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Ambidextrous (nksuksa gkFkksa: esa Equally skilful with each hand
fuiq.k)
Alimony (fuokZg&O;;) : An allowance made to a wife by her
husband  when  they  are  legally
separated
Anteroom (cjkenk] xfy;kjk
) : A  large  entrance  or reception  room
or  area
Anodyne  (ihM+kuk'kd) : Medicine  which  lessens  pain
Addicted (vknh ) : One  who  has  become  dependent
on  something  or  drugs
Adamant (ftn~nh) : Impossible  to  persuade,  or
unwilling  to  change  an  opinion  or
decision.
Amoral (vuSfrd) : Lacking  any  sense  of  moral
standards  or  principles
Archive (,sfrgkfld vfHkys[k) : A  building  where  government/
public  records  are  kept
Amphibian (mHk;pj
) : Animals living on land and in water
Ambiguous (vLi"V] vusdkFkhZ)
: Capable  of  being  understood  in
either  of  two  or  more  possible
sense.
Aspirant (vkdka{kh) : A  person  who  has  ambition  for
fame
Archaeology (iqjkrRo foKku) : Study  of  ancient  things  like  tombs,
buried  towns
Archer (rhjankt) : A person who shoots with a bow and
arrows
Architect (f'kYidkj) : A person who designs buildings and
also  supervises  their  construction
Atheist (ukfLrd
) : One  who  does  not  believe  in  god’s
existence
Antipathy ('k=kqrk@}s"k) : Strong dislike between two persons.
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Amnesia (foLej.k] ;knk'r [kks tkuk)

: Partial  or  total  loss  of  memory.
Arbitrator/mediator (eè;LFk
 ) : One  appointed  by  two  parties  to
settle  dispute  between  them.
Assent (fdlh izLrko ij] : Official  agreement  to  a  proposal.
vkSipkfjd lgefr)
Astronaut (varfj{k ;k=kh) : One who physically travels in space
Agnostic (ukfLrdoknh) : A  person who  believes  that  it  is  not
possible to know whether God exists
or  not.
Aquatic (typj) : A plant that grows in water
Aviary (i{kh x`g) : Place  where  birds  are  kept
Anarchist (vjktdrkoknh) : One  who  plans  to  destroy  all
Governments
Adultery (O;fHkpkj) : Having  extra  marital  relationship
Ascetic (vkRe la;e
) : Leading a life of self discipline
Antiquated (iqjkuk) : Old-fashioned  and  no  longer
suitable  for  modern  conditions.
Arsenal ('kL=kxkj
) : Public building where weapons are
made  and  stored
Abrogate (fujLr djuk) : To do away with a rule
Aesthetics (lkSUn;Z'kkL=k) : The  study  of  the  nature  of  beauty
Antiseptic jksxk.kqjks/d : A medicine prevent of decomposing
Affable (feyulkj) : Pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to.
Arsonist (vkxtuh djus okyk) : A  person  who  deliberately  sets  fire
to a building
Animated (thoUr]tks'kiw.kZ) : Full  of  interest  and  energy
Amazon (L=kh ;ks¼k) : A  warlike  or  masculine
woman(female  warrior)
Alias (miuke) : Name by which a person is called at
other  times  or  in    other  place.(False
name)
Ambivert mHk;eq[kh : One  who  turns  thoughts  both
inwards and outwards
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Abbreviation (la{ksi@y?kq:i) : A  shortened  form  of  a  word  or
phrase
Abdication (vkSipkfjd :i ls : To formally give up
R;kx nsuk)
Ablution (/kfeZd Luku) : Ritual washing of the body
Abstruse (le>us esa eqf'dy) : Hard  to  understand
Abundance (izpqjrk) : A quantity that is more than enough
Accentuate (tksj nsuk) : To  emphasize  something  or  make
it  more  noticeable
Accomplice (lg&vijk/h) : Helper in a wrong deed or crime
Acronym (ifjo.khZ 'kCn) : Word  formed  from  initial  letters  of
a  name
Addendum (ifjf'k"V) : Thing  to  be  added  at  the  end  of  a
book,  etc
Advertisement (foKkiu) : A  public  notice  offering  or  asking
for  goods,  services,  etc
Afforestation (oujksi.k) : The  act  of  forestation  by  planting
many  trees
Agenda (?kks"k.kk i=k) : Items  of  business  for  consideration
at  a  meeting
Aggressor (vkØe.kdrkZ) : Someone  who  attacks  first
Agnosticism (tks bZ'oj ds : Doubtful  about  the  existence  of
vfLrRo ij 'kadk djs) God
Alien (xSj ukxfjd] ijns'kh) : One  who  belongs  to  different
country,  race  of  group
Allegory (izrhddFkk) : Story  or  play  in  which  ideas  are
symbolized  as  people
Alliteration (vuqizkl) : Commencement  of  adjacent  words
with  the  same  letter
Altruist (ijksidkjh) : One  who  lives  and  works  for  the
welfare  of  others
Amateur (xSj is'ksoj) : Lacking  professional  skill  or
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Analgesia (nnZ dk ,glkl u gksuk)
: The loss of ability to feel pain while
still  conscious
Anarchy (vjktdrk) : The  absence  of  government  in  a
country
Anecdote  (fdLlk) : Short  amusing  story  about  some
real  person  or  event
Anomaly (vlk/kkj.k) : Deviation  or  departure  from
common  rule  or  standard  or  what
is  normal
Anonymous  (xqeuke) : A  book  or  a  work  of  art  whose
author is not known
Antagonist (fojks/h
) : One  that  opposes  other
Antidote (tgjuk'kd) : A  medicine  to  cure  the  effect  of
poison
Aphasia (cksyh can gksuk) : The loss of the ability to understand
or  produce  speech.
Apostate  (/eZ R;kxh) : One  who  abandons  his  religious
faith
Armistice (;q¼ fojke) : The  cessation  of  warfare  before  a
treaty  is  signed
Astrology  (T;ksfr'k 'kkL=k) : Science of the influence of the stars
on  human  affairs
Avaricious (ykyph) : One  who  is  greedy
Aborigines (ewy fuoklh) : Original  inhabitants  of  a  places
Accountable (fdlh ckr ds fy, : Responsible  for  your  decisions  or
tokcnsg) actions  and  expected  to  explain
them  when  you  are  asked
Actuary (izhfe;e Hkqxrku jkf'k : One  who  calculate  premium
r; djus okyk)
Alienate (fe=k dks 'k=kq cuk ysuk): To  turn  friends  in  enemies
Ambivalent (}S/o`fÙk) : Having  opposing  feelings
Anachronistic (xSjikfjfLFkfrd): That which is out of place
Antedate ( fdlh rkjh[k ls igys dk
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discover  the  cause  of  death
Apostle (fdlh fl¼kar ij : A  strong  believer
fo'okl djus okyk] /eZnwr)
Accolade (rkjhiQ] iz'kalk) : An  expression  of  praise  or
admiration
Acrimonious (dVq ,oa ukjktxh Hkjk)
: Angry  and  bitter  (typically  of
speech  or  discussion)  Diatribe
Apartheid (jaxHksn dh uhfr) : A  policy  or  system  of  segregation
or discrimination on grounds or race
Apoplexy (ewPNkZ dh chekjh): The  sudden  loss  of  the  ability  to
feel or move, normally caused by
an injury in the brain
Appraisal (ewY;kadu) : An  act  of  assessing  something  or
someone
Arena (v[kkM+k] j.kHkwfe) : A level area surrounding by seating
Arsonist (nwljksa dh lEifÙk dk
: A person who commits the criminal
act  of
uk'k djus okyk) deliberately setting fire on property
Assiduous (esgur ,oa è;ku : Showing  great  care  or  perseverance
ls dke djus okyk)
Attic (vVkjh) : A space or room just below the roof
of a building
Anthropologist (ekuo foKkuh) : One who studies the evaluation of
the mankind
Astronomer (T;ksfr"kh foKkuh)
: One  who  studies  sun,  moon,  star,
planets  etc.
Astrologer (Hkfo";crkus okyk)
: One who foretells things by the star
Acrobat (dykckt] uV) : One  who  performs  daring
gymnastic  feat
Aesthete(lkSUn;ksZikld) : Person  who  loves  nature
Algophobia (nnZ gksus dk Mj): Fear  of  pain
Agoraphobia ([kqys LFkku dk: Mj)Fear  of  open  place
Acrophobia (mQ¡pkbZ dk Mj): Fear  of  high  place

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Ablutophobia (ugkus dk Mj) : Fear  of  bathing

Aichmophobia (pqHkus dk Mj) : Fear  of  Needles  and  other  Pointed
objects
Anthrophobia (vkneh dk Mj) : Fear  of  Men
Antlophobia (ck<+ dk Mj) : Fear  of  Floods
Anuptaphobia (vdsys gksus dk Mj)
: Fear  of  Staying  single
Apiphobia (e/qefD[k;ksa dk Mj): Fear  of  Bees
Anthomania (iwQy laxzg djus : An  extravagant passion  for  flowers
dk 'kkSd)
Aristocracy (dqyhu ra=k] jbZl :oxZ)
Government  by  the  mobility,
wealthy
Apicide (e/qfD[k;ks dh gR;k) : Killing of bees
Avicide (i{kh dh gR;k) : Killing of birds
Arachnidcide (fcPNw dh gR;k): Killing of spiders  or scorpions
Atychiphobia (vliQy gksus dk Mj)
: Fear  of  Failure
Audiologists (dku jksx fo'ks"kK)
: One  who  treats  deaf
Author (ys[kd] jpf;rk) : One who write books
Annual (lkykuk) : Happening or done once every year
Autocracy (,dra=k] rkuk'kkgh): A  system  of  government  of  a
country  in  which  one  person  has
complete  power
Anniversary (o"kZxk¡B] lkyfxjg)
: A  date  that  is  an  exact  number  of
years after the date of an important
or  special  event
Autobiography (vkRedFkk) : The life history of a man written by
himself

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Bigot (/ekZU/] dV~Vj) : A  person  who  holds  an  opinion  or
belief  strongly  in  defiance  of  reason
of  arguments
Brigand (Mkdw] yqVsjk) : Member  of  a  band  of  robbers
Belfry (?k.Vk?kj) : Part  of  a  church  in  which  bells  are
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Bankrupt/insolvent (fnokfy;k) : A  person  who  is  unable  to  pay  his
debt.
Benign (lkSE;) : Kind and gentle
Bilingual (f}Hkk"kh;
) : People  who  speak  two  languages.
Polygamy  (f}iRuhdj.k) : The  state  of  having  more  than  one
wife  at  the  same  time.
Burglar (lsa/ yxkus okyk] pksj): One who breaks out into a house to
steal
Bureaucracy  (ukSdj'kkgh) : The rule  of officials.
Biography (vkRedFkk) : Life-history  of  a  person  written  by
another.
Biped (nks iSj okyk) : An animal with two feet.
Bovine  (xk; tSlk) : That which looks like a cow.
Boorish (xaokj) : A  person  having  rough  and  ill
manner.
Biopsy  (ck;ksIlh) : A  test in  which  cells from  diseased
organs  are  removed  and  tested
Bower (fudaqt]
yrke.Mi) : A  shady  place  under  trees
Bond (vuqcU/&i=k) : Agreement  or  engagement  that  a
person  is  bound  to  observe
Braggart ('ks[khckt) : Someone  who  proudly  talks  a  lot
about  himself
Belligerent (;ks¼k] yM+kdk) : One who is engaged in fighting
Bier (vFkhZ) : A  stand  to  support  a  corpse  or  a
coffin prior to burial
Banal (f?klh&fiVh ckr djus okyk)
: A  person  who  is  talking  in
hackneyed  phraseology
Beverage (is;) : Any type of drink except water
Bacon (uedhu lwvj ekal) : Salted  or  smoked  meat  from  the
back or sides of a pig
Babysitter (nkbZ
] ek¡&cki ds : A person who looks after a child for a
tkusds ckn ns[kHkky djus okyh) short time while the parents are out
Barbarism (ccZjrk] vlH;rk) : State  of  being  uncivilized,  ignorant
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Beach (leqærV) : A  stretch  of  sand/stone  along  the
edge  of  the  sea
Bellicose (yM+kdw) : A person who is fond of fighting
Benefactor (/keksZidkjh] fgrdkjh)
: One  who  gives  financial  help  to  a
school/hospital
Biennial (f}o'khZ;) : That  which  happen  once  in  two
years
Blaspheme (bZ'oj ds f[kykiQ cksyuk)
: Speaking irreverently about God or
sacred  things
Bliss (pjelq[k) : Perfect  happiness
Bookworm/Bibliophilic : One  who  is  interested  in  reading
(fdrkch dhM+k) books and  nothing  else.
Botany (ouLifr foKku) : The  science  of  vegetable  life
Brittle (Hkaxqj) : A thing which can be easily broken
Behead (lj dye djuk) : To cut off the head
Bifurcate (nks Hkkxksa esa dkVuk)
: To  cut  something  into  two  pieces
Bottleneck (fdlh ds fodkl : A situation that stop an activity from
dks jksdus okyk) progressing
Bourgeois (eè; oxZ) : A  member  of  the  middle  class
Bridle (?kksMs+ dk yxke) : A part of a horse’s harness that goes
on to  its head
Bronco (vk/k vizf'kf{kr ?kksM+k)
: A wild or half trained horse
Buffoon  (ukVd esa yksxksa dks
: An actor in a theatrical performance
g¡lkus okyk) whose  business  is  to  make  people
laugh though his actions or talk
Borough ('kgj ds Hkhrj NksVk
) 'kgj
: A small town within a town with its
own governing  council
Bossy (gqDe pykus okyk) : One who always commands people
Ballet (u`R; ukfVdk) : A style of dancing that tells a dramatic
story  with  music  but  no  talking  or
singing
Bisque (,d izdkj dk lwi) : A rich, creamy soup typically made
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Bursar ([ktkuph] dks"kkè;{k) : A  person  whose  job  is  to  manage
the  financial  affairs  of  a  school  or
college

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Carnivorous(ekalkgkjh) : One  who  eat  flesh
Contemporary (ledkyhu) : Belonging  to  the  same  period
Crematorium ('konkxzg] 'kelku)
: A  place  where  dead  bodies  are
burnt  and  reduce  to  ashes
Conscientious (drZO;fu"V) : Taking  care  to  do  things  carefully
and  correctly
Concubinage (fcuk 'kknh ds : Living  together  of  a  man  and
,d lkFk jguk) woman without  being  married  to
each  other
Connoisseur (ekfgj] ikj[kh) : An expert able to appreciate a field,
especially  in  fine  art
Credible (fo'oluh;]) : That  which  can  be  believe
Credulous (tks vklkuh ls : One  who  believes  easily
fo'okl djs)
Cavalier, jockey (?kqM+lokj) : Person  who  is  skilled  in
horsemanship.
Consultant (lykgdkj) : A  person  who  gives  expert  advice
in  business.
Conscious /Aware (lko/ku@tkx#d)
: Awake to what is going on.
Chronological (dkyØekuqlkj) : According  to  sequence  of  time.
Chauffeur (eksVj pkyd) : A  person  who  is  paid  to  drive  a
privately  owned  car.
Capitalism (iw¡thokn) : Economic  structure  organized  and
controlled  by  capitalists.
Compensate ({kfriwfrZ djuk) : Give  something  to  make  up
somebody’s  loss.
Carnage (lkewfgd gR;k) : Killing of a large number of people
especially  in  war.
Craftsman (f'kYidkj) : Skilled  works  man  who  practices  a
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international in  outlook.
Census (tux.kuk) : Official counting of the population.
Criminology (vijk/ foKku) : Science  of  crimes  and  criminals.
Calligraphy (lqUnj fy[kus : The  art  of  science  of  beautiful
dh dyk) handwriting
Congregation (eaMyh) : An  assembly  of  worshippers.
Contract (fldksM+uk) : Make  or  become  smaller  or  shorter
in length or size.
Cemetery (dfczLrku) : Land used for burial
Crematory ('konkx`g) : A  building  in  which  the  bodies  of
dead  people  are  burned
Confiscate (tCr djuk) : To  officially  take  something  away
from  somebody,  especially  as  a
punishment
Chapel (fxjtk ?kj) : Small room  for worship
Canine (dqÙks ds tSlk) : That which looks like a dog
Condominium (lg jkT;) : A country ruled by two countries
Continent (egk}hi) : One  of  the  large  landmasses  of  the
earth
Custodian (ifjj{kd] laj{kd) : A  person  who  takes  responsibility
for  taking  care  of  or  protecting
something
Cuckold (dqYVk&ifr) : Man  whose  wife  has  been
unfaithful to him
Conservative (:f<+oknh) : A  person  who is  against  to  change
Cargo (tgkt esa ynk eky] [ksi): The  goods  carried  by  a  ship,  plane
or  vehicle
Cacophony (Jqfr dVqRo] dksykgy)
: A  mixture  of  loud  unpleasant
sounds
Cynomania (dqÙksa ls I;kj) : Abnormal  love  of  dogs.
Charlatan  (uhe&gdhe] >wBk :oS|)Person  who  pretends  to  have  more
knowledge  or skill
Cynic(nks"kn'khZ] ekuo}s"kh)
: One who thinks human nature is evil
Chauvinism (vU/k&ns'kHkfDr)
: One  who  has  unreasoning
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Compositor (la;kstd) : One  who  sets  type  for  books

Cajole, Entice ([kq'kken djuk) : Persuade  by  flattery
Cardiologist (ân; jksx fo'ks"kK)
: One  who  treats  heart  diseases
Capsize (iyVuk) : Overturn  in  water
Carnival (euksjatu esyk) : Public  merry  making  and  feasting
Catalogue (lwphi=k) : List  of  books  and  other  articles
Centenary  ('krkCnh ) : Hundredth  anniversary
Circumlocution (?kqek&fiQjk ds : A  roundabout  way  of  expression
ckr djus okyk)
Cloak room  (eky xksnke) : The  place  for  luggage  at  a  railway
station
Coerce  (etcwj djuk) : Compel  to  a  course  of  action
Cognate (,d gh mRifÙk ds) : Having  the  same  source  or  origin
Colleagues (lgdehZ) : Person  working  in  the  same
department
Collusion (diVla/h) : Secret  agreement  for  a  fraudulent
purpose
Conflagration (Hkh"k.k vfXudk.M+)
: Huge  destructive  fire
Congruent  (lok±Xle) : Ideal  In  All  Respect
Conscription (vfuok;Z lSfud lsok)
: Compulsory enlistment for military
or  other  services
Camouflage  (Nykoj.k) : The act of concealing the identity of
something  by  modifying  its
appearance
Contagious  (laØked) : Which  spreads  by  physical  touch
or  contact
Contiguous (lehiLFk) : Two  countries  or  states  touching  a
common  boundary
Contrite (i'pkrkih) : Showing  deep  sorrow  for
wrongdoing
Convalescence (iqu% LokLFk izkfIr
: The  period  of  gradual  recovery  of
ds ckn) health  after  illness
Conventicler (xqIr o xSj : Secret  or  illegal  religious  meeting
dkuwuh /eZlHkk)
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Coquette (fny iQsad efgyk) : A  seductive  woman  who  uses  her
yo
e/
.m sex  appeal  to  exploit  men
//t

Coronation  (jkT;kfHk"ksd)
s:

: Ceremony  of crowning  a  king

tp
ht

Curfew  (dÝZ;w) : An  order  that  certain  activities/

Movement  are  prohibited
Cynosure  (vkdZ"k.k&fcUnq): Centre  of  attraction
Compatriot  (ns'kHkkbZ]lens'kh)
: A person from your own country
Centipede (dbZ Vk¡xksa okyk: dhM+k)
An insects  with many  legs
Carnival  (mRlo) : Public festivals occurring at a regular
time in  a  year
Caricature (gkL; fp=k) : Picture  description  or  imitation  in
order  to  amuse  or  ridicule
Consummate  (mRÑ"V) : Perfect  in  the  practice  of  an  art
Colloquialism (cksypky dk iz;ksx)
: Informal  expression  used  in
everyday  conversation
Convivial (iziQqYy@feyulkj) : Full  of  shared  pleasure  and
friendliness
Cynical (fuUnk'khy) : A  person  who  does  not  believe  in
goodness,  sincerity  or  nobleness  of
man
Cabaret  (dScjs u`R;) : A  series  of  cabre  dance/  acts  at  a
night club
Cabby, Cabdriver (VSDlh pkyd)
: The driver of a  taxi cab
Chant (jkx]vkyki) : Say  a  prayer  in  singing  voice
Chauvinism (va/k ns'kHkfDr) : Fanatical  patriotism,  Activity
indicative  of  belief  in  the  superiority
of  men over  women
Cascade (igkM+ ds uhps fxjrk :gqvkA  small  waterfall  or group of
>juk) waterfalls flowing down a rocky hill
side
Cataclysm (fouk'kd cnyko) : Sudden  or  violent  change
Ceasefire (;q¼ fojke) : An  agreement  between  two
countries or groups to stop fighting
Chaotic (vO;ofLFkr) : Situation  in  which  everything  is
happening  in  a  confused way
Circumstantial (ikfjfLFkfrtU; lk{;)
: Clues  available  at  a  scene
Commemorate (Lej.kksRlo] : To  keep  a  great  person  or  event  in
Lekjd) people’s  memory

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Conceited (vagdkj] ?ke.M) : To  have  a  very  high  opinion  of
yo
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//t

Congenital (tUetkr)
s:

: Belonging  or  pertaining  to  an

tp
ht

individual from birth
Convalescence (vPNk gks tkuk)
: Gradual  recovery  from  sickness  or
injury
Corroborate (lcwr nsdj lkfcr : To confirm with the help of evidence
djuk)
Cynic (tks gj ckr ij iz'u djrk gks): One  who  questions  everything
Capsize (uko ;k tgkt dk Mwcuk) : To sink boat or ship
Cathedral (ppZ) : A very big church
Concurrent (,d le; esa gksus okyk) : Happening  at  the  same  time,
coincident,  concomitant
Consternation (Mj ,oa vk'kadk)
: Fear  and  anxiety
Constriction (ladqfpr djuk) : The action  or  process  of compressing
dluk)
Curmudgeon (fpMz+fpM+k O;fDr): A  bad  tempered  person
Coffer ([ktkuk) : The  place  where all  money  is  kept
Convoy (okguksa dk ny) : A  group  of  vehicles  travelling
together
Coterie (LokFkhZ yksaxksa dk
: ny)
A  small  group  of  people  formed  to
fulfill own intersect
Colt (?kksM+s dk cPpk) : Young  male  horse
Coercion (/edh ;k M+j : Use  of  force  or  threat  to  make
ls ckr euokuk) somebody  do  something  that  they
do not want to do
Constellation (rkjksa dk lewg): Group  of  stars
Callous (n;kghu) : Showing  or  having  cruel  disgrace
to  others
Calumny (xyr vkjksi) : To  making  of false  and  defamatory
statements  in  order/  To  damage
someone’s  reputation,  slander
Carol (bZlkbZ /eZ dk lewg xku)
: A  religious  folk  song  or  popular
hymn
Cenotaph (Lekjd) : A tomb like  monument to someone
buried  elsewhere,  especially
commemorating  people  who  died
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Centennial (lkSoha lkyfxjg : Of or relating to a hundredth
yo
e/
.m
ls laEcaf/r) anniversary
//t
s:

Centurion (lkS lSfudksa ds

tp

: The commander of a century of the
ht

ny lsukifr) ancient  Roman  army

Clique (LokFkhZ ny) : A small, exclusive group of people;
coterie
Cocktail (fofHkUu inkFkksZa: vkSjAn  alcoholic  drink  consisting  of  a
spirit mixed with other
'kjkc ls cuk feJ.k) ingredients
Coffle (nklksa ;k tkuojksa : A line of animals or slaves fastened
dk dkfiQyk) or  driven  along  together
Cortege (ifjtu] 'kkafr dk tqywl)
: The group following and attending to
some  important  person,  A  funeral
procession.
Complacent (vkRe&larq"V) : Showing  satisfaction  with  one’s
achievements
Conservatory (j{kk xzg) : A  greenhouse,  esp.  one  attached  to
a  house
Contingency (vkdfLed ?kVuk): A future event of circumstances that
is  possible  but  cannot  be  predicted
with  certainty
Conundrum (,d tfVy leL;k) : A confusing and difficult problem or
question
Cosmetician (lkSan;Z izlk/kuksa
: A person who sells  or applies
dk fo'ks"kK) cosmetics  as  an  occupation
Cosmocrat (iwjh nqfu;k dk 'kkld)
: A ruler  of the world
Credential (izek.k i=k) : A document attesting to the truth of
certain  stated  facts
Creditable (iz'kaluh;) : Deserving  public  acknowledgement
and  praise
Culpable (fuanuh;) : Deserving  blame
Cuisine (Hkkstu cukus dh [kkl 'kSyh)
: A  style  or  method  of  cooking,
especially  as  characteristics  of  a
particular  country  or  region
Cartographer (ekufp=k cukus okyk)
: One who draw maps

D
Duffer (fudEek] eq[kZ) : Slow witted person

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Dell (?kkVh) : A small valley
yo
e/
.m
Demography (tula[;kdk vè;;u) : Study of population.
//t
s:
tp

Druggist (vkS"kf/ foØsrk) : A person who is qualified to prepare

ht

and sell  drugs
Drunkard (fi;DdM+) : A  person  who  is  in  the  habit  of
drinking.
Domicile (fuokl LFky) : Place  where  a  person  lives
permanently.
Decree/verdict (iQSlyk) : Judgment of a  law court.
Deteriorate (cnrj gksuk) : To go from  bad  to worse.
Derelict (cs?kj O;fDr) : A  person  without  a  home,  job  or
property
Dynasty (dqyhu] jktoa"k) : Succession of ruler belonging to one
family
Dialogue (laokn) : A  conversation  between  two
people/  the  line  spoken  by  the
Character  in  a  play  or  drama
Devious (Vs<k&es<k] pkykdh: ls)Indirect  in  departing  from  the
accepted or proper way misleading
Dubious (lansgkLin) : Open  to  doubt  or  suspicion
Drought (lw[kk ;k vdky) : Dry with on whereon rainfall
Dyke (ck¡/) : A wall built to prevent the sea or a
river  from  flooding  an  area
Deploy (iQSykuk ;k rSukr djuk)
: To  spread  troops  for  battle
Deport (ns'k fudkyk djuk) : Send  unwanted  person  out  of  the
country,  exile
Delible (feVkus ;ksX; ) : That which can be effaced or blotted
out
Dandy (NSyk] vkd"kZd) : One  who  pays  too  much  attention
to  his  clothes  and  appearance
Draper (tqykgk) : One who  deal in  clothes
Death-trap  ([krjukd LFkku) : Place  where  many  people  have
died in  accident
Death-blow (?kkrd izgkj) : That  destroys  or  puts  an  end  to
Defection (fdlh dk R;kx djus : The  abandonment  of  one’s  country
dh fLFkfr) or  cause
Deliverance (thou pØ ls eqfDr): Final  release  from  rebirth

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Deprecate (vlgefr O;Dr djuk) :
yo
To  feel  or  express  disapproval  of
e/
.m
sth  or  someone
//t
s:

Depreciate (voewY;u)
tp

: Failing  to  discharge  one’s  duty,

ht

dereliction
Diatribe ('kCnks }kjk rh[kh : Bitter and violent attack in words
vkykspuk djuk)
Dilettante (dke dks xaHkhjrk ;k: yacs
One who is a  dabbler in  arts,
le; rd ugh djus okyk) science,  literature
Directory (uke vkSj irk : A  book  of  names  and  addresses
dh fdrkc)
Disenfranchisement (erkf/kdkj: To  take  away  some  one’s  right  to
Nhu ysuk) vote
Dodo (u mM+us okyk i{kh tks: A flightless bird now extinct
vc foyqIr gksx;k gSS)
Dunce (ew[kZ) : A person who is slow to learn
Detour (yack ,oa de bLrseky gksus
: Usually  the  longer  route
okyk jkLrk)
Dominion (vf/dkj ;k :   An area  controlled  by a  ruler
vf/dkj&{ks=k)
Dirge (fdlh e`r O;fDr : A poem or song  for the dead
dh ;kn esa fy[kh gqbZ dfork)
Dissertation (fdlh [kkl fo"k; : A writing on a particular subject
ij ys[k)
Delinquent (eqtfje) : One  who  commit  minor  crime
repeatedly
Debauchery (pfj=kghurk) : Excessive  use  of  alcohol  or  sex
Deterrent (ftlds
Mj ls dksbZ
cqjk: That whose fear prevents something
dke ughs gksrk gS) bad  from  happening
Devious (dqfVyrkiw.kZ] ?kqekonkj
: A roundabout way, indirect way
(jkLrk vkfn)
Devour (tYnh&tYnh [kkuk) : Eat  (food  or  pray)  hungrily  or
quickly
Disciplinarian (fu;e ikyu : A person who believes in or practices
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Dismayed (fujk'k] grksRlkfgr): Filled  with  depression  or
yo
e/
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discouragement
//t
s:

Diurnal (fnu ds oDr lfØ;)

tp

: (Of  animals)  active  in  the  daytime

ht

Diva (yksdfiz; xkf;dk) : A  famous  female  singer  of  popular

music
Downpour (ewlyk/kkj ckfj'k) : A heavy rainfall
Drizzle (gYdh ckfj'k] c¡wnkc¡knh)
: Light rain falling in very fine drops
something
Death-toll (e`rd lwph) : List of people killed in an earthquake
Death rattle (ejus ds le; dh fgpdh) : A ratting in the throat of dying man
Decorum (lqUnjrk] lqUnj] f'k"Vkpkj)
: Dignified  and  socially  acceptable
behaviour
Debenture (izfrKk i=k] fu;e i=k)
: Certificate  given  by  a  business
corporation
Destitution (vHkkoxzLr] nfjnzrk)
: Lack  of  the  necesities  of  life
Delirium (fpÙkHkze] Kku'kwU;rk)
: Mental  disturbance  caused  by
illness
Delegate (izfrfuf/) : Persons  chosen  or  elected  by  other
to  express  their  views
Deism (bZ'ojokn] vkfLrdrk) : Belief in the existence of god that is
based  more  on  faith  than  on
religious  teaching
Delusion (Hkze) : false  notion or  idea about  anything
Demagogue (tuksRrstd usrk): A  political  leader  who  tries  to  win
support  by  using  arguments  based
on  emotion  rather  than  reason
Depraved (pfj=k Hkz"V) : Morally bad or evil
Deponent (vnkyr esa lk{; nsus
: Person  who  makes  a  written
okyk O;fDr) statement  for  use  in  a  law  court
Depot (vR;kpkjh) : Ruler  with  unlimited  power
especially  a  cruel  and  oppressive
one
Derisory (rkuk ekjus okyk) : Not  to  be  considered  serious
Dead (e`r@csdkj@cstku ) : A language that is no longer spoken
Denizen (fuoklh) : A  person, an  animal or a  plant that
lives,  grows  or  is  often  found  in  a
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Dictatorship  (rkuk'kkgh@fujadq'krk)
: Government  carried  on  by  an
yo
e/
.m
absolute  ruler
//t
s:

