A person who believes in fate | Fatalist |
A person who is above hundred years | Centenarian |
A book published after the death of its author | Posthumas |
A book written by an unknown author | Anonymous |
A cinema show which is held in the afternoon | Matinee |
A citizen of the world | Cosmopolite |
A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area | Epidemic |
A drug or other substance that induces sleep | Soporific |
A flesh eating animal | Carnivorous |
A game in which neither party wins | Draw |
A game in which no one wins | Draw |
A game or batter in which neither party wins | Drawn/ Tie |
A Government by a king or queen | Monarchy |
A Government by one | Autocracy |
A Government by the few | Oligarchy |
A Government by the Nobles | Aristocracy |
A Government by the officials | Bureaucracy |
A Government by the people | Democracy |
A Government by the rich | Plutocracy |
A grass eating animal | Herbivorous |
A great lover of books | Bibliophile |
A handwriting that cannot be read | Illegible |
A land animal that breeds in water | Amphibian |
A letter, poem etc. whose author is unknown | Anonymous |
A life history written by oneself | Autobiography |
A life history written by somebody else | Biography |
A list of books | Catalogue |
A list of names, books etc. | Catalogue |
A loss of damage that cannot be compensated | Irreparable |
A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy | Callous |
A man who has too much enthusiasm for his own religion | Fanatic |
A man who is easily irritated | Irritable |
A medicine that kills germs | Germicide |
A medicine that prevents decomposing | Antiseptic |
A medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine | Antidote |
A member of the middle class | Bourgeois |
A method that cannot be imitated | Inimitable |
A pardonable offense | Venial |
A person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them | Arbitrator |
A person difficult to please | Fastidious |
A person liable to be called to account for his action | Answerable |
A person supported by another and giving him/her nothing in return | Parasite |
A person who always thinks of himself; somebody who is selfish or self-centered | Egotist |
A person who attacks first | Aggressor |
A person who believes easily whatever he is told | Credulous |
A person who believes that all events are pre-determined | Fatalist |
A person who cannot read or write | Illiterate |
A person who does not believe in the institution of marriage | Misogamist |
A person who has power over all | Omnipotent |
A person who hates women | Misogynist |
A person who imports or exports goods into or from a country secretly because they are illegal | Smuggler |
A person who knows everything | Omniscient |
A person who loves every body | Altruist |
A person who readily believes whatever is told to him/her. | Credulous |
A person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, suggestions | Impervious |
A person who rides on horse-back | Equestrian |
A person who speaks two languages | Bilingual |
A person with an evil reputation | Notorious |
A person's peculiar habit | Idiosyncrasy |
A place where orphans live | Orphanage |
A place where weapons and ammunitions are stored | Arsenal |
A position for which no salary is paid | Honorary |
A post held without receiving salary | Honorary |
A post which doesn | Honorary |
A remedy which never fails | Infallible |
A sentence whose meaning is unclear | Ambiguous |
A short message added on to the end of a letter after the signature | Postscript |
A shortened form of a word or phrase | Abbreviation |
A sound that cannot be heard | Inaudible |
A speech delivered without any previous preparation | Extempore |
A speech or a presentation made without previous preparation | Extempore |
A state of perfect balance | Equilibrium |
A statement which cannot be understood | Incomprehensible |
A study of ancient things | Archaeology |
A study of animals | Zoology |
A study of birds | Ornithology |
A study of derivation of words | Etymology |
A study of man | Anthropology |
A study of races | Ethnology |
A study of the body | Physiology |
A supposed cure for all diseases or problems | Panacea |
A thing no longer in use | Obsolete |
A thing that cannot be seen with human eyes | Invisible |
A thing that is fit to be eaten | Edible |
A word opposite in meaning to another | Antonym |
Absence of government | Anarchy |
All-powerful; possessing complete power and authority | Omnipotent |
An absolute government by one man | Autocracy |
An animal or a human being that eats any kind of food | Omnivorous |
An animal who preys on other animals | Predator |
An assembly of hearers at a lecture or concert | Audience |
An exact copy | Facsimile |
An office with high salary but no work | Sinecure |
Anything that leads to death | Fatal |
Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority | Hung |
Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth | Congenital |
