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200+ Words :
  1. One who looks at the bright side of things – Optimist
  2. One who looks at the dark side of things – Pessimist
  3. One who does not believe in God – Atheist
  4. One who believes in God – Theist
  5. One who knows everything – Omniscient
  6. One who is present everywhere – Omnipresent
  7. One who is all powerful – Omnipotent
  8. One who cannot read and write – Illiterate
  9. One who acts against religion Heretic
  10. One who offers one’s services, – Volunteer
  11. One who loves mankind – Philanthropist
  12. Love for mankind – – Philanthropy
  13. One who hates mankind – Misanthrope
  14. One who is out to destroy the government – Anarchist
  15. One who eats human Plesh – Cannibal
  16. Those who live at the same time- Contemporary
  17. One who is more than a hundred years old- Centenarian
  18. One who is eighty years old – Octogenarian
  19. One for whom the world is a home – Cosmopolitan
  20. One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure – Stoic
  21. One who is given to pleasures of the Plesh – Epicure
  22. One that lives on others – Parasite
  23. One who is sympathetic to mankind – Humanitarian
  24. One who walks on foot – Pedestrian
  25. One who studies things of the past – Antiquarian
  26. One who is gifted with several talents – Versatile
  27. One who does not drink wine – Teetotaller
  28. One who is new to a profession – Novice
  29. One who is a habitual drunkard – Sot
  30. One who settles in another country – Immigrant
  31. One who knows many languages – Polyglot
  32. One who carves in stones – Sculptor
  33. One who cuts precious stones – Lapidary
  34. One who deals in cattle – Drover
  35. One who cures eye diseases – Oculist
  36. One who sells sweets and pastries – Confectioner
  37. One who collects postage stamps – Philatelist
  38. One who loads and unloads ships – Stevedore
  39. One who compiles a dictionary – Lexicographer
  40. One who walks in one’s sleep – Somnambulist
  41. One who has an irresistible tendency to steal – Kleptomaniac
  42. One who breaks images or idols – Iconoclast
  43. One who retires from society to live a solitary life – Recluse
  44. One who has special skill in judging art, music – Connoisseur
  45. One who is devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking – Epicure
  46. One who is given to the sensual pleasures of body – Voluptuary
  47. One who pretends to be what he is not – Hypocrite
  48. One who imitates the voice and gestures of another – Mimic
  49. A professional rider in horse races – Jockey
  50. A place with gambling tables – Casino
  51. A number of sheep – Flock
  52. A number of sailors working on a ship – Crew
  53. A collection of Plags – Bunting
  54. A number of ships – Fleet
  55. A cluster of houses in a village – Hamlet
  56. A number of stars grouped together – Constellation
  57. The house of an Eskimo – Igloo
  58. The house of an Arab – Dower
  59. A factory for manufacturing beer – Brewery
  60. A place for the collection of dried plants – Herbarium
  61. A building for lodging of oldies – Barrack
  62. A place where money is coined – Mint
  63. A place where orphans are housed – Orphanage
  64. An institution for reforming young offenders – Reformatory
  65. A place for improving one’s health – Resort
  66. A case in which the sword is kept – Sheath
  67. A substance that destroys germs – Antiseptic
  68. A medicine which produces insensitivity – Anesthetic
  69. A medicine to counteract poison – Antidote
  70. An instrument for listening to the activities of the heart and lungs – Stethoscope
  71. Free from infection – Immune
  72. A cure for all diseases – Panacea
  73. A place where dead bodies are kept – Mortuary
  74. A place thought of as the opposite to utopia – Dystopia
  75. A place where dead bodies are kept for identiPication – Morgue
  76. A place where dead bodies are buried – Cemetery
  77. An examination of a dead body – Post-mortem
  78. Occurring after death – Posthumous
  79. An inscription on a tomb – Epitaph
  80. The dead body of an animal – Carcass
  81. The science of colours – Chromatics
  82. The science of the structure of human body – Anatomy
  83. The art of effective speaking – Elocution
  1. The study of the human mind – Psychology
  2. A man addicted to lewdness – Lecher
  3. The study of physical life – Biology
  4. The study of plants – Botany
  5. The study of animals – Zoology
  6. The study of rocks and soils – Geology
  7. The study of birds – Ornithology
  8. The study of mountains – Orology
  9. The study of languages – Philology
  10. The study of stars – Astronomy
  11. The study of the origin and history of words – Etymology
  12. The study of ancient writing – Palaeography
  13. The art of beautiful handwriting – Calligraphy
  14. The art of preserving skin – Taxidermy
  15. Government by the nobility – Aristocracy
  16. Government by a few – Oligarchy
  17. One who does not believe in government – Anarchist
  18. Yearly reoccurrence of a particular occasion – Anniversary
  19. Of unknown name of authorship – Anonymous
  20. A thing capable of destroying bacteria – Antibiotic
  21. A thing given to counteract the bad effect of any medicine, poison etc. – Antidote
  22. One who collects the studies of old relics of art – Antiquary
  23. A substance that checks rotting or infection – Antiseptic
  24. ArtiPicial tank for keeping live Pish or plants – Aquarium
  25. Creatures living in water – Aquatic
  26. One appointed to settle dispute between two parties – Arbitrator
  27. Study of life and culture of ancient people – Archaeology
  28. Old expressions no more in use – Archaism
  29. A person who prepares plans for buildings – Architect
  30. Government by the nobility – Aristocracy
  31. A professional singer, dancer etc. – Artiste
  32. One who practises physical hardships for spiritual gains – Ascetic
  33. One who goes in a space vehicle – Astronaut
  34. Not believing in the existence of God – Atheism
  35. An assembly of listeners – Audience
  36. Life story written on oneself – Autobiography
  37. A government by one man – Autocracy
  38. A large cage or building for keeping birds – Aviary
  39. Art of science of Plying aeroplanes – Aviation
  40. Hastily erected barrier across a road or lane – Barricade
  41. One who is inclined to Pight – Bellicose
  42. What happens after every two years – Biennial
  43. A collector, admirer and lover of books – Bibliophile
  44. Custom of having two husbands/wives – Bigamy
  45. One having narrow prejudiced religious views – Bigot
  46. Speaking/writing two languages (Bilingual States) – Bilingual
  47. An animal who walks on two feet (man) – Biped
  48. The life-history of a person – Biography
  49. Contemptuous speech or writing about God or divinity – Blasphemy
  1. Shutting up of a place/city by enemy troops – Blockade
  2. A woman with brown hair and fair complexion – Blonde
  3. A member of the middle (upper) class – Bourgeois
  4. To shut out from social, economic or political relation – Boycott
  5. A woman with dark brown hair, dark eyes, black complexion- Brunette
  6. A government dominated by ofPicials – Bureaucracy
  7. A person having no sense of sympathy – Callous / Unsympathetic
  8. An animal that eats its own kind – Cannibal
  9. Animal feeding on Plesh – Carnivorous
  10. Broad, tolerant unprejudiced outlook – Catholicity
  11. The state of being unmarried/total sexual abstinence – Celibacy
  12. A round about way of expression – Circumlocution
  13. An associate in the same enterprise, ofPice, profession – Colleague
  14. A secret agreement for fraudulent purpose – Collusion
  15. A colleague belonging to the same country – Compatriot
  16. SatisPied with one’s own achievement – Complacent
  17. A settlement of disputes by both parties – Compromise
  18. Electronic calculating and memorising machine – Computer
  19. One well versed in an art, so its judge and critic – Connoisseur
  20. Agreement of opinion among different groups – Consensus
  21. Living in the same period – Contemporary
  22. Universal in outlook – Cosmopolitan
  23. One who readily believes in others – Credulous
  24. China wares used for tea, food etc – (cups, pots, plates) – Crockery
  25. Appliances used in kitchen forks, knives etc. – Cutlery
  26. One who considers human nature as evil – Cynic
  27. A situation bringing progress/talks to standstill – Deadlock
  28. Act of leaving a party to join another – Defection
  29. A government by the people – Democracy
  30. Moving away from the main point – Digression
  31. Art of conducting negotiations between nations – Diplomacy
  32. Feeble and childish state due to old age – Dotage
  33. A match/contest in which neither party wins – Drawn
  34. Dry weather with no rainfall – Drought
  35. Statement or speech not likely to be true – Dubious