Diplomacy (dwVuhfr) : The  skill  and  policy  of  a  country’s

tp
ht

statesmen  and  politician/skill  in

dealing with people
Discrepancy (folaxfr) : Difference  between  two  things  that
should  be  the  same
Dissimulate (fNikuk) : To hide or disguise
Diurnal (nSfud) : Of  the  daytime
Draw (vfuf.kZr) : The  result  of  the  match  where
neither  party  wins
Dwarf (ckSuk) : A  person,  plant  or  animal  who/
which is below the usual size
Dentist (nar fpfdRld) : One  who  attends  to  the  teeth
Disciple (f'k";] vuq;k;h) : One who works in return for being
taught  the  trade
Dotage (detksjh] lfB;kik) : Old age when a man behaves like a
fool
Dermatologist (peZ jksx fo'ks"kK)
: Studies  the  skin,  its  structure,
functions,  and  diseases,
Draughtsman (ekufp=kdkj) : A  person  whose  job  is  to  draw
detailed  plans  of  machinery,
buildings,  etc.
Drover (tkuoj cspus okyk) : One who deal in  cattle
Despondency (fujk'kk) : Loss  of  complete  hope
Detrimental(gkfudkjd) : Causing  harm  or  damage
Dexterous(dq'ky) : Skillfull at handilng things

E
Eccentric (fofp=k] ludh O;fDr) : A man of odd habits
Excursion (lSj] Hkze.k) : Short  journey  made  by  a  group  of
persons  together
Elegy ('kksdxhr) : Poem  written  on  the  death  of
someone  loved  and  lost
Effeminate (ukjh tSlk) : Man having the qualities of woman
Euthanasia (lq[ke`R;q) : Thing that bring gentle and painless
death  from  incurable  death
Eloquence (okdiVqrk) : Persuasive  and  fluent  speech

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Epistle (/eZi=k) : A  verse  letter
yo
e/
.m
Escapism (iyk;uokn) : Tendency  to  escape  from  hard
//t
s:
tp

realities.
ht

Entomology (dhV foKku) : Study  of  insects

Err(Hkwy djuk) : Liable  to  error
Epithet (xkyh) : A  defamatory  or  abusive  word  or
phrase
Epigraph (vkn'kZokD;] f'kykys[k)
: A  quotation  at  the  beginning  of
some  piece  of  writing
Epitaph (Lekjd] lekf/ys[k) : A  summary  statement  of
commemoration  for  a  dead  person
Edict (vkns'ki=k) : A  formal  or  authoritative
proclamation
Egoist (vgaoknh) : A  self  centered  person  with  little
regards  for  others
Epilogue (milagkj) : A  short  speech  address  directly  to
the  audience  by  an  actor  at  the  end
of play
Embankment (rVca/kuk) : A  long  artificial  mound  of  stone  to
hold back water or to support a road
as  protection
Explicable (O;k[;k djuk] : Capable  of  being  explicated
Li"V djuk)
Eradicate (mUewyu djuk) : To root out an evil or a bad practice
etc.
Epicurean (jfl;k]pVksjk) : Eat, drink and be merry
Extempore (fcuk rS;kjh dk Hkk"k.k
) : Speech  made  without  preparation.
Ethnology (ekuo tkfr foKku) : Science of the races of mankind and
their  relation.
Ecology (ifjfLFkfr foKku) : A scientific study of the relationship
between  plants  and  their
environment.
Explore ([kkst djuk) : Travel  into  a  country  for  the
purpose  of  learning  about  it.
Extricate  (dfBukb;ksa ls ijs) : Free  from  difficulties
Emigrant (izoklh) : One  who  leaves  one’s  country  in
order  to  settle  permanently  in
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: A person who relies on experiment
yo
e/
.m or  observation
//t

Ethics (uhfr'kkL=k)
s:

: The  study  of  moral  values

tp
ht

Economical (fdiQk;rh) : One  who  is  careful  in  the  use  of

money/fuel  etc.
Egalitarianism (lerkokn) : Belief  that  all  people  are  equal  and
have  the  same  rights  and
opportunities
Emeritus, voluntary (llEeku : One who is  honourably discharged
lsokeqDr O;fDr) from  service
Eavesdropper (tks pqids ls nwljks: dh One who secretly listens to the talk
ckrsa lqurk gS) of  others
Effervesce (xSl dk cqycqyk NksM+uk)
: Give  off  bubbles  of  gas
Effluent (dkj[kkus ls fudyus okyh: Liquid waste that flows out from a
rjy xanxh) factory
Elucidate (Li"V O;k[;k djuk) : To  explain  something  mysteries  or
difficult
Embezzlement (/ks[kk/kM+h] : xcu)Misappropriation  of  money
Equestrian (?kqM+lokj) : Person  who  rides  on  horse-back
Equine (?kksM+ks ls lacaf/r) : Pertaining  to  horses
Equilibrium (larqyu) : A  state  of  perfect  balance
Espionage (;q¼ esa tklwlksa :dks Practice of employing spies in war
bLrseky djus dk fØ;kdyki)
Euphemism (fdlh dM+h ckr dk: A mild or indirect expression
uezrkiw.kZ dFku) substituted  for  an  offensive  or
harsh  one
Evacuate ([krjsdh txg ls yksxks
: To shift people from a place of danger
dks ckgj fudkyuk) to  a  safe  place
Exonerate (vkjksi ls eqDr djuk)
: Free  somebody  from  blame,  guilt
or  obligation
Extent (fo|eku) : Still exiting and known
Esoteric (jgL;
ftls fliQZ : Which is known by a few person
dqN yksx tkurs gS)
Ewe (eknk HksM+) : Adult  female  sheep

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yo
e/
.m
izdkj dhlwpuk gksrh gS) every  branch  of  knowledge
//t
s:
tp

Equinox (tc fnu ,oa jkr ,d gh % The day when night and day both

ht

vof/ ds gksrs gS) are  equal

Exquisite (cgqr laqnj ,oa uktqd)
: Extremely  beautiful  and  delicate
Exemplary (cgqr vPNk) : Extremely  good
Embellish (ltkoV djuk) : Make  (something)  more  attractive
by the addition of decorative details
or  features
Emblazon (>ydkuk] vyd`r djuk : Conspicuously  inscribe  or  display
a  design  on  something
Embroil (eqf'dy ;k fookn es iQalkuk)
: To  involve  (someone)  deeply  in  an
argument,  conflict  or  difficult
situation
Empathy (nwljks dh Hkkoukvksa
: dks
The ability to understand and share
le>us dk xq.k) the  feelings  of  another
Entrepreneur (m|eh] O;olk;h) : Someone  who  organizes  a  business
venture  and  assumes  the  risk  for  it
Epigram (cqf¼ekuhiw.kZ dFku)
: A pithy saying or remark expressing
an idea in a clever and amusing way
Equivocal l (vLi"V) : Of  doubtful  character  or  sincerity;
dubious
Erroneous (xyr) : Wrong;  incorrect
Eternal ('kk'ork tks dHkh : Lasting or existing  forever; without
lekIr u gks) end  or  beginning
Emissary (xqIrpj@tklwl) : A person sent on a mission (usually
official)
Epitome (lVhd mnkgj.k) : A  perfect  example
Epidemic (laØked jksx) : Disease  affecting  many  people  at
the  same  place  and  time
Episode (dM+h@o`rkUr) : Part  of  a  story  (specially  T.V.  or
Radio show)
Episodic (dHkh&dHkh gksus okyh
: ?kVuk)
Happening  only  some  time  or
irregularly
Equanimity (/S;Z) : Calmness  of  mind  or  temper

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yo
: Books,  pictures  etc...  intended  to
e/
.m
arouse  sexual  desire
//t
s:

Erudite (fo}ku iq
: "k)
tp

: A  learned  or  scholarly  person

ht

Eternal (vuar) : Exiting  for  ever-without  any

beginning or  ending
Etymology ('kCn fuekZ.k foKku)
: The  science  which  deals  with
derivation  of  words
Euphemism (vkMaCkj 'kSyh) : Bombastic  style  of  writing
Euphonious (lqjhyk) : Sounding  pleasant
Euphoria (vR;ar[kq'kh) : A  strong  feeling  of  happiness
Evanescent (vLFkk;h) : Of a very short duration or period /
ephemeral/transient
Extravaganza (vfr'k;h ukVd) % Public activity which takes place in
a  very  elaborate,  colourful  and
expensive  way
Egregious(csgn [kjkc] ?kksj) : Extremely  bad
Epigram (pqVdqyk) : Short  poem  or  saying  expressing
idea  in  clever  and amusing  way
Epic (egkdkO;) : Long  poem  about  a  nation’s  past
history or its heroes (A long narration
poem)
Exorcist (cqjhvkRekvksa dk fo'ks"kK)
: An experts on evil spirit
Evasive (diVh] VkyeVksy djus okyk
: One who is not willing to give clear
answers  to  a  question.
Extrovert (cfgeqZ[kh) : One  who  is  more  interested  in
others

F
Foster child (ikfyr larku) : A  child  brought  up  by  person  who
are  not  his  parents
Fortnight (i[kokM+k
) : A  period  of  fourteen  days
Fable (uhfrdFkk] dgkuh) : An animal story with a moral
Famine (vdky) : A  dreadful  shortage  of  food.
Felony (egkiki@egkvijk/) : Serious  crime  like  murder.
Fatalist (HkkX;oknh) : One  who  believes  in  fate
Fraud  (/kks[kCkkth) : Act of deceiving somebody in order
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yo
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at  hand  and  circumstance  as  they
//t
s:

ar e
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ht

Felicitate (c/kkbZ nsuk) : Congratulate  somebody  in  formal

manner
Forgery (tkylkth) : Dealing  of  counterfeit  things
Fastidious (rqudfetkt) : Hard  to  please
Florist (iwQy cspus okyk) : One who deal in flowers
Fruiterur (iQy cspus okyk) : One who deal in fruits
Facsimile (izfr:i) : An  exact  copy
Fanatic (fopkjks ls dV~Vj) : Marked  by  excessive  enthusiasm
for and  intense devotion  to a  cause
or  idea
Feasible (ftls dk;kZfUor : Something  capable  of  being  done
fd;k tk lds)
Foregone (iwoZorhZ ;k igys dk): Having  gone  before,  previous
Fossils (/jrh ds uhps ncs gq, : Remains  or  prehistoric  animal  or
plant
ikS/ks ,oa tho] thok'e) preserved  by  being  buried  in  earth
Funambulist (dykckt tks jLlh ij: One who walks on ropes
pyrk gS)
Fidelity (oiQknkjh] fo'oluh;rk): Faithfulness  in  behaviour
Fancy (dYiuk) : Created  from  the  imagination
rather  than  from  life
Fantasy (dkYifud fopkj) % The faculty or activity of imagining
things,  especially  things  that  are
impossible  or  importable
Fecund (mitkÅ ;k moZj) : Producing  of  capable  of  producing
an  abundance  offspring  or  new
growth;  fertile
Fluke (la;ksx] fdLer) : Unlikely  chance  occurrence,
especially a surprising piece of luck
Footnote (fdrkcesa ist ds : An  ancillary  piece  of  information
uhps fy[kh fVIi.kh) printed  at  the  bottom  of  a  page
Forerunner (vxznwr] iwoZlwpd)
: A person or thing that precedes the
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yo
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iwjk iz;kl djuk)
//t
s:

Fallacy (Hkze)
tp

: False  or  mistaken  belief

ht

Fauna (izkf.ktkr) : Animals  of  a  certain  region

Fiasco (iw.kZ vliQyrk) : Complete  failure
Flagstaff ( èotn.M) : A Long pole on which a flag is flown
Fluke (vkdfLed liQyrk) : Stroke of good luck
Frenzy (mUekn) : A  state  of  extreme  excitement
Frostbite ('khrna'k) : Injury  to  the  nose,  fingers  or  toes
caused  by  extreme  cold

G
Garrulous (cgqr cksyus okyk) : A person who talks too much.
Genocide (tkfrlagkj) : The  deliberate  murder  of  a  whole
community  or  race.
Gangster (Mkdw) : The  member  of  a  gang  of  armed
criminals.
Gratis(fu%'kqYd) : Without  payment  or  free  of  cost.
Genetics (vkuqoaf'kdh foKku): The  study  of  heredity.
Glossary ('kCnlaxzg) : List of explanation of words
Groan (djkguk) : A deep sound made by someone in
pain.
Genius (izfrHkkoku) : A  child  of  unusual  or  remarkable
talent  (prodigy)
Glade (ouiFk) : Open  space  in  a  forest
Gaviour (eqfÙkQnkrk) : Person  who  rescues  somebody
from  sins.
Gullible (lh/k&lk/k) : A  person  who  is  easily  befooled
Garrison (fdlh LFkku dh j{kk : A group of soldiers living in a town
djus okyk ny) or a fort, and defending it
Gesture ('kjhj ds vaxks }kjk dh
: A movement  of part of the  body to
vfHkO;fDr ;k Hkko) express  an  idea  or  feeling
Goose (ew[kZ) : A silly person
Gust (rst >ksadk) : Strong  rush  of  air,  rain,  smoke  etc.
carried by wind
Gladiator (yM+kdk) : One who fights with another person
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Geek (xaokj] vlH;) : An  unfashionable  or  socially  inept
yo
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Gillie (f'kdkjh dk lkFk) : A man or boy who attends someone

tp
ht

on a hunting or fishing expedition
Gimbals (tgkt esa dEikl) : An  appliance  that  allows  an  object
(such as a ship’s compass) to remain
horizontal
Gimcrack (fn[kus esa vkd"kZd: ijarq
Flimsy  or  poorly  made  but
[kjkc pht) deceptively  attractive
Glib (cksyus esa dq'ky ijarq : Fluent and easy, often in an insincere
csbZekuh Hkjk) or  deceptive  way
Gracious (f'k"V ,oa vuqdwy) : Courteous,  kind,  and  pleasant
Gallery (izn'kZuh LFky) : A  room  or  building  for  showing
works of art
Geologist (HkwfoKkuh) : One  who  studies  rocks  and  soils
Gynecologist(L=khjksx fo'ks"kK)
: One  who  treats  female  problems
Grandiloquence (vyadkjh Hkk"k.k)
% Using  a  pompous  style  of  speech
Gamble (tqvk) : To  play  games  of  chance,  etc...  for
money
Gastronomy (mRre vkgkj foKku)
: Science  and  art  of  preparing  and
appreciating  good  food
Geology (HkwxHkZ foKku) : The  science  of  earth’s  history  and
rocks
Gobble (ykyph dh rjg [kkuk) : Fat  fast,  noisily  and  greedily
Gregarious (feyulkj] lewg esa : Animals that live in flocks
jgus okys)
H
Herbivorous ('kkdkgkjh) : One  who  in  vegetarian
Hostess (lRdkfj.kh] ifjpkfjd) : A  woman  who  entertains  guests.
Hype (cgqr izfl¼ izpkj djuk) : Excessive  publicity,  To  advertize
Hedonist (lq[koknh) : One  who  believes  that  gaining
pleasure is the most important thing
in life
Henpecked (tks: dk xqyke) : A man who dances to the tunes of his
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Honorary : An office for which no salary is paid
e/
.m
Holocaust (vfXudk.M) : Large  scale  destruction  by  fire
//t
s:
tp

Heath (catj) : A flat waste land

ht

Hymn (Hktu) : A religious song

Hermaphrodite (mHk;fyaxh) : Creature  having  both  male  and
female  organs
Harangue (yEck pkSM+k ;k mxz
: Loud  talk  or  speech
Hkk"k.k nsuk)
Howdah (gkFkh ds ihB dh lokjh)
: Seat  on  elephant’s  back
Hygienist (vkjksX;'kkL=kh) : A person who is very careful about
his  health
Hag (dq:i L=kh) : An ugly woman
Zymology (fd.o foKku) : Study  of  enzymes
Haunt (fdlh txg ij ckj&ckj tkuk): Visit  a  place  often
Herbarium (lw[ks ikS/ks dk : A place for the collection of dry
laxzg LFky) plants
Homophones (leku mPpkj.k : Two words different in spelling and
okys 'kCn) meaning  but  pronounced  alike
Honorarium (osru ds vykok : An  emolument over  and above  fixed
feyus okyk /u) Income  or  salary
Humanitarian (ekuoh;) : One who feels sympathetic towards
human  beings
Hurricane (rwiQku) : Violent  storm
Hyperbole (vfr'k;ksfDr) : An  exaggerated  statement
Hijack (fdlh okgu dk vigj.k : To forcibly take control of a  vehicle
dj ysuk)
Hutch (NksVs tkuojks dks j[kus: A  structure  intended  to  keep  small
dk fiatM+k
) animals
Heifer (xk; ftlus cPps dks : A cow that has not bred
tUe ugha fn;k gS)
Hardened (fdlh pht ls vizHkkfor)
: Not  affected  by  anything
Haggard (Fkdk gqvk ,oa ihfM+r): Looking  exhausted  and  unwell,
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Hamlet (?kjksa dk NksVk lewg)
: A small  village or group of houses
yo
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Harridan (dBksj ,oa : A  strict,  bossy,  or  belligerent  old
//t
s:
tp

yM+kdw cqf<+;k)
ht

woman
Hierarchy (inks dk oxhZdj.k] : The  organization  of  people  at
vuqdze) different ranks in an administrative
body
Hireling (etnwj) : A  person  employed  to  undertake
menial work
Humanist (ekuorkoknh) : Marked  by  humanistic  values  and
devotion  to  human  welfare
Hallucinogen (Hkzfer djus dh nok)
: A  drug  that  causes  one  to
hallucinate
Hedonism (lq[kokn) : Belief that the most important thing
in the world is pleasure
Henchman (lsod) : Faithful,  supporter
Herculean (vfr ijkØeh) : Having  enormous  strength  or  size
Heterogeneous (fo"ke) : Things  which  contains  elements  of
different  nature
Homogeneous (lekax) : Things  which  contain  elements  of
the  same  nature
Horticulture (ckxokuh) : Art  of growing  vegetables,  fruit  etc
Hospitable (esgekuuokt) : Fond  of  entertaining  guest
Hypochondria (fiRrksUekn] jksxHkze)
: Abnormal  or  unnecessary  anxiety
about  one’s  health
Hypocrite (diVh] ik[kaMh) : One who pretends to be what he is
not
Hawker/Peddler (iQsjh yxkus okyk)
: One who travel from place to place
for selling his ware
Hedomania ([kq'kh dk) : Pleasure
Hippy (mRlkg ghu) : Person  who  is  against  ordinary
society  especially  dressing
Horticulturist (ckxckuh dk fo'ks"kK)
: One  who  has  speciality  in
gardening
Innovator (ubZ jhfr pykus okyk)
: A person who introduce new things/
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Irritable (tYnh ukjkt gksus okyk)

: Easily  made  angry
s:
tp
ht

Invulnerable (vHks+|] vts;) : That cannot be  harmed or defeated

Interlude (varjky@eè;karj) : Interval  between  two  events
Inn  (ljk;] /eZ'kkyk
) : Place which provides both boarding
and lodging
Incomprehensible (u le>us ;ksX;): Statement  which  cannot  be
understood
Invoice (fcy ) : List of goods with their price
Innocuous  (vgkfudj) : Not  injurious  to physical  or  mental
health
Instigate (izsfjr djuk] mdlkuk): To urge  a  man to do  some evil
Infantry  (iSny lsuk) : Soldiers who fight on foot
Internment (utjcUnh) : Detaining  and  confining  someone
Incarnation (vorkj] vorkj.k) : Changing  of  magic  spells
Imbroglio (vO;oLFkk) : A  confused,  complicated  or
embarrassing  situation
Inheritance (iSfr`d laifRRk) : Property  handed  down  after  the
death  of  a  person,  heritage
Iconoclast (fjokt rksM+usokyk)
: One  who  break  the  establishment
of  tradition  and  image
Inaugural speech (mn~?kkVu]
) Hkk"ku
: The  lecture  of  a  function  for
introduction
Incredulous (vfo'oluh;) : Not  disposed  or  willing  to  believe,
unbelieving
Incredible (vrqY;uh;
) : Beyond  belief  or  understanding
Inundation (ck<+
) : A rising of a body of water
Invocation (vkgoku] izkFkZuk)
: A prayer asking god’s help as a part
of  religious  Service  (supplication)
Involution (dke dks ckWVuk): Reduction  in  size  of  an  organ  /  the
act  of  sharing  in  the  activities
Immortal  (vej) : A  person  of  enduring  fame  /  not
subject  to  death
Impurity (v'kq¼) : Without risk of punishment
Infallible (xyrh u djus okyk) : Incapable  of  failure  or  error
Isthmus (la;ksx Hkwfe) : A  relatively  narrow  strip  of  land
(with  water  both  side)  Connecting
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Intangible (vLi"V] uk Nwus ;ksX;)
: Incapable  of  being  touched  or  seen
yo
e/
.m
Inevitable (vfuok;Z) : Incapable  of  being  avoided  or
//t
s:

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tp
ht

Ineradicable (ftls lekIr u : That  which  cannot  be  rooted  out.

fd;k tk lds)
Itinerary (;k=k o`rkark) : A  film  or  illustrative  lecture  on
travelling
Imperialism (lkezkT;okn) : Policy of extending  a countries and
influence
Inflammable (vklkuh ls vkx : A thing which catches fire  easily
idM+us okyk)
Illiterate (fuj{kj@vui<+) : A person who cannot read or write
Insoluble (vlek/ks;) : A problem  which cannot  be solved
Irrelevant (vuxZy) : Not  to the point
Illegal (xSj dkuwuh) : Forbidden or prohibited by law
Inexcusable (v{kE;) : Incapable  of  being  justified  or
excused
Incorrigible (vlq/k;Z) : One  who  cannot  be  corrected
Indispensable (vfuok;Z) : That  cannot  be  done  without
Inexplicable/Unaccountable : That  cannot  be  explained  or
(vo.kZuh;) accounted  for
Inaudible (vJO;) : That  cannot  be  heard.
Impracticable (vO;kogkfjd) : That  cannot  be  put  into  practice
Illegible (vikB~;) : A writing that cannot be read
Innocent (cssdlwj@vgkfudkj): Not guilty of a crime or sin
Impeccable (=kqfVghu] funksZ"k)
: Not capable of doing wrong
Introspect (euu djuk) : To  examine  one’s  own  thought
feelings
Irrefutable (v[kaM.kh;) : That  which  cannot  be  refuted  or
answered
Innumerable (vla[;) : That  which  cannot  be  counted
Inextinguishable (u lyq>us ;ksX;): That cannot  be put  out
Inexhaustible (tks dHkh lekIr : Existing in very great amounts that
u gks ]v{k;) will never be finished:
Impiety (v/eZ] ukfLrdrk) : Lack  of  respect  especially  for  God
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yo
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//t

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s:

Inroad : Sudden  attack  on  another ’s

tp
ht

territory
Inextricable (u lqy>us ;ksX;) : So  closely  linked  that  separation  is
impossible
Informant (lwpuk nsus okyk) : A person who  gives information
Infidel (fuUnd] ukfLrd) : Person with no belief in a religion
Imminent (vklUu) : Which  is  about  to  happen
Intemperate (vla;eh) : That  which  is  showing  lack  of  self
control
Intrigue ("kM~;U=k) : Making  of  secret  plans  to  do
something  bad
Idolatry(ewfrZ iwtu) : The worship of idols or images
Imaginary (dkYifud) : Existingonly in the mind
Immigrant (vizoklh) : A person who comes to one country
from another in order to settle there
Immune (izfrjf{kr) : Free  from  infection
Impalpable (vLi'kZuh;) : Incapable  of  being  perceived  by
touch
Impenetrable (vizos';) : That  which  cannot  be  penetrated
Imperceptible (vn`';) : That  which cannot  be perceived  by
sense
Impertinent (xqLrk[k) : Not  showing  proper  response
Impiety (lEeku dh deh) : Lack  of  respect  or  religious
reverence
Imponderable (vlkspuh;) : That  which  cannot  be  guessed  or
calculated
Imposter (cgq:fi;k) : One  who  assume  a  character  or
title  not  his  own  to  deceive  others
Impracticable (vO;ogkfjd) : Incapable  of  being  practiced
Impregnable (vts;@vesí) : Too  strong  to  be  overcome  or
defeated
Impresario (la;kstd) : A  manager  or  director  of  a  ballad
or  a  concert,  a  Theatre  or  opera
company
Impromptu (fcuk rS;kjh dk) : Something  said  or  done  without
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Inadmissible (vLohdk;Z) : That  which  cannot  be  admitted  or
//t
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allowed
tp
ht

Incendiary (tks vkx@xqLlk HkM+dk,s)

: Designed  to  cause  fire/likely  to
cause  violence
Incombustible (tks tys ugha) : That which cannot be burnt
Incomparable (vrqyuh;@vrqY;)
: That  which  cannot  be  compared
Incurable (vlk/;) : Which  can’t  be  cured
Indefatigable (tks Fkds ugha) : Incapable  of  being  tired
Indefensible (vlqjf{kr) : Which  cannot  be  defended
Indelible (vfeV) : Which  cannot  be  erased  or
forgotten
Indemnity (eqvkotk) : Compensation  for  loss
Indestructible (vu'oj) : That  which  cannot  be  destroyed
Indignant (vU;k; ds dkj.k dq¼): Angry  at  injustice
Indispensable (vifjgk;Z) : That without which one can’t do
Indivisible (vfoHkkT;) : That which cannot be divided
Ineligible (v;ksX;) : Not  suitable  to  be  elected  or
selected  under  the  rules
Inexplicable (vo.kZuh;) : Which  cannot  be  explained
Inexplicit (vizdV) : Not  definitely  or  clearly  expressed
Inexpressible (vo.kZuh;) : That  which  cannot  be  expressed  in
words
Infectious (laØked) : A  disease  which  spreads  through
air  and  water
Inimitable (tks vuqdj.kh; u gks)
: Incapable  of  being  imitated
Insurrection (cxkor) : Rising  in  arms  against  an
established  government
Intercede (fliQkfj'k djuk) : Place  to  obtain  a  favour  to  save
someone  else
Intercept (jksduk) : To check or stop on way
Intrigue/conspire (lkft'k djuk) : Make  or  carry  out  secret  planning
Introspection (vkRe fufj{k.k) : Examination  of  self  thought  or
feeling
Invisible (vn`';) : That  cannot  be  seen
Irreconcilable (vlaxr) : Impossible  to  find  agreement
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s:
tp

Irrevocable (vifjorZuh;) : That  which  cannot  be  altered

ht

Itinerant (?kqeDdM)+ : One  who  travels  from  place  to

place
Idiosyncrasy (O;ogkj dk fo'ks"k
: A  person‘s  peculiar  habit
izdkj ;k fl¼kar)
Illicit (xSjdkuwuh] voS/) : A trade that is prohibited by low or
prevailing  social  standards
Imminent (rqjar ,oa fuf'pr :i : That  is  sure  to  happen
ls gksus okyk gks)
Impervious (laosnughu] vizHkkfor)
: Not  admitting  of  passage  or
capable  of  being  affected
Impunity (ltk ugha feyus : Without risk of punishment
dh fLFkfr)
Incognito (fdlh vkSj uke ls dke: Travelling  under  the  name  other
djus okyk) than  One’s  own
Indefatigable (tks dHkh Fkds ;k : One  incapable  of  being  tired
gkj u ekus)
Indefensible (ftldh j{kk ugha : That  cannot  be  defended
dh tk ldas)
Ingenious (u;s phtks ds : Skilful in inventing
vfo"dkj esa fuiq.k)
Insatiable (ftls larq"V ugha fd;k: That  which  cannot  be  satisfied
tk lds)
Insomnia (uhan ugha vkuk) : Inability  to  sleep
Intestate (tks fcuk olh;r ej tk;sa): One who dies without a will
Intuition (fcuk lksps Rofjr izfrfdz;k)
: Immediate  response  by  the  mind
without  reasoning
Irrevocable (ftls okil ugha : That which  cannot be called back,
fy;k tk ldsa) that  which  cannot  be  changed  or
withdrawn
Intermediary (eè;LFkrk djus okyk)
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//t
s:

Imperialist (detksj ns'k

tp

: One who  tries  to  control weak

ht

ij vf/dkj djus okyk) countries

Impressionist (nwljs ds O;ogkj : One  who  amuses  by  coping
dh udy djds euksjatudjus okyk) activities  of  another  person
Inadmissible  (Lohdkj@cnkZ'r u: Not  to  be allowed  or  tolerated;  not
fd;k tk lds) accepted  as  valid
Inflorescence (iq"io`Ur) : The  arrangement  of  the  flowers  on
a  plant
Ingenuous (lh/k&lk/k) : Innocent  and  unsuspecting
Inclination (fdlh dke : A person’s natural tendency or urge
vkfn dks djus dh izo`fr) to act or feel in a  particular way
Incongruous (csesy) : Not in harmony or keeping with the
surrounding  or  other  aspects  of
something
Inimical ('k=kqrkiw.kZ) : Tending  to  obstruct  or  harm
Iniquitous (vU;k;iw.kZ) : Grossly unfair and  morally  unfair
Inveterate (dV~Vj@gBh) : Long  established  and  unlikely  to
change
Infiltrator(?kqliSfB;k) : One  who  sneaks  into  a  country
Invigilator (ijh{kd) : One  who  watch  over  students
taking  an  examination
Introvert (vareqZ[kh) : One  who  is  more  interested  in
himself
Imposter (/ks[ksckt] <+ksxh) : Person  pretending  to  be  somebody
he is not
Itinerant (ifjHkze.k djus okyk): One  who  travels  from  place  to
place

J
Jargon (fo'ks"kcksyh) : Language  difficult  to  understand
Journalist/Reporter/ : One who writes for the news paper
Correspondent (laoknnkrk)
Jurisdiction (U;k; nsus okyk ny): A fixed territory in which authority
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Jettison (csdkj lkeku iQsad nsuk
: To throw unnecessary or unwanted
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([krjs esa) things  from  ship  etc.
//t
s:
tp

Jibe (dVq fVIi.kh)

ht

: An insulting remark
Jovial ([kq'kuqek) : Cheerful  and  friendly
Juxtapose (lfUu/ku djuk) : Placing  a  thing  beside  another
Journal (v[kokj) : A  newspaper  or  magazine  that
deals  with  a  Particular  subject  or
professional  activity
Juggler (tknwxj) : One  who  performs  trick  by  sleight
of hand
Judicious (foosdh) : One wise in ones talk and guidance.
Jailbird (dSnh tks ckj&ckj tsy : a person who has spent a lot of time
esa tkrk gks) in prison

K
Kindergarten (ckyfogkj) : School  for  infants  and  children  age
of 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary
school
Knell (vafre laLdkj ds le; : Sound of  the funeral  bell
ctus okyk ?kaVk)
Kennel (dqÙkk ?kj) : Shelter  or  a  place  for  pet  dogs.
Kiln (HkV~Bk
) : The  place  where  bricks  are  baked
Kleptomania (lkeku pqjkus dh vknr)
: Mania for stealing

L
Licentious (dkeqd) : Lacking moral discipline; especially
sexually  unrestrained
Lavatory (iz{kkyu d{k) : Room with toilet facilities
Legitimate (dkuwuh) : Responsible  according  to  law
Legacy (iSr`d laifRr) : Property  given  by  father/a  gift  of
personal  property
Leer (dkeqd Hkjh fuxkgksa ls: ns[kuk)
A sly look that is lustful

Legible (iBuh;) : Handwriting that can be easily read

Legend (ikSjkf.kd ikjaifjd dFkk)
: An old story handed down from the
past
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Ledger (vk;&O;; dk ys[kk : A book of  accounts showing debits
yo
e/
.m
okyh fdrkc) and  credits
//t
s:
tp