Belonging to the Middle Ages | Medieval |
Belonging to the same period of time | Contemporary |
Celebration of a hundredth year, once | Centenary |
Cut off the head | Behead |
Destroy or get rid of something completely | Eradicate |
Do away with wholly | Abolish |
Free somebody from blame or guilt | Exonerate |
General pardon | Amnesty |
General pardon for political offenders | Amnesty |
Government by officials | Bureaucracy |
Government by the nobles | Aristocracy |
Government by the officials | Bureaucracy |
Government by the people | Democracy |
Handwritten book | Manuscript |
Hard but liable to be easily broken | Brittle |
Hater of mankind | Misanthropist |
Having opposing feelings | Ambivalent |
Impossible to change | Incorrigible |
Incapable of being dissolved in a liquid | Insoluble |
Incapable of being seized by attack | Impregnable |
Inscription on a tombstone | Epitaph |
Killer of one | Matricide |
Liable to be called to account | Accountable |
Life story of a man written by himself | Autobiography |
Life story of a man written by other | Biography |
Looking into one | Introspection |
Lover of mankind | Philanthropist |
Medical examination of a dead body | Postmortem |
Men living in the same age | Contemporary |
Misappropriation of money | Embezzlement |
Murder of a father | Patricide |
Murder of a human being | Homicide |
Murder of a mother | Matricide |
Murder of an brother | Fratricide |
Murder of an infant | Infanticide |
Murder of self | Suicide |
Murder of the king | Regicide |
Not applicable | Irrelevant |
Of a man showing feminine attributes | Effeminate |
Of a man or animal that feeds on its own species | Cannibal |
Of a person extremely desirous of money | Avaricious |
of a person who can use both hands equally well | Ambidextrous |
Of a person who cannot be pleased easily | Fastidious |
Of a person who easily believes whatever is told to him | Credulous |
Of animals feeding on flesh | Carnivorous |
Of animals feeding on grass and plants | Herbivorous |
Of animals living in flocks | Gregarious |
Of manners more like those of a woman than a man | Effeminate |
One incapable of being tired | Indefatigable |
One who always thinks himself to be ill | Valetudinarian |
One who believes in fate | Fatalist |
One who believes in God | Theist |
One who calculates premium | Actuary |
One who can do anything for money | Mercenary |
One who can make himself at home in all countries | Cosmopolitan |
One who can speak two languages | Bilingual |
One who can throw his voice | Ventriloquist |
One who cannot be corrected | Incorrigible |
One who cannot read or write | Illiterate |
One who changes sides | Turncoat |
One who copies from other writers | Plagiarist |
One who damages public property | Vandal |
One who dies without a Will | Intestate |
One who does not believe in the existence of God | Atheist |
One who does not care for art, literature etc | Philistine |
One who does not make mistakes | Infallible |
One who does something not professionally but for pleasure | Amateur |
One who doesn't know how to read and write | Illiterate |
One who doubts the existence of god | Agnostic |
One who eats too much | Glutton |
One who feels sympathetic towards human beings | Humanitarian |
One who goes on foot | Pedestrian |
One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views | Bigot |
One who has no money | Pauper |
One who has strange habits | Eccentric |
One who hates mankind | Misanthrope |
One who hates women | Misogynist |
One who helps others Good | Samaritan |
One who is a newcomer | Neophyte |
One who is all powerful | Omnipotent |
One who is difficult to please | Fastidious |
One who is easily deceived | Gullible |
One who is fond of sensuous pleasures | Epicure |
One who is greedy for money | Avaricious |
One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain | Stoic |
One who is new to a trade or profession | Novice |
One who is not easily pleased | Fastidious |
One who is out to subvert a government | Anarchist |
One who is present everywhere | Omnipresent |
One who is qualifies for election | Eligible |
One who is quite like a woman | Effeminate |
One who is recovering from illness | Convalescent |
One who is unable to pay his debts | Insolvent |
One who is unmarried | Celibate |
One who knows everything | Omniscient |
One who knows many languages | Polyglot |
One who lives in a foreign country | Immigrant |
One who looks on the bright side of things | Optimist |
One who looks on the dark side of things | Pessimist |
One who loves books | Bibliophile |
One who loves mankind | Philanthropist |
One who makes an official examination of accounts | Auditor |
One who pretends to be what he is not | Hypocrite |
One who pursues some art or sport as hobby | Amateur |
One who questions everything | Cynic |
One who speaks less | Reticent |
One who thinks only for oneself, a person who is selfish, self absorbed and self centered | Egoist |
One who thinks only of himself | Egoist |
One who thinks only of welfare of women | Feminist |
One who works for free | Volunteer |
People living at the same time | Contemporaries |
People of noble families or the highest social class | Aristocracy |
People who work together | Colleagues |
Person who rides on horse-back | Equestrian |
Persons living in the same age | Contemporaries |
Practice of having one wife or husband | Monogamy |
Practice of having several husbands | Polyandry |
Practice of having several wives | Polygamy |
Practice of having two wives or husbands | Bigamy |
Recovering from illness | Convalescent |
Remarks which do not ally apply to the subject under discussion | Irrelevant |
Rule by the mob | Mobocracy |
Science of coins or medals | Numismatics |
Science of origin of universe | Cosmology |
Somebody or something with the same name as somebody or something else | Namesake |
Somebody who doesn | Vegetarian |
somebody who eats human flesh | Cannibal |
Somebody who is considerably experienced in something | Veteran |
Somebody who works or serves only for personal profit | Mercenary |
Something said or done without preparation | Extempore |
Something that cannot be corrected | Incorrigible |
Something that cannot be imitated | Inimitable |
Something that has been determined beforehand | Foregone |
Something that is essential and cannot be dispensed with | Indispensable |
Something that is quickly and easily set on fire and burned | Inflammable |
Something that quickly catches fire | Inflammable |
Spoken or done without preparation | Extempore |
state of antagonism | Hostility |
Statements open to more than interpretation | Ambiguous |
Study of environment | Ecology |
Systematic study of election trends | Psephology |
That can be eaten | Edible |
That cannot be altered or withdrawn | Irrevocable |
That is prohibited by law | Illicit |
That through which light can partly pass | Translucent |
That through which light can pass | Transparent |
That through which light cannot pass | Opaque |
That which cannot be avoided | Inevitable |
That which cannot be believed | Incredible |
That which cannot be changed | Irrevocable |
That which cannot be conquered | Invincible |
That which cannot be cured | Incurable |
That which cannot be defended | Indefensible |
That which cannot be described | Indescribable |
That which cannot be explained | Inexplicable |
That which cannot be hurt | Invulnerable |
That which cannot be imitated | Inimitable |
That which cannot be noticed | Imperceptible |
That which cannot be practiced | Impracticable |
That which cannot be put into practice | Impracticable |
That which cannot be read | Illegible |
That which cannot be satisfied | Insatiable |
That which cannot be seen | Invisible |
That which does not bear the name of the writer | Anonymous |
That which is against law | Illegal |
That which is considered wrong or unacceptable by prevailing social standards | Illicit |
That which is lawful | Legal |
That which is not likely to happen | Improbable |
That which is unlikely to happen | Improbable |
The act of killing an infant | Infanticide |
The action of looking back on past time | Introspection |
The area over which an official has control | Jurisdiction |
The branch of biology dealing with plant life | Botany |
The custom of having more than one husband at a time | Polyandry |
The custom of having more than one wife at a time | Polygamy |
The first speech made by a person | Maiden |
The killing of an infant | Infanticide |
The life story of a man written by himself | Autobiography |
The murder or murderer of one | Fratricide |
The period between childhood and adulthood | Adolescence |
The science which treats with life | Biology |
To date before the true time | Antedate |
To explain something mysterious or difficult | Elucidate |
To free somebody from all blame | Exonerate |
To give one | Delegate |
To go down in value | Depreciate |
To go from bad to worse | Deteriorate |
To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease | Aggravate |
To increase the speed; to hasten the progress of | Accelerate |
To lay special stress on | Emphasize |
To rise in value | Appreciate |
To root out an evil, disease | Eradicate |
To take away some one | Disenfranchisement |
To take somebody away by force and hold him or her prisoner, usually for ransom | Kidnap |
To transfer one's authority to another | Delegate |
To turn friends in enemies | Alienate |
To write under a different name | Pseudonym |
Very negative person | Pessimist |
Violating the sanctity of a church | Sacrilege |
Water fit for drinking | Potable |
Without life | Inanimate |
Without payment | Gratis |
Words which have the same meaning | Synonyms |
Words written on the tomb of a person | Epitaph |
Work for which no salary is paid | Honorary |
Worship of idols | Idolatry |
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