Part 1 Flashcards
A person who has no money to pay off his debts
Insolvent
Blasphemy
writing or speaking about God in a way that shows a lack of respect
Words uttered impiously about god
Fleet
A number of ships
Lexicographer
One who complies a dictionary
Biopsy
A test in which cells from diseased organs are removed and tested
Pantry
A small room in a big house hotel ship etc where glasses dishes spoons food etc are kept
Immigrant
A foreigner who settles in a country
Voluntarily
Doing something according to one own will
Asylum
Place that provides refugees
Punter
A person who gambles or bets
Journalism
Art of writing for newspapers and magazines
Foundling
An abandoned chind of unknown parents who is found by somebody
Hinterland
Parts of a country behind the coast or a river bank
Testimonial
A written statement about someone’s character usually provided by an employer
Infallible
One who does not make mistakes
Ambidextrous
Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well
Misogynist
One who hates women
Nomenclature
A system of naming things
Walkway
A raised passageway in a building
Panacea
A cure of all diseases
Bovine
Pertaining to cattle
connected with cows
Sinecure
A post with little work but high salary
Fatal
Something that causes death
Calligrapher
One who writes decoratively
Philanthropist
A person who loves mankind
Ambiguous
Capable of being interpreted in two ways
Ambiguous
Capable of being interpreted in two ways
Bigot
person with very strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions and who will not listen to or accept a different opinion
Introspection
The action of looking within or itni one’s own mind
Corroborate
To confirm with the help of evidence
Dilettante
One who is a dabbler in arts science or literature
Ante meridian
The time between midnight and noon
Acrophobia
Fear of height
Agoraphobia
भीड़ से डर लगना
Pyrophobia
an overwhelming fear of fire
Parole
Release of a prisoner from jail on certain terms and conditions
Amnesia
Loss of memory
Ambrosia
something extremely pleasing to taste or smell
Insomnia
when you aren’t sleeping as you should.
Flounder
To struggle helplessly
Optimist
One who tends to take a hopeful view of life
Notorious
To be known for bad acts
Barometer
Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure
Extempore
A speech delivered without previous preparation
Hypocrite
One who pretends to be what he is not
Summon
An official call to appear in a court of law
Fratricide
Murder of a brother
Patricide
crime of killing your father
Homicide
the illegal killing of one person by another
Parricide
the killing of a parent or other near relative.
Fanatic
One who filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm about his religion
A list of items to be transacted at a meeting
Agenda
Practice of employing spies in war
Espionage
Allowance due to a wife from her husband on separation
Alimony
An inscription on a tomb
Epitaph
An extreme fear of being in a small confined place
Claustrophobia
An imaginary name assumed by an author for disguise
Pseudonym
An order requiring a person to attend a court
Subpoena
One who is not a citizen of a country but of the world
Cosmopolitan
The use of many words where only a few are necessary
Circumlocution
Bohemian
a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts.
A fixed authority in which authority can be exercised
Jurisdiction
Am appearance of objects often simulating the appearance of water
Mirage
The art of making fireworks
Pyrotechnics
the study or collection of coins and medals
Numismatics
A system of governance controlled by persons of high intellectual ability
Meritocracy
a small group of people having control of a country or organization.
Oligarchy
Cascade
A small waterfall or group of waterfalls flowing down a rocky hill side
Sudden and violent change
Cataclysm
A person who eats human flesh
Cannibal
Instrument which records earth tremor
Seismograph
The practice of a woman having more than one husband at the same time
Polyandry
the custom of having more than one wife at the same time
Polygamy
Specialist in nose disease
Rhinologist
a doctor who specializes in diseases of the ear:
Otologist
a person who studies old age
Gerentologist
A disease which is spread by direct contact
Contagious
A situation that stops an activity from progressing
Bottleneck
Violent Strom
Tempest
A person who dishonestly pretends to be somebody else
Imposter
system of government by a large number of officials who are not elected; a country with this system
Bureaucracy
the people of the highest social class who often have special titles
Aristocracy
A war of religion
Crusade
An animal story with a moral
Fable
short interesting story about a real person or event
ANECDOTE
An instrument used to record sound
Phonograph
Sum of money to be paid for freeing a person from captivity
Ransom
The art of preserving skins of animals, birds and fish
Taxidermy
A paper written by hand
Manuscript
Place where wine is made
Brewary
A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resembles
Metaphor
The process by which a person or an organisation reduces the amount of money it spends
Retrenchment
Book giving information about every branch of knowledge
Encyclopedia
Member of a tribe that wander from place to place with no fixed home
Nomad
Strong dislike between two persons
ANTIPATHY
The killing of a whole group of people
Genocide
An object or portion serving as a sample
Specimen
A child born after the death of its father
A posthumous child
An emolument over and above fixed income or salary
Perquisite
One who offers his services without charging for them
Volunteer