Loquacious (okpky) : One who  talks continuously

ht

Lapidist (iRFkj dh uDdk'kh) : One  who  cuts  precious  stones

Liar (xqiQk) : An underground living place for big
animals
Librarian (iqLrdky;k?;{k) : A person in  charge of a  library
Landscape (Hkw&Hkkx dk fogaxe
: n`';)
The  complete  view  of  a  place
Loyalty (okiQknkjh) : Firm in one’s support and friendship
Lease (iVVk] vuqefr) : A legal agreement allowing the use
of  something
Labyrinth (jkLrksa dk tfVy tky)
: A complicated irregular network of
passages  or  paths  in  which  it  is
difficult to find one‘s way; a maze
Lexicon ([kkl 'kCndks'k) : A  reference  book  containing  an
alphabetical  list  of  words  with
information  about  them
Libertine (vuSfrd ;k : A  dissolute  person;  usually  a  man
O;kfHkpkjh O;fDr) who  is  morally  unrestrained
Lope (yacs Mx ls nkSM+uk) : Run or move with a long bounding
stride
Lagoon (leqnzry) : Salt  water  lake  separated  from  the
sea  by  sand  banks
Larceny (pksjh) : The  crime  of  stealing  something
from  somebody;  an  occasion  when
this  takes  place
Lexicographer ('kCndks'k cukus okyk)
: One  who  compiles  a  dictionary
Linguist (cgqHkk"kkfon~) : One  who  speaks  many  foreign
languages
Logic (rdZ) : The  science  of  reasoning
Legislature (fo/kf;dk) : The  point  of  govt.  which  is
concerned  with  making  of  rules

M
Monarch (jktra=k) : The rule of  a  queen/king
Materialistic (HkkSfrd oknh) : A person with whom money or gain
is the most important consideration
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Monument (Lekjd) : A building etc. made in memory of
yo
e/
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some  person  or  to  Commemorate
//t
s:

a  historical  event
tp
ht

Malnutrition (vi;kZIr iks"k.k

) : Condition  caused  by  not  getting
enough food of the right kind
Manifesto (?kks"k.kki=k) : Policy of political party
Mammal (Lruik;h) : Animals which nourished with milk
Memento (;knxkj) : Something  kept  as  a  reminder
Massacre (ujlagkj) : Cruel and indiscriminate killing of a
large  number  of  human  beings
Manual (funsZ"kksa dh ,d iqLrd)
: A book of instructions.
Misanthropist (ekuo}s"kh) : One  who  hates  mankind
Misogynist (ukjh}s"kh) : One  who  hates  women
Museum (laxzgky;) : Building  in  which  historical  things
are  kept.
Misoneist (iqjkruoknh) : A person who hates new things.
Mortuary (eqnkZ?kj) : A place where dead bodies are kept
Monastery (eB) : A building of circular shape.
Maiden speech (izFke Hkk"k.k)
: The first public speech delivered by
a  person
Mores  (jhfr] fjokt) : Customs  and  habits  of  a  particular
group
Monologue  (Lokxr Hkk"k.k) : Speech  make  to  oneself  /  a  long
boring  speech.
Moral (uSfrd] lh[k) : The significance  of a  story  or event
Mortal  (izk.k/?kkrd) : Capable  of  causing  death
Masque (ukVdh; :i) : A  dramatic  performance
Matins (lqcg dh izkFkZuk) : Morning  prayer
Manuscript (gLrfyfi) : Paper  written  in  one’s  own
handwriting
Malapropism (gkL;kin 'kCn iz;ksx
) : Ridiculous use of words
Maidenhood (dqokjk¡iu] yM+dh: dk)The  state  of  being  unmarried  (of  a
girl)
Maxim (dgkor) : A short statement of a general truth
Metamorphosis (:ikarj.k) : Complete  change  in  appearance

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Migration (izokl) : Movement  from  one  country  to
yo
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//t

Misandrist (iq:"knzksgh)
s:

: One  who  hates  males

tp
ht

Misologist (Kku ls uiQjr djus okyk)

: Hater  of  learning
Missionary (/eZ izpkjd) : A  person  sent  to  teach  Christian
religion
Monogamy (,d iRuh izFkk) : The  practice  of  keeping  only  one
wife
Mutilation ('kjhj ds vax dks dkVuk)
: Cutting  off  body  parts
Migratory (Hkze.k'khy) : Birds  moving  from  one  place  to
another
Misnomer (feF;k uke) : Wrong  use  of  a  name,  word  or
description
Messiah (elhgk) : A  person  expected  to  come  and
save  the  world
Metalloid (v/krq) : Of  or  being  a  non-metallic  element
that  has  some  of  the  properties  of
metal
Manometer (xSl dk nkc ekius : An  instrument  for  measuring
okyk ;a=k) gaseous  pressure
Mantle (<hyk <kyk oL=k) : A  loose  piece  of  clothing  without
pressure
Matinee (nksigj ds ckn dk : A cinema show which is held in the
flusek dk 'kks) afternoon
Medieval (eè;;qxhu) : Belonging to the Middle Ages
Meditation (è;kueXu) : Deep in  thought
Memories (thou ds Lej.kh; : Memorable  recollection  of  the
vuqHkoksa dk laxzg) experience  of  one’s  life
Mirage (e`x ejhpdk) : An  appearance  of  objects  often
simulating the appearance of water
Momentous (egRoiw.kZ volj): An  occasion  of  great  importance
Monopoly (,dkf/dkj) : Sole  right  to  make  and  sell  some
invention
Monotheist (tks ,d bZ'oj ij : One  who  believes in  a  single  god
fo'okl djs)
Mummy (e`r 'kjhj ij yxk;k : Body of a human being or animal
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: ijOne who believes in the dominance
yo
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fo'okl djus okyk) of  man   over  woman
//t
s:

Mendicant (fHk[kkjh)
tp

: Beggar
ht

Manoeuvre (frdM+eckth ;k pky)

: Use  of  trick  for  personal  benefits
Mimicry (cksypky dh udy) : A humorous imitation of a person’s
activity
Maze (Hkwy HkqyS;k] my>u): A  complex  network  of  paths  or
passages
Matrilineal (ekr`oa'kh;) : Of  or  based  on  kinship  with  the
mother  or  the  female  line
Metallurgy (/krq foKku) : The  branch  of  science  concerned
with  the  properties  of  metals  and
their production and purification
Mocktail ('kjkcjfgr is; inkFkksZ
: A non alcoholic drink consisting of a
dk feJ.k) mixture  of  fruit  juices  or  other  soft
drinks
Meticulous (lko/ku) : One  who  is  very  careful  and
particular
Malcontent (vlUrq"V) : Person  who  is  always  dissatisfied
Mediocre (lkekU;) : One  who  is  neither  intelligent  nor
dull
Major (eq[;) : The  head  of  a  town  counselor  or
corporation
Malingerer (th pqjkus okyk) : One who pretends illness to escape
duty
Monomaniac (,dksUekn] mUekn)
: Person  obsessed  with  one  idea  or
subject

N
Nepotism (HkkbZ& Hkrhtkokn)
: Favouring own kith and kin
Nemesis  (izfr'kks/) : Just punishment for wrong  doing
Nostalgia (vrhr dh >yd) : Wistfull  longing  for  something
Noose  (iQank) : Loop of  rope is  called
Neology  (u;k 'kCn iz;ksx) : Using of new words
Nefarious (nq"V] cnuke) : Extremely wicked, villainous
Narcissist (vkReizseh) : Someone  in  love  with  themselves
Numismatist  (eqnzk'kkL=k) : One  who  collects  coins

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Nomenclature (ukenkrk] ukekoyh)
: A system  of naming  things
yo
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Noxious (vfu"Vdkjh) : The  thing  which  is  harmful  and
//t
s:
tp

poisonous.
ht

Notorious  (dq[;kr) : A person who has an evil reputation.

Nocturnal (jkf=kfØ;k&dyki) : Done or happening in the night
Naive (lh/k&lknk) : Having natural simplicity of nature
Narcotics (u'khyh nokbZ;k¡) : A  medicine  that  induces  sleep
Naturalism (izÑfrokn) : Adherence  or  attachment  to  what
is  natural
Namesake (nwljs ds leku uke dk)
: Somebody  or  something  with  the
same  name  as  somebody  or
something  else
Neurotic (ekufld volkn ls ihfM+r): A  person  suffering  from  nervous
break down
Niche (nhokj esa ewfrZ j[kus dh
: txg)
A hollow place in a wall for a statue

Nuance (vFkZ] jax vkfn esa cgqr

: Subtle difference in colour, meaning
lw{e varj) etc.
Numb (nnZ eglwl u gksuk) : To  cause  to  feel  no  pain
Nomad ([kkukcnks'k) : Member  of  a  tribe  that  wanders
from  place  to  place
Nerd (fdlh [kkl {ks=k dk fo'ks"kd)
: A  single  minded  expert  in  a
particular  technical  field
Nifty (dkS'kyiw.kZ) : Particularly  good,  skillful,  effective
and  stylish
Nimble (iqQrhZyk) : Quick  and  light  in  movement  or
action;  agile
(uksflf[k;k)
Novice/tyro/neophyte : One who is new  to a  profession
Neogamist (uofookfgr) : One  who  is  recently  married
Neurotic (vR;ar laosnu'khy ;k fpafrr)
: Excessive  sensitive,  anxious  or
obsessive
Nursery  (ikS/'kkyk) : The  place  where  young  plants  are
grown
Novelist (miU;kldkj) : One who write novel

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Oasis (e:|ku) : A  small  fertile  or  green  area  in  a

s:
tp
ht

desert  region.
Obituary (e`R;q lwpuk) : Notice  of  the  death  of  a  person.
Omniscient (loZKkrk) : One who claims to know everything
Omnipotent  (loZ'kfDreku) : One  who has  total  power
Omnipresent (loZO;kih) : One  who  present  everywhere
Opaque  (vikjn'khZ) : Not allowing light to pass through.
Optimist (vk'kkoknh) : One who looks at the bright side of
things
Orphan  (vukFk) : A  child  whose  parents  are  dead.
Osteology  (gfM~M;ksa dk vè;;u)
: The  study  of  the  bones.
Orthography  ('kq¼ mPpkj.k dk: Science  of  correct  pronunciation.
vè;;u)
Obsolete (vizpfyr) : No longer in use
Octogenarian (80 lky dh mez : A  person  of  eighty  years  of  age
dk O;fDr)
Oceanlogy (egklkxj dk vè;;u) : Study  of  ocean  and  ocean
phenomena
Ornithologist (i{kh foKkuh) : Someone  who  scientifically  studies
the  birds
Omnivorous  (lokZgkjh) : One  who  eats  everything
Orthodox  (/eZijk;.k) : A  person  holding  conventional
beliefs  specially  in  matters  of
religion
Ode (iz'kalk]xku djus okyh dfork)
: A poem in prasie
Opinionated (vius fopkjks esa dV~Vj)
: Strong and unchanging in opinion
Omnibus (ys[kd }kjk fy[ks ys[kks: A  volume  containing  several  novels
dk laxzg) or  other  items  previously  published
separately
Obscurantist (KkuksUUfr fojks/h)
: Person  who  is  opposed  to
enlightenment
Obsequies (vafre laLdkj) : Funeral  rites
Oculist (us=k fpfdRld) : One  who  attends  to  the  disease  of
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Oncologist(dSalj jksx fo'ks"kK): One  who  treats  cancer  patients
yo
e/
.m
Ophthalmologist (vkW[k jksx fo'ks"kK)
: One  who  takes  care  of  eyes  and
//t
s:

treats  various  eye  problems  and

tp
ht

performs  different  eye  surgeries.

Obstetrician (izlwfrjksx fo'ks"kK)
: Physician  who  delivers  babies
Optician (p'es cspus okyk) : One  who  tests  eye  sight  and  sells
spectacles
Oligarchy(vYira=k) :  A form of government in which only
a small group of people hold all the
power
Omniform  (lokZÑfrd) : Having  every  form  or  shape
Omnigenous (lc izdkj dk) : Comprising all kinds
Orator  (oDrk) : One who makes an eloquent public
speech
Orchard (iQyksa dk cxhpk) : A garden of fruits
Ostracize (lekt ls fudkyuk) : To turn out of society
Oviparous  (vaMksRiUu) : Baring  eggs  and  not  young  ones
Ovine (fcYyh ds tSlk) : One who looks like a cat
Oath ('kiFk) : Solemn undertaking with God’s help
to  do  something

P
Polytheism (vusd nsorkvksa esa
: Belief in  many Gods
fo'okl djus okyk)
Photosynthesis  (izdk'k la'ys"k.k)
: Process  by  which  green  plants
make  food  from  organic
compounds from water and carbon
dioxide  in  the  presence of light
Philosophy (n'kZu'kkL=k) : The study of truth and knowledge
Patron  (laj{kd) : A person who helps others by giving
them  monetary  help  and
encouragement
Prologue  (izLrkouk) : An introductiry lecture ot a play
Primitive (vkfne] izkphu) : A  person  who  belongs  to  early  age
of civilization
Probable  (laHkork) : Having  a  high  chance to  be true  or
real
Pacifist ('kkafrfiz;) : A  person  who  believes  in  the  total
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Philatelist (fVfdV laxzgh) : One  who  collects  postage  stamps
yo
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Philistine (vckSf¼d O;fDr) : One indifferent to art or literature .
//t
s:

(:ijs[kk)
tp

Profile : General  view  of  a  person’s

ht

character
Philanthropist (ekuoizseh) : One who love human kind
Pioneer(iFk izn'kZd) : One who leads in any field
Prompt (fcuk nsj ls djuk) : Done without delay
Phrenology (ekfLr"d foKku) : The  study  of  the  shape  of  the
human  head,  which  some  people
think  is  a  guide  to  a  person’s
character
Paleontology (thok'e
dk vè;;u) : Study  of  fossils
Perquisite (vuqykHk) : An  emolument  over  and  above
fixed  income  or  salary
Parasite (ijthoh) : One  who  lives/survive  on  other/
others  lives
Psychopathology (efLr"d jksxksa
: The  study  of  mental  disease.
dk vè;;u)
Pathology (jksx funku) : The  study  of  the  disease.
Pedantic (iafMrkÅ) : A style in which a writer display off
his knowledge.
Propensity (#>ku) : Having  natural  tendency  to
something.
Posthumous (ej.kksijkar) : Child  born  after  the  death  of  its
father.
Palpable (Li'kZuh; ) : Thing  that can  be  felt or  touched.
Plagiarism (lkfgfR;d pksjh) : Stealing from the writings of others.
Pedestrian (pyus okyk] iSny) : One who walks
Pessimist   (fujk'kkoknh) : One  who  looks  at  the  dark  side  of
things
Perspicacious  (Li"V cqf¼ okyk)
: Quick to judge and understand.
Philomuse  (dyk izseh) : A person who loves art.
Postmortem  ('ko ijh{k.k) : Medical Examination  of a  body
Pornography  (v'yhy ys[ku) : Treatment  of  obscene  subjects  in
writing, painting etc....
Privilege  (fo'ks"kkf/dkj) : Right  or  advantage  available  to  a
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Prodigy/Marvel/Portent : A  person  of  remarkable  talent

tp
ht

(foy{k.k O;fDr)
Philanderer  (b'dckt) : One who flirts with ladies
Prodigy  (peRdkj] foy{k.k) : A  remarkable  talent
Peer  (rkduk] cjkcj gksuk) : Equal in rank, to gaze at
Palatable (Lokfn"B) : Food  agrees  with  one’s  taste
Parody  (udy) : Funny  imitation of a  poem
Parable  (uhfr& dFkk) : To explain a spiritual truth
Piggyback (ihB ij lokjh) : Ride  on  someone  else’s  back
Piggybank  (xqYyd) : A child’s coin bank (often shaped like
a pig)
Pageant  (rek'kk@yhyk@uqekb'k)
: Elaborate  public  spectacle
Polyglot (tks dbZ Hkk"kk,sa cksyrk
: gks)who  speaks  many  languages
One 

Poet (dfork fy[kus okyk) : One who write poetry

Piscivorous (eNyh [kkus okyk): Animals which feed on fish
Pilferage  (pksjh) : To  take  secretly  in  small  quantities
Purist  (fo'kq}okn) : A  person  who  is  particular  about
correctness  in  the  use  of  words
Panacea  (jkeck.k) : A remedy  for all  kinds of  diseases
Pandemonium  ('kksjxqy) : A wild and noisy disorder
Panegyric  (iz'kalk
i=k) : Piece of writing full of praise
Pantomime  (ewd vfHku;) : Dramatic  performance  with  dumb
show
Paramour (ftl ls 'kkjhfjd : Sexual  partner  or  lover
laca/k gks)
Parasol (jaxhu Nkrk) : A lady’s  umbrella
Patriot (ns'kHkDr) : One  who  loves  one’s  country
Patronymic (fir` uke) : Name  derived  from  that  of  father
or  ancestor
Parole (naMvodk'k) : A  temporary  release  allowed  on
certain  conditions
Parley (lfU/okrkZ djuk] fopkj : A  negotiation  between  enemies
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yo
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.m
//t

Patrimony (firk ls ds fojklr

s:

: Property  inherited  from  one‘s

tp
ht

esa izkIr /ku) father  or  ancestor

Pauper (xjhc) : One  who  has  no  money
Perennial (tks dHkh lekIr ugha :gks)That  which  is  everlasting
Periphery (fdlh LFkku dh ifjf/) :   Boundary  of  an  area
Pious (vfr/kfeZd] ifo=k) : Deeply  religious
Postscript (i=k es uke ds ckn : A  short  message  added  on  to  the
fy[kh xbZ lwpuk) end  of  a  letter  after  the  signature
Potable (ihus ;ksX; ikuh) : Water fit for drinking
Predator (,d tkuoj tks nwljs : An animal which prays on other
tkuoj dk f'kdkj djrk gS) animals

Proclaim (?kks"k.kk djuk) : Say  publicly  that  something

important  is  true
Prophet (Hkfo"; oDrk] iSxEcj)
: One  who  foretells  events  correctly
Prosecute (fdlh ds f[kykiQ dkuwuh
% Take legal action against somebody
dk;Zokgh djuk)
Prototype (fdlh pht dk : The first  model of a  new  device
izFke ekWMy)
Pugnacity (yM+us dh eukso`fr) : Inclined  to  fight  or  be  aggressive
Pyrotechnics (iVk[kk cukus dh dyk)
: The art of making fireworks
Phonetics (mPpkj.k dk foKku : Science  of  sound  of  speech
Partisan (fcuk fopkj fd, leFkZu: Someone who supports a person or
djus okyk) something without  thinking
Plaintiff (dsl nk;j djus okyk) : One  who  causes  brings  case  in  the
court, one who files a suit.
Pedagogue (f'k{k.k dk;Z esa fyIr]
: One who likes teaching
fuiq.k)
Psyche (xgjh Hkkouk,a) : Innermost  feeling
Psychic (etcwr ekufld 'kfDr okyk)
: One  who  has  strong  mental  power
Pedant (i<+kbZ es fu;eksa ds ikyu
: ijOne  who  emphasizes  greatly  on
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Proselyte (fdlhfl¼kar dks viukus
: One  who  persuades  someone  to
yo
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ds fy, tksj nsuk) accept  a  particular  belief
//t
s:
tp

Paranoia (yksxks ds izfr Hk;) : A mental diseases when people are

ht

afraid  of  others

Patriarch (ifjokj
dk iq:"k eqf[k;k)
: The  male  head  of  the  family
Prelude (Hkwfedk) : The  introduction  of  background  at
the beginning of a  play
Per-natal (tUels igys) : Before  birth
Pantry (Hkkstu j[kus dh txg) : A place where food is kept
Pervasive (pkjksa rjiQ izHkko : ;k Having  presence  or  effect
mifLFkfr okyk) everywhere
Plaintive (mnkl vkokt) : Sad  sounding  sound
Protocol (O;ogkj ds fu;e) : Rules  of  behaviour  in  a  formal
situation
Purgative (gkfudkjdinkFkZ ls : A  medicine  meant  to  clear  body  of
'kjhj dks eqDr
djus dh nok) harmful  substance
Parboil (fdlh pht dks : To boil until partially cooked, often
vk/k mckyuk) before  further  cooking
Parsimony (datwlh) : Extreme  unwillingness  to  spend
money  or  use  resources
Patrilineal (firzoa"kh;) : Inheriting  or  determining  descent
through  the  male  line
Podium (Hkk"k.k nsus okyk eap)
: A small platform on which a person
may  stand  to  be  seen  by  an
audience, as when making a speech
etc.
Positivist (vk'kkoknh) : Someone  that  always  follows  the
positive  view
Preface (fdrkc dh izLrkouk) : An introduction to a book
Preoccupation (fdlh fopkj esa eXu)
: The  state  or  condition  of  being
preoccupied  or  engrossed  with
something
Propensity (izo`fr ;k >qdko) : An  inclination  or  natural  tendency
to  behave  in  a  particular  way
Prophecy (Hkfo";ok.kh) : A prediction of what will happen in
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Proscenium (eap ij ijns ds : The  part  of  a  theatre  stage  in  front
yo
e/
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vkxs dk Hkkx) of  the  curtain
//t
s:

Psalm (ifo=k xhr] Hktu)

tp

: A  sacred  song  or  hymn

ht

Pyre (fprk) : A  heap  of  combustible  material,

especially  one  for  burning  a  corpse
as  part  of  a  funeral  ceremon
Pawn (fxjoh j[kuk) : Leave  as  a  guarantee  in  return  for
money
Pawn shop (fxjoh j[kus dh nqdku)
: A shop where loans are made with
personal  security
Peculation (xcu) : Use  of  public  money  for  one’s  own
benefit
Pedantic (Kku n'kkZus okyk yss[k)
: A  style  in  which  a  writer  makes  a
display  of  his  knowledge  and
learning
Peninsula (izk;f}i) : Area of land almost surrounded by
sea
Perceptible (bfUnz;xkspj) : That can be perceived by the senses
Peroration(milagkj@urhtk) : Concluding  part  of  a  speech
Perseverance (yxu) : Constant  effort  to  achieve
something
Perversion (foÑfr) : Change  to  something  abnormal  or
unnatural
Philology (Hkk"kk dk v/;;u) : Science  of  study  of  language
Pilgrim (rhFkZ;k=kh) : One  who  travels  to  sacred  place
Piquant (elkysnkj@fnypLi) : Pleasant  or  sharp  to  the  test/
interesting
Placard/poster (foKkiu) : Written  or  printed  notice
Platitude (f?klh&fiVh ckr) : Statement that is obviously true and
hence dull or not stimulating
Polyandry (cgqikr dFkk) : The  custom  of  having  more  than
once  husband  at  the  same  time
Polygon (cgqHkqt) : A figure with many angles or sides
Predicament (nqnZ'kk) : Difficult  or  dangerous  situation
Prejudice (iwokZxzgh) : Be  biased  against
Premonition (iwokZHkkl) : Forewarning  of  an  impending
danger
Prerogative (fo'ks"kkf/dkj) : Absolute  rights

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Prognostication (Hkfo";ok.kh): Act  of  forecasting  by  examining
yo
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s:

Promiscuous (vfrdkeqd) : Having  a  lot  of  different  sexual

tp
ht

partners
Proponent (izLrkod) : Person  who  proposes  something
Propriety (e;kZnk) : State  of  being  correct  in  behavior
or  moral
Protagonist (leFkZd@eq[; ik=k)
: An  important  supporter  of  an  idea
or  political  system/chief  actor  or
character  in  a  story  or  drama
Prudent (le>nkj) : Wise
Protectorate (lajf{kr jkT;) : Country  under  the  protection  of  a
more  powerful  country
Pseudonym (Ñfre uke) : Name  taken  by  an  author  instead
of  his  real  name
Punctilious (vfrf'k"Vkpkjh) : Very  careful  to  behave  correctly
Physician (fpfdRld) : One  who  attends  to  sick  people
Psychologist (euks fpfdRld) : One who studies the working of the
human mind
Pilot (gokbZ tgkt mM+kus okyk) : One  who  flies  an  aero  plane
Pale pathologist (iqjkuh chekfj;ksa
: dkOne  who  studies  of  ancient
bykt djus okyk) diseases
Parvenu (u;k lsB) : One who has suddenly gained new
wealth
Pediatricians (cky jksx fo'ks"kK)
: One who treats problems of infants,
children,  baby
Pagan : Person who does not believe in any
religion

Q
Quadruped (pkSik;k tkuoj) : An animal with four feet.
Quest  (vUos"k.k) : Try  to  search  for  something.
Quotation  (m¼j.k) : A  passage  often  quoted
Quintuplet (ik¡p cPpks dk : Five children born at the same time
tUe ,d lkFk)
Quarantine (lhfer djuk) : Confinement  to  one  place  to  avoid
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yo
e/
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avoid inflation
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s:

Questionnaire (iz'ukoyh)
tp

: A  list  of  questions  to  be  answered

ht

by  group  of  people

Quisling (ns'kæksgh)  : One  who  collaborates  with  an
enemy  inside  or  outside  one’s  own
country

R
Red-tapism (dk;kZyhu fu;e) : Too  much  official  formalities
Revocation  ( [k.Mu djuk) : The  state  of  being  cancelled  or
annulled
Reticent (xSj feyulkj) : Temperamentally disinclined to talk
Reticule (efgyk dk ilZ) : A  woman’s  drawstring  handbag
usually made of net used in 18th and
19th  century
Ridicule (etkd cukuk) : Language  or  behavior  intended  to
humiliate
Registrar  (iath;u vf/dkjh) : A  person  who  keeps  records  or
registers  in  a  university  or  town
council
Recite (lqukuk] ;kn~nk'r ls : To  say  aloud  from  memory
tksj ls cksyuk)
Reciprocity (ysu&nsu dh izFkk)
: Practice  of  give  and  take.
Rebate  (NwV) : Reduction in a tax or debt.
Respite  (vkjke) : Time  of  relief  or  rest.
Relapse (iqu% iru gksuk) : Fall  into  a  former  state.
Rebel  (jktnzksgh) : A  person  who  takes  arms  against
the government of his own country
Recapitulate (la{ksi esa nksgjkuk)
: Repeat  the  main  points
Reconcile (esy&feyki djuk) : Bring about harmony or agreement
Recluse (,dkaroklh) : One  who  lives  alone  and  avoids
company
Reconnaissance (fdlh LFkku dk: Information  gathering  activity
lSU; losZ{k.k) about  enemy  forces
Redundancy (vuko';drk) : When  something  is  unnecessary
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Relegate/Demote (ntkZ ?kVkuk)
% Reduce  to  a  lower  position
yo
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.m
Remission ({kek) : Pardon for forgiveness for breaking
//t
s:
tp

religious  laws
ht

Rendezvous (feyu&LFky) : Place  fixed  for  meeting  or

assembling
Renegade (/keZifjR;kxh) : Person  who  changes  his  religious
belief/support  to  someone  else  or
some  other  nation
Repartee (gkftj tokch) : Witty  and  clever  answers
Repercussion (izHkko) : Effect  of  some  event,  action  or
decision
Replica (izfrÑfr) : A  very  good  or  exact  copy  of
something
Repository (xksnke) : Place  where  things  are  stored  for
safety
Republic (x.kra=k) : Political  system  in  which  the
supreme  power  lies  in  a  body  of
citizens  who  can  elect  people  to
represent  them
Requiem ('kkafr&;K) : Prayer  for  the  dead
Restitution ([kks;h@pksjh gqbZ
: oLrq
Return  of  object  stolen  or  lost
dh okilh)
Retaliate (cnyk ysuk) : Return  the  same  sort  of  ill-
treatment
Reticent/Taciturn (vYi Hkk"kh): Person  who  does  not  speak  too
much
Retrospective (iwoZxkeh) : An  effect  which  has  a  reference  to
the  past
Rumors/Hearsay (viQokg) : Unverified  information
Reconnaissance (tkudkjh ,df=kr: Information  gathering  activity
djusdk dke)
Retaliate (tSlk dks rSlk nsuk) : Give tit for tat
Recluse (,dkar esa jgus okyk) : A person who lives alone and likes
to  avoid  other  people
Referendum (tuer) : Asking  everyone  for  an  opinion
Reformatory (de mez ds vijkf/;ksa
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Repatriate (okil Hkstuk) : To  send  back  a  person  to  his  own
yo
e/
.m country
//t

Resort (Bgjus dh vPNh txg : A  place  for  improving  one’s  health

s:
tp
ht

(LoLF; ds fy,)
Reticent (de cksyus okyk) : One  who  speaks  less
Rhetoric (izHkko'kkyh oDrO; ;k :ys[ku)
The art of elegant speech of writing
Repose (vkjke vkSj 'kkafr dh fLFkfr)
: A condition of rest and feeling calm
Reciprocate (ikjLifjd vknku&iznku)
: To  give  and  receive  mutually
Retrace (dne okil ysuk) : To  take  one’s  step  back
Recant (vius fl¼kar dks R;kxus okyk)
: To  disown one‘s  belief
Retinue (lsodksa ;k lgk;dksa dk :ny) Group  of  attendants  and  servants
going with a person
Reveille (txkus ds fy, fn;k : A sound intended to wake up
tkus okyk flXuy) soldiers
Ransom (NqM+kus ds fy, fn;k: Money  paid  to  get  a  person  freed
tkus okyk /u] fiQjkSrh) from  captivity
Repartee (rqjar ,oa cqf¼ekuh : Quick, witty replies
Hkjk tckc)
Refrain (ijgst djuk) : Resist  doing  something
Rationalist (foosdh] rdZoknh) : Someone  who  emphasizes
observable  facts
Rattle (tYnh tYnh nksgjkuk) : To  make  or  cause  to  make  a  rapid
succession  of  short,  sharp  knocking
sounds
Remind (fdlh dks ;kn fnykuk): To  cause  (someone)  to  remember
someone  or  something
Reminisce (iqjkus fnukas dks ;kn: djuk)
To talk or write about old times, past
experiences  etc.
Responsive (rqjar lgh izfØ;k : Reacting  quickly  and  positively
nsus okyk)
Review (voyksdu) : A  formal  assessment  of  something
Revel (ekSt djuk) : Take  great  pleasure
Racism (uLyHksn] tkfrokn) : Discriminatory  or abusive behavior
towards  members  of  another  race
Renegade (/eZu ekuus okyk) : One  who  forsakes  religion
Rebut ([k.Mu djuk] jksduk) : Opposing  arguments

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Rebel (nzksgh) : One who takes up arms against the
yo
e/
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s:
tp

