. Study of the problems of legal punishment and prison
69. A raised place on which offerings to a god are made- management-Penology
Altar 102. Paying back injury with injury-Reprisal
70. A person who sorrows for his sins-Penitent 103. The firing of a number of guns together as a salute-
71. Printed notice of somebody’s death-Obituary Salvo
72. The study and treatment of mental illness-Psychiatry 104. Short remaining end of a cigarette-Stub
73. Witty, clever retort-Repartee 105. A person who makes love without serious intentions-
74. Part song for several voices without instrumental Philanderer
accompaniment-Madrigal 106. An expert in food and nutrition-Dietician
75. The science of judging a person’s character, 107. An expert in the industrial art-Technician
capabilities, etc., from an examination of the shape of 108. An expert at displaying fireworks-Pyrotechnician
his skull-Phrenology 109. The creator of a design or plan for building-Architect
76. A shopkeeper who sells fresh and green vegetables- 110. One who makes maps and charts-Cartographer
Greengrocer 111. A specialist in making eyeglasses-Optician
77. Literature of unreal stories-Fiction 112. One who has been withdrawn from a bombing zone-
78. A speech by an actor at the end of a play-Epilogue Evacuee
79. A verse letter-Epistle 113. One who prescribes corrective lenses-Optometrist
80. A room leading into a large room or hall-Anteroom 114. A person who looks your ticket on a bus or tram-
81. Something that cannot be rubbed out-Indelible Conductor
82. Something that cannot be understood or known- 115. A space traveler-Astronaut
Inscrutable
83. Unfriendly or harmful-Inimical
84. That which cannot be heard-Inaudible
85. The life history of a person written by another person-
Biography
86. A figure with three straight sides-Triangle “ALL THE BEST”
87. That which cannot be consumed by fire-Incombustible
88. That which cannot be corrected-Incorrigible
89. The life history of a person written by himself-
Autobiography
90. A person who grows or sells flowers-Florist
91. Just punishment for wrongdoing-Nemesis
92. Coining or using of new words-Neologism
93. Giving of special favor to one’s kith and kin-Nepotism
94. Wistful longing for something one has known in the
past-Nostalgia
95. Wide, uninterrupted view-Panorama
96. Mental disorder marked by fixed delusions-Paranoia
97. Venerable-old man-Patriarch
98. Murdering one’s father-Patricide

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