One Word Substitution

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1 Ineffectual and unsuccessful effort. Abortive
2 The person who checks accounts. Accountant
3 Growing from childhood to maturity. Adolescent
A written declaration made an oath in presence of a
4 Affidavit
magistrate.
5 Pertaining to land fields and their tenure. Agrarian
6 A citizen of a foreign state. Alien
Excessive sensitiveness to substances which are harmful
7 Allergy
to one’s temper
8 One who follows a pursuit without a professional purpose Amateur
9 Official – representative of a state in a foreign land. Ambassador
10 Loss of memory due to brain injury. Amnesia
11 Objects having life. Animate
12 That which does not bear the name of the writer. Anonymous
13 A collection of poems, essays, stories etc. Anthology
14 A substance that checks the growth or action of germs. Antiseptic
15 Words opposite in meaning to each other. Antonym
16 Indifference to what appeals to feelings interest. Apathy
17 A collection of hives for beekeeping. Apiary
18 An artificial tank where water plants, fish, are kept. Aquarium
19 Animals which live in water. Aquatic
20 The scientific study of the ruins from the past life. Archaeology
21 The science of the effect of the stars on human life. Astrology
22 A person who starves the body for the good of the soul. Ascetic
23 Something that can be heard. Atheist
24 Something that can be heard. Audible
25 An assembly of hearers. Audience
26 A room or building used for lectures, etc. Auditorium
27 An account of one’s life written by oneself. Autobiography
28 Government by one person. Autocracy
29 A person’s writings or signature as memory. Autograph
30 Self-government in administration. Autonomous
31 A place for keeping birds confined. Aviary
32 An unmarried person. Bachelor
33 One who cannot pay off his debts Bankrupt
34 Coming twice a year half-yearly. Biannual
35 A lover or collector of books. Bibliophile
36 Occurring after every two years. Biennial
The act of marrying a woman when one is already
37 Bigamy
married to another woman.
 One blindly and obstinately devoted to one’s belief,
38 Bigot
opinion, etc.
39 Expressed in two languages; speaking two languages Bilingual
40 History of a person written by someone else. Biography
41 Science of life. Biology
42 Animals with two feet. Biped
43 Talking disrespectfully of sacred things. Blasphemy
44 A man having fair complexion and light-colored hair. Blond
45 A woman having light golden skin and hair. Blonde
46 Science of plants and herbs. Botany
47 A substance which can be easily broken. Brittle/Fragile
48 Government of high ranking officials. Bureaucracy
49 A high ranking government official. Bureaucrat
50 One who eats the flesh or his own species Cannibal
51 Place where an army is housed n barracks. Cantonment
A person who has a controls, a large amount of wealth
52 Capitalist
used in business.
53 A doctor specialized in heart surgery. Cardiologist
54 Animals that eat flesh. Carnivorous
55 A vote which decides issues in hand. Casting vote
56 A list of names, books, manufactured goods, etc. Catalogue
57 State of being unmarried. Celibacy
An official enumeration of inhabitants with statistics
58 Census
relating to them.
59 One who amuses in the circus. Clown
60 A disease inherited from birth. Congenital
A person working with someone in the same office,
61 Colleague
profession.
62 One who practices magic Conjurer
63 A person having refined taste. Connoisseur
64 Having two or more meanings. Connotation
That which spreads through physical contact; spreading
65 Contagious
easily.
66 Opposed to any change in existing institutions or views. Conservative
67 Living occurring or existing in the same period or time. Contemporary
68 Retaining to body. Corporal
69 That which can be believed. Credible
70 Place where clothes are kept. Cupboard/Closet
71 Inclined to believe especially, on slight evidence. Credulous
72 Incapable of listening. Deaf
73 A person acting as a deputy or representative of others. Delegate
Government of the people by the people and for the
74 Democracy
people.