S
ht

Samaritan (vlgk; dh enn : A person who helps a stranger or a

djus okyk) helpless  person  in  difficulties
Scandal (cnukeh) : Talk  that  bring  bad  reputation  to
somebody
Shrewd (/wrZ] pkykd) : A  man  who  is  quarrelsome,  noisy
and  nagging
Sinecure (vkjke dh ukSdjh) : A  job  that  you  are  paid  for  even
though it involves little or no work
Savages  (vf'k"V) : Wild  people  belonging  to  an
uncivilized,  undeveloped  tribe  or
group
Surveyor  (losZ{kd) : A  person  whose  occupation  is  to
survey  lands  or  buildings
Spinster (vf/d mez vkSjr) : A  woman  who  is  not  married,
especially  an  older  woman  who  is
not likely to marry
Stationer (ys[ku lkexzh foØsrk): A  person  who  sells  writing
materials.
Sculptor (ewfrZ dh uDdk'kh djus :okyk)
A  person  who  carves  out  figures.
Scaffold (iQk¡lh dk r[rk ;k epku)
: Platform  on  which  criminals  are
executed.
Submerge (ikuh esa Mqcksuk): Put  under  the  surface  of  water.
Spiritualism (vè;kReokn) : Relief  that  the  only  reality  in  the
world is spirit.
Secularism (/eZfujis{krk) : The  belief  that  religion  should  not
be  involved  in  the  organization  of
society,  education,  etc.
Shrew (>xM+kyw L=kh) : An  ill-tempered  woman.
Surreptitious (pksjh ls djuk) : One  who  done  secretly
Sever  (dkVdj vyx dj nsuk) : To  cut  something  into  two  pieces
Severe  (vR;f/d) : Extremely  bad  or  unpleasant  in
degree  or  quality
Stoicism (lgu'khyrk) : Indifferent  to  pleasure  or  pain
Secular (/eZfujis{k) : A government in which all religions
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Sporadic (vfu;fer) : Occurring  at  irregular  intervals  in
yo
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//t

Sonnet (prqnZ'k inh)
s:

: A  poem  of  fourteen  lines

tp
ht

Stale (cklh] iqjkuk) : A thing or food which is not fresh

Somniloquist (uhan esa ckr : One who talks while sleeping
djus okyk)
Somnambulist (uhan esa pyus okyk)
: One who walks in sleep
Stickler (vkxzgh] tksj nsus okyk)
: A person who insists on something
Sterilize  (dhVk.kquk'kd) : To free anything from germs, Make
free  from  bacteria
Sterile (ck¡>] catj) : Incapable  of  reproducing,  Deficient
in  originality or creativity
Scullery (crZu lkiQ djus dh txg): A place of washing dishes adjoining
kitchen
Stub (VqdM+k] Bw¡B] ) : Short  remaining  end  of  cigarette
Stroll (Vgyuk) : Short  walk  for  pleasure  or  exercise
Shuttle (b/j ls m/j vkuk) : Go back and forth
Sanctuary  ('kj.k LFky] vHk;kj.;)
: A shelter from  danger  or hardship,
A  consecrated  place  where  sacred
objects  or  animals  are  kept
Sacrilege (ifo=krk Hkax djuk): Treating  something  holy  without
respect
Surgeon ('kY; fpfdRld) : One  who  treats  disease  by
performing  operation
Stenographer (vk'kqfyfid) : One who write by shorthand
Stoic (la;eh] mnklhu) : Person  different  to  pleasure  and
pain
Sadist (ijihM+d) : One  who  wants  to  see  others
unhappy
Sanctum or sanctorium (futh LF
kku): A  very  private  place
Satire (iqLrd
ftles fdlh dh : Full of criticism and mockery
vkykspuk gks)
Scar (?kko dk fu'kku) : A mark remaining on the skin from
a wound
Seismograph (Hkwdai dh rhozrk
: An  instrument  for  detecting
ekius okyk ;a=k) earthquakes  tremor
Sheath (ryokj j[kus dh E;ku) : A case in which sword is kept

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Slippery (ftlsidM+k  utk lds) : That  which  cannot  be  captured
yo
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.m
Soporific (uhan ykus okyh nok): A  drug  or  other  substance  that
//t
s:
tp

includes  sleep
ht

Stampede (HkxnM+) : A sudden rush of frightened people

or  animals
Stevedore (tgkt esa lkeku : One who loads and uploads ships
p<kus&mrkjus okyk)
Stowaway (eqÝr esa ;k=kk ds fy,
: One who hides away on a ship to
tgkt esa nqcduk@fNiuk) obtain  a  free  passage
Subpoena (dksVZ esa mifLFkfr dk
: vkns'k)
A written order to attend court as a
witness  to  give  evidence
Subsistence (xqtj&clj ds : Income  just  sufficient  to  live  on
fy, i;kZIr /u)
Swan song (vafre ys[k] : A  person’s  last  utterance
jpuk ;k Hkk"k.k)
Seer (Hkfo"; crkus okyk) : One  who  tells  what  will  happen  in
future
Synagogue (;gwfn;ksa dk /eZ LFky)
: A place of worship of the Jews
Skeptical (lansg ls Hkjk) : Having  doubt  over  something
Supplicant (eu ls vuqjks/ djus okyk)
: One  who  preys  earnestly  for
something
Soprano (rat vkokt esa xkus okyk)
: A singer with a high –pitched voice
Septuagenarian (70 lky dk O;fDr): A  person  between  70  and  79  years
old
Slough (dsapqyh) : The dead  skin of a  snake
Subterfuge (nk¡o&isap) : A trick or dishonest way to get what
one  wants
Stratagem (/ks[ks ckth Hkjh ;kstuk)
: A dishonest plan to get things done
Scrimp (lk/kj.k thou o : One  who  lives  cheaply  and  spends
de [kpZ djrk gks) little
Spendthrift (fiQtwy[kpZ) % One  who  spends  money
extravagantly
Superfluous (t : jr ls vf/d] : More  than  what  is  needed
vuko';d)
Sauté (FkksM+s rsy esa ryuk): To fry quickly in a little hot oil

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yo
e/
.m attentive  to  details  (of  a  person  or
//t

process)
s:
tp
ht

Sedative (uhan ykus okyh nok): A  drug  taken  for  its  calming  or
sleep-inducing  effect
Shiver (M+j ;k BaM+ ls d¡kiuk)
: To shake slightly and uncontrollably
as a result of being cold, frightened,
or  excited
Sibilant (Å"e O;atu) : Making  or  characterized  by  a
hissing  sound
Siren (vkd"kZd ysfdu [krjukd L=kh)
: A  woman  who  is  considered  to  be
very  attractive,  but  also  dangerous
Sobriquet (miuke) : A  person’s  nickname
Sprint (FkksM+h nwj rd rst nkSM+uk)
: To  run  at  full  speed  over  a  short
distance
Stack (phtksa dk <+sj) : A  pile  of  objects,  typically  one  that
is  neatly  arranged
Steam (Hkki ls dksbZ pht idkuk)
: To cook (food) by heating it in steam
from boiling  water
Stimulant (izsjd inkFkZ) : A  substance  that  raises  levels  of
physiological  or  nervous  activity  in
the  body
Stir (pEep vkfn ls feykuk) : To  move  a  liquid  or  substance
around, using a spoon or something
similar, in order to mix it thoroughly
Syllable ('kCn tks ,d ckj esa i<k tk;s
: A unit of pronunciation having one
vowel  sound
Sarcasm (rkuk] dVk{k) : Bitter  and  ironical  remark
Savage (taxyh] vlH;) : Violent and uncivilized
Sceptic (lansgh) : One who is doubtful
Screech (ph[kuk) : Cry out in shrill voice
Scrimmage ([khapkrkuh] gkFkikbZ): Confuse  struggle  or  fight
Scurry (NksVs dneksa ls rsth ls pyuk)
: Move  hurriedly  with  short  steps
Sedition (jktlRrk ds fo:¼ vkanksyu
) : Act or speech for inciting the public
against  the  government
Senility (th.kkZoLFkk@lfB;kik)
: Extreme  old  age  when  a  man
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yo
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Simultaneous (lkFk&lkFk) : Occurring  at  the  same  time
//t
s:
tp

Smother (ne ?kksaVuk) : Kill  by  suffocation  (especially  by

ht

covering  the  face  with  something)

Sojourn (FkksM+h nsj ds fy, :duk)
: Stay  for  a  short  time
Sonorous (lqjhyk) : Having  a  deep  and  pleasant  sound
Subdue (dkcw esa djuk) : To bring under control
Subjugate (v/hu djuk) : To bring under control
Supercilious (?keaMh) : Thinking oneself superior to others,
Scavenger (liQkbZ djus okyk): One  who  cleans  the  street
Scapegoat (cyh dk cdjk cuuk
) : To  blame  somebody/something  for
a  failure  or  for  something  bad  that
another  person  has  done

T
Tangible (ftls ns[kk o Nqvk tk lds)
: Things  that  can  be  seen  and
touched
Trilogy  (ukVd=k;) : A  group  of  three  books,  films/
movies,  etc.  that  have  the  same
subject  or  characters
Telepathy  (nwjlaosnu] nwjkuqHkwfr)
: Power of reading thoughts of others
Topiary  (drZu dyk) : Art  of  cutting  tree  and  bushes  into
ornamental  shape
Travelogue  (;k=kk dk fooj.k) : Detail  planned  of  a  journey
Tenable  (rdZlaxr]ekU;) : Logical,
Taxidermy  (peZ izlk/ku) : The  art  of  preserving  skin  of
animals,  birds,  fish
Tenant  (fdjk,nkj) : A  person  who  pays  a  rent  for  the
use  of  a  room,  house  or  land.
Telescope (VsyhLdksi] nwjchu)
: Instrument  for  viewing  objects  at  a
distance.
Toxicology  (fo"k'kkL=k) : Study  of  poisons.
Theist  (vkfLrd@bZ'ojoknh) : One  who believes  in  God
Teetotaller (u'kk u djus okyk) : A person who abstains from all kinds
of alcoholic drinks.
Tobacconist (rEckdw cspus okyk)
: A  person  who  sells  tobacco
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yo
e/
.m
Tanner (peMs+ dk dke djus okyk)
: One  who  converts  raw  into  leather
//t
s:

Thermometer (rkiekih)
tp

: An  instrument  for  measuring

ht

temperature
Traitor (ns'knzksgh) : One  who  betrays  one’s  country
Transgressor (ikih@vijk/h) : One who violets a rule or law
Transmigration (vkRek dk 'kjhj cnyuk)
: The  passage  of  soul  after  death
from  one  body  to  the  other
Transmogrification (dk;kdYi) : Complete  change  in  appearance  or
character  (especially  in  a  magical
or surprising way)
Truism (Lor% fl¼) : A truth which is often repeated
Truant (dkepksj) : One  who  stays  away  from  school/
work without permission
Turncoat (xn~nkj) : Disloyal
Tariff (dj ;k nj) : A  list  or  table  of  duties  payable  on
exports  or  imports
Tomboy (yM+dh tks yMds : A young girl who enjoys activities and
games  that are  traditionally
dh rjg jgrh gks) considered  to  be  for  boys
Transitory/Momentary ({kf.kd) : That which lasts for a  short time
Translucent (v¼Zikjn'khZ) : That through which light can partly
pass
Trek (yach o Fkdkus okyh ;k=kk)
: Long  hard  journey  especially  on
foot
Triennial (rhu lky esa ,d ckj) : Taking  place  once  every  three
years
Theology (/eZ dk vè;;u) : Study of religion
Theosophy (varKkZu ls bZ'oj dks
: Study  of  god  through  mysticism
tkuus okyk)
Troupe (dykdkjksa dk ny) : A group of artists
Temporal (le; ls lacaf/r] : Concerned with time or world
lkalkfjd)
Temperate (eè;e okrkoj.k okyk)
: A  climate  that  is  neither  extremely
hot nor cold
Turnstile (fdlh Hkou ds ckgj : A barrier at the entry of a building
dk ;kaf=kd xsV)
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Trespasser (vuf/dkj izos'k : One  who  enters  someone’s  land
yo
e/
.m
djus okyk) without  permission
//t
s:
tp

Tempo (laxhr dh xfr) : The  speed  of  a  piece  music

ht

Thesaurus (leku vFkksZa dh fdrkc)

: Dictionary  of  synonyms
Tempest (rwiQku) : A violent storm
Tenacious (n`<+] idM+ ouk;s : Tending to keep a firm hold of
j[kus okyk) something
Tremor (dEiu] FkjFkjkgV) : An involuntary quivering movement
Tribute (J¼katyh) % A  statement  made  in
acknowledgement,  gratitude,  or  a
admiration,  Homage
Truss (Vsd] vM+okj) : A  framework  supporting  a  roof,
bridge,  or  other  structure
Tycoon (/uh O;olk;h) : A  wealthy  ,  powerful  person  in
business  or  industry
Theist (vkfLrd) : A  person  who  believe  in  existence
of God

U
Unanimous (loZlEer) : A  decision  is  taken  by  the  votes  of
all.
Unpleasant (v:fpdj] vukd"kZd): Disagreeable  to  the  senses,  to  the
mind,  or  feelings
Unavoidable (vifjgk;Z) : That  which  cannot  be  avoided
Unique (vuks[kk) : The only one of its type
Usurer (lkgwdkj) : One who lands money at exorbitant
interest
Usurper (vuf/dkj xzkgh) : A  person  who  takes  somebody's
position  and/or  power  without
having the right to do this
Uxorious/Henpecked (tks: dk : Foolishly fond of one’s wife
xqyke)
Unmailable (Mkd ls u Hkstk : That  which  cannot  be  sent  by  post
tkus ;ksX;)
Utopia (dYiuk ftlesa lHkh phtsa : An imaginary place or state in which
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Versatile (cgqeq[kh] izfrHkk'kkyh)
: One  who  possess  many  talent
s:
tp
ht

Veteran  (vuqHkoh) : A  person  who  has  a  lot  of

experience  in  a  particular  area  or
activity
Vulpine (ykseM+h ds tSlk) : That which looks like a fox
Vulnerable (vk?kkr ;ksX;) : Weak  and  easily  hurt  physically  or
emotionally
Verbose/superfluous (t#jr : Using  more  words  than  needed
ls T;knk 'kCn cksyus okyk@vuko';d)
Virago (cqjk O;ogkj djus : An abusive  woman
okyh vkSjr] paM+h
)
Vegetarian  ('kkdkgkjh ) : One  who  eats  only  vegetables
Venial (ekewyh xyrh) : Not very serious and therefore able
to  be  forgiven  (of  a  mistake)
Vacillation (fgpfdpkgV) : Change  one’s  mind  too  quickly
Vacuous (cqf¼ghu] fopkjghu) : Not  expressing  or  showing
intelligent  thought  or  purpose
Vagabond (,d txg fVd dj ugha : A person who lives a wandering life
jgus okyk]
?kqeDdM+)
Valetudinarian (ges'kk vius : Somebody  who  is  excessively
dks chekjle>rk gks) concerned with his or her own health
Vandal (ljdkjh laifÙk dks : One  who  damages  public  property
gkfu igq¡pkus okyk)
Ventriloquist (rjg&rjg dh : An  entertainer  who  can  speak
vkokts fudkyus okyk) without moving their lips and makes
it look as if their voice is coming from
a  puppet
Verbatim (,d&,d 'kCn dh : Word for word
;Fkkor iqujko`fr]
'kCn'k%)
Volunteer (LosPNk ls dke djus okyk)
: A  person  who  does  a  job  without
being paid for it
Visionary (Hkfo"; dh ifjfLFkfr : One  who  realises  the  future
dks le>us okyk) situation  wisely
Velocity (,d fn'kk esa fdlhpht : Speed  of  an  object  in  one  direction
dh xfr)
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Velodrome (lkbfdy pykus dk jkLrk)
: A track designed for cycling
yo
e/
.m
Vampire ([kwu ihus okyk tho): A  corpse  that  rises  nightly  from  its
//t
s:
tp

grave to drink the blood of the living
ht

Vehement (izpaM] izcy) : Showing  very  strong  feelings,

especially  anger
Venal (?kwl[kksj) : Showing  or  motivated  by
susceptibility  to  bribery
Virtuoso (dyk esa fuiq.k) : A    person  who  is  extremely  skilful
at  doing  something,  especially
playing  a  musical  instrument
Volley (cM+h la[;k esa iQk;fjax
: A number of bullets,  arrows, or
;k phtsa iQsaduk) other
projectiles  discharged  at  one  time
Vendetta (oa'kkuqxr@iq'rSuh : >xM+k)
Feud  in  which  the  relatives  of  the
dead  or  injured  take  revenge
Verso (okei`"B) : Any left hand page of an open book
Vespers ('kke dh izkFkZuk) : Evening  prayer  in  the  church
Vindictive/vengeful (izfrjks/h) : Having  or  showing  a  desire  for
revenge
Virulent (tgjhyk) : Highly  poisonous  effect
Viviparous (cPPkk iSnk djus okyk)
: Bearing  living  young  ones  and  not
eggs
Volte-face (vkdfLed ifjorZu) : A  complete  change  of  opinion  or
plan
Voluntary (LoSfPNd) : Of one’s own free will
Voyage (leqnzh ;k=kk) : A long  journey  by water  or sea
Veterinarian (tkuojksa dk fpfdRld
): One  who  treats  animals
Vincible (ftls gjk;k tk lds) : Possible  to  defeat

W
Whisper (iQql&iQqlkuk) : Speak in  a very  low tone.
Widower (fo/qj) : A man whose wife is dead.
Widow (fo/ok) : A lady whose husband is dead.
Witch (Mk;u] tknwxjuh) : A  woman  supposed  to  have  magic
powers, usually to do evil
Wag  (el[kjk) : A  jocular  person  who  is  full  of
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yo
e/
.m labour of mechanical kind
//t

Withhold (jksd j[kuk)
s:

: To  refuse  to  give  something  to

tp
ht

somebody
Windfall (vizR;kf'kr ykHk) : An  unexpected  piece  of  good
fortune
Wreathe (iq"igkj) : Flowers  fastened  in  a  circle
Waif (cs?kj cPpk] xjhc) : A thin and homeless child
Walkway (iSny jkLrk : A  passage  raised  above  ground  for
people to walk
Walkabout (jktk ds vke turk : An  occasion  when  an  important
person  walks
ls feyus dh izfØ;k) among ordinary people to meet and
talk to  them
Whim (euekSth iw.kZ] lud) : A sudden desire or change of mind,
especially  one  that  is  unusual  or
unexplained
 . Witty (rh{.k cqf¼) : Using  words  in  a  clever and  funny
way
Wrath (vR;f/d ukjktxh) : Extreme  anger
Xantippe (yM+kdw L=kh) : A  quarrelsome  woman

Z
Zany (ludh] gkL;kLin
) : Strange  or  unusual  in  an  amusing
way
Zoology (tarq foKku
) : The  study  of  animals.
Zoophilist (i'kq izseh
) : A lover of animals.
Zealot (vfr mRlkgh) : Person  who  shows  great  and
uncompromising  enthusiasm  for  a
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Set - 01
1. A school boy who cuts classes frequently is a
(a) Defeatist (b) Sycophant
(c) Truant (d) Martinet
2. A place where bees are kept is called
(a) An  apiary (b) A mole
(c) A hive (d) A  sanctuary
3. Nemesis is a symbol of
(a) Low birth (b) Retribution
(c) Giant  size (d) Treason
4. A book in its original handwritten form is called
(a) Classic (b) Script
(c) Graphic (d) Manuscript
5. A vehicle for carrying a dead body is called
(a) Ambulance (b) Cart
(c) Hearse (d) Lorry
6. An imaginary name assumed by an author as disguise is
(a) Pseudonym (b) Nickname
(c) Petname (d) Homonym
7. A child born after the death of its father is called
(a) Orphan (b) Postulant
(c) Postilion (d) Posthumous
8. Animals or birds living in groups
(a) Consolidated (b) Gregarious
(c) Herd (d) Sociable
9. Animals that can live both on land and in water are called
(a) Amorphous (b) Amphibian
(c) Frog (d) Versatile
10. Custom of having several husbands at the same time
(a) Polyandry (b) Polyglot
(c) Polysexual (d) PolygamyAnswers
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)
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1. Yearly celebration of a date or an event
//t
s:
tp

(a) Birthday (b) Anniversary

ht

(c) Jubilee (d) Centenary

2. Habit of secretly listening to private conversation
(a) Spying (b) Spelling
(c) Eavesdropping (d) Murmuring
3. A book containing summarised information on all branches of knowledge-
(a) Dictionary (b) Encyclopaedia
(c) Anthology (d) Directory
4. One who lives among strangers
(a) Stoic (b) Alien
(c) Rustic (d)   Recluse
5. A person coming to a foreign land to settle there
(a) Immigrant (b) Visitor
(c) Tourist (d) Emigrant
6. Deviation or departure from common rule or standard
(a) Anonymity (b) Unanimity
(c) Heterogeneity (d) Anomaly
7. A person who is more interested in himself rather than any thing that is
going on around him
(a) Eccentric (b) Introvert
(c) Extrovert (d) Egoist
8. One who knows many languages
(a) Linguist (b) Polyglot
(c) Translator (d) Phonetician
9. One who does not follow the usual rules of social life
(a) Bohemian (b) Artisan
(c) Partisan (d) Physician
10. Placing a thing beside another
(a) Impose (b) Repose
(c) Juxtapose (d) Expose
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c)
Set - 03
1. To throw or drop unnecessary goods or fuel from a ship, an aircraft, a
spacecraft etc.
(a) Capsize (b) Enthral
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//t
s:

(c) Pandemonium (d) Stir

tp
ht

3. Possessing unlimited powers

(a) Omniscient (b) Omnipotent
(c) Omnipresent (d) Omnicompetent
4. He is a doctor who is a specialist in skin diseases
(a) Cardiologist (b) Physician
(c) Dermatologist (d) Physicist
5. One who retires from society and lives alone
(a) Saint (b) Giant
(c) Plaintiff (d) Recluse
6. The art of making pots, bricks etc. with clay
(a) Potting (b) Ceramics
(c) Crockery (d) Dynamics
7. Living at the same time
(a) Concurrent (b) Contemporary
(c) Coincident (d) Concomitant
8. A period of hundred years
(a) Comedy (b) Century
(c) Comber (d) Dismal
9. The result of a match in which neither party wins
(a) Widow (b) Polyglot
(c) Piteous (d) Draw
10. Without the name of the author
(a) Anonymous (b) Plenary
(c) Relapse (d) Magnet
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)
Set - 04
1. All of one mind
(a) Literate (b) Plenary
(c) Relapse (d) Unanimous
2. One who makes a powerful public speech
(a) Panacea (b) Orphan
(c) Orator (d) Grocer
3. A list of questions to be answered by a group of people
(a) Formal (b) Discussion
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yo
e/ example of something
.m
//t

(a) Expert (b) Prodigy

s:
tp
ht

(c) Scholar (d) Genius

5. Willing to believe anything or anyone
(a) Believable (b) Probable
(c) Gullible (d) Possible
6. A group of people playing various musical instruments together
(a) Opera (b) Group  dance
(c) Orchestra (d) Play
7. A name taken by an author instead of his real name
(a) Synonym (b) Pseudonym
(c) Homonym (d) Antonym
8. One who believes in and fights for equal opportunities for women
(a) Womaniser (b) Feminist
(c) Effeminate (d) Chauvinist
9. A peculiarity of temperament which distinguish a person from others
(a) Idiosyncrasy (b) Fallacy
(c) Aloofness (d) Speciality
10. Performing something without previous study or preparation
(a) Extempore (b) Exterminate
(c) Rehearsing (d) Enacting
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
Set - 05
1. One wise in one's talk and guidance
(a) Ostentations (b) Notorious
(c) Specious (d) Judicious
2. A person who foretells future by examining the palm of the hard
(a) Ophthalmologist (b) Foreteller
(c) Palmist (d) Florist
3. One who is not easily pleased by anything
(a) Maiden (b) Pessimist
(c) Vulnerable (d) Fastidious
4. Incapable of being seen through
(a) Invisible (b) Obsolete
(c) Opaque (d) Transparent
5. A remedy for all diseases
(a) Recoil (b) Panacea
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(c) Irresistible (d) Omnivorous

tp
ht

7. One who has a good taste for food and einjoys it

(a) Parasite (b) Stoic
(c) Gourmet (d) Curator
8. A person who is fond of fighting
(a) Centipede (b) Brumette
(c) Pacific (d) Belligerent
9. A person who goes on horse back
(a) Epicurean (b) Comnoisseur
(c) Equestrian (d) Pedestrian
10. To speak to oneself
(a) Soliloquise (b) Symopsis
(c) Corroboration (d) Collaboration
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a)
Set - 06
1. A cluster of houses in a village
(a) Mohalla (b) Hamlet
(c) Colony (d) Sector
2. Physical features of an area
(a) Topography (b) Geography
(c) Sociology (d) Contour
3. That which is fit to be eaten is known as
(a) Eternal (b) Tasteless
(c) Edible (d) Incapable
4. Place where birds are kept
(a) Zoo (b) Apiary
(c) Armoury (d) Aviary
5. A group of three novels or plays each complete in itself
(a) Triplet (b) Triumvir
(c) Trilogy (d) Trivet
6. A small piece of wood
(a) Splinter (b) Crumb
(c) Scrap (d) Chip
7. A woman whose husband is dead
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yo
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tp
ht

9. A person who helps you break the law

(a) Accomplice (b) Ally
(c) Collaborator (d) Spy
10. International destruction of racial group
(a) Homicide (b) Regicide
(c) Genocide (d) Fratricide
Answers
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
Set - 07
1. An associate in office or institution
(a) Companion (b) Colleague
(c) Ally (d) Accomplice
2. A short stay at a place
(a) Halt (b) Interlude
(c) Sojourn (d) Fratricide
3. Murder of human beings
(a) Patricide (b) Homicide
(c) Regicide (d) Fratricide
4. Mania for stealing articles
(a) Logomania (b) Nymphomania
(c) Kleptomania (d) Hypomania
5. A disease which spreads by contact
(a) Infectious (b) Contagious
(c) Contiguous (d) Epidemic
6. A poem written on the death of someone love and lost
(a) Ode (b) Epic
(c) Sonnet (d) Elegy
7. Commencement of words with the same letter
(a) Rhyme (b) Alliteration
(c) Pun (d) Oxymoron
8. A process involving too much official formality
(a) Nepotism (b) Diplomacy
(c) Red-tapism (d) Bureaucracy
9. The custom of having more than one husband at the same time
(a) Polygamy (b) Polyandry
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//t
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(c) Corrigendum (d) Postscript

tp
ht

Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)
Set - 08
1. One who forcibly seizes of a bus or an aircraft
(a) Pirate (b) Swindler
(c) Hijacker (d) Pilferer
2. A Person who does not believe in any religion
(a) Philatelist (b) Rationalist
(c) Atheist (d) Pagan
3. Give and receive mutually
(a) Present (b) Reciprocate
(c) Compromise (d) Approve
4. One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom
(a) Dreamer (b) Sear
(c) Idealist (d) Visionary
5. A doctor who treats the diseases of children
(a) Paediatrician (b) Pedagogue
(c) Pedestrian (d) Paedophile
6. One who studies election trends by means of opinion polls
(a) Entomologist (b) Psephologist
(c) Demagogue (d) Engineer
7. One who believes in offering equal opportunities to woman in all spheres
(a) Male  Chauvinist (b) Feminist
(c) Fatalist (d) Futurist
8. Killing of a child
(a) Homicide (b) Genocide
(c) Infanticide (d) Suicide
9. The art of good eating
(a) Gastronomy (b) Astronomy
(c) Vegetarianism (d) Gourmet
10. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
(a) Stoic (b) Stylist
(c) Cynic (d) Psychic
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a)
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2. To reduce in quality, value and force
(a) Abate (b) Annul
(c) Shorten (d) Deduct
3. A person who easily believes others is
(a) Credulous (b) Gullible
(c) Fool (d)  Believer
4. A flotilla means
(a) A  fleet  of  small  vessels (b) A flock of birds
(c) A herd of cattle (d) A crowd of men
5. Omniscient means
(a) One who is all powerful
(b) One  who  knows  everything
(c) One who looks of one side of things
(d) One  who  is  present  every  where
6. Loquacious means
(a) One who  talks continuously (b) One who works continuously
(c) One  who  reads  continuously (d) One  who  meets  frequently
7. A person of material outlook and indifferent to culture is a
(a) Philanderer (b) Philanthropist
(c) Philistine (d) Philologist
8. One who is unrelenting and cannot be moved by entreaties
(a) Inexplicable (b) Inexorable
(c) Infallible (d) None  of  these
9. Eliminating or killing of a whole race is
(a) Gratis (b) Garrulous
(c) Genocide (d) Germi
10. That which cannot be corrected
(a) Unintelligible (b) Indelible
(c) Illegible (d) Incorrigible
Answers
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)
Set - 10
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(a) Posthumous (b) Orphan
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(a) Rebellion (b) Anarchy
(c) Mutiny (d) Revolt
4. To walk with slow or regular steps
(a) Limp (b) Stride
(c) Pace (d) Advance
5. Optical illusion occurring in the desert
(a) Mirage (b) Dear's  water
(c) None  of  these (d) Oasis
6. That which cannot be corrected
(a) Incorrect (b) False
(c) Wrong (d) Incorrigible
7. One who collects coins
(a) Archaeologist (b) Numismatist
(c) Philatelist (d) Connoisseur
8. A system of government in which only one political party is allowed to
function.
(a) Oligarchy (b) Dictatorship
(c) Totalitarianism (d) Theocracy
9. Customs and habits of a particular group
(a) Mores (b) Traditions
(c) Rites (d) Rituals
10. A body of persons appointed to hear evidence and give their verdict in
trials
(a) Association (b) Council
(c) Bar (d) Jury
Answers
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a)
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Set - 11
1. Indifference to pleasure or pain
(a) Perseverance (b) Tolerance
(c) Stoicism (d) Reticence
2. A broad road bordered with trees
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4. Concluding part of a literary work

(a) Epilogue (b) Bibliography
(c) Soliloquy (d) Episode
5. One who is beyond reform
(a) Optimistic (b) Incorrigible
(c) Indefatigable (d) Episode
6. Science of diseases
(a) Philology (b) Pathology
(c) Psychology (d) Virology
7. One who secretly listens to the talk of others
(a) Spy (b) Detective
(c) Emissary (d) Eavesdropper
8. One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a state
(a) Monarchist (b) Anarchist
(c) Autocrat (d) Naxalite
9. A mild and indirect expression substituted for an offensive or house one
(a) Euphemism (b) Truism
(c) Favouritism (d) Altruism
10. The murder of a parent or a near relative
(a) Patricide (b) Parricide
(c) Matricide (d) Homicide
Answers
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b)
Set - 12
1. Animals who live in a herds
(a) Sociable (c) Carnivorous
(b) Gregarious (d) Social
2. Vacation
(a) Hobby (b) Holiday
(c) Idea (d) Profession
3. Study of Mountains
(a) Entomology (b) Orology
(c) Etymology (d) Epistemology
4. That which lasts for a short time
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6. A four-footed animal
(a) Tetraped (b) Quadruped
(c) Polyped (d) Double-paired
7. A person who believes in the total abolition of war
(a) Socialist (b) Communist
(c) Fascist (d) Pacifist
8. Constant efforts to achieve something
(a) Patience (b) Vigour
(c) Attempt (d) Perseverance
9. Too much official formality
(a) Bureaucracy (b) Red-Tapism
(c) Nepotism (d) Formalism
10. Dry weather with no rainfall
(a) Draught (b) Draft
(c) Drought (d) Desert
Answers
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c)
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (c)
Set - 13
1. A government in which all religious are honoured
(a) Communist (b) Socialist
(c) Secular (d) Capitalist
2. A place where government/public records are kept
(a) Archive (b) Museum
(c) Shelf (d) Cellar
3. Living together of a man & woman without being married to each other
(a) Marriage (b) Equipage
(c) Lineage (d) Concubinage
4. One who deserts his principles or party
(a) Apostle (b) Proselyte
(c) Renegade (d) Critic
5. One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences
(a) Neutral (b) Intermediary
(c) Judge (d) Connoisseur
6. The habit of always admiring oneself
(a) Psychosis (b) Neurosis
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8. A pen for small animals

