Appraisal– An act of assessing something or someone
Apprentice– A person who works for a skilled employer in order to learn a skill
Aquarium– A tank where fish or water plants are kept
Arable – рдХреГрд╖рд┐-рдпреЛрдЧреНрдп
Arbitrator/рдордзреНрдпрд╕реНрдерддрд╛ рдХрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛– A person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them
Archery /рддреАрд░рдВрджрд╛рдЬреА
Architect /рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддреБрдХрд╛рд░– A person who designs building
Archive/рд╕рдВрдЧреНрд░рд╣ – A place where government/public records are kept
Arena – рдЕрдЦрд╛рдбрд╝рд╛, рд░рдгрднреВрдорд┐
Arid/рд╢реБрд╖реНрдХ – Having little or no rain
Arsenal – рд╣рдерд┐рдпрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рднрдВрдбрд╛рд░, рд╢рд╕реНрддреНрд░рд╛рдЧрд╛рд░
Arsonist – A person who commits the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to propertY(Arson – рдЖрдЧ рд▓рдЧрд╛рдирд╛)
Artful – Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way (рдзреВрд░реНрдд/рдЪрд╛рд▓рд╛рдХ– sly, artful, Machiavellian, leery, deceptive, serpentine, insidious, pretentious, disingenuous, ambidextrous, deceptive)
Artisan– Expert in any skill of hand
Ascetic – A religious person with strict way of life
Assassin – A person who murders a big political personality
Assent – рд╕рд╣рдордд рд╣реЛрдирд╛
Assertive -One who expresses one’s opinion firmly but politely
Apoplexy (рд░рдХреНрддрд╛рдШрд╛рдд ,рдореВрд░реНрдЫрд╛ рдХреА рдмреАрдорд╛рд░реА)– Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke
Centurion – The commander of a century in the ancient Roman army
Ceramics – Art of making pots etc. from clay┬а
Chant-Say a prayer in singing voice┬а
Chaotic– Situation in which everything is happening in a confused way
Chapel– That part of church which is used for private prayer
Chauffeur – A person employed to drive a private car┬а
Circumlocution – The indirect way or roundabout of saying something
Circumstantial – Clues available at a scene┬а
Clique– A small, exclusive group of people; coterie┬а
Cocktail – An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or several spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruitjuice,lemonade, or creamp
Coercion – Use of force or threat to make someone agree┬а
Coffer– The place where all the money is kept┬а
Coffle– Alineof animals or slaves fastened or driven along togethers┬а
Colleague – Aco-worker or a fellow-worker in the same institution┬а
Colony– A group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country┬а
Colt– Young male horse┬а
Commemorate – To keep a great person or event in people’s memory
Complacent – Showing satisfaction with oneselfor one’s achievements
Compositor – A person who arranges typing keys or printing text in a printing machine┬а
Conceited – To have a very high opinion of oneself┬а
Concubinage – Living together of a man and woman without being married to each other┬а
Concurrent/Coincident/Concomitant – Happening at the same time┬а
Conflagration – An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Congenital – Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth┬а
Congregation – A group of people gathered for religious worship┬а
Connoisseur – A person who can appreciate art, music etc.
Conservatory – A greenhouse, esp.one attached to a house
Consolidate – To combine into a single stronger and more effective whole
Constellation – Group of stars┬а
Consternation – Fear and anxiety┬а
Constipated – Repressed or inhibited
Constriction – Rules that prevent the free-will action┬а
Contemporary – Men living in the same age┬а
Contingency – Afuture event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty┬а
Continuum – Acontinuous sequence of similar things┬а
Conundrum – A confusing and difficult problem or question┬а
Convalescence – The gradual return to good health after a period or illness or medical treatment
Convent – A place where nuns live┬а
Convention – An agreement between states covering special matters
Convoy- A group of vehicles travelling together
Corroborate – To confirm with the help of evidence┬а
Cortege – Asolemn procession, especially for a funeral┬а
Cosmesis – The practice of preserving or restoring physical appearance, usually after an operation
Cosmetician – A person who sells or applies cosmetics as an occupation
Cosmocrat – Aruler of the world.┬а
Cosmopolitan – Belonging to all parts of the world┬а
Coterie – Asmall group of people formed to fulfilown interests┬а
Credential – A qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person’s background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something┬а
Credible : That which can be believed┬а
Creditