Student Companion Unit-1 Flashcards
Covey
A small number of birds.
Bevy
A number of larka or quails or beautiful girls.
Stud
A number of horses kept for riding , racing, and breeding.
Barren
A number of mules
Kindle
A number of kittens
Coterie
A group of people who get together to work for some cause
Cortege
A number of people following a funeral
Bunting
A collection of flags
Hamlet
A cluster of houses in a village
Carillon
A set of bells placed together for a tune to be played on them
Chiropodist
One skilled in the care of hands and feet
Lapidist
One who cuts precious stone
Compositor
One who sets type for books
Stoker
One who attends to the fire of steam engine
Haberdasher
One who sells small articles such as ribbons or threads or laces.
Sty
A place where pigs are kept
Kabitka
The shelter of a kirghis
Abattoir
A place where animals are slaughtered for the market.
Caboos
The kitchen in a ship
Paddock
The place adjoining race course where the horses are kept be fore racing
Endemic
A disease confined to a particular district or a place.
Sporadic
A disease affecting widely scattered groups of people.
Anodyne
A medicines which alleviates pain
Emetic
A medicine to counteract poison
Panacea
A cure for all diseases
Genealogy
The science of family descent
Taxidermy
The act of preserving skins
Chromatics
The science of colours
Oology
The study of eggs
Limnology
The study of lakes or of pond life
Limnology
The study of lakes or of pond life