(a) Hutch (b) Lair
(c) Den (d) Cage
9. A woman having more than one husband at the same time
(a) Polyandry (b) Polygamy
(c) Polyphony (d) Polygyny
10. Feeding food made both of plants and flesh
(a) Carnivorous (b) Omnipotent
(c) Omnivorous (d) Optimist
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)
Set - 14
1. One who destroys images or attacks popular beliefs
(a) lmagist (b) Misanthropist
(c) Iconoclast (d) Masochist
2. A place where nuns live and work
(a) Church (b) School
(c) Convent (d) abode
3. General view of a person's character
(a) Biography (b) Profile
(c) Introduction (d) Sketch
4. Wild and noisy disorder
(a) Agitation (b) Revolution
(c) Pandemonium (d) Stir
5. The first public speech delivered by a person
(a) Maiden  speech (b) Inaugural  speech
(c) Trial  speech (d) Marathon  speech
6. One who does not follow the usual rules of social life
(a) Bohemian (b) Artisan
(c) Partisan (d) Physician
7. Placing a thing beside another
(a) Impose (b) Repose
(c) Juxtapose (d) Expose
8. Expert in the scientific study of birds
(a) Dermatologist (b) Zoologist
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(a) Hedonist (b) Pessimist
(c) Misanthrope (d) Philistine
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (a)
Set - 15
1. One who breaks the established traditions and image
(a) Fatalist (b) Fanatic
(c) Iconoclast (d) Philogynist
2. Property that is given to somebody when their father dies
(a) Legacy (b) Legend
(c) Patrimony (d) Inheritance
3. The worship of idols or images
(a) Atheism (b) Theism
(c) Idolatry (d) Iconoclasm
4. Something that is poisonous or unhealthy
(a) Trivial (b) Toxic
(c) Torpid (d) Tragic
5. A remedy for all diseases
(a) Amnesia (b) Panacea
(c) Intelligentsia (d) Parasol
6. A hater of mankind
(a) Misanthrope (b) Misagynist
(c) Philanthropist (d) Misogynist
7. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks
(a) Megalomania (b) Dipsomania
(c) Kleptomania (d) Pyromania
8. A collection of poems
(a) Poetry (b) Anthology
(c) Vocabulary (d) Dictionary
9. A place where exercises are performed for physical fitness
(a) Theatre (b) Court
(c) Gymnasium (d) Altar
10. Murder of one's own father
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1. Done secretly so as not to attract attention
(a) Quietly (b) Shadily
(c) Silently (d) Stealthily
2. A man who loves charity on a large scale
(a) Egoist (b) Egotist
(c) Philanthropist (d) Pragmatist
3. A remedy in all diseases
(a) Panacea (b) Inertia
(c) Replica (d) Amnesia
4. Pantheism is
(a) Belief in one God (b) Belief that God is in nature
(c) Skepticism about God (d) Belief in many god
5. Xenophobia is the fear of
(a) Heights (b) Open  spaces
(c) Foreigners (d) Crowd
6. A dabbler in the arts is called a (an)
(a) Martinet (b) Dilettante
(c) Virago (d) Iconoclast
7. The scientific study of birds is called
(a) Entomology (b) Ornithology
(b) Biology (d) Zoology
8. A government by officials
(a) Oligarch (b) Aristocracy
(c) Plutocracy (d) Bureaucracy
9. One who walks in sleep
(a) Somniloquist (b) Egoist
(c) Somnambulist (d) Altruist
10. Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter
(a) Pun (b) Alliteration
(c) Transferred  epithet (d) Oxymoron
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c)
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(a) Dam (b) Mound
(c) Dike (d) Embankment
3. To be biased against
(a) Partial (b) Objective
(c) Prejudiced (d) Predestined
4. Motion of head, hands etc. as a mode of expression indicating attitude
(a) Gesture (b) Grin
(c) Gestation (d) Grimace
5. Bitter and violent attack in word
(a) Diaspora (b) Diacriticism
(c) Diadem (d) Diatribe
6. Treatment by means of exercise and massage
(a) Chemotherapy (b) Hydrotherapy
(c) Physiotherapy (d) Psychotherapy
7. The abandonment of one's country or cause
(a) Defection (b) Disloyalty
(c) Desertion (d) Migration
8. A place where birds are kept
(a) Aquarium (b) Ben
(c) Aviary (d) Sanctuary
9. A method which never fails
(a) Unflinching (b) Irreparable
(c) Irremediable (d) Infallible
10. Something which cannot be believed
(a) Inevitable (b) Ineffable
(c) Incredible (d) Ineluctable
Answers
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (c)
Set - 18
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(a) Corpse (b) Mummy
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3. To feel or express disapproval of something or someone

(a) declare (b) deprive
(c) depreciate (d) deprecate
4. Handwriting that cannot be read
(a) ineligible (b) decipher
(c) ugly (d) illegible
5. Animals that can live on land and in water
(a) anthropoids (b) aquatics
(c) amphibians (d) aquariums
6. Easily duped or fooled
(a) insensible (b) perceptible
(c) gullible (d) indefensible
7. Fear of water
(a) claustrophobia (b) hydrophobia
(c) insomnia (d) obsession
8. Government by a ruler who has unlimited power
(a) Despotism (b) Autocracy
(c) Monarchy (d) Anarchy
9. An occasion of great importance
(a) Exemplary (b) Momentous
(c) Herculean (d) Grandiose
10. A person who is always hopeful and looks upon the brighter side of
things
(a) Florist (b) Artist
(c) Theist (d) Optimist
Answers
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (d)
Set - 19
1. Place of burial
(a)  Cave (b)  Church
(c)  Synagogue (d)  Cemetery
2. To have a very high opinion of oneself
(a) Exaggeration (b) Adulation
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4. devoted to pleasure and enjoying yourself

(a) Terrestrian (b) Epicurean
(c) Celestial (d) Pedestrian
5. A tank where fish or water plants are kept
(a) Aquarium (b) Sanatorium
(c) Nursery (d) Aviary
6. A person who never takes alcoholic drinks
(a) Teetotaller (b) Alcoholic
(c) Addict (d) Bagpiper
7. Belief that God is in everything and that every thing is God
(a) Atheism (b) Pantheism
(c) Scepticism (d) Animism
8. A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated
manner as to cause laughter
(a) Cartoon (b) Cacography
(c) Cartography (d) Caricature
9. The state of being miserable bereft of all possessions
(a) Dependent (b) Complacent
(c) Destitute (d) Omnipresent
10. That which can not be called back
(a) Irresponsible (b) Irrevocable
(c) Irredeemable (d) Incalculable
Answers
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
Set - 20
1. One who journeys from place to place
(a) Quack (b) Cannibal
(c) Itinerant (d) Courier
2. Hard to understand
(a) Abstruse (b) Clumsy
(c) Delusive (d) Lucid
3. Occurring at the same time
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(a) Efficacious (b) Deliberate
(c) Astounding (d) Noteworthy
6. Speaking or writing several languages
(a) Scholar (b) Lexicon
(c) Polyglot (d) Vivid
7. A person who can appreciate art, music etc.
(a) Epicure (b) Gourmet
(c) Connoisseur (d) Cosmopolitan
8. Two words different in spelling and meaning but pronounced alike
(a) Homonyms (b) Homographs
(c) Synonyms (d) Homophones
9. A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favour by flattering influential
people
(a) Nepotist (b) Sycophant
(c) Psychopath (d) Hedonist
10. An abnormal fear of high places
(a) Hydrophobia (b) Claustrophobia
(c) Aerophobia (d) Acrophobia
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (d)
Set - 21
1. The belief that nothing can be known about God
(a) Agnosticism (b) Theism
(c) Atheism (d) Henotheism
2. Science of the races of mankind
(a) Genealogy (b) Epistemology
(c) Ethnology (d) Sociology
3. Detaining and confining someone
(a) Interruption (b) Interrogation
(c) Enterment (d) Internment
4. An underhand device resorted to in order to justify misconduct
(a) Subterfuge (b) Manoeuvre
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6. Impossible to describe
(a) Miraculous (b) Ineffable
(c) Stupendous (d) Appalling
7. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage
(a) Compositor (b) Stoker
(c) Stowaway (d) Shipwright
8. Clues available at a scene
(a) Circumstantial (b) Derovatove
(c) Inferential (d) Suggestive
9. An unexpected piece of good fortune
(a) Windfall (b) Philanthropy
(c) Benevolence (d) Turnstile
10. An emolument over and above fixed income or salary
(a) Honorarium (b) Sinecure
(c) Perquisite (d) Prerogative
Answers
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)
Set - 22
1. The Animals of a particular region.
(a) Flora (b) Museum
(c) Zoo (d) Fauna
2. A woman of lax moral
(a) Prostitute (b) Harlot
(c) Concubine (d) Hostess
3. A person who is obsessed with self
(a) Compulsive (b) Maniac
(c) Narcissist (d) Centroid
4. A name adopted by an author in his writings
(a) Title (b) Nomenclature
(c) Nick Name (d) Pseudonym
5. One who is unable to pay debts
(a) Debtor (b) Indebted
(c) Borrower (d) Insolvent
6. A roundabout way of speaking
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8. Occurring at night
(a) Nightly (b) Dark
(c) Neurotic (d) Nocturnal
9. Determine the nature of the disease
(a) Investigate (b) Determine
(c) Diagnose (d) Detect
10. To run away with a lover
(a) Deceive (b) Cheat
(c) Escape (d) Elope
Answers
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
Set - 23
1. Science of heredity
(a) Hereditary (b) Genetics
(c) Genesis (d) Inheritance
2. Arrangement in order of occurrence
(a) Timely (b) Chronological
(c) Chronic (d) Temporal
3. One who makes an official examination of accounts
(a) Auditor (b) Accountant
(c) Cleric (d) Official
4. One who looks at the bright side of things
(a) Pessimist (b) Optimist
(c) Introvert (d) Extrovert
5. A government by the officials
(a) Plutocracy (b) Aristocracy
(c) Bureaucracy (d) Monarchy
6. One who offers his services without charging for it
(a) Philanderer (b) Volunteer
(c) Mercenary (d) Missionary
7. One who never makes a mistake
(a) Infallible (b) Incorrigible
(c) Ineffable (d) Inexorable
8. A tank where fish for water plants are kept
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(a) Franchise (b) Authorize
(c) Dealership (d) Patent
Answers
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c)
6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (d)
Set - 24
1. The scientific study of living organisms
(a) Biochemistry (b) Organic  Chemistry
(c) Zoology (d) Biology
2. One who lives for more than a hundred years
(a) Saint (b) Meteorologist
(c) Demagogue (d) Centenarian
3. Careful and thorough enquiry
(a) Investigation (b) Interview
(c) Examination (d) Exploration
4. A situation that stops an activity from progressing:
(a) Bypass (b) Breach
(c) Bottleneck (d) Block Head
5. A person who dishonestly pretends to be somebody else:
(a) Imperialist (b) Impressionist
(c) Implorer (d) Impostor
6. A person who is physically dependent on a substance
(a) Criminal (b) Dereliction
(c) Gladiator (d) Addict
7. Failing to discharge one's duty
(a) Debacle (b) Dereliction
(c) Determination (d) Deterrent
8. A legal agreement by which a person borrows money from a bank
usually to buy a house.
(a) Document (b) Mortgage
(c) Lease (d) Invoice
9. A movement of part of the body to express an idea or feeling
(a) Jibe (b) Gesture
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6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (d)
Set - 25
1. Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure
(a) Metronome (b) Compass
(c) Pedometer (d) Barometer
2. Belonging to all parts of the world
(a) Common (b) Universal
(c) Worldly (d) International
3. To be known for bad acts
(a) Famous (b) Notorious
(c) Criminal (d) Terrorist
4. Words of similar meaning
(a) Homonyms (b) Pseudonyms
(c) Antonyms (d) Synonyms
5. An official call to appear in the court of law
(a) Summon (b) Notice
(c) Memorandum (d) Petition
6. To cut a part of a person's body
(a) Amputate (b) Mutilate
(c) Ambuscade (d) Mitigate
7. One who is filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm about his
religion
(a) Fatalist (b) Lunatic
(c) Fanatic (d) Stoic
8. One who cannot speak
(a) Deaf (b) Dumb
(c) Visionless (d) Lame
9. The highest point
(a) Zenith (b) Height
(c) Zeal (d) Ridge
10. A speech delivered without previous preparation
(a) Soliloquy (b) Extempore
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1. Study of heavenly bodies
(a) Astrology (b) Astronomy
(c) Stargazing (d) Astrophysics
2. One who pretends to be what he is not
(a) Crocodile (b) Flatterer
(c) Hypocrite (d) Counterfeiter
3. High sea waves caused by underwater earthquake
(a) Tsunami (b) Tornado
(c) Hurricane (d) Cyclone
4. One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences
(a) Neutral (b) Intermediary
(c) Judge (d) Connoisseur
5. The absence of law and order
(a) Rebellion (b) Mutiny
(c) Revolt (d) Anarchy
6. A voice that cannot be heard
(a) Unheard (b) Faint
(c) Audible (d) Inaudible
7. A disease which is spread by direct contact
(a) Contagious (b) Infectious
(c) Epidemic (d) Endemic
8. The study of ancient civilizations
(a) History (b) Anthropology
(c) Ethnology (d) Archaeology
9. An animal story with a moral
(a) Fable (b) Tale
(c) Anecdote (d) Parable
10. A thing likely to be easily broken
(a) Vulnerable (b) Flexible
(c) Brittle (d) Delicate
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)
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2. To store and stock
(a) Hail (b) Hide
(c) Hoard (d) Horde
3. Study of relations of organisms to one another and to their surroundings

(a) Biology (b) Ecology

(c) Psychology (d) Physiology
4. Boundary of an area
(a) Porch (b) Periphery
(c) Balcony (d) Verandah
5. A war of religions
(a) Calligraphy (b) Contraband
(c) Cavalry (d) Crusade
6. The government by the nobility
(a) Bureaucracy (b) Aristocracy
(c) Autocracy (d) Oligarchy
7. Detaining and confining someone
(a) Interruption (b) Interrogation
(c) Interment (d) Internment
8. An underhand device resorted to in order to justify misconduct
(a) Subterfuge (b) Manoeuvre
(c) Stratagem (d) Complicity
9. Impossible to describe
(a) Miraculous (b) Ineffable
(c) stupendous (d) Appalling
10. One who criticises popular beliefs which he thinks is mistaken or unwise
(a) Philistine (b) Iconoclast
(c) Imposter (d) Cannibal
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
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1. Instrument which records earth's tremor
(a) Monograph (b) Geographer
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(a) Chromatics (b) Numismatics
(c) Pyrotechnics (d) Cosmetics
4. A small waterfall or group of waterfalls flowing down a rocky hill side is
called:
(a) Hurricane (b) Stream
(c) Volcano (d) Cascade
5. A noisy and bombastic speech addressed to a large assembly
(a) Rhetoric (b) Cacophony
(c) Harangue (d) Oration
6. Specializes in nose diseases
(a) Otologist (b) Rhinologist
(c) Endocrinologist (d) Gerontologist
7. An appearance of objects often simulating the appearance of water
(a) Image (b) Mirage
(c) Reflection (d) Refraction
8. Give off bubbles of gas
(a) Efface (b) Effervesce
(c) Effloresce (d) Effuse
9. Sudden and violent change
(a) Cataclysm (b) Catalysis
(c) Catacombs (d) Catechism
10. The study of insects
(a) Anthropology (b) Zoology
(c) Etymology (d) Entomology
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)
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1. Speed of an object in one direction
(a) Pace (b) Tempo
(c) Velodri (d) Velocity
2. Theft of another person's writings or ideas and passing them off as
one's own
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4. Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something

(a) Coercion (b) Conviction
(c) Confession (d) Cajolement
5. Animal that feeds on plants
(a) Carnivorous (b) Herbivorous
(c) Insectivorous (d) Graminivorous
6. A number of stars grouped together
(a) Orbit (b) Constellation
(c) Solar  System (d) Comet
7. Those who go on to someone else's land without the owner's permission
(a) Delinquents (b) Trespassers
(c) Offenders (d) Culprits
8. Pertaining to horses
(a) Equine (b) Equestrian
(c) Equinox (d) Equation
9. One who cannot be corrected
(a) Incurable (b) Incorrigible
(c) Hardened (d) Vulnerable
10. Difficult or impossible to read
(a) Illogical (b) Illegible
(c) Ineligible (d) Legible
Answers
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
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1. That which is certain to happen
(a) Inevitable (b) Invincible
(c) Incorrigible (d) Immediate
2. Talking about the affairs of other people
(a) Teasing (b) Gossiping
(c) Criticising (d) Slandering
3. Medical examination of the body after death
(a) Diagnosis (b) Irradiation
(c) Corpse (d) Autopsy
4. A person born or living at the same time as another
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(a) Delirious (b) Desirous
(c) Perseverance (d) Pervasive
7. To die in water or any other liquid because one is unable to breathe
(a) Sink (b) Drown
(c) Flounder (d) Founder
8. A number of ships, vehicles etc. travelling together under escort
(a) Retinue (b) Fleet
(c) Posse (d) Convoy
9. To destroy completely
(a) Annihilate (b) Rehabilitate
(c) Incapacitate (d) Dislocate
10. A person who believes in the total abolition of war
(a) Bellicose (b) Pacifist
(c) Flautist (d) Fatalist
Answers
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b)
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1. Witty, clever and ready replies
(a) Repartee (b) Rhetoric
(c) Pun (d) Refrain
2. Very delicate and beautiful
(a) Exquisite (b) Requisite
(c) Exemplary (d) Resplendent
3. A book containing various branches of knowledge arranged in
alphabetical order.
(a) Encyclopaedia (b) Dictionary
(c) Thesaurus (d) Atlas
4. Someone able to use both hands with equal skill
(a) Ambiguous (b) Ambidextrous
(c) Ambivalent (d) Amphibious
5. One who loves books
(a) Bibliophobe (b) Bibliographer
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(a) Impeachment (b) Impediment
(c) Impingement (d) Infringement
8. Government by a small group of all powerful persons
(a) Monarchy (b) Democracy
(c) Anarchy (d) Oligarchy
9. One indifferent to art and literature is
(a) Critic (b) Philistine
(c) Scholar (d) Aromatic
10. "Open to injury or Criticism"
(a) Vulnerable (b) Native
(c) Sensitive (d) Invincible
Answers
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c)
6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (a)
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1. One who collects coins as a hobby
(a) Ornithologist (b) Statistician
(c) Numismatist (d) Philatelist
2. A narrow piece of land connecting two large masses of land
(a) Isthmus (b) Continent
(c) Gulf (d) Peninsula
3. A raised place on which offerings to a God are made
(a) Rostrum (b) Church
(c) Altar (d) Mound
4. Something that cannot be explained:
(a) Unthinkable (b) Impregnable
(c) Mysterious (d) Inexplicable
5. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence
in court.
(a) Affidavit (b) Dossier
(c) Voucher (d) Document
6. A person who thinks only about himself and about others needs
(a) Egomaniaca (b) Egoistic
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chemicals or roll of film
(a) Tankard (b) Canister
(c) Vessel (d) Casket
9. A place of permanent residence
(a) Abode (b) Dormitory
(c) Domicile (d) Apartment
10. That can not be altered or withdrawn
(a) Irrevocable (b) Irretrievable
(c) Irrefutable (d) Irresistible
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
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1. Money paid to employees on retirement
(a) Gratuity (b) Gift
(c) Pension (d) Arrears
2. A place where cloths are kept
(a) Closet (b) Drawer
(c) Wardrobe (d) Cupboard
3. The firing of a number of guns together as a salute or otherwise
(a) Salvo (b) Gun-salute
(c) Reception (d) Salutation
4. Study of the problems of legal punishment and prison management
(a) Penology (b) Criminology
(c) Neurology (d) Astrology
5. Bring about an easy and painless death for someone suffering from an
incurable disease
(a) Suicide (b) Uxoricide
(c) Euthanasia (d) Strangulation
6. One who cannot be defeated
(a) Insolvent (b) Invincible
(c) Indecipherable (d) Invidious
7. One who is between 80 and 89 years old
(a) Septuagenarian (b) Octogenarian
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(a) Romeo (b) Goon
(c) Consort (d) Philanderer
10. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
(a) Mystic (b) Hysteric
(c) Stoic (d) Anarchist
Answers
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
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1. Animals that feed on Plants
(a) Carnivorous (b) Herbivorous
(c) Insectivorous (d) Graminivorous
2. Short remaining end of a cigarette
(a) Filling (b) Pinch
(c) Filament (d) Stub
3. A person concerned with practical results and values
(a) Fundamentalist (b) Optimist
(c) Pragmatist (d) Ecologist
4. A person who can use both hands equally well
(a) Adroit (b) Skilful
(c) Dexterous (d) Ambidextrous
5. One who makes an official examination of accounts
(a) Clerk (b) Acoountant
(c) Auditor (d) Boss
6. An instrument used to see distant objects
(a) Periscope (b) Microscope
(c) Bioscope (d) Telescope
7. One who knows or sees everything
(a) Omnipotent (b) Omniscient
(c) Omnipresent (d) Omniferous
8. Soldiers who fight on horseback
(a) Infantry (b) Artillery
(c) Cavalry (d) Armoured
9. One who speaks for other
(a) Spokesman (b) Leader
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6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b)
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1. Rebellion againSet - 11st lawful authority
(a) Mutiny (b) Coup
(c) Revolution (d) Dissidence
2. Fit to be eaten
(a) Credible (b) Audible
(c) Edible (d) Legible
3. Unfair advantages for members of one's own family
(a) Plagiarism (b) Nepotism
(c) Regionalism (d) Optimism
4. A proficient public speaker
(a) Orator (b) Narrator
(c) Arbitrator (d) Curator
5. Always ready to attack or quarrel
(a) Impatient (b) Aggressive
(c) Malicious (d) Creative
6. One who finds it easy to produce new and original ideas and things
(a) Hospitable (b) Bright
(c) Impulsive (d) Creative
7. Done with good judgement
(a) Enviable (b) Judicial
(c) Eminent (d) Judicious
8. Impossible to decipher, make out or read
(a) Illegible (b) Ambiguous
(c) Eligible (d) Intelligible
9. Careful not to harm or inconvenience others
(a) Obstinate (b) Rash
(c) Humble (d) Considerate
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1. To give up the throne or other office of dignity
(a) Abdicate (b) Depose
(c) Dethrone (d) Usurp
2. Murder of a brother
(a) Patricide (b) Homicide
(c) Genocide (d) Fratricide
3. A person who rides horses in races as an occupation
(a) Horse-racer (b) Jockey
(c) Equestrian (d) Horseman
4. A widely accepted rule of conduct or general truth briefly expressed
(a) Syllogism (b) Doctrine
(c) Maxim (d) Tenet
5. One who possesses many talents
(a) Gifted (b) Exceptional
(c) Dexterous (d) Versatile
6. One who derives pleasure form inflicting pain on others
(a) sadist (b) maniac
(c) recluse (d) hedonist
7. To in jure one's reputation
(a) Defame (b) Ridicule
(c) Mock (d) Agitate
8. A geometrical figure with eight sides
(a) Polygon (b) Hexagon
(c) Octagon (d) Pentagon
9. A man who wastes his money on luxury
(a) Extempore (b) Thrifty
(c) Extravagant (d) None  of  these
10. A man having no hair on the scalp
(a) Hoary (b) Gaudy
(c) Naked (d) Bald
Answers
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2. That which has a double meaning
(A) Doubtless (B) Uncertain
(C) Controversial (D) Ambiguous
3. Incapable of making errors
(A) Infallible (B) Incorrigible
(C) Impervious (D) Inexplicable
4. Governed by a sense of duty
(A) Conscious (B) Sensible
(C) Intelligent (D) Conscientious
5. Murder of a king
(A) Homicide (B) Fratricide
(C) Regicide (D) Parricide
6. A person who attends to the diseases of the eye is an
(A) Oculist (B) Optimist
(C) Obstetrician (d) Optician
7. The study of worms and insects
(A) Taxidenny (B) Entomology
(C) Ornithology (D) Paleontology
8. A person who devotes his/her life for the welfare of others
(A) Altruist (B) Hermit
(C) Volunteer (D) Martyr
9. A person who shows off his learning
(A) Pedant (B) Educationist
(C) Exhibitor (D) Researcher
10. Written law of a legislative body
(C) Statue (B) stature
(C) Statute (D) Statue
Answers
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)
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3. A person who lives for pleasure

(A) Hedonist (B) Materialist
(C) Atheist (D) Philanthropist
4. A decorative handwriting
(A) Calligraphy (B) Manuscript
(C) Inscription (D) Hagiography
5. That which cannot be defeated
(A) Invincible (B) invulnerable
(C) Infallible (D) Indictable
6. Study of the nature of God
(A) Philology (B) Theology
(C) Humanism (D) Philosophy
7. A pole or beam used as a temporary support
(A) Scaffold (B) Prop
(C) Lean-to (D) Rafter
8. One who studies the art of gardening
(A) Agriculturist (B) Hortculturist
(C) Gardener (D) Botanist
9. The line when the land and sky seems to meet
(A) Atmosphere (B) Milky Way
(C) Horizon (D) Distant  land
10. A former student of a school, college or university
(a) Alumnus (b) Genius
(c) Scholar (d) Learner
Answers
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6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
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(a) Hangar (b) Granary
(c) Dockyard (d) Garage
2. A short story based on your personal experience
(a) Parable (b) Legend
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4. A place of shelter for ships.

(a) Barrack (b) Helipad
(c) Port (d) Harbour
5. A shopkeeper who sells fresh and green vegetables.
(a) Greengrocer (b) Butcher
(c) Shopkeeper (d) Vendor
6. Incapable of being approached
(a) Inaccessible (b) Inadmissible
(c) inrresistible (d) Illegal
7. One who takes care of a building
(a) Janitor (b) Manager
(c) Warden (d) Beadle
8. One who lends money at a very high interest
(a) Banker (b) Usurer
(c) Imposter (d) Former
9. A person who runs away from justice or the law
(a) Refugee (b) Martyr
(c) Fugitive (d) Recluse
10. A hater of women
(a) Bigamist (b) Misogynist
(c) Misanthrope (d) Misogamist
Answers
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b)
Set - 40
1. An assembly of worshippers
(a) Configuration (b) Confrontation
(c) Congregation (d) Conflagration
2. A person who lives by himself
(a) Extrovert (b) Prophet
(c) Monk (d) Recluse
3. A medicine to nullify the effect of poison
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(a) Terrestrial (b) Aquatic
(c) Amphibians (d) Parasitic
6. The art of making maps and charts
(a) Calligraphy (b) Palaeography
(c) Metallurgy (d) Cartography
7. A game in which no one wins
(a) Draw (b) Obsolete
(c) Legal (d) Illegal
8. Shaking movement of the ground
(a) Tremor (b) Shiver
(c) Vibrate (d) Oscillate
9. One who has no money
(a) Egoist (b) Pedestrian
(c) Volunteer (d) Pauper
10. A tank in which flsh are kept is called an
(a) Aquatone (b) Aqnatint
(c) Aquacade (d) Aquarium
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (d)
Set - 41
1. One who looks on the bright side of things
(a) Pessimist (b) Optimist
(c) Infallible (d) Hypocrite
2. A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing
(a) Edition (b) Omnibus
(c) Compilation (d) Anthology
3. A doctor who treats children and infants
(a) Gynecologist (b) Paediatrician
(c) odiatrist (d) Dermatologist
4. The act of killing oneself
(a) Suicide (b) Murder
(c) Regicide (d) Genocide
5. Having been legally declared financially insolvent is to be
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(a) Shocking (b) Disparaging
(c) Incredible (d) Ineffective
8. A person who is easily hurt
(a) Sincere (b) Sane
(c) Sensitive (d) Sensible
9. A child of unusual or remarkable talent
(a) Treak (b) Genius
(c) Prodigy (d) Scholar
10. Detailed plan of a journey
(a) Travel-kit (b) Itinerary
(c) Schedule (d) Travelogue
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
Set - 42
1. One who eats everything
(a) Herbivorous (b) Irresistible
(c) Omniscent (d) Omnivorous
2. Of outstanding significance
(a) Brilliant (b) Rational
(c) Monumental (d) Powerful
3. A graveyard where the dead are buried
(a) Tannery (b) Monastery
(c) Cemetery (d) Mortuary
4. Suitable for everyday conservation
(a) Verbose (b) Colloquial
(c) Taciturn (d) Verbatim
5. Of various kind
(a) Malleable (b) Miscellaneous
(c) Plentiful (d) Variable
6. The art of beautiful writing
(a) Demography (b) Syllabus
(c) Cosmography (d) Calligraphy
7. An older woman who is not married
(a) Divorcee (b) Maid
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(a) Lair (b) Archive
(c) Press (d) Mint
10. A series of lectures or lessons
(a) Course (b) Syllabus
(c) Catalogue (d) Panel
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)
Set - 43
1. A person who is self - centered
(a) Masochist (b) Narcissist
(c) Eccentric (d) Egoist
2. A principle of standard by which anything is or can be judged
(a) Copyright (b) Epitome
(c) Criterion (d) Manifesto
3. An extract from a book of writing
(a) Review (b) Footnote
(c) Preface (d) Excerpt
4. A person who supports or speaks in favour of something
(a) Assistance (b) Assistance
(c) Volunteer (d) Advocate
5. A word that reads the same backwards as forwards
(a) Homophone (b) Acronym
(c) Palindrome (d) Acrostic
6. The firing of many guns at the same time to mark an occasion
(a) Salvo (b) Attack
(c) Volley (d) Fusillade
7. Person who files a suit
(a) Suitor (b) Plaintiff
(c) Accuser (d) Charger
8. Take great pleasure
(a) Satisfied (b) Uphold
(c) Overhau (d) Revel
9. The practice of having many wives
(a) Calligraphy (b) Polygamy
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1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b)
Set - 44
1. The Mahabharata is a long poem based on a noble theme
(a) Story (b) Narration
(c) Epic (d) Summary
2. A list of dishes
(a) cuisine (b) Dessert
(c) Buffet (d) Menu
3. One who believes in fate
(a) Believer (b) Fatalist
(c) Agnostic (d) Sceptic
4. Smugly self-satisfied
(a) Responsive (b) Complacent
(c) Jovial (d) Witty
5. A person who makes a scientific study of birds
(a) Ornithologist (b) Orthodontist
(c) Anaesthetist (d) Astrophysicist
6. Having to do with artistic beauty
(a) Aesthetic (b) Excellence
(c) Artful (d) Creative
7. Can be read clearly
(a) Eligible (b) Intangible
(c) Illegible (d) Legible
8. The act of killing one's own father
(a) Parricide (b) Patricide
(c) Fratricide (d) Parasite
9. An animal living on fish
(a) Carnivore (b) Herbivore
(c) Piscivore (d) Parasite
10. Person who directs preparation of a newspaper
(a) Instructor (b) Auditor
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1. A person who does not think or behave like everyone else, but has
independent, unusual opinions
(a) Hermit (b) Individual
(c) Maverick (d) Matriarch
2. Child of unusual or remarkable talent
(a) Prodigy (b) Genius
(c) Geek (d) Intellectual
3. Government runs its administration through departments staffed by
civil servants
(a) Bureaucracy (b) Democracy
(c) Aristocracy (d) Oligarchy
4. A cluster of houses in a village
(a) Stack (b) Hamlet
(c) Truss (d) Claque
5. Thoughtful and sad
(a) Vicarious (b) Pensive
(c) Tenacious (d) Scrupulous
6. A number of monkeys
(a) Rookery (b) Troop
(c) Pride (d) Flight
7. Lasting for two years
(a) Perennial (b) Biennial
(c) Centenial (d) Diurnal
8. A speech in praise of
(a) An ode for (b) A tribute for
(c) for  eulogy (d) An  accolade  for
9. A state where no law and order exists
(a) Monarchy (b) Mobocracy
(c) Anarchy (d) Democracy
10. He is my partner in crime.
(a) Friend (b) Accomplice
(c) Neighbour (d) Companion
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b)
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2. A short trip or excursion
(a) Rambler (b) Jaunt
(c) Detour (d) Stroller
3. Motive or incitement to action
(a) Remark (b) Contract
(c) Proposition (d) Incentive
4. Science or practice of map drawing
(a) Chirography (b) Xerography
(c) Cartography (d) Pictography
5. A speaker's platform
(a) Stage (b) Stand
(c) Pulpit (d) Podium
6. Study of the interaction of people with their environment
(a) Ecology (b) Psychology
(c) Philosophy (d) Geography
7. A list of explanations of rare, technical or obsolete words
(a) Dictionary (b) Glossary
(c) Lexicon (d) Catalogue
8. Underground place for storing wine or other provisions
(a) Garage (b) Cellar
(c) Attic (d) Hall
9. Free somebody from blame or guilt
(a) Excuse (b) Reprimand
(c) Exonerate (d) Acquit
10. One who plays for pleasure rather than as a profession
(a) Player (b) Amateur
(c) Performer (d) Actor
Answers
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (d)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b)
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1. One who does something for the first time
(a) Leader (b) Model
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3. That which can be drunk