75 To lower the value of. Depreciate
76 A tyrant or an absolute ruler. Despot
Artful management in getting advantage without arousing
77 Diplomacy
enmity.
78 Capable of being divided. Divisible
79 The place where a criminal stands in court. Dock
80 Place of residence. Domicile
81 In a state of inaction. Dormant
82 That which ends in the victory or defeat of no one. Drawn
83 Want of rain, especially, for long time. Drought
84 Unable to speak. Dumb
85 Fit to be eaten as food. Edible
86 One who things and speaks too much of himself. Egoist
87 The poem on someone’s death. Elegy
88 A very effective life-giving remedy. Elixir
89 A book containing every kind of information. Encyclopedia
90 The science of insects. Entomology
91 One who believes that pleasure is the end of all morality. Epicurean
92 A disease affecting a large number of people. Epidemic
93 Inscription on a grave. Epitaph
A state of balance between opposing influences, interests,
94 Equilibrium
etc.
Eternal/
95
That which last forever. Everlasting
96 Science of words and their origin. Etymology
97 Clearly stated and having no disguised meaning. Explicit
Without previous study or mediation, rising at the
98 Extempore
moment.
A person affected by excessive enthusiasm on religious
99 Fanatic
subjects.
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Fastidious
0 One who is difficult to please
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Fatal
1 That which results in death.
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Fatalist
2 One who believes in fate instead of human effort
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Federation
3 A union of different units and organization.
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Feminist
4 One who advocates the cause of women.
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Flotilla
5 A fleet of small vessels.
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Foster-child
6 A child brought up by one who is not its parents.
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Fratricide
7 Murder of one’s brother’ one who kills his brother.
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Galaxy
8 Cluster/Collection of stars.
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Garrulous
9 One who talks much
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Genocide
0 Extermination of a race.
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Germicide
1 Anything that destroys germs.
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Glutton
2 One who eats to excess
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Graminivorous
3 Animal living on grass or herbs.
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Granary
4 A store house for grain.
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Gratuity
5 Money paid to employees on retirement.
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Gymnasium
6 A place for practice in gymnastics.
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Hemisphere
7 Half sphere of the earth.
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Herbivorous
8 One who feeds on grass or herbs
11 Holder of unconventional religion opinions rejected by the
Heretic
9 majority.
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Hereditary
0 Descending from an ancestor to a heir
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Hireling
1 The one, hired to kill people.
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Homicide
2 The killing of one human being by another.
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Homogeneous
3 Things or ideas containing elements of the same nature.
12 Degree or rank conferred as an honour without the usual
Honorary
4 requirements.
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Horoscope
5 Scheme showing the position of stars at particular time.
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Hygiene
6 Science of health.
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Hyperbole
7 An exaggerated statement.
12 One who breaks images also who attacks cherished,
Hypocrite
8 beliefs as shams.
12 A breaker of images also who attacks cherished, beliefs
Iconoclast
9 as shams
13 A writing which cannot be accurately read. Illegible
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Illegal
1 Unlawful against law
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Illicit
2 An immoral activity prohibited by law.
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Illiterate
3 One who cannot read or write.
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Immutable
4 That which is not subject to change.
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Impartial
5 One who does not show favour to anyone.
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Impenetrable
6 Which cannot be pierced through
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Imposter
7 One who assumes a false character
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Impracticable
8 A scheme that cannot be put into practice.
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Inanimate
9 Objects having no life.
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Inaudible
0 What cannot be heard
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Incorrigible
1 One who is incapable of being corrected
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Incredible
2 Anything too improbable to admit of belief
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Incurable
3 Incapable of being cured
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Indefensible
4 That which cannot be defended
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Indelible
5 That which cannot be removed or washed away
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Indictment
6 A formal accusation or charge against a person
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Indispensable
7 That which cannot be done away with
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Inevitable
8 That which cannot be evaded or avoided
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Infallible
9 A person who cannot make a mistake
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Infanticide
0 The murder of infants (new-born children)
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Inflammable
1 Liable to catch fire easily
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Inimitable
2 A style, which cannot be imitated.
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Innumerable
3 That which cannot be counted
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Insatiable
4 That which cannot be satisfied
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Insecticide
5 That which kills insects and pests.
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Insoluble
6 That which cannot be solved
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Insolvent
7 One who is unable to pay one’s debt
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International
8 That which exists between different nations.
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Invincible
9 Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued.
