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1. A person, animal or plant much below the usual height

(a) wizard
(b) dwarf
(c) creature
(d) witch

2. A student who absents himself/herself from school.

(a) truant
(b) vagrant
(c) itinerant
(d) migrant

3. A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to
place and lives by begging.
(a) vagrant
(b) itinerant
(c) migrant
(d) truant

4. A person, animal or plant belonging originally to a place

(a) alien
(b) native
(c) resident
(d) occupant

5. A person who draws or produces maps

(a) calligrapher
(b) cartographer
(c) lexicographer
(d) choreographer
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6. An enclosure to keep the birds in.
(a) Aviary
(b) Apiary
(c) Stable
(d) Sanctuary

7. An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the deceased.

(a) Pillar
(b) Epitaph
(c) Slab
(d) Basilica

8. Persons living at the same time.

(a) cosmopolitans
(b) compatriots
(c) colleagues
(d) contemporaries

8. Someone who believes that people can not change the way events will happen.
(a) prophet
(b) fatalist
(c) fanatic
(d) seer

9. A person appointed by two parties to resolve a dispute.

(a) broker
(b) valuer
(c) auditor
(d) arbitrator
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10. A family of young animals.
(a) nest
(b) clutch
(c) brood
(d) offspring

11. An agreement of flowers that is usually given as a present

(a) bouquet
(b) wreath
(c) garland
(d) bundle

12. A large, deep metal pot used for cooking over open fire.
(a) barrel
(b) kettle
(c) skillet
(d) cauldron

13. Flowers or leaves woven together in a circle for placing on a coffin or a grave.
(a) garland
(b) wreath
(c) bunch
(d) bouquet

14. To give up the throne.

(a) bequeath
(b) usurp
(c) consign
(d) abdicate
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15. A trade that is prohibited by law.
(a) incredible
(b) illusive
(c) inept
(d) illicit

16. One who is indifferent to art and culture

(a) cynic
(b) scientist
(c) philanderer
(d) philistine

17. One who embraces voluntary death for the sake of one’s country.
(a) fanatic
(b) martyr
(c) patriot
(d) diplomat

18. Something which is fit to be eaten.

(a) Unpalatable
(b) Delicious
(c) Edible
(d) Tasty

19. Something which cannot be understood.

(a) Illegible
(b) Incomprehensible
(c) Inexplicable
(d) Infallible
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20. One who helps a person in need.
(a) veteran
(b) collaborator
(c) samaritan
(d) mercenary

21. Sole right to make and sell some invention.

(a) patent
(b) heirloom
(c) copyright
(d) inheritance

22. One who is a great lover of books.

(a) bibliophile
(b) xenophile
(c) hemophile
(d) pedophile

23. A fictitious name used by an author.

(a) pseudonym
(b) homonym
(c) alibi
(d) anonymous

24. A place where fruit trees are grown.

(a) orchard
(b) farm
(c) plantation
(d) garden
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25. A place for storing guns and military equipment.
(a) archive
(b) arsenal
(c) apiary
(d) aviary

26. That which cannot be satisfied.

(a) incredible
(b) improbable
(c) impossible
(d) insatiable

27. The act of looking back on past times.

(a) retrospection
(b) inspection
(c) circumspection
(d) introspection

28. A state of perfect balance.

(a) equinox
(b) equivalent
(c) equilibrium
(d) equilateral

29. One who walks in sleep.

(a) omnipotent
(b) somnambulist
(c) philanthropist
(d) pedestrian
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30. That which cannot be heard.
(a) slight
(b) hidden
(c) invisible
(d) inaudible

31. Incapable of being corrected.

(a) incredible
(b) inviolable
(c) incorrigible
(d) impossible

32. One who does not tire easily.

(a) indefatigable
(b) inflatable
(c) indelible
(d) indestructible

33. Incapable of being read.

(a) unseen
(b) eligible
(c) illegible
(d) vague

34. That which can be drawn into a thin wire.

(a) ductile
(b) smooth
(c) flexible
(d) brittle
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35. Too unimportant to consider.
(a) trivial
(b) noticeable
(c) nothing
(d) diminutive