(a) Edible (b) Palatable
(c) Potable (d) Culpable
4. One who is neither intelligent nor dull
(a) Ordinary (b) Average
(c) Fair (d) Mediocre
5. Person leading a life of strict discipline
(a) Hedonist (b) Disciplinarian
(c) Atheist (d) Ascetic
6. A person who loves everybody
(a) Cosmopolitan (b) Fatalist
(c) Humanist (d) Altruist
7. Inevitable
(a) That  which  cannot  be  avoided
(b) That  which  can  be  misplaced
(c) That which marks an eventful day
(d) That which brings joy
8. Loquacious
(a) Elegant (b) Quiet
(c) Attractive (d) Talkative
9. Misologist
(a) One  who  hates  logic (b) One  who  hates  books
(c) One  who  hates  knowledge (d) One  who  hates  women
10. Clever at finding new or simple solutions for complex problems
(a) Inimical (b) Iniquitous
(c) Ingenuous (d) Ingenious
Answers
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Set - 48
1. Looking tired and unhappy
(a) Withdrawn (b) Dismayed
(c) Haggard (d) Bored
2. Unusual, amusing thing whose only purpose is to attract attention and
which has little or no value or importance of its own
(a) Gimcrack (b) Gimmick
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4. Of or like an animal of the cat family

(a) Fecund (b) Canine
(c) Equine (d) Feline
5. Use money placed in one's care in a wrong way to benefit oneself
(a) Embroil (b) Emblazon
(c) Embezzle (d) Embellish
6. Cunning or dishonest
(a) Devise (b) Devoid
(c) Devious (d) Devour
7. Cruelly insensitive or unsympathetic
(a) Callus (b) Calibre
(c) Calumny (d) Callous
8. Abandoning one's religious beliefs, principles, political party, etc.
(a) Apoplexy (b) Apostasy
(c) Apostle (d) Appraisal
9. Person believing in freewill
(a) Guardian (b) Tyrant
(c) Humanitarian (d) Libertarian
10. Small pieces of metal that fly out from an exploding bomb
(a) Shrapnel (b) Splinters
(c) Filings (d) Bullets
Answers
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)
Set - 49
1. All the arts, beliefs and social institutions etc. characteristic of a race
(a) Culture (b) Civilization
(c) Infrastructure (d) Ritual
2. The act of speaking about one's thoughts when one is alone
(a) Silence (b) Monologue
(c) Dialogue (d) Soliloquy
3. To remove an objectionable part from a book
(a) Exterminate (b) Expurgate
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5. Passing out of use

(a) Adolescent (b) Reticent
(c) Translucent (d) Obsolescent
6. A drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks
(a) Cocktail (b) Mocktail
(c) Liquor (d) Bisque
7. Affecting or relating to cows
(a) Feline (b) Bovime
(c) Ovine (d) Vulpiine
8. Something that might happen in future
(a) Contingency (b) insurance
(c) Concurrency (d) Prophecy
9. A special fondness or liking for
(a) Propensity (b) Inclination
(c) Penchant (d) Preoccupation
10. Relating to kinship with the father
(a) Patrilineal (b) Fratrilineal
(c) Matrilineal (d) Familial
Answers
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a)
Set - 50
1. A part of a word that can be pronounced separately
(a) Particle (b) Sibilant
(c) Syllable (d) Letter
2. Description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name
(a) Euphemism (b) Eulogy
(c) Epithet (d) Epigram
3. Walk in a proud and confident way
(a) Canter (b) Lope
(c) Swagger (d) Sprint
4. The part of a stage in front of the curtain
(a) Arena (b) Podium
(c) Proscenium (d) Amphitheater
5. One who does something not professionally but for pleasure
(a) Novice (b) Entrepreneur
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7. A person who is solely motivated by money or personal gain

(a) Money-lender (b) Charlatan
(c) Mercenary (d) Merchant
8. Something that is beyond the power of nature
(a) Unnatural (b) Supernatural
(c) Magical (d) Preternatural
9. The policy of extending a country's empire and influence
(a) Communism (b) Imperialism
(c) Internationalism (d) Capitalism
10. A person who studies the origin and of history words
(a) Etymologist (b) Ehtnologist
(c) Polyglot (d) Grammarian
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a)
Set - 51
1. the story of a person’s life written by somebody else
(a) Bibiliotheque (b) Anthology
(c) Biography (d) Omnibus
2. One who deliberately damages other people's property
(a) Vampire (b) Arsonist
(c) Destructor (d) Vandal
3. A large number of bullets fired at the same time
(a) Archery (b) Fusillade
(c) Rattle (d) Shoot
4. A tall, strong woman
(a) Shrew (b) Siren
(c) Amazon (d) Harridan
5. A difficult problem
(a) Puzzle (b) Labyrinth
(c) Maze (d) Conundrum
6. Animals which suckle their their young
(a) Oviparous (b) Mammals
(c) Carnivores (d) Omnivores
7. A drug or other substance that induces sleep
(a) Reviver (b) Stimulant
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9. An event that causes great harms or dams

(a) Problem (b) Disaster
(c) Pain (d) Relief
10. Beyond correction
(a) Invertebrate (b) Glib
(c) Incorrigible (d) Incongruous
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)
Set - 52
1. Wide spread scarcity of food
(a) Hunger (b) Drought
(c) Poverty (d) Famine
2. A poem of fourteen lines
(a) Ballad (b) Psalm
(c) Sonnet (d) Carol
3. Wild imagination
(a) Whim (b) Fantasy
(c) Fancy (d) Memory
4. Accidental good fortune
(a) Serendipity (b) Good luck
(c) Chance (d) Fluke
5. Short speech or poem given at the end of a play or a book
(a) Epilogue (b) Epigram
(c) Epitabh (d) Epicure
6. A person who drive our motorcars
(a) Driver (b) Chauffeur
(c) Conductor (d) Lift-operator
7. The headmaster brought back to mind the outstanding achievements of
the school
(a) Remembered (b) Reminded
(c) Reminisced (d) Recalled
8. Lack of feeling
(a) Empathy (b) Apathy
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(a) Ballad (b) Sonnet
(c) Ballet (d) Epic
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
Set - 53
1. Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones
(a) Relief (b) Oleograph
(c) Tracery (d) Mosaic
2. A policy that segregates people on the basis of race
(a) Apartheid (b) Partisan
(c) Chauvinism (d) Theism
3. Something which lasts forever
(a) Mortal (b) Infallible
(c) Eternal (d) Youthftil
4. A fear of closed/dark place.
(a) Xenophobia (b) Acrophobia
(c) Claustrophobia (d) Pyrophobia
5. Fear of telling lies
(a) Mythophobia (b) Legendary
(c) Lyophobia (d) Oratory
6. Walking in sleep
(a) Obsession (b) Hallucination
(c) Somnambulism (d) Somniloquism
7. A particular method of working
(a) Methodology (b) Knack
(c) Working  pattern (d) Modus  operandi
Answers
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a)
6. (c) 7. (d)
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1. Killer of prophet
(a) Mariticide (b) Vaticide
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3. A government by the military class

(a) Kratocracy (b) Pantisocracy
(c) Stratocracy (d) Mobocracy
4. Obsession for wine
(a) Ethnomania (b) Oenomania
(c) Egomania (d) Idolomania
5. A person’s last performance
(a) Prognosis (b) Elegy
(c) Memoir (d) Swan  song
6. Eating mud
(a) Equivorous (b) Limivorous
(c)   Calcivorous (d) Fructivorous
7. Kiling of birds
(a) Herbicide (b) Avicide
(c) Vulpicide (d) Matricide
8. Love for dogs
(a) Paedophilia (b) Sinophile
(c) Canophilia (d) Zoophilia
9. Lack of civic-mindedness or of patriotism
(a) Iconomachy (b) Incivism
(c) Shag (d) Clergy
10. Study of snakes
(a) Philology (b) Phrenology
(c) Ophiology (d) Upology
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
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1. Preferring or attracted to sunlight
(a) Lithophilous (b) Heliophilous
(c) Topophilia (d) Homophile
2. Mutual discourse
(a) Soliloquy (b) Obloquy
(c) Colloquy (d) Eloquence
3. Insatiable greed for riches
(a) Avarice (b) Actuary
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5. To renounce one’s faith or religion

(a) Fantasy (b) Euphrasy
(c) Apostasy (d) Epistasy
6. Vexation for humiliation of disappointment
(a) Linen (b) Adrenalin
(c) Chagrin (d) Porcelain
7. Situated on the back
(a) Dorsal (b) Tussal
(c) Versal (d) Basal
8. A girl with brown hair
(a) Damsel (b) Lassie
(c) Brunette (d) Mademoiselle
9. Mountain climbing
(a) Alienisms (b) Alpinism
(c) Albinism (d) Algorism
10. Combustibles – flammable
(a) Allative (b) Conflagrant
(c) Agglomerative (d) Calmative
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b)
Set - 56
1. A science of race, culture and human development
(a) Tannery (b) Eugenics
(c) Volley (d) Treak
2. Medicine that causes vomiting
(a) Valise (b) Satire
(c) Pyre (d) Emetic
3. Delusion of suffering from a disease.
(a) Lypemania (b) Nosomania
(c) Naruomania (d) Phagomania
4. Evening prayer in church.
(a) Sheath (b) Jig
(c) Waltz (d) Vespers
5. A person employed to drive a private or hired car.
(a) Amateur (b) Chauffeur
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(a) Neophyte (b) Holophyte
(c) Mesophyte (d) Epiphyte
8. A person who lives by himself.
(a) Bemuse (b) Recluse
(c) Applause (d) Abstruse
9. Not allowing fluid to pass-through.
(a) Envious (b) Impervious
(c) Conscious (d) Nauseous
10. A place where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food.
(a) Reservoir (b) Abattoir
(c) Memoir (d) Peignoir
Answers
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d)  5. (b)
6. (c) 7. (a)  8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b)
Set - 57
1. One who runs away from justice.
(a) Plaintive (b) Fugitive
(c) Accretive (d) Adventives
2. A slight fault that can be forgiven.
(a) Venial (b) Bovial
(c) Areial (d) Xenial
3. A paradise with perfect bliss.
(a) Epineurium (b) Elysium
(c) Encomium (d) Eulogium
4. A story that expresses ideas through symbols.
(a) Armoury (b) Allegory
(c) Amatory (d) Aleatory
5. A period of interval between two regimes and governments.
(a) Polygonum (b) Magnum
(c) Interregnum (d) Presternum
6. A decision made by public voting.
(a) Anthracite (b) Chalcocite
(c) Plebiscite (d) Reincite
7. Missappropriation of money.
(a) Abridgement (b) Condiment
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9. One who changes sides.
(a) Ascetic (b) Turncoat
(c) Virtuoso (d) Connoisseur
10. One who damages public property.
(a) Cynosure (b) Demagogue
(c) Epicure (d) Vandal
Answers
1. (b) 2. (a) 3.  (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6.
(c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)
Set - 58
1. One who dies without a will.
(a) Intestate (b) Effeminate
(c) Fugitive (d) Heretic
2. One who has no money.
(a) Polyglot (b) Pauper
(c) Lunatic (d) Recluse
3. To free somebody from all blame.
(a) Highbrow (b) Exonerate
(c) Escapism (d) Henpeck
4. One who speaks less.
(a) Bohemian (b) Reticent
(c) Apostate (d) Arbitrator
5. Member of a band of robbers.
(a) Cannibal (b) Brigand
(c) Chauvinist (d) Coquette
6. A shady place under trees.
(a) Debonair (b) Bower
(c) Gourmand (d) Fugitive
7. Small room for worship.
(a) Bale (b) Chapel
(c) Cache (d) Brood
8. A person without home, job or property.
(a) Narcissist (b) Derelict
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10. 200th anniversary.

(a) Quadriennial (b) Bicentennial
(c) Quinquennial (d) Bimillennial
Answers
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b)
Set - 59
1. A short story with a moral.
(a) Wobble (b) Parable
(c) Scrabble (d) Affable
2. Dress with medals, ribbons worn at official ceremony.
(a) Penicillia (b) Penetralia
(c) Regalia (d) Basophilia
3. Extreme or indefinite to be adequately described.
(a) Ostensible (b) Indescribable
(c) Impressionable (d) Conceivable
4. The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to
vote.
(a) Abolishment (b) Disenfranchisement
(c) Abandonment (d) Abatement
5. Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority.
(a) Clung (b) Hung
(c) Pung (d) Dung
6. Belonging to middle class.
(a) Chamois (b) Turquois
(c) Bourgeois (d) Envious
7. A formal expression of praise for someone who has died.
(a) Orology (b) Eulogy
(c) Cytology (d) Misology
8. One extremely fond of one's wife.
(a) Umbrian (b) Uxorious
(c) Uriel (d) Uther
9. Systematic study of election trends.
(a) Archaeology (b) Psephology
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1.  (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b)
6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b)
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1. Fear of riding in a car.
(a) Astrophobia (b) Amaxophobia
(c) Cacophobia (d) Genophobia
2. Loss of speech due to medical problem.
(a) Anorexia (b) Anosmia
(c) Aphasia (d) Hypogeusia
3. Place where cows are sheltered.
(a) Pyre (b) Dyke
(c) Byre (d) Convey
4. Palm reading.
(a) Bibliomancy (b) Logomancy
(c) Chiromancy (d) Amniomancy
5. To atone for one’s sins.
(a) Deprecate (b) Effeminate
(c)  Expiate (d) Expatriate
6. A low level tract of uncultivated grassland.
(a) Island (b) Peninsula
(c) Meadow (d) Oasis
7. Egg-laying mammal.
(a) Corpus (b) Platypus
(c) Rhizopus (d) Octopus
8. Food for farm animals.
(a) Glutton (b) Leer
(c) Provender (d) Parasol
9. Existing only in name.
(a) Titular (b) Gratis
(c) Intestate (d) Indelible
10. A stand having three legs.
(a) Triptan (b) Tripod
(c) Triver (d) Tricot
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c)
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2. A person who is blamed for the wrong doings of others
(a) Bursar  (b) Captor
(c) Phlegmatic (d)  Scapegoat
3. The act of speaking irreverently about sacred things.
(a) Atheist (b) Blasphemy
(c) Bellicose (d) Defection
4. A person who talks too much of himself.
(a) Egoist (b) Elite
(c) Emetic (d) Egotist
5. Take away or alter the natural qualities of
(a) Denature (b) Unadulterated
(c) Authentic (d) Limpid
6. Decay of organic matter producing a fetid smell
(a) Putrefy (b) Crisp
(c) Neoteric (d) Virgin
7. Diminish in value over a period of time
(a) Escalate (b) Augment
(c) Aggrandise (d) Depreciate
8. Not able to produce children
(a) Gravid (b) Hebetic
(c) Fecund (d) Sterile
9. A funeral poem
(a) Elegy (b) Pandemonium
(c) Parody (d) Sonnet
10. One who walks in sleep
(a)   Drover (b)   Fastidious
(c)   Numismatist (d)   Somnambulist
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (d)
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(a) Ventral (b) Fanatic
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(a) Belligerent (b) Emeritus
(c) Truant (d) Mercenary
4. A perception without objective reality
(a) Cynicism (b) Hallucination
(c) Illusion (d) Optimism
5. A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy.
(a) Callous (b) Credulous
(c) Gullible (d) Bohemian
6. One who eats too much
(a) Impostor (b) Glutton
(c) Hypochondriac (d) Intestate
7. A roundabout way of speaking
(a) Centipede (b)   Circumlocution
(c) Coercion (d) Concentric
8. An old unmarried woman
(a) Masochist (b)  Septuagenarian
(c) Sniper (d) Spinster
9. One who is determined to take full revenge for wrongs done to him
(a) Enmity (b) Nigger
(c) Pedantic (d) Vindictive
10. Just punishment for wrong doing
(a) Dandy (b) Nemesis
(c) Prodigy (d) Wagon
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (b)
Set - 63
1. A strong blast of wind.
(a) Implosion (b) Trickle
(c) Gust (d) Mantle
2. Phobia of dogs
(a) Orophobia (b) Cynophobia
(c) Batrachophobia (d) Phemophobia
3. One who is new to a profession
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(a) Bigot (b) Gullible
(c) Ridicule (d) Venerable
6. Atonement for one’s sins
(a) Elite (b) Ignoramus
(c) Incendiary (d) Repentance
7. Killing of one’s own child
(a) Foeticide (b) Filicide
(c) Infanticide (d) Lupicide
8. A lover of work
(a) Oenophile (b) Technophile
(c) Romanophile (d) Ergophile
9. Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin
(a) Ableism (b) Iconoclast
(c) Maiden (d) Nepotism
10. One who does not care for literature or art
(a) Dictator (b) Hypocrite
(c) Philistine (d) Primitives
11. To give up a throne voluntarily
(a) Archer (b) Bigot
(c) Abdicate (d) Delegate
12. Words written on the tomb of a person
(a) Epigram (b) Epitome
(c) Epicure (d) Epitaph
13. Mania for travel
(a) Dromomania (b) Hypomania
(c) Megalomania (d) Nymphomania
14. One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige
(a) Egotist (b) Imposter
(c) Parvenu (d) Scullery
Answers
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c)
Set - 64
1. An associate in crime
(a) Accomplice (b) Callous
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(a) Melliloquent (b) Dentiloquent
(c) Fatiloquent (d) Stuttering
4. Excessive desire to work
(a) Ergomania (b) Idolomania
(c) Islomania (d) Ethnomania
5. Study of tumors
(a) Oenology (b) Oncology
(c) Phrenology (d) Urology
6. The highest point
(a) Tempest (b) Outpost
(c) Archive (d) Zenith
7. That which is away from centre
(a) Eccentric (b) Eclectic
(c) Ellipsis (d) Equine
8. One who values practicality
(a) Apotheosis (b) Pliable
(c) Pragmatist (d) Realist
9. One who loads and uploads ships
(a) Stevedore (b) Transgressor
(c) Lapidist (d) Reticent
10. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted
(a) Invocation (b) Incognito
(c) Heresy (d) Mercenary
Answers
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
Set - 65
1. Distorted representation of something
(a) Travesty (b) Solemnity
(c) Seriousness (d) Gravity
2. A feeling of intense longing for something
(a) Yearning (b) Apathy
(c) Satiety (d) Gratification
3. In exactly the same words as were used originally
(a) Verbatim (b) Offbeat
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(a) Meek (b) Vehement
(c) Apathetic (d) Impotent
6. A sheath for the blade of a sword
(a) Scabbard (b) Denude
(c) Divulge (d) Expose
7. The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it
(a) Upthrust (b) Plunge
(c) Submerge (d) Capsize
8. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
(a) Sanction (b) Flatter
(c) Compliment (d) Sarcasm
9. The crime of betraying one’s country
(a) Treason (b) Frankness
(c) Fidelity (d) Allegiance
10. Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideals
(a) Nonpartisan (b) Zealotry
(c) Neutral (d) Aloof
Answers
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b)
Set - 66
1. Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury
(a) Affable (b) Cordial
(c) Vengeful (d) Benign
2. The state of being in short supply
(a) Plethora (b) Myriad
(c) Scarcity (d) Profusion
3. Protection of or authority over someone
(a) Autonomous (b) Tutelage
(c) Nonaligned (d) Unaided
4. Optimistic in an apparently difficult situation
(a) Sanguine (b) Pallid
(c) Pessimistic (d) Sallow
5. Conformity to facts
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symbol of sovereignty
(a) Spectacle (b) Receptacle
(c) Sceptre (d) Zephyr
8. The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked
or harmed
(a) Vigour (b) Vulnerability
(c) Fortitude (d) Clout
9. A solemn promise or undertaking
(a) Pledge (b) Deceit
(c) Myth (d) Perjury
10. Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or
abuse
(a) Heckle (b) Soothe
(c) Allay (d) Dulcify
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
Set - 67
1. Not being what it purports to be
(a) Legitimate (b) Palpable
(c) Evident (d) Spurious
2. The state or quality of being holy
(a) Avarice (b) Baseness
(c) Sanctity (d) Parsimony
3. A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures
(a) Volatile (b) Steadfast
(c) Enduring (d) Definite
4. Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain
(a) Sadistic (b) Genial
(c) Tender (d) Placid
5. A person highly skilled in music
(a) Virtuoso (b) Amateur
(c) Novice (d) Dabbler
6. Free from disturbance
(a) Tranquil (b) Agitated
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(a) Sojourn (b) Tarriance
(c) Traverse (d) Breather
9. The remains of something that has been badly damaged
(a) Pristine (b) Immaculate
(c) Wreckage (d) Sterile
10. Deliberately destroy something for military advantage
(a) Devotion (b) Fidelity
(c) Sabotage (d) Ardour
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (c)
Set - 68
1. The area near or surrounding a particular place
(a) Horizon (b) Vicinity
(c) Distant (d) Removed
2. Full of twists and turns
(a) Tortuous (b) Smooth
(c) Cinch (d) Fascile
3. The practice of magic
(a) Palpable (b) Witchery
(c) Substantial (d) Corporal
4. Irritating inconvenience
(a) Tranquillity (b) Hassle
(c) Harmony (d) Rectitude
5. A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.
(a) Penalty (b) Reprieve
(c) Grace (d) Amnesty
6. Complete with regard to every detail
(a) Thorough (b) Lackadaisical
(c) Lax (d) Cursory
7. The faculty or power of using one’s will
(a) Antagonism (b) Aversion
(c) Rejection (d) Volition
8. The quality of being particularly noticeable
(a) Salience (b) Frivolous
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(a) Menace (b) Cordial
(c) Festal (d) Blithe
Answers
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
Set - 69
1. Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to
something.
(a) Valiant (b) Stout
(c) Phobic (d) Foolhardy
2. An exact copy.
(a) Facsimile (b) Twin
(c) Mirror (d) Clone
3. To give money to agents for sales.
(a) Salary (b) Commission
(c) Fee (d) Incentive
4. A person who is working in the same institution.
(a) Guide (b) Collector
(c) Captain (d) Colleague
5. Favouritism shown by a person in power to his relatives.
(a) Formalism (b) Red-tapism
(c) Nepotism (d) Bureaucracy
6. A round-about way of expression.
(a) Verbosity (b) Talkativeness
(c) Circumlocution (d) Locquacious
7. Suitable or intended for only young persons.
(a) Youthful (b) Puerile
(c) Adolescent (d) Juvenile
8. One who studies the working of the human mind.
(a) Anthropologist (b) Psychologist
(c) Neurologist (d) Ethnologist
9. Place given to soldiers to live in.
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1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b)
Set - 70
1. Someone who is incapable of being quietened or pacified.
(a) Implacable (b) Unflappable
(c) Insatiable (d) Inexplicable
2. Government by Department of State.
(a) Bureaucracy (b) Autocracy
(c) Oligarchy (d) Hierarchy
3. The killing of a race.
(a) Homicide (b) Genocide
(c) Suicide (d) Murder
4. A record of one’s own life written by oneself.
(a) History (b) Biography
(c) Bibliography (d)  Autobiography
5. Belong to the same period.
(a) Comrades (b) Contemporaries
(c) Compromises (d) Renegades
6. One who listens secretly to private conversation.
(a) Eavesdropper (b) Encroacher
(c) Eaves  bearer (d) Listener
7. Lack of skill.
(a) Inertness (b) Insistence
(c) Ineptness (d) Insolence
8. Stick with a thick end used in a mortar for pounding.
(a) Thistle (b) Stifle
(c) Sceptre (d) Pestle
9. An act when people vote in order to make a decision about a particular
subject or policy rather than voting for a person.
(a) Election (b) Exit-poll
(c) By-election (d) Referendum
10. Drug which causes people to sleep easily.
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1. The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the principles of
beauty, especially in art.
(a) Artistic (b) Aesthetics
(c) Ethics (d) Metaphysics
2. The study of skin.
(a) Dermatology (b) Dermatoglyphics
(c) Stratigraphy (d) Oncology
3. A rough, violent, troublesome person.
(a) Tartar (b) Talker
(c) Vagabond (d) Swindler
4. A brave, noble-minded or chivalrous man.
(a) Handsome (b) Robust
(c) Gallant (d) Reckless
5. Obsession with books.
(a) Bibliomania (b) Megalomania
(c) Xenophobia (d) Egomania
6. A large body of people playing various musical instruments.
(a) Melody (b) Harmony
(c) Elocution (d) Orchestra
7. Solemn religious acts.
(a) Demonstrations (b) Celebrations
(c) Rites (d) Functions
8. That which cannot be averted.
(a) Inevitable (b) Irreparable
(c) Incomparable (d) Indisputable
9. One who sets type for books, newspapers, etc.
(a) Typist (b) Editor
(c) Composer (d) Compositor
10. Land covered by water on three sides.
(a) Island (b) Mainland
(c) Strait (d) Peninsula
Answers
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2. A remedy for all diseases.
(a) Antiseptic (b) Antibiotic
(c) Narcotics (d) Panacea
3. Of the highest quality.
(a) Productive (b) Reactive
(c) Superlative (d) Relative
4. A place of shelter for ships.
(a) Harbour (b) Helipad
(c) Port (d) Barrack
5. A thing no longer in use.
(a) Illusion (b) Illegal
(c) Obsolete (d) Historic
6. A place where astronomical observations are made.
(a) Laboratory (b) Observatory
(c) Astrolibrary (d) Astrophery
7. Killing one’s sister.
(a) Regicide (b) Fratricide
(c) Matricide (d) Sororicide
8. A place where soldiers live.
(a) Tanks (b) Shacks
(c) Ordnance  Depots (d) Barracks
9. A man who collects old and new coins.
(a) Geologist (b) Numismatist
(c) Archaeologist (d) Zoologist
10. Regular users of places/restaurant etc.
(a) Client (b) Clientele
(c) Often (d) Usage
Answers
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c)
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (a)
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(a) Outlaw (b) Immigrant
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(a) Expiate (b) Renounce
(c) Remonstrate (d) Recant
4. Committing murder in revenge.
(a) Massacre (b) Vendetta
(c) Homicide (d) Regicide
5. The thing that can be easily broken.
(a) Amorphous (b) Brittle
(c) Subtle (d) Solid
6. An unimportant person.
(a) Nonagenarian (b) Nonentity
(c) Nonpareil (d) Nonconformist
7. Experts who scientifically study insects.
(a) Gerontologists (b) Pathologists
(c) Entomologists (d) Ornithologists
8. One who pretends to be what he is not.
(a) Hypocrite (b) Pessimist
(c) Optimist (d) Infallible
9. A paper/story/poem first written out by hand.
(a) Handicraft (b) Manuscript
(c) Handiwork (d) Thesis
10. A job carrying no salary.
(a) Honorary (b) Memento
(c) Honorarium (d) Memorandum
Answers
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
Set - 74
1. Act of stealing something in small quantities.
(a) Pillage (b) Plagiarise
(c) Proliferate (d) Pilferage
2. Pertaining to the west.
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4. A computer printout sent out by a bank regarding debits and credits in
your account.
(a) Bank draft (b) Statement
(c) Over-draft (d) Payee
5. Refresh and revive.
(a) Invigorate (b) Investigate
(c) Invalidate (d) Invigilate
6. A place where money is coined.
(a) Bank (b) Mint
(c) Firm (d) Parliament
7. The process by means of which plants and animals breathe.
(a) Respiration (b) Germination
(c) Absorption (d) Transpiration
8. One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men.
(a) Critic (b) Connoisseur
(c) Pedant (d) Cynic
9. Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors.
(a) Patrimony (b) Mercenary
(c) Hereditary (d) Aristocracy
10. A person who is womanish in his habits.
(a) Feminist (b) Philogynist
(c) Effeminate (d) Feminine
Answers
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
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1. One who is converted from one religion to another.
(a) Pilgrim (b) Polytheist
(c) Proselyte (d) Presbyte
2. A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc.
(a) Store (b) Stall
(c) Boutique (d) Booth
3. Interval between two events.
(a) Recess (b) Interlude
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(a) Degeneration (b) Inflation
(c) Procrastination (d) Regression
6. A doctor who specializes in the diseases of the eyes.
(a) Ophthalmologist (b) Optimist
(c) Optician (d) Orthodontist
7. Person who eats too much.
(a) Cannibal (b) Glutton
(c) Obese (d) Carnivorous
8. Write or carve words on stone or paper.
(a) Sketch (b) Imprint
(c) Affix (d) Inscribe
9. Unable to pay one’s debt.
(a) Insolvent (b) Impute
(c) Indebt (d) Obligate
10. Trouble and annoy continually.
(a) Complaint (b) Harass
(c) Punish (d) Oppress
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b)
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1. A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land.
(a) Lagoon (b) Cape
(c) Strait (d) Isthmus
2. An animal which lives by preying on other animals.
(a) Aggressor (b) Attacker
(c) Terminator (d) Predator
3. Government or rule by a small group of people.
(a) Monarchy (b) Oligarchy
(c) Autocracy (d) Autonomy
4. One who copies from other writers.
(a) Pluralist (b) Imitator
(c) Plagiarist (d) Copycat
5. Thing that can be felt or touched.
(a) Pandemic (b) Palpable
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(a) Memorandum (b) Obituary
(c) Reminder (d) Rejoinder
8. An animal that lives in groups.
(a) Hoard (b) Fastidious
(c) Gullible (d) Gregarious
9. Hard working and diligent.
(a) Seditious (b) Sedate
(c) Sedulous (d) Scheming
10. Shine with a bright but brief or irregular light.
(a) Whimper (b) Flicker
(c) Cower (d) Mutter
Answers
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
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1. The act of setting free from bondage of any kind.
(a) Emancipation (b) Eradication
(c) Indemnity (d) Emigration
2. A disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same
time.
(a) Endemic (b) Epidemic
(c) Epidermic (d) Endothermic
3. One who is eighty years old.
(a) Septagenarian (b) Sextagenarian
(c) Nonagenarian (d) Octogenarian
4. A shady fertile place in the desert.
(a) Oasis (b) Motel
(c) Orchard (d) Garden
5. A place where bees are kept.
(a) Apiary (b) Nursery
(c) Aviary (d) Kennel
6. A brief or short stay at a place.
(a) Solitude (b) Soiree
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(a) Eccentric (b) Philosopher
(c) Fatalist (d) Stoic
9. A drug which makes one see things that are not really there.
(a) Aphrodisiac (b) Steroid
(c) Carcinogen (d) Hallucinogen
10. Providing relief.
(a) Reissue (b) Reprieve
(c) Rejoinder (d) Refuge
Answers
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (b)
Set - 78
1. The philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own.
(a) Agnosticism (b) Polytheism
(c) Altruism (d) Iconoclasm
2. A person who is new to a profession.
(a) Expert (b) Coach
(c) Tutor (d) Novice
3. That which makes one highly knowledgeable.
(a) Erudition (b) Irreverence
(c) Irritability (d) Impulsiveness
4. A state of emotional or intellectual separation.
(a) Euphoria (b) Ecstasy
(c) Alienation (d) Communion
5. An abattoir is _____ .
(a) a  place  where  animals  are  slaughtered
(b) a  place  where  abbots  stay
(c) a  title  of  respect  given  to  a  priest  or  abbot
(d) a  place  where  animals  are  worshipped
6. A man with abnormal habits.
(a) Eccentric (b) Frantic
(c) Idiotic (d) Sulky
7. Words inscribed on the tomb.
(a) Epigraph (b) Epigram
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9. Indifference to pleasure and pain.
(a) Perseverance (b) Tolerance
(c) Stoicism (d) Radicalism
10. No longer a child, but not yet an adult.
(a) Youngster (b) Adolescent
(c) Juvenile (d) Yokel
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
Set - 79
1. Act of making things like new again.
(a) Innovate (b) Renovate
(c) Motivate (d) Activate
2. One who knows everything.
(a) Omniscient (b) Conscious
(c) Intellectual (d) Learned
3. Any morbid dread of water.
(a) Hydrofoil (b) Hydrophobia
(c) Hydraulic (d) Hyacinth
4. Government by a king.
(a) Autocracy (b) Aristocracy
(c) Oligarchy (d) Monarchy
5. Hobson’s choice.
(a) Choice to  live or  die (b) Excellent  choice
(c) No choice at all (d) Bigman’s  choice
6. Violation of the sanctity of a sacred place.
(a) Sin (b) Sacrilege
(c) Sedition (d) Blasphemy
7. Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
(a) trite (b) opposite
(c) exceptional (d) ambiguous
8. Something widely feared as a possible dangerous occurrence.
(a) spectre (b) beguile
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hours and under poor conditions.
(a) Impalpable (b) Outset
(c) Bloomy (d) Sweatshop
Answers
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Set - 80
1. Things that have been discarded as worthless.
(a) remains (b) flotsam
(c) shambles (d) havoc
2. Become apparent through the appearance of symptoms.
(a) manifest (b) distinct
(c) visible (d) divulged
3. Rub a part of the body to restore warmth or sensation.
(a) Fuzz (b) Chafe
(c) Scum (d) Oblique
4. The punishment of being kept in school after hours.
(a) Pretension (b) Isolate
(c) Detention (d) Blender
5. The  outer  layer  of  the  cerebrum  (part of the brain),  composed  of
folded grey matter, plays an important role in the consciousness.
(a) victor (b) cortex
(c) scrub (d) capered
6. A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, pushing a tall column of
water and steam into the air.
(a) geyser (b) smite
(c) brew (d) pitted
7. Make something seem less important, significant, or trifling.
(a) superintend (b) optimality
(c) trivialize (d) dumb down
8. A gesture expressing respect, such as a bow.
(a) Consensual (b) Obeisance
(c) Perk (d) Germinate
9. An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence
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1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)
Set - 81
1. A short, thick stick used as a weapon.
(a) strand (b) cable
(c) lasso (d) cudgel
2. A bias in favour of something.
(a) addiction (b) disposition
(c) predilection (d) impulse
3. To harass someone persistently to do something.
(a) Iconoclast (b) Dote
(c) Neurotic (d) Importune
4. A short statement expressing a general truth.
(a) Maxim (b) Infer
(c) Drum (d) Pander
5. Having or displaying an overly critical point of view.
(a) Judgemental (b) To  hallucinate
(c) To  contravene (d) Expanse
6. A picture paints a thousand words
(a) An  image  of  a  subject  conveys  its  meaning  or  essence  more
effectively  than  a  description  does
(b) It  is  impossible  to  describe  a  beautiful  sight
(c) A  painter  can  express  his  feelings  better  than  a  writer
(d) A  beautiful  poem  creates  a  mental  picture
7. To officially register as a member of an institution
(a) to  muster (b) to  enrol
(c) to  institutionalize (d) to  officiate
8. To reveal the true, objectionable nature of someone
(a) to  betray (b) to  forsake
(c) to  expose (d) to  delude
9. A male former student of a particular college
(a) alumnus (b) legatee
(c) baccalaureate (d) grad
10. To chew the cud
(a) to  vacillate (b) to  cuddle
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1. To regard with disgust and hatred.
(a) tease (b) abhor
(c) ridicule (d) sneer
2. Unable to be destroyed or removed.
(a) ineradicable (b) habit
(c) worn (d) fixed
3. The lower jawbone in mammals and fishes
(a) trunk (b) snout
(c) beak (d) mandible
4. Urge someone to act in a violent or unlawful way.
(a) taunt (b) solicit
(c) incite (d) psych
5. A loud, harsh, piercing cry
(a)   noise (b) howl
(c) screech (d) cry
6. A hollow object used to contain something.
(a) platter (b) salver
(c) plate (d) receptacle
7. The tendency to recur at intervals.
(a) rotation (b) wheel
(c) sequence (d) periodicity
8. A dramatic entertainment, in which performers express through gestures
(a) mimicry (b) ham
(c) pantomime (d) depiction
9. Express a proposition, theory, etc. in clear or definite terms.
(a) publish (b) postulate
(c) proclaim (d) enunciate
10. A symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people
(a) obelisk (b) minaret
(c) mast (d) totem
Answers
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c)
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2. The customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members
of a particular profession or group
(a) etiquette (b) frizette
(c) epaulette (d) fossette
3. The way in which a substance holds together; thickness or viscosity
(a) corpulency (b) consistency
(c) exigency (d) exultancy
4. Deserving reward or praise
(a) meritorious (2 ) honourable
(c) virtuous (d) noble
5. Involving or showing violence and bloodshed
(a) inundate (b) gory
(c) sanguine (d) imbrue
6. The recently dead person in question
(a) obliviate (b) deceased
(c) euthanized (d) reposed
7. To cut off a branch, limb, or twig from the main body of a tree
(a) dollop (b) clop
(c) lop (d) slop
8. A person who lays too much stress on bookish-learning.
(a) Pervert (b) Pedant
(c) Philosopher (d) Scholar
9. Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a penalty or the
discharge of an obligation.
(a) Respite (b) Spire
(c) Splurge (d) Scourge
10. Deviation from the right course.
(a) Imagination (b) Amalgamation
(c) Illumination (d) Aberration
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Set - 84
1. The ceremony of crowning a sovereign.
(a) Felicitation (b) Promotion
(c) Coronation (d) Installation