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Invisible
0 Incapable of being seen
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Invulnerable
1 That which cannot be hurt or wounded.
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Irreparable
2 A loss which cannot be repaired
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Irrepressible
3 A movement which cannot be suppressed
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Irrevocable
4 Incapable of being altered
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Irritable
5 Easily made angry
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Island
6 Piece of land surrounded by water
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Itinerant
7 One who travels from place to place
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Journal
8 A diary, magazine, daily newspaper or periodical
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Juvenile
9 Pertaining to youth
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Kindergarten
0 School or class for children
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Laxative
1 Medicine tending to loosen the bowels
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Legislature
2 The law-making body of a state.
17 An expert scholar of language, one who knows many
Linguist
3 languages.
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Loquacious
4 One who talks or chatter too much.
17 A person influenced by wealth or position Magnate
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17 A speech made for the first time/(in cricket) an over with
Maiden
6 no runs.
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Mammals
7 Animals which suckle their young ones.
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Manuscript
8 An author’s copy of his work writer out or typed.
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Martinet
9 A strict disciplinarian
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Materialistic
0 Society where money is the most important consideration
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Matinee
1 An afternoon performance at a theatre or cinema.
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Matricide
2 Murder of one’s own mother.
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Matrimony
3 State of being married.
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Memorable
4 Worthy to be remembered
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Ministry
5 The office held by a minister.
18 Pertaining to habitual movements form one place to
Migratory
6 another.
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Misanthrope
7 One who hates mankind
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Misogynist
8 One who is hater of womankind
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Mod
9 Disorderly crowd fathered for mischief
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Monogamy
0 Having only one wife at a time.
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Monologue
1 Audible talk by a person either to himself or to listeners.
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Monopoly
2 Sole power, or privilege, or dealing in anything.
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Mortuary
3 A place where dead bodies are kept.
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Myth
4 Story of old time gods and heroes.
19 Collection of fictitious stories involving supernatural
Mythology
5 beings;
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Narcotics
6 Having power to produce torpor, sleep
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Nepotism
7 Undue favour to relatives.
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Obituary
8 Notice of somebody’s death in a newspaper
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Obsolete
9 A word which is no longer in use.
20 A public vehicle designed to carry a large number of
Omnibus
0 persons.
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Omnipotent
1 One who is all-powerful
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Omnipresent
2 One who is presents everywhere
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Omniscient
3 One who is all-knowing, all-seeming, and infinitely wise.
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Omnivorous
4 Feeding one everything.
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Opaque
5 Through which light can’t pass.
20 One who is disposed to take a bright, hopeful view of
Optimist
6 things
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Orphan
7 A child without parents.
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Orthodox
8 Holder of correct and accepted opinion
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Pacifist
9 One who opposes all war and advocates peace
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Parasol
0 A lady umbrella
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Panacea
1 A remedy for all diseases
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Pantheism
2 Belief in god and nature
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Parasite
3 One who lives at the expense of others
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Patricide
4 Murder of one’s lives at the expense of others
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Patrimony
5 Property inherited from father or from ancestors
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Pedestrian
6 One who travels on foot
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Pseudonym
7 A fictitious name adopted by a poet.
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Pessimist
8 One who looks too much on the dark side of things
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Philanthropist
9 One who loves and helps mankind
22 Lover of womankind Philogynist
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Philology
1 The study of language
22 One who steals the writings or ideas of others and gives
Plagiarist
2 them out as his own.
