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One who is out to subvert a government |
Anarchist |
One who is recovering from illness |
Convalescent |
One who is all powerful |
Omnipotent |
One who is present everywhere |
Omnipresent |
One who knows everything |
Omniscient |
One who is easily deceived |
Gullible |
One who works for free |
Volunteer |
One who does not make mistakes |
Infallible |
One who can do anything for money |
Mercenary |
One who has no money |
Pauper |
One who changes sides |
Turncoat |
One who loves books |
Bibliophile |
One who can speak two languages |
Bilingual |
One who loves mankind |
Philanthropist |
One who hates mankind |
Misanthrope |
One who looks on the bright side of things |
Optimist |
One who looks on the dark side of things |
Pessimist |
One who doubts the existence of god |
Agnostic |
One who pretends to be what he is not |
Hypocrite |
One incapable of being tired |
Indefatigable |
One who helps others Good |
Samaritan |
One who copies from other writers |
Plagiarist |
One who hates women |
Misogynist |
One who knows many languages |
Polyglot |
One who is fond of sensuous pleasures |
Epicure |
One who thinks only of himself |
Egoist |
One who thinks only of welfare of women |
Feminist |
One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain |
Stoic |
One who is quite like a woman |
Effeminate |
One who has strange habits |
Eccentric |
One who speaks less |
Reticent |
One who goes on foot |
Pedestrian |
One who believes in fate |
Fatalist |
One who dies without a Will |
Intestate |
One who always thinks himself to be ill |
Valetudinarian |
A Government by the people |
Democracy |
A Government by a king or queen |
Monarchy |
A Government by the officials |
Bureaucracy |
A Government by the rich |
Plutocracy |
A Government by the few |
Oligarchy |
A Government by the Nobles |
Aristocracy |
A Government by one |
Autocracy |
Rule by the mob |
Mobocracy |
That through which light can pass |
Transparent |
That through which light cannot pass |
Opaque |
That through which light can partly pass |
Translucent |
A sentence whose meaning is unclear |
Ambiguous |
A place where orphans live |
Orphanage |
That which cannot be described |
Indescribable |
That which cannot be imitated |
Inimitable |
That which cannot be avoided |
Inevitable |
A position for which no salary is paid |
Honorary |
That which cannot be defended |
Indefensible |
Practice of having several wives |
Polygamy |
Practice of having several husbands |
Polyandry |
Practice of having one wife or husband |
Monogamy |
Practice of having two wives or husbands |
Bigamy |
That which is not likely to happen |
Improbable |
People living at the same time |
Contemporaries |
A book published after the death of its author |
Posthumous |
A book written by an unknown author |
Anonymous |
A life history written by oneself |
Autobiography |
A life history written by somebody else |
Biography |
People who work together |
Colleagues |
One who eats too much |
Glutton |
That which cannot be satisfied |
Insatiable |
One who questions everything |
Cynic |
A flesh eating animal |
Carnivorous |
A grass eating animal |
Herbivorous |
One who lives in a foreign country |
Immigrant |
To transfer one's authority to another |
Delegate |
One who is a newcomer |
Neophyte |
That which is lawful |
Legal |
That which is against law |
Illegal |
One who is unmarried |
Celibate |
A game in which no one wins |
Draw |
A study of man |
Anthropology |
A study of races |
Ethnology |
A study of the body |
Physiology |
A study of animals |
Zoology |
A study of birds |
Ornithology |
A study of ancient things |
Archaeology |
A study of derivation of words |
Etymology |
Murder of a human being |
Homicide |
Murder of a father |
Patricide |
Murder of a mother |
Matricide |
Murder of an brother |
Fratricide |
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