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3. A room where dead bodies are kept until burial.
(a) Grave (b) Cemetery
(c) Mortuary (d) Pyre
4. A person’s peculiar habit.
(a) Trait (b) Idiosyncracy
(c) Idiolect (d) Talent
5. Speech delivered without preparation.
(a) Rhetoric (b) Oration
(c) Extempore (d) Maiden  speech
6. One who will do any job for anyone for money.
(a) Mercenary (b) Recruit
(c) Hoodlum (d) Merchant
7. A child born after the death of father
(a) Post  dated (b) Premature
(c) Paternal (d) Posthumous
8. A person who completely abstains from alcohol
(a) teetotaller (b) drunkard
(c) alcoholic (d) imposter
9. One who is able to use both hands
(a) Sinister (b) Ambidextrous
(c) Ambivalent (d) Amateur
10. Chief of a group of workmen.
(a) Chieftain (b) Engineer
(c) Foreman (d) Middleman
Answers
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c)
6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)
Set - 85
1. Bitter quarrel between two families existing for a long period.
(a) Siege (b) Feud
(c) Battle (d) War
2. Animals without a backbone.
(a) Marsupials (b) Mammals
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(a) Obstacle (b) Obsolete
(c) Obsidian (d) Obstruction
5. Misappropriation of money
(a) Embezzlement (b) Robbery
(c) Theft (d) Fraud
6. Action that is likely to make people very angry.
(a) Inflationary (b) Inflammable
(c) Commensurable (d) Inflammatory
7. A humorous drawing dealing with current events or politics.
(a) Sketch (b) Illustration
(c) Cartoon (d) Skit
8. Act of mercy killing.
(a) Suicide (b) Euthanasia
(c) Immolation (d) Asphyxiation
9. Liquids forming a homogeneous mixture when added together
(a) irascible (b) crucible
(c) miscible (d) risible
10. To free someone or something from a constraint or difficulty
(a) to  exterminate (b) to  expurgate
(c) to  intricate (d) to  extricate
Answers
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)
Set - 86
1. To allay the sorrow or grief
(a) to  lament (b) to  console
(c) distress (d) solace
2. To teach a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
(a) to drill (b) to instill
(c) to  indoctrinate (d) to  convince
3. A tangled mass in something such as hair or wool
(a) knot (b) vortex
(c) snot (d) whorl
4. Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld
(a) diabolical (b) execrable
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(a) to  subject (b) to  extort
(c) to  levy (d) to inflict
7. The action of making amends for a wrong one has done
(a) reparation (b) extortion
(c) reclamation (d) retrieval
8. To have as belonging to one; own.
(a) to  dominate (b) to  possess
(c) to  abandon (d) to  hog
9. A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment
(a) snarl (b) maze
(c) daze (d) paradox
10. To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them
(a) to  perturb (b) to  impede
(c) to irk (d) to  faze
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b)
Set - 87
1. Wide in range or effect
(a) sweeping (b) exaggerate
(c) exclusive (d) superficial
2. To treat with cruelty or violence
(a) wrong (b) abuse
(c) pervert (d) fault
3. To kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate
(a) to  smite (b) to  extirpate
(c) to lynch (d) to  smother
4. To be indecisive
(a) to  vex (b) to  dither
(c) tiff (d) to  stew
5. To pull or twist out of shape
(a) to  distort (b) to  gnarl
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7. A person famous and respected within a particular sphere.
(a) eminent (b) obscure
(c) despotic (d) imperative
8. To cause a process or action to begin
(a) to  initiate (b) to impel
(c) to  imitate (d) to  conscript
9. To use for the first time
(a) paten (b) smitten
(c) begotten (d) christen
10. To expel large quantities of something rapidly and forcibly
(a) to irrupt (b) to puke
(c) to  spew (d) to spritz
Answers
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
Set - 88
1. To imply or suggest an idea in addition to the literal meaning
(a) to nub (b) to  connote
(c) to  malign (d) to  purport
2. To resolve a sentence into its component parts and describe their syntactic
roles
(a) to  dissect (b) to  anatomize
(c) to  parse (d) to  synthesize
3. Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger
(a) volatile (b) wild
(c) reckless (d) giddy
4. A person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or
she is not liked, respected, or trusted
(a) fugitive (b) vagrant
(c) pariah (d) tramp
5. To pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in  a
casual  way.
(a) to  loot (b) to filch
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(a) pseudo (b) litigant
(c) suspect (d) appelant
8. Either of two parallels of latitude on the earth, one 23°272 north of the
equator and the other 23°272 south of the equator
(a) tropic (b) torrid
(c) arctic (d) frigid
9. To have a strong emotional effect on.
(a) to  smother (b) to yield
(c) to  overwhelm (d) to  forfeit
10. Tending to hang loosely.
(a) to  attenuate (b) to  enfeeble
(c) prostrate (d) to flop
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (d)
Set - 89
1. A formal agreement between individuals or parties.
(a) protocol (b) norm
(c) league (d) pact
2. Very poor or bad.
(a) gnarly (b) bully
(c) lousy (d) rad
3. To cut up (food, especially meat) into very small pieces
(a) to  crumble (b) to  chop
(c) to  mince (d) to grind
4. To  make  (someone)  anxious  or  unsettled.
(a) to  pester (b) to  perturb
(c) to  bug (d) to  ruffle
5. To depart from an established course
(a) to  deviate (b) to whirl
(c) to  err (d) to  wander
6. Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
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(a) to  trumpet (b) to  herald
(c) to  manifest (d) to  blazon
9. A substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing
new drugs.
(a) sedentary (b) placebo
(c) lax (d) torpid
10. Disgusting and an unpleasant smell.
(a) oops (b) ouch
(c) darn (d) rancid
Answers
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d)
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1. To show approval or praise by clapping.
(a) To  extol (b) To  eulogise
(c) To applaud (d) To hail
2. (Of a cat)  to  make  a  low  continuous  vibratory  sound  expressing
contentment.
(a) to buzz (b) to  roar
(c) to  meow (d) to purr
3. A period of time during which a person that might have a disease is kept
away from other people so that the disease cannot spread
(a) solitude (b) seclusion
(c) quarantine (d) desolate
4. A heavy blow, or the sound of such a blow.
(a) lop (b) slop
(c) flop (d) whop
5. A small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially
on clothing
(a) glisten (b) spangle
(c) glitter (d) glimmer
6. Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
(a) crucify (b) ignify
(c) vilify (d) basify
7. A feeling of unease or embarrassment; awkwardness.
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9. Having or showing an interest in learning things; curious.
(a) probe (b) inquisitive
(c) speculative (d) snoop
10. To easily bent; flexible.
(a) putty (b) pliable
(c) rigid (d) ductile
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (b)
6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
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1. Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
(a) tragic (b) fatal
(c) catastrophic (d) pathetic
2. A small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for
observation.
(a) float (b) poise
(c) bob (d) blimp
3. To be full of or covered with a mass of small bubbles.
(a) scintillating (b) brew
(c) frothy (d) aerated
4. Comment added to a text or diagram.
(a) lexicon (b) thesaurus
(c) terminology (d) annotation
5. To place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.
(a) to  scrutiny (b) to  juxtapose
(c) to  correlate (d) to  contrast
6. A soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person
in authority.
(a) radical (b) anarchist
(c) mutineer (d) revolutionary
7. An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an
unwelcome one.
(a) reverberation (b) backlash
(c) flak (d) repercussion
8. To jump or dance around excitedly.
(a) to  cavort (b) to sulk
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(a) to  scram (b) to  shoo
(c) to  vamoose (d) to  scoot
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (b)
6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
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1. To expel someone from a position or place.
(a) to  oust (b) to  disinherit
(c) to  chase (d) to  relegate
2. A person who is lazy and has low standards of cleanliness.
(a) hog (b) slob
(c) swine (d) brute
3. To exclude from a society or group.
(a) to  ostracise (b) to  deport
(c) to  boycott (d) to  snub
4. To rummage about in a place or container in search of something.
(a) to  rake (b) to  excavate
(c) to  ferret (d) to  poke
5. To sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring
them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls.
(a) bilking (b) duping
(c) conning (d) shorting
6. To cut the wool off a sheep or other animal.
(a) to mow (b) to  prune
(c) to  pare (d) to  shear
7. To divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.
(a) to  detach (b) to  bisect
(c) to  sever (d) to  dissect
8. Very rude or coarse; vulgar.
(a) gross (b) adipose
(c) porcine (d) corpulent
9. To stop doing something; cease or abstain.
(a) to  endure (b) to  desist
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1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d)
6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d)
Set - 93
1. An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in
need.
(a) conglomerate (b) donation
(c) charity (d) dole
2. To lift or haul something heavy with great effort.
(a) heave (b) shrimp
(c) wimp (d) runt
3. A conclusion or agreement done or reached decisively and with authority.
(a) precise (b) definitive
(c) reliable (d) specific
4. A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and
prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
(a) rebel (b) radical
(c) demagogue (d) anarchistic
5. The action of repeating something aloud from memory.
(a) paraphrase (b) rendition
(c) erudition (d) recitation
6. A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
(a) memento (b) variable
(c) glimmer (d) vestige
7. To trip or momentarily lose one’s balance; almost fall.
(a) to  totter (b) to  stammer
(c) to  stumble (d) to  blunder
8. To invent (something) in order to deceive.
(a) to  formulate (b) to  compose
(c) to  project (d) to  fabricate
9. To disorder or disarrange (someone’s hair), typically by running one’s
hands through it.
(a) to  tangle (b) to  crumple
(c) to  ruffle (d) to  crease
10. Courteousness and refinement of manner.
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1. Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives
(a) redoubt (b) scrupulous
(c) immaculate (d) sordid
2. The process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in
a liquid or substance.
(a) aerating (b) miasmass
(c) effluvium (d) volatile
3. To be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
(a) to  divest (b) to  bereave
(c) to  oust (d) to  dispossess
4. To make someone feel completely baffled.
(a) to  perplex (b) to  explicate
(c) to  construe (d) to  elucidate
5. Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
(a) pique (b) vexation
(c) chagrin (d) distress
6. A region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been
ruptured; a bruise.
(a) pustule (b) knurl
(c) contusion (d) tumour
7. An event serving as an introduction to something more important
(a) perform (b) prelude
(c) introduce (d) preface
Answers
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d)
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Anthomania (iQwyks dk)
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: An  extravagant  passion  for

flowers.
Bibliomania (fdrkcksa j[kus dk): One  who  has  acquisition  and
possession  of  books
Bruxomania (nkarksa dks f?klus dk)
: Compulsion  for  grinding  teeth.
Choreomania (ukpus dk) : A passion  for dancing.
Dipsomania (nk# ihus dk) : A mania for drinking
Doromania (migkj nsus dk) : An  abnormal  desire  to  give  gifts/
presents.
Thanatomania (ejusdk) : A mania for death
Theomania (Hkxoku ekuus dk): A mania that exists god
Pyromania (vkx yxkus dk) : A mania for setting thing on fire
Monomania (vf/dkj crkus) : A  mania  of  one  idea  or  interest
(possession)
Logomania(ckr djus dk) : A mania for talking
Graphomania (fy[kus dk) : A mania for writing
Gamomania ('kknh dk) : An obsession with  issuing odd
marriage  proposals
Dromomania (?kweus dk) : A mania for travelling
Kleptomania (pksjh dk) : A mania  for stealing
Megalomania ([kkl vkSj cM+k)
: A  psychological  state  characterized
by  delusion  of  grandeur  (Being
important),  controlling  other’s  life
Sitomania ([kkus dk) : Excessive  craving  for  eating
Plutomania (vehj gksus dk) : Excessive  desire  for  wealth

Gynophobia (vkSjr dk Mj) : Fear  of  woman

Hemophobia ([kwu dk Mj) : Fear  of  blood
Demophobia (HkhM+ dk Mj) : Fear  of  crowd
Gamophobia ('kknh dk Mj) : Fear  of  marriage
Thanatophobia (ejus dk Mj) : Fear  of  death
Ergophobia (dke dk Mj) : Fear of work
Monophobia (vdsys gksus dk Mj)
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Paedophobia (cPpksa dk Mj) : Fear  of  children
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Pyrophobia (vkx dk Mj) : Fear  of  fire

Nosophobia / Pathophobia : Fear  of  disease
(chekjh dk Mj)
Crometophobia (iSls dk Mj) : Fear  of  money
Hippophobia (?kksMs dk Mj) : Fear  of  horses
Cynophobia (dqÙks dk Mj) : Fear  of  dog
Sitophobia ([kkus dk Mj) : Fear  of  food
Xenophobia (fons'kh dk Mj) : Fear  of  foreigners
Somniophobia (lksus dk Mj) : Fear  of  sleep
Cholerophobia (xqLls dk Mj) : Fear  of  Anger
Dendrophobia (isM+ksa dk Mj) : Fear  of  Trees
Dystychiphobia (nq?kZVuk dk: Mj)Fear  of  Accidents
Entomophobia (dhMksa dk Mj) : Fear  of  Insects
Euphorbia (vPNh [kcj dk Mj) : Hearing Good News
Herpetophobia (ljhl`iksa dk Mj)
: Reptiles
Hydrophobia (ikuhs dk Mj) : Water
Kleptophobia (pksjh dk Mj) : Stealing
Methyphobia (nk: dk Mj) : Alcohol
Musophobia (pwgksa dk Mj) : Mice
Ophidiophobia (lkWiksa dk Mj) : Snakes
Philophobia (I;kj gksus dk Mj): Falling  In  Love
Phasmophobia (Hkwrksa dk Mj) : Ghosts
Theophobia (ejus dk Mj) : Fear  of  God

Lover of books (fdrkcksa ls) : Bibliophile

Lover of children (cPpksa ls) : Pedophile
Lover of Animals (tkuojksa ls) : Zoophile
Lover of words (Hkk"kk 'kkL=k) : Philologists
Lover of meat (ekWl [kkus dk): Carnivore
Lover of Human Flesh (ujHk{kh) : Cannibal
Lover of War (;q¼ izseh) : Warmonger
Lover of Peace ('kakfr fiz;) : Pacifist

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Lover of one’s country (ns'kHkDr)
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A person who loves or does something

(fdlh pht ;k dke dks fo'ks"k :i ls ilan djus okyk)
Bibliologist : Knowledge (Kku dks)
Bibliophile : Books (fdrkcksa dks)
Cannibal : Human  Meat (balkuh ekal dks)
Carnivore : Meat (ekal dks)
Connoisseur : Art and Artistic ( dyk ;k dykRed phtksa) dks
Creations
Dendrophile : Trees (o`{kksa dks)
Globetrotter : Travelling (Hkze.k djus dks)
Gourmet : Good  Food (ytht [kkus dks)
Hippophile : Horses (?kksM+ksa dks)
Narcissist : Self ( [kqn dks ;k [kqn ds 'kjhj
) dks
Materialist : Material  Things (HkkSfrd oLrqvksa dks)
Megalomaniac : Grandeur (HkO;rk dks)
Mercenary : Money (/u dks)
Nomad : Unsettled  Life (?kqeUrq thou dks)
Pacifist : Peace ('kkafr dks)
Paedophile : Children (cPpksa dks)
Philanthropist : Mankind (ekuo tkfr dks)
Philologist : Words ('kCnksa dks)
Theist : God (bZ'oj dks)
Warmonger : War (;q¼ dks)
Zoophile : Animals (tkuojksa dks)

Democracy (iztkra=k) : Government  of people,  for  the  people,

and by  the people
Autocracy, Dictatorship, : Government in which one person has

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Bureaucracy : Government by the department of state
Plutocracy (vehj yksxksa dk) : Government  by  the  weal  thing
Kakistocracy (cqjs yksxksa dk): Government  by  the  worst  citizen
Stratocracy (lSfud 'kklu) : Government  by  a  military  class
Theocracy, heirocracy (/eZrU=k)
: Government by the Devine guidance,
clergy  class
Oligarchy (vYira=kh;) : Government  by  a  few
Revolution (Økafr) : A  radical  change  in  government
Monarchy (jktra=k) : Government  by  a  monarch  who
usually  inherits  the  authority
Diarchy (ftlesa nks O;fDr ;k : Government  of  two  persons  /rulers
laLFkk,sa dk;Z djrh gksaA)
Meritocracy (cqf¼eku vkSj : Government  of  meritorious  people
xq.koku yksxksa dh ljdkj)
Matriarchy (vkSjrksa dk 'kklu): Government  of  women
Patriarchy (vknfe;ksa dk 'kklu): Government  of  men

Suicide, selfcide : Killing oneself

Patricide : Killing of father
Fratricide : Killing of brother
Matricide : Killing of Mother
Femicide : Killing a woman
Sorocide : Killing of Sister
Infanticide : Killing of Infant
Regicide : Killing of king
Populicide : Killing of population
Parenticide : Killing  one’s  parent(s)
Mariticide : Killing one’s husband
Filicide, prolicide : Killing one’s son or daughter
Parricide : Killing  a  close  relative
Homicide : Killing a man, or any person
Canicide : Killing of dog

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Herpeticide : Killing of snake

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Vaccicide : Killing of cows
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Canicide : Killing of dogs
Piscicide : Killing of fish
Hiricide : Killing of goats
Raticide : Killing of rats
Larvicide : Killing of  insect larvae
Genocide : Race  of  people
Germicide : Killing of germs
Pesticide : Killing of pests
Muricide : Killing of mice
Senicide : Killing old men
Amicicide : Killing a friend
A group of Girls/ Lady : Bevy
A large group of : Swarm
bees, insects

A group of nesting rooks : Rookery

A group of foxes /dogs : Pack
A group of friends : Circle
A group of robbers : Gang
A group of constables : Posse
A group of workers : Union
A group of singer : Choir
A group of sheets of paper : Quire
A group of musician : Band
A group of Actor & Dancer : Troupe
A group of players : Team
A group of Directors : Board
A group of soldiers : Regiment/troop
A group of sailors : Crew
A group of beauties : Bevy

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A group of people : Tribe

A group of merchants : Caravan
A group of worshiper : Congregation
A group of ministers : Council
A group of coolies : Strings
A group of art : Museum
A group of cotton wool : Bale
A group of questions : Barrage
A group of illness : Bout
A group of smoke : Column
A group of thunder/ Laughter : Peal
A group of blood : Pool
A group of information : Mine
A group of followers : Train
A group of laws : Code
A group of books : Catalogue
A group of rays : Beam
A group of Cars/Ship : Fleet
A group of boats : Flotilla
A group of books : Library
A group of picture : Gallery
A group of arrows : Quiver (rjd'k] dEiu)
A group of suite : Rooms
A group of suit : Clothes
A group of clutch : Eggs
A group of packets : Cigarette
A group of gold : Hoard
A group of sand/stone : Heap
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A group of goods : Stock / Consignment
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A group of stars : Cluster/  Galaxy

A group of fruit trees : Orchard
A group of beads : Rosary
A group of flowers : Bunch,Garland
A group of listeners : Assembly
A group of ruffians : Horde  (cnek'kksa) dk

A group of swans/ girls : Bevy

A group of termites : Colony
A group of swine’s : Herd
A group of monkey’s : Troop
A group of puppies, piglet : Litter
A group of peacock : Muster
A group of oxen : Team
A group of sheep : Flock
A group of camels : String
A group of bees : Hive
A group of deer/swine/cattle : Herd/Drove
A group of wolves/hounds : Pack
A group of geese/sheep/birds : Flock
A group of birds : Flight
A group of chickens/hens : Brood
A group of fish : Shoal
A group of pigeon : Brace

Spectators : In  a  match/people  assemble  to

see  an  incident/scene
Crowd (riff-raff) : In  a  street
Congregation : In  religion
Rabble : In a rowdy

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Listeners : Listening  to  a  broad  program

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Mob : In a  riot

A convict lives in : Prison

A hermit lives in : Hermitage
A king and queen lives in : Palace
A knight lives in : Mansion
A Lunatic lives in : Asylum
A Monk lives in : Monastery
A Peasant lives in : Cottage
A Gypsy lives in : Caravan
A Noble man lives in : Castle
A Nun lives in : Convent  (Nunnery)
A priest lives in : Presbytery
A Soldier lives in : Camp  (Barracks)
A dog lives in : Kennel
A cow lives in : Byre/  Pen  /  shed
A tame rabbit lives in : Hutch
A rabbit lives in : Burrow
A Pig lives in : Sty
A fox lives in : Hole
An eagle lives in : Eerie
Bees lives in : Hive
A lion lives in : Den
A horse lives in : Stable
A monkey lives in : Tree
A bird lives in : Nest
A spider lives in : We b
A hen lives in : Coop
A mouse lives in : Hole
A sheep lives in : Pen
Eskimo lives in : Igloo

Apiary : Bees  are  kept  in

Aquarium : Fish are kept in
Armory : Guns are kept in
Bakery : Bread  and  cake  are  made  in
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Distillery : Alcoholic drinks
Dockyard : Ships are built or repaired  in
Garage : Motor  cars
Granary : Grains  are  store  in
Hanger : Aeroplane  keeps  in
Mill : Paper/  flower
Mint : Money  coins
Observatory : Astronomical  observation
Orchard : Fruits  tree  are  grown  here
Scullery : Plates,  pots  are  kept  in
Smith : Iron  Implements  is  made  in
Tannery : Leather
Vineyard : Grapes  are  grown  in
Wardrobe : Clothe  are  kept  in

Aqicide : The killing of bees
Avicide : The killing of birds
Canicide : The killing of dogs
Germicide : The killing of germs
Herpeticide : The killing of snakes
Insecticide : The killing of insects
Pesticide : The killing of pests
Filicide : The killing of one’s children
Fratricide : The killing of one’s brother
Genocide : The killing of race of people
Homicide : The killing of human beings
Infanticide : The killing of one’s infant
Matricide : The killing of one’s mother
Parricide : The killing of one’s parents
Patricide : The killing of one’s father
Populicide : The killing of populations
Regicide : The killing of king
Sororicide : The killing of one’s sister

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acrimony : bitterness  of  temper

altercation : quarrel
animosity : active  enmity
antagonism : active  opposition
antipathy : constitutional  aversion
contentiousness : quarrelsomeness
diatribe : piece  of  bitter  criticism
indignation : feeling  of  surprised  anger
irascibility : angry  behaviour
tantrum : a fit of ill-temper
virulence : full of hatred
wrath : indignation;  great  anger

In the field of medicine- ologist denotes a specialist in a specific type of disease.