  36. One having unusual habits – Eccentric
  37. Fit to be eaten as food – Edible
  38. A man who is womanish in habits – Effeminate
  39. One who is self centred – Egoist
  40. QualiPied to be selected for a job or ofPice – Eligible
  41. One who leaves a country to live in another – Emigrant
  42. A book giving information on all branches of knowledge – Encyclopaedia
  43. The scientiPic study of insects – Entomology
  44. One fond of good food, drinks and sensuous pleasure – Epicure
  45. Disease widespread at a time – Epidemic
  46. Concluding part of a literary work – Epilogue
  47. Inscription on a tomb about the person buried – Epitaph
  48. One who rides a horse – Equestrian
  49. A condition of perfect balance – Equilibrium
  1. To root out (evil diseases etc.) – Eradicate
  2. A study of comparative cultures of the people of different races – Ethnology
  3. Science dealing with the root of words – Etymology
  4. Without previous preparation – speech etc – Extempore
  5. One very enthusiastic especially in religion – Fanatic
  6. One very rePined and not easily pleased – Fastidious
  7. Animals of a specialised region or time – Fauna
  8. One who believes that fate controls man – Fatalist
  9. One who champions the cause of women – Feminist
  10. Splitting of the nucleus of atom – Fission
  11. Plants that grow in a particular region – Flora
  12. Killing the child (foetus) in the womb – Foeticide
  13. One belonging to another country – Foreigner
  14. Murder of a brother – Fratricide
  15. Large groups of stars in the sky – Galaxy
  16. Science of human descent – Genealogy
  17. Science of the Earth’s crust, the interior and strata – Geology
  18. That which kills germs – Germicide
  19. Openness to discuss any issue – Glasnost
  20. One who eats too much – Glutton
  21. Animals that live in blocks/groups – Gregarious
  22. Force which pulls things towards Earth’s centre – Gravitation
  23. Room with appliances for physical exercises – Gymnasium
  24. Seeing things not actually present – Hallucination
  25. One who believes in the philosophy of life for pleasure – Hedonist
  26. Descending from generation to generation – Hereditary
  27. Opinion opposed to established doctrines – Heresy
  28. Murder or murderer of a man – Homicide
  29. Work for which no payment is taken – Honorary
  30. Science of growing fruits, vegetable’s Plowers in orchards-gardens – Horticulture
  31. A vehicle that moves on a cushion of air – Hovercraft
  32. One who sympathises with and serves the people – Humanitarian
  33. A supposition made basis for reasoning – Hypothesis
  34. One who breaks the established traditions and images – Iconoclast
  35. A peculiarity of temperament – Idiosyncrasy
  36. Worship of idols and images – Idolatry
  37. An ignorant and stupid person – Ignoramus
  38. Something against law – Illegal
  39. One who cannot read or write – Illiterate
  40. To decorate with lights – Illuminate
  41. Too odd to be remembered – Immemorial
  42. A foreigner who comes to stay in a country – Immigrant
  43. About to happen – Imminent
  44. Power to resist infection – Immunity
  45. Which is not likely to happen – Improbable
  46. Exemption from punishment – Impunity
  47. What cannot be heard – Inaudible
  48. Connected with opening ceremony – Inaugural
  49. Not of good omen – Inauspicious
  1. That cannot be understood – Incomprehensible
  2. That cannot be corrected or improved – Incorrigible
  3. That which cannot be believed – Incredible
  4. That cannot be avoided – Inevitable
  5. Which/who cannot get tired (person/effort) – Indefatigable
  6. That cannot be blotted or rubbed off – Indelible
  7. Incapable of doing wrong – Infallible
  8. Murder or murderer of a baby – Infanticide
  9. Disease liable to be transmitted by air/water – Infectious
  10. That which easily catches Pire – InPlammable
  11. Which cannot be copied or imitated – Inimitable
  12. That is harmless (person, plant, animal) – Innocuous
  13. Which is out of place or ill timed – Inopportune
  14. Which cannot be satisPied – Insatiable
  15. One who is not able to pay debts – Insolvent
  16. That cannot be won over – Insuperable
  17. That cannot be touched or grasped mentally – Intangible
  18. Class of people regarded as the enlightened – Intelligentsia
  19. Having made no will (before one’s death) – Intestate
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