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Plebiscite
3 Vote of the people as to the choice of sovereignty.
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Polyandry
4 Having more than one husband at a time
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Polygamy
5 Having more than one wife at a time
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Polytheism
6 Belief in more than on God
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Portable
7 Which can be easily carried or moved about
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Posthumous
8 Occurring after one’s death
22 After death, pertaining to medical examination of a dead
Pos-mortem
9 body.
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Psychoanalyst
0 One who treats abnormal mental reactions
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Psychologist
1 One who studies the science of human mind
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Quadruped
2 Animals having four feed
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Queue
3 A line of persons waiting.
23 Limited share, especially a quantity of goods allowed to
Quota sold
4 be manufactured
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Rebel
5 One who revolts against the established order
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Red-tapism
6 Too much official formality
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Regicide
7 The killing or killer of a king
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Sanatorium
8 Institution for the treatment of invalid persons
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Secular
9 government in which all regions are honored
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Sleeping partner
0 A partner in a business who takes no active part
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Smuggling
1 To import or export without paying custom duty
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Soliloquy
2 A discourse of a person, not addressed to anyone
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Soluble
3 That which can be solved
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Somnambulist
4 One who walks in sleep
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Somniloquist
5 One who talks in sleep
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Spendthrift
6 One who spends money lavishly
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Spectator
7 One who looks on especially at the show of game
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Spokesman
8 One who speaks for others
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Sterilize
9 To free anything from germs.
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Suicide
0 Self-killing (intentionally)
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Synchronize
1 To happen simultaneously with other event
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Teetotaler
2 Complete abstainer from wine and other intoxicants
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Telepathy
3 Communication from one mid to another
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Theist
4 One who believes in God
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Theocracy
5 Government by priests
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Truant
6 A student who absents from the class without permission
25 Final statement of terms, rejection of which may lead to
Ultimatum
7 conflict
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Unanimous
8 Being of one mid and agreeing in opinion
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Undulate
9 A rise and fall in the waves
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Unintelligible
0 A speech which cannot be understood
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Unique
1 That which has no equal
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Universal
2 That which is found everywhere
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Utopia
3 An imaginary and ideal state which is perfect.
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Vagabond
4 Having no fixed habitation
26 One who feeds on vegetable only Vegetarian
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Verbatim
6 Word for word
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Verbose
7 Full of words; using more words than are needed
26 One who has long experience in something, especially in
Veteran
8 the armed forces
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Voluntarily
9 Of one’s free will
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Voyage
0 A journey by water or in space, especially a long one
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Vulnerable
1 Liable to attack or injury
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Widow
2 A woman whose husband is dead
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Widower
3 A man shoes wife is dead
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Zoology
4 Study of animals
27 Fear of heights Acrophobia
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27 Fear of flying or draughts Aerophobia
6
27 Fear of open spaces Agoraphobia
7
27 Fear of humans Anthrophobia
8
27 Fear of water Aquaphobia
9
28 Fear of solitude Autophobia
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28 Fear of books Bibliophobia
1
28 Fear of empty spaces Cenophobia
2
28 Fear of closed spaces Claustrophobia
3
28 Fear of computers Cyberphobia
4
28 Fear of dogs Cynophobia
5
28 Fear of marriage Gamophobia
6
28 Fear of sunlight Heliophobia
7
28 Fear of water Hydrophobia
8
28 Fear of high places Hypsophobia
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29 Fear of darkness Lygophobia
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29 Fear of being alone Monophobia
1
29 Fear of disease Nosophobia
2
29 Fear of rain Ombrophobia
3
29 Fear of light Photophobia
4
29 Fear of fire Pyrophobia
5
29 Fear of shadows Sciaphobia
6
29 Fear of technology Technophobia
7
29 Fear of the sea Thalassophobia
8
29 Fear of death Thanatophobia
9
30 Fear of animals Zoophobia
0