Let is introduce to you ten of these specialists with the diseases they specialize in.
Cardiologist : specializes  in  heart  diseases
Dermatologist : specializes  in  skin  diseases
Endocrinologist : specializes  in  diseases  of  glands
of  internal  secretion
Gerontologist : specializes  in  diseases  of  old  age
Gynecologist : specializes  in  female  diseases
Neurologist : specializes  in  herve  diseases
Ophthalmologist : specializes  in  eye  diseases
Otologist : specializes  in  ear  diseases
Pathologist : specializes in detecting the nature
and  origin  of  diseases
Rhinologist : specializes  in  nose  diseases
Orthodontist : specializes  in  treating  persons
with  crooked  teeth
Osteopath : specializes in treating person with
bone  displacement
Pediatrician : specializes  in  children’s  diseases
Podiatrist : specializes  in  feet  ailments
Psychiatrist : specializes in treating person with
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SCIENCE SCIENTIST SUBJECT

Archaeology Archaeologist prehistoric  remains
Astronomy Astronomer heavenly  bodies
Anthropology Anthropologist mankind
Entomology Entomologist insects
Etymology Etymologist derivation  of  words
Botany Botanist plant life
Biology Biologist physical  life
Chromatology Chromatologist colours
Geology Geologist rocks
Graphology Graphologist handwriting
Ecology Ecologist environment
Embryology Embryologist beginning of life
Ethnology Ethnologist races  of  mankind
Lexicography Lexicographer dictionary  compiling
Meteorology Meteorologist weather  forecast
Numismatics Numismatist coins  and  medals
Ornithology Ornithologist lives and habits of birds
Phrenology phrenologist skull and brain
Philology Philologist languages
Pomology Pomologist fruits
Psychology Psychologist the human mind
Radiology Radiologist radioactivity
Paleontology Paleontologist fossils  and  other  forms  of
early  life
Seismology Seismologist earthquakes
Speleology Speleologist caves
Sociology Sociologist societies  and  human
behaviour  in  groups
Zoology Zoologist different  kinds of  animals
Phonology Phonologist speech sound of a language
or  languages
Philately Philatelist stamp  collecting
Cartography Cartographer map drawing

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Topography Topographer physical features of a place

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Demography Demographer statistics  of  human
population

Osteopath : specializes  in  treating  person  with  bone

displacement
Architect : He draws plans for a building.
Astronaut : A  space-traveler
Bookmarker : He  takes  bets,  especially  on  horse  races,  and
writes down in his notebook.
Balloonist : He  ascends  in  a  balloon.
Chemist : He  sells  medicines.
Chauffeur : He  drives  a  motorcar.
Collier : He works in a coal mine.
Compositor : He  sets type  in  a  printing  press.
Curator : An  official in  charge of  a  museum  or art  gallery
Custodian : Caretaker of a  public building
Cobbler : Mender  or  maker  of  shoes
Dietician : An expert in food and nutrition
Draper : He  sells  cloth,  fabric.
Druggist : He  sells  medicines.
Ferrier : He  shoes  horses.
Fishmonger : He deals in fish.
Flautist : A flute player
Florist : A person who grows or sells flowers
Fruitier : A person who deals in fruit
Glazier : A person who sets glass in windows, doors, etc.
Grazier : A  person  who  pastures  cattle  for  the  market
Hawker : He  travels  from  place  to  place  selling
miscellaneous  articles.
Invigilator : A  person  who  watches  over  students  taking  an
examination
Ironmonger : A person who deals in iron or hardware
Jockey : A  professional  horse  rider  in  a  race
Lapidist : He  cuts  precious  stones.
Librarian : A person in  charge of a  library

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Optometrist : He  prescribes  corrective  lenses.

Pawnbroker : He  lands  money  and  keeps  goods  as  security.
Physician : He  attends  to  sick  people  and  prescribes
medicines.
Playwright : He writes  plays.
Plumber : He  repairs  water-pipes  and  cisterns.
Potter : He  makes  pots,  cups,  etc.
Scavenger : He  is  a  refuge-collector.
Sculptor : He carves  marble or  stone.
Surveyor : He  measures  land.
Technician : He  is  a  technical  expert.
Tinker : He goes from place to place, mending pots, pans,
etc.
Tobacconist : He  sells  tobacco  and  cigarettes.
Usurer : He lends money  at an exorbitant rate of interest.
Violinist : He plays the violin.

Supercilious : a person who is overbearing, proud and haughty
Misanthrope : a  person who  hates mankind
Libertine : a  person  without  a  moral
Impetuous : a person who acts suddenly and without thought
Pugnacious : a person having an inclination to fight
Rapacious : a  person  having  a  grasping  nature;  greedy
Malicious : a person who is full of malice and ill will
Insidious : a  person  who  does  harm  secretly  and  craftily
Petulant : a  person  unreasonably  impatient  or  irritable
Hypocrite : a person who is feigning to be what he is not
Extrovert : a person more interested in what goes on around
him than in his own thoughts and feelings
Introvert : a  person  more  interested  in  his  own  thoughts
and  feelings than  in  things outside  himself
Egoist : a person who always thinks of himself
Egocentric : a  person  who  is  self-centered
Gregarious : a  person  who  likes  the  company  of  others
Judicious : a  person  who  possesses  a  sound  judgment
Boisterous : a  person  who is  noisy  and  cheerful
Taciturn : a  person  who  is  habitually  silent  or  reserved

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Epicurean : a  person  who  loves  the  refinements  of  pleasure

and  believes  that  pleasure  is  the  chief  good
Stoic : a  person who is unmoved by joy or grief
Atheist : a  person  who  denies  the  existence  of  God
Catholic : a person who is broad in outlook
Philistine : a  person  of  materialistic  taste  indifferent  to  art
and  literature
Fastidious : a  person  difficult  to  please
Connoisseur : a person who is a critical judge in matters of taste
Antiquarian : a person interested in the study of ancient things
Ascetic : a  person  who  practices  self-denial  and  leads  an
austere  life
Gourmet : a  person  who  has  a  good  tastes  for  food
Optimist : He looks at the bright side of life.
Pessimist : He looks at the dark side of life.
Martinet : He is a stickler for discipline.
Aesthete : He  has  a  highly  developed  sense  of  beauty.
Pedant : He makes a  display of his  learning.
Sycophant : He is a servile flatterer of the rich and powerful.
Hedonist : He  leads  his  life  purely  for  pleasure,  especially
physical  pleasure.
Infidel : He has no belief in  a  specific religion.
Suave : He is polished in manner.
Docile : He  is  quiet  and  easily  controlled  managed  or
influenced.
Conservative : He  is  opposed  to  great  or  sudden  change.
Misogynist : He hates  women.
Philanthropist : He loves  mankind
Pronographer : He treats of sexual subjects in pictures or writing
in a way that is meant to cause sexual excitement.
Eccentric : He  is  a  person  who  is  peculiar,  not  normal  in
behaviour.
Misogamist : He  hates  the  institution  of  marriage.
Misologist : He  hates  learning  and  knowledge.
Gullible : He  is  easily  tricked  and  persuaded  to  believe
something.
Recluse : He lives  in complete seclusion.

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Henpecked : He is ruled by his wife.
Garrulous : He talks  too much  about unimportant  things.
Egalitarian : He  favours  the  doctrine  of  equal  rights  and
opportunities  for  all  citizens.
Plagiarist : He takes and uses somebody else’s ideas, words,
etc as if they  were his  own.
Chauvinist : He is a person with unreasoning partiality to his
place  or  group.
Debonair : He  is  suave  and  light-hearted.
Amiable : He  is  easy  and  pleasant  to  talk  to.
Dilettante : He  studies  something  but  not  seriously  and  not
with real understanding: a dabbler in art, science
or  literature.

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I’m 70 to 79 years old. I’m a septuagenarian.
I’m 80 to 89 years old. I’m an octogenarian.
I’m 90 to 99 years old. I’m a nonagenarian.
I’m 100 years old. I’m a centenarian.
LOGY WORDS
Different Forms of Science and Studies :
Acoustics : Science  of  sound
Aerology : Study  of  the  atmosphere
Aeronautics : Study of navigation through air or space
Anatomy : Study  of  the  structure  of  the  body
Angiology : Study  of  blood  flow  and  lymphatic
system
Anthropology : Study  of  human  cultures
Apiology : Study  of  bees
Arachnology : Study  of  spiders
Arthrology : Study of  joints
Astrology : Study  of  influence  of  stars  on  people
Astronomy : Study  of  celestial  bodies
Astrophysics : Study of behaviour of interstellar matter
Bibliology : Study  of  books
Biology : Study of life
Botany : Study of  plants
Cardiology : Study  of  the  heart
Cartography : The science of making maps and globes
Chemistry : Study  of  properties  of substances
Chirography : Study of handwriting or penmanship
Chiropody : Medical  science  of  feet
Cosmology : Study  of  the  universe
Cynology : Scientific  study  of  dogs
Cytology : Study of living cells
Dendrology : Study  of  trees
Dermatology : Study of skin
Ecology : Study  of  environment
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Electrostatics : Study  of  static  electricity

Entomology : Study  of  insects
Epidemiology : Study  of  diseases;  epidemics
Epistemology : Study of grounds of knowledge
Ethnology : Study  of  cultures
Ethology : Study  of  natural  or  biological  character
Etiology : The  science  of  causes;  especially  of
disease
Etymology : Study of origins of words
Euthenics : Science concerned with improving living
conditions
Gastronomy : Study of fine dining
Geography : Study  of  surface  of  the  earth  and  Its
inhabitants
Geology : Study  of  earth’s  crust
Gerontology : Study  of the  elderly;  aging
Glaciology : Study  of  ice  ages  and  glaciation
Heliology : Science  of  the  sun
Hematology : Study of blood
Hepatology : Study of liver
Herpetology : Study  of  reptiles  and  amphibians
Hippology : The  study  of  horses
Histology : Study  of  the  tissues  of  organisms
Histopathology : Study of changes in tissue due to disease
Horticulture : Study  of  gardening
Hydrology : Study  of  water  resources
Ichthyology : Study of fish
Immunology : Study of immunity
Kinetics : Study  of  forces  producing  or  changing
motion
Lexicology : Study  of words  and their  meanings
Lexigraphy : Art of definition of words
Limnology : Study  of  bodies  of  fresh  water
Linguistics : Study  of  language
Lithology : Study  of  rocks

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Metallurgy : Study  of  alloying  and  treating  metals

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Meteorology : Study  of  weather

Microbiology : Study  of  microscopic  organisms
Mycology : Study  of  funguses
Myology : Study  of  muscles
Mythology : Study  of  myths;  fables;  tales
Nephrology : Study of the kidneys
Neurology : Study  of  nervous  system
Numerology : Study  of  numbers
Numismatics : Study  of  coins
Obstetrics : Study of midwifery
Odontology : Study  of  teeth
Ombrology : Study of rain
Oncology : Study  of  tumours
Oology : Study  of  eggs
Ophiology : Study  of  snakes
Ophthalmology : Study  of  eye  diseases
Optics : Study of light
Ornithology : Study of birds
Orology : Study  of  mountains
Orthography : Study of spelling
Osmology : Study  of  smells  and  olfactory  processes
Osteology : Study  of  bones
Paedology : Study of children
Palaeontology : Study  of  fossils
Papyrology : Study  of  paper
Pathology : Study  of  disease
Pedagogics : Study  of  teaching
Pedology : Study  of  soils
Petrology : Study  of  rocks
Pharmacognosy : Study of drugs of animal and plant origin
Pharmacology : Study of drugs
Philately : Study  of  postage  stamps
Philosophy : Science  of  knowledge  or  wisdom

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Physics : Study  of  properties  of  matter  and

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Piscatology : Study  of  fishes

Planetology : Study  of  planets
Podiatry : Study and treatment of disorders of the
foot;  chiropody
Potamology : Study  of  rivers
Psychology : Study of mind
Pyrgology : Study  of  towers
Radiology : Study  of  x-rays  and  their  medical
applications
Rheology : Science  of  the  deformation  or  flow  of
matter
Rheumatology : Study  of  rheumatism
Rhinology : Study  of  the  nose
Seismology : Study  of  earthquakes
Semantics : Study  of  meaning
Semantology : Science  of  meanings  of  words
Sociology : Study  of  society
Spectrology : Study  of  ghosts
Stasiology : Study  of  political  parties
Teleology : Study  of  final  causes;  analysis  in  terms
of  purpose
Theology : Study  of  religion;  religious  doctrine
Thermodynamics : Study  of  relation  of  heat  to  motion
Thermology : Study  of  heat
Topology : Study  of  places  and  their  natural
features
Toxicology : Study  of  poisons
Trichology : Study of hair and its disorders
Urology : Study of  urine;  urinary  tract
Virology : Study  of  viruses
Vulcanology : Study  of  volcanoes
Xylology : Study of wood
Zoology : Study  of  animals
Zymology : Science  of  fermentation

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acrimony bitterness  of  temper
altercation quarrel
animosity active  enmity
antagonism active  opposition
antipathy constitutional  aversion
contentiousness quarrelsomeness
diatribe piece  of  bitter  criticism
indignation feeling  of  surprised  anger
irascibility angry  behaviour
tantrum a fit of ill-temper
virulence full of hatred
wrath indignation;  great  anger

Nationality Words

Country Person Nation Adjective

Belgium a  Belgian the  Belgians Belgian

Bulgaria a  Bulgarian the  Bulgarians Bulgarian
Germany a  German the  Germans German
Italy  an  Italian an  Italian the  Italians Italian
Mexico a  Mexican the  Mexicans Mexican
Morocco a  Moroccan the  Moroccans Moroccan
Nigeria a  Nigerian the  Nigerians Nigerian
Norway a  Norwegian the  Norwegians Norwegian
Russia a  Russian the  Russians Russian
USA and  American an  American the  Americans American
Czechosovakia a  Czech the  Czechs Czech
Greece a  Greek the  Greeks Greek
Thailand a Thai the  Thais Thai
Burma a  Burmese the  Burmese Burmese
China a  Chinese the  Chinese Chinese
Guyana a  Guyanese the  Guyanese Guyanese

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Switzerland a  Swiss the  Swiss Swiss

Britain a  Briton/Britisher the British British
Denmark a  Dane the  Danes Danish
England an English man/ the English English
English woman
Finland a Finn the  Finns Finnish
France a  French  man/ the  French French
French  woman
Holland/the a  Dutch  man/ the  Dutch Dutch
Netherlands Dutch woman
Poland a  Pole the  Poles Polish
Scotland a  Scot the  Scots Scottish
Spain a  spaniard the  Spanish Spanish
Sweden a  Swede the  Swede Swedish
Turkey a Turk the Turks Turkish
Wales a  Welsh  man/ the  Welsh Welsh
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1. Ab initio — From the beginning (izkjEHk ls)
E.g. The agreement was declared void ab initio.
2. Ad hoc —  For  this  special  purpose,  arranged  for  a  special  purpose
(rnFkZ vkèkkj ij% fdlh fo'ks"k mn~ns'; ds fy,)
E.g. Yogi Adityanath was not informed of this ad hoc meeting.
3. Ad infinitum—To infinity; endlessly, without limit, for ever (vuUr rd_
vlhfer)
E.g. You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent.
4. Ad interim -In the mean time; temporary (vUr% dkyhu_ vLFkk;h] vYidkyhu)
E.g. An ad interim arrangement of lodging should be made for these
flood  stricken  people.
5. Ad nauseum —To a sickening or disgusting degree  (?k`.kkLin gksus rd)

E.g. Lolima went on talking ad nauseum.

6. Ad valorem—According  to  the  estimated  value  of  goods  being  taxed
(eqY;kuqlkj)
E.g. The  government  should  be  reasonable  enough  to  impose  ad
valorem    taxes  on  imported  goods.
7. Aide de camp— A military officer acting as secretary and confidential
assistant  to a  superior officer  (ifjlgk;d ;  lsukifr dk lgk;d vf/dkjh)
E.g. Mr. Vipin Rawat is an aide de camp in the Indian Army.
8. Aide memoire—A  memorandum  of  discussion,  agreement  or  action
(;kn rktk djus esa lgk;d ys[k] Lej.k Ik=k)
E.g. Your aide memoire has reached the P.M.
9. A la carte—With a  stated price for each dish offered ([kkus
dh lwph ds
vuqlkj vafdr ewY; ds lkFk] tgk¡ fHkUu&fHkUu izdkj ds Hkkstu dk vyx&vyx ewY;
nsuk iM+rk gSA)
E.g. The Taj Hotel has only a la carte menu.
10. A la mode — According to fashion, in the fashion, in vogue (izpyu ds
vuqlkj@izpyu esa)
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A la mort—Dejected; dispirited(v/ejk] mnkl)
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12. Alma mater—A school, college or university at which one has studied;

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other  institution  that  a  person  has  attended  (Ldwy]dkWyst] fo'ofo|ky;]

vkfn tgk¡ fdlh us f'k{kk ikbZ gks)
E.g. Banaras hindu university is my alma mater.
13. Alibi—A  false  plea  of  absence;  plea  that  one  was  in  another  place  at
the time of an alleged act, esp. a crime (vfHk;qDr dk ;g dguk fd ?kVuk ds
le; og ?kVuk LFky ugha Fkk cfYd vU;=k Fkk)
E.g. The accused man was able to prove his  alibi.
14. Alpha and omega—The beginning and the end (vkfn vkSj vUr
)
E.g. Everybody knows the alpha and omega of your love story.
15. Anno Domini — A.D. in the year of Lord, since Christ was born (bZLoh]
bZlk ds tUe ls)
E.g. India  became  free  in  A.D.  1947.
16. Albeit—Though(;|fi)
E.g. Suji and Puji always fail albeit they work hard.
17. Animus—Animosity, enmity (nq'euh)
E.g. Dheeraj  has  no  animus  against  me.
18. Alter ego—One's other self; very intimate friend (f}rh; vkRek_ cgqr I;kjk
nksLr)
E.g. Narayan    is  my  alter ego;  we  go  everywhere  together.
19. Ante meridieum — A. M. -time between midnight and noon (eè;jkf=k rFkk
nksigj ds chp dk le;)
E.g. They arrived here at 8.30 a.m. (ante meridieum).
20. Apropos—To the purpose; well suited; appropriate; to the point (mi;qDr_
loZFkk mfpr)
E.g. Her suggestion was very much apropos.
21. Avant garde— Vanguard of an army (lsuk dk vxzHkkx)
E.g. Mr. Rohan is a member of avant garde.
22. Bete noire—A thing or person of great dislike (cgqr ?k`.kk dh oLrq@ O;fDr)
E.g. Gambling is a bete noire for me.
23. Bon homie—Bluff,  hearty  pleasantness  of  manners  (/ks[kk] O;ogkj dk
fnyh vkuan)
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Bon voyage— Pleasant journey to you (rqEgkjs fy, lq[kn ;k=kk)
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25. Bona fide— Genuine; sincere; in good faith (vlyh] okLrfod] lPpk

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E.g. She  is  a  bona  fide  student.

26. Bourgeoisie—  Persons  of  the  class  that  own  property  or  engages  in
trade; middle class (/uh O;kikjh oxZ] eè;eoxZ)
E.g. The bourgeoisie leads a luxurious life.
27. Casus belli—Act/event leading to war (;q¼ dk dkj.k)
E.g. Kashmir is a casus belli between India and Pakistan.
28. Carte blanche—Full  freedom of  action,  full  discretionary  power  (vius
foosd ls dke djus dk iwjk vf/dkj ;k Ikwjh Lora=krk)
E.g. He gave his wife carte blanche to run the company.
29. Charge d' affaires—An official who takes the place of an ambassador
or minister when ambassador,  etc. is absent from his  office (,d
inkf/
dkjh tks fdlh jktnwr ;k ea=kh dh vuqifLFkfr esa mldk LFkku xzg.k djrk gS)
E.g. As the S.S.P. is on leave, the S.P. is a charge d' affaires.
30. Circa—About (yxHkx] djhc&djhc
)
E.g. His grandfather died circa 1950.
31. Coiffure—Hair dresser  (cky laokjus okyk_ ukbZ] gtker)
E.g. Rohan is a good coiffure.
22. Coup d' etat — A sudden throw of a  government; illegal change of a
government (voS/ jkT; Økafr] jkT; foIyo] ljdkj dk r[rk iyV)
E.g. Pakistan  often faces a  coup d' etat.
23. Coup de grace—Finishing stroke, final blow (vafre vk?kkr
)
E.g. Her failure in the examination was the coup de grace to her hopes
of  higher  studies.
24. Da capo —Repeat from the beginning (izkjEHk ls nksgjkuk)
E.g. The  audience  requested  the  singer  to  da capo  the  first  song.
25. Debut—First  appearance  on  a  public  stage  (fdlh eap ij igyk inkZi.k]
igyh mifLFkfr)
E.g. This  beautiful actress  made her  debut in  2012.
26. Debutante—Young woman making her debut in high society (dksbZ toku
yM+dh tks igyh ckj fdlh Åaph lkslkbVh esa mifLFkr gks jgh gks)
E.g. Miss Roma is a debutante in this party.

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29.
E.g. Lolita  gave  me  a  lot  of  information  about  the  de jure  King  of
Bhutan.
30. Demarche—  Political  step  or  proceeding;  diplomatic  representation
(jktuSfrd dne ;k dk;Zokgh)
E.g. This demarche of our government to solve the Kashmir problem
is  not  reasonable.
31. De novo — anew, afresh, again, from the beginning . (fiQj ls] 'kq: ls] u;s
fljs ls)
E.g. After  a  long  time  he  started  his  business  de novo.
21. Denoument— Final  stage in  a  story  or  play  (fdlh dgkuh ;k ukVd dk
vafre pj.k)
E.g. I  appreciate  the  denoument  of  this  story.
22. Detente -  The  relaxing  or  easing  of  tension,  especially  between  na-
tions  (ruko dh deh] ujeh)
E.g. Everybody supports a policy of detente between India and Paki-
stan.
23. Dramatis personae—Characters in a play or story (fdlh ukVd ;k dgkuh
ds ik=k)
E.g. The dramatis personae of this  story  should be memorable.
24. Emeritus—Retired from service but retaining an honoray title  (lsok ls
vodk'k izkIr ijarq lEekfur in cuk, j[ks gq,)
E.g. Dr.  Ramesh  Chandra  is  a  professor  emeritus.
25. En block—Altogether, all at the same time  (lkewfgd :i ls)
E.g. The opposition walked out en block .
26. En masse—In a mass;  altogether (lkewfgd :i ls_lc ,d )
E.g. The young folk were emigrating en masse.
27. En route – On the way  jkLrs esa] ekxZ esa)
E.g. He stopped at Patna en route from Kolkata to Delhi.
28. Et cetera— (ect.) and other things;  and so on  (bR;kfn)
E.g. She has bought a lot of stationery items like pens, copies, etc. (et
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Ex gratia—As  a  matter  of  grace,  favour,  moral  obligation  (ln~Hkkouk]
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E.g. This  amount  of  money  is  given  to  the  deceased  party  worker's
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family ex gratia.
30. Exampli grata—(e.g)  For  example  (mnkgj.kkFkZ]-
31. Hors de combat—unable  to  take  part  in  activity,  especially  because
wounded (?kk;y ;k viax gksus ds dkj.k yM+kbZ esa vkxs Hkkx ysus esa v{ke)
E.g. These  soldiers  are  hors de combat.
32. Ibidem—(ibid) In the same book, chapter, etc.  mlh iqLrd ;k vè;k; esa)
E.g. You will find these lines ibidem.
33. ldem—(by)  the  same  author,  etc;  the  same  word,  book  authority,  etc.
mlh ys[kd] 'kCn] iqLrd] vkfn ds (}kjk)
E.g. All  these books  are  idem.
34. Id est—(i.e.) that is to say (vFkkZr
)
E.g. He  sacrificed  everything  for  the  welfare  of  the  country,  I.e.  he
was  a  real  patriot.
35. Infra dig—Below one's dignity (fdlh ds lEeku ds Lrj ls uhps)
E.g. This work is your infra dig.
36. Inter alia—Among other things (vU; phtksa ds chp_ vU; ckrksa ds lkFk&lkFk)
E.g. She  demanded  some  money  inter alia.
37. Ipso facto—By that very fact  (Lor% mlh ds vk/kj ij)
E.g. The only son ipso facto becomes the owner of his  father's prop-
erty.
38. Joie de vivre—Carefree enjoyment of life  (thou dk LoPNzn vkuUn)
E.g. People take joie de vivre in western countries.
39. Laissez faire  Free  from  government  control  or  interference;  allowing
individual activities to be conducted without government control ljdkjh
fu;a=k.k ;k gLr{ksi ls eqDr)
E.g. Some  politicians  run  their  business  organisations  laissez faire.
40. Lingua franca —  Common  language  spoken  by  people;  (lkekU; ;k
lkoZtfud Hkk"kk )
E.g. English has become a lingua franca in many parts of the world.
41. Locus standi — Any recognised right or official status ( oS/fLFfr] ekuh gqb
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E.g. Nobody can deprive you of your locus standi.

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//t
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(fdlh ys[kd dh loksZÙke dykd`fr ;k lkfgR;)

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E.g. The Ramayana is the magnum opus of Valmiki.

43. Melange—Mixture; medley; blending  (feJ.k% f[kpM+h)
E.g. This  class  is  melange  of  the  students  of  different  age  groups,
44. Melee—Confused struggle; confused crowd of people;  (gkFkkikbZ_ la?k"kZ)
E.g. Sapna  lost her  purse  in the melee.
45. Menage— Household establishment; household (x`g LFkkiu_ ?kj&x`gLFkh)
E.g. A house wife  is  supposed to manage menage.
46. Modus operandi—Method of dealing with a piece of work;  (dk;Z djus
ds <ax)
E.g. The police do not understand the modus operandi of this crimi-
nal.
47. Modus vivandi—Way  of  living;  way  of  getting  a  temporary  agree-
ment   (thus dk <ax_ vLFkkbZ le>kSrk Ikkus dk rjhdk)
E.g. His modus vivandi is marvellous.
48. Mutatis mutandis—With  necessary  alterations  or  changes  (vko';d
cnyko ;k IkfjorZu ds lkFk)
E.g. She was allowed to file the complaint mutatis mutandis.
49. Nom de plume— Pen name; pseudonym  (ys[kd dk dfYir uke)
E.g. Many an author uses his nom de plume in his books.
50. Non pareil — Unique or unrivalled person or thing  (vf¼rh; ;k izfr}a}h
jfgr O;fDr ;k oLrq)
E.g. The Taj Mahal is a non pareil monument.
51. Nota bene— (N.B.), observe carefully; note well; take notice (  è;ku nks]
uksV djks)
E.g. Nota bene  the  facts  of  the  case.
52. Nouveau riches (newly rich people; especially those who are ostenta-
tious  (uo /uk<~; yskx [kkldj tks fn[kkok ilan gS)
E.g. I have seen some nouveau riches in my village.
53. Obiter dictum—(a  passing  remark;  incidental  remark  or  statement
not  essential  to  the  main  argument  (tt vkfn dh vuk;kl fVIi.kh ;k
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E.g. She  often  wears  dresses  of  an  outre style.
55. Par excellence — (by virtue of special excellence; superior  (vfr mRre_
loksZRd`"V voLFkk esa)
E.g. Among all the players, Virat Kohali performed par excellence.
56. Pari passue- simultaneously and equally; at an equal rate of progress
(,d gh le; vkSj cjkcjh ls_ izxfr ds leku jiQ~rkj ls)
E.g.  Ram's  and  Shyam's  business  progressed  pari passue.
57. Per se— In itself, for itself, by itself; intrinsically (vius vki esa_ ewyHkwr esa)
E.g. The  drug  is  not  harmful  per se  but  is  dangerous  when  taken
excessively.
58. Persona grata—  Person  especially  a  diplomat  who  is  acceptable  to  a
foreign. government  (fons'kh ljdkj }kjk Lohdk;Z O;fDr ;k jktukf;d)
E.g. The  China  Government  declared  him  persona grata.
59. Persona non grata—Person especially diplomat who is not acceptable
to a foreign government (fons'kh ljdkj }kjk vLohdk;Z O;fDr ;k jktukf;d)
E.g. The U.S.A. Government declared her persona non grata and forced
her  to  leave  the  country.
60. Post meridieum—(p.m.) Time between noon and midnight(nksigj vkSj
eè;jkf=k ds chp dk le;)
E.g. This accident took place around 7.30 p.m. (post meridieum)
61. Prima-facie On the first impression  (izFke "V
n`;k)
E.g. Prima facie she appeared to be guilty of murder.
62. Prima facie evidence—Sufficient to prove something(fdlh pht dks fl¼
djus ds fy, Ik;kZIr lcwr)
E.g. There is no prima facie evidence of robbery in the bank.
63. Potpourri–Mixture  of  dried  rose-tals  and  spices;  musical  or  literary
medley (xqycUn% fofo/ fo ds ys[ku dk ladyu
"k;ksa )
E.g. This book is nothing else but a potpourri.
64. Proletariat—The  whole  body  of  wage-earners;  the  lowest  class  of  the
Community (etnwjksa dk leqnk;_ Jfed oxZ_ fuEure
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65. Pro rata–In proportion; according to a certain rate (vuqikr esa_ izR;sd ds fgLls

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E.g. If the costs of production rise, prices are sure to increase pro rata.
ht

66. Quid pro quo—Something  given  or  returned  as  the  equivalent  of
something- else  (eqvkotk] gtkZuk)
E.g. The court ordered him to give quid pro quo to his wife.
67. Raison d'etre—Reason for; purpose of a thing's existence  (fdlh pht ds
vfLrRo dk dkj.k ;k mn~ns';)º
E.g.  Work  seems  to  be  sole  raison d'etre.
68. Reclame—Publicity; self-advertisement (izpkj_ Lo&foKkiu
)
E.g. Ours is a world of reclame.
69. Rendezvous—Private meeting place; place for meeting ; (xqIr feyu LFky_
,d=k gksus dk LFkku )
E.g. The Rotary Club is a rendezvous for journalists and politicians.
70. Riposte—To  make  a  quick  and  clever  reply  to  somebody/something
especially to a criticism (rqjUr fd;k x;k tokch okj ;k pksV_ rh[kk mÙkj_
) izfr?kkr
E.g. His riposte puzzled his offender.
71. Sangfroid—Calmness  in  face  of  danger  or  in  an  emergency;
composure ([krjk ;k vkdfLed fLFkfr esa psgjs ij 'kkar Hkko_
) 'kkafr
E.g. Being  a  brave  man,  he  always  maintains  sangfroid.
72. Sans—Without, deprived of (fcuk] jfgr_ oafpr)
E.g.  These  villagers  are  sans  proper  resources  of  livelihood.
73. Sine die—Without a future date being arranged (vfuf'pr dky ds fy,_
fcuk fdlh frfFk ds fu/Zkj.k ds)
E.g. The case was adjourned sine die.
74. Sine qua non—Essential qualification or condition (vko';d ;ksX;rk ;k 'krZ
)
E.g. Trust is a sine qua non for any counselling.
75. Status quo—Social  situation  as  it  is  now;  the  same  position(lkekftd
ifjfLFkfr tSlk fd ;g vHkh gS_ Bhd ;gh) fLFkfr
E.g. They defend the status quo of the temple construction.
76. Sub judice—[under judicial consideration; not yet decided (U;k;ky esa fopkj/
hu_ vfu.khZr)
E.g. Their case is sub judice.
77. Summum bonum— The highest or chief good (ijekFkZ
)
E.g. My father spent his life in summum bonum.
78. Tete a tete–Private meeting between two persons (nks O;fDrvksa ds chp xqIr
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.m
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E.g. His tour de force has surprised all his well wishers.

80. Ultra vires—Beyond one's power or authority (vius vf/dkj {ks=k ls ckgj)º
E.g. The D.S.P. went ultra vires in this case.
81. Versus—(vs) against  (fo:¼ ds fo:¼)
E.g. This  India  versus Pakistan  match  is  to  be  cancelled.
82. Via media—Middle course between extremes (eè;e ekxZ
)
E.g. A via media should be adopted to dissolve a complicated issue.
83. Vice versa–In  opposite  way;  the  other  way  round;  with  the  terms  or
conditions reserved (Bhd foijhr_ lqjf{kr 'krksZa ds lkFk)
E.g.  He cheated her and vice versa.
84. Vis-a-vis—Facing one another  (vkeus&lkeus)
E.g. Tom and Julia were sitting vis-a-vis in the train.
85. Volte face—A complete change of oponion or plan (iw.kZ ifjorZu@cnyko)
E.g. We were thrown into confusion by his volte face.
86. Vox populi—The opinion or beliefs of the majority (yskxksa dh vkokt ;k )fopkj
E.g. Our  government  generally  does  not  hear  the  vox populi.

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