36. Liable to break easily.

(a) brittle
(b) soft
(c) bent
(d) thin

37. Impossible to satisfy.

(a) satisfactory
(b) satisfiable
(c) contented
(d) insatiable

38. An instrument for measuring the atmospheric pressure.

(a) thermometer
(b) altometer
(c) barometer
(d) ammeter

39. The part of a country's government responsible for its legal system
(a) judiciary
(b) legislature
(c) police
(d) executive
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40. Something that cannot be heard.
(a) inaudible
(b) infallible
(c) audible
(d) irrevocable

41. A song sung at a burial

(a) Dirge
(b) Ballad
(c) Sonnet
(d) Hymn

42. One who leaves his own country to settle in another.

(a) Foreigner
(b) Emigrant
(c) Tourist
(d) Native

43. A period of ten years

(a) Fortnight
(b) Millennium
(c) Decade
(d) Century

44. A person very reserved in speech.

(a) Reticent
(b) Eloquent
(c) Confident
(d) Adamant
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45. A place where clothes are kept.
(a) Wardrobe
(b) Shaft
(c) Coffin
(d) Hanger

46. Open refusal to obey orders.

(a) Compliance
(b) Adherence
(c) Obedience
(d) Defiance

47. Morals that govern one's behaviour.

(a) Intuition
(b) Ethics
(c) Attitude
(d) Psychology

48. One who loads and unloads ships.

(a) Spinster
(b) Stevedore
(c) Captain
(d) Rustic

49. A sudden of a large number of frightened people or animals.

(a) Scapegoat
(b) Recluse
(c) Stampede
(d) Lunacy
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50. One who is preoccupied with his own interests.
(a) Egoist
(b) Pessimist
(c) Atheist
(d) Optimist

51. A geometrical figure with eight sides.

(a) Octagon
(b) Pentagon
(c) Hexagon
(d) Heptagon

52. One who loves his country.

(a) Collaborator
(b) Conspirator
(c) Patriot
(d) Traitor

53. Incapable of paying debts.

(a) Extravagant
(b) Obsolete
(c) Insolvent
(d) Corrupt

54. A long and aggressive speech.

(a) Harangue
(b) Prologue
(c) Eloquence
(d) Discussion
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55. The school or college in which one has been educated.
(a) Graduate
(b) Alumni
(c) Mentor
(d) Alma mater

56. Enclosed area where aircraft are kept and repaired.

(a) Hanger
(b) Hangar
(c) Hose
(d) Harbinger

57. A short story with a moral, usually with animals as characters.

(a) Ode
(b) Fable
(c) Hymn
(d) Parody

58. Having two opposing feelings at the same time.

(a) Contemporary
(b) Coinciding
(c) Ambivalent
(d) Equivalent

59. A group of ships.

(a) squad
(b) swarm
(c) fleet
(d) colony
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60. Pertaining to an individual from birth.
(a) Anomaly
(b) Habitual
(c) Chronic
(d) Congenital

61. To increase the speed.

(a) Activate
(b) Accelerate
(c) Assimilate
(d) Exhilarate

62. A person who attracts attention with a flashy style.

(a) Glutton
(b) Flamboyant
(c) Jockey
(d) Vagabond

63. A person who preaches religion and considered to be a messenger of God.

(a) Scholar
(b) Volunteer
(c) Atheist
(d) Prophet

64. A game in which neither party wins.

(a) Equal
(b) Flop
(c) Draw
(d) Quit
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65. That which cannot be satisfied.
(a) Insatiable
(b) Insane
(c) Ingenuous
(d) Inapt

