| 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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