66. A place where plants are grown for sale.

(a) Yard
(b) Garden
(c) Aviary
(d) Nursery

67. Putting to death painlessly to end suffering. (Afternoon)

(a) Blaspheme
(b) Altruism
(c) Genocide
(d) Euthanasia

68. To rise in value

(a) Depreciate
(b) Enlarge
(c) Extend
(d) Appreciate

69. To brighten up with lights

(a) Infuriate
(b) Illuminate
(c) Elucidate
(d) Illustrate
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70. Person or animal living on another.
(a) Heir
(b) Successor
(c) Pupil
(d) Parasite

71. Central character in a story or play.

(a) Cartoonist
(b) Opportunist
(c) Hedonist
(d) Protagonist

72. Having something more than required.

(a) Surrogate
(b) Surcharge
(c) Surplus
(d) Surroundings

73. Anger about an unfair situation or about someone's unfair behaviour.

(a) Indigenisation
(b) Indulgence
(c) Induction
(d) Indignation

73. A building where grain is kept or stored.

(a) Greenery
(b) Granary
(c) Grandstand
(d) Grate
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74. Working very hard and very carefully.
(a) Dilatory
(b) Indulgent
(c) Diligent
(d) Indigent

75. The keeper of a museum

(a) compere
(b) curator
(c) commissioner
(d) conservator

76. A person who eats human flesh

(a) carnivore
(b) tribal
(c) cannibal
(d) scavenger

77. A large enclosure for keeping the birds in

(a) menagerie
(b) aviary
(c) aquarium
(d) apiary

78. A fortress typically one on high ground above a city

(a) tower
(b) citadel
(c) palace
(d) colossus
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79. A medical specialist who administers drugs for relieving pain during surgery
(a) anesthetist
(b) analgesic
(c) nephrologist
(d) dermatologist

80. To shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense

(a) allege
(b) abridge
(c) crop
(d) edit

81. A place where coins are made

(a) exchange
(b) mint
(c) bank
(d) reserve

82. A gigantic statue

(a) castle
(b) colossus
(c) column
(d) citadel

83. A place where bees are kept

(a)aquarium
(b)orchard
(c)apiary
(d)aviary
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84. A person who compiles dictionaries
(a)lexicographer
(b)calligrapher
(c)choreographer
(d)cartographer

85. Instrument used for coding and decoding messages

(a) chronometer
(b) cryptograph
(c) cardiograph
(d) crescograph

86. A small group of people having control of a country

(a) oligarchy
(b) plutocracy
(c) aristocracy
(d) theocracy

87. The base frame of a car or other wheeled vehicle

(a) fuselage
(b) bonnet
(c) chassis
(d) cockpit

88. Things or people of the same kind

(a) contemporaries
(b) homogeneous
(c) fellows
(d) colleagues
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89. A large bound bundle of paper, hay or cotton
(a) barrel
(b) bale
(c) gale
(d) cache

90. A wooden drum in which beer or oil is stored

(a) gale
(b) bale
(c) barrel
(d) cache

91. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of Gods or a god.
(a) plutocracy
(b) theocracy
(c) aristocracy
(d) oligarchy

92. A place where fish are kept

(a) zoo
(b) herbarium
(c) aviary
(d) aquarium

93. Persons working at the same place

(a)homogeneous
(b)fellows
(c)contemporaries
(d)colleagues
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94. An instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or variations in
temperature, humidity and air pressure.
(a) crescograph
(b) cardiograph
(c) chronometer
(d) cryptograph

95. Something made impure by exposure to polluting substances

(a) contractual
(b) contagious
(c) contented
(d) contaminated

96. Animals living in flocks

(a) bohemian
(b) socia l
(c) gregarious
(d) herbivorous

97. A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

(a) remuneration
(b) salary
(c) incentive
(d) allowance

98. An obsessive desire to set fire to things

(a) monomania
(b) insomnia
(c) hypomania
(d) pyromania
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99. Extreme fear of water.
(a) hydrophobia
(b) kleptomania
(c) claustrophobia
(d) insomnia

100. Someone who is satisfied with life in general.

(a) contented
(b) cooperative
(c) contentious
(d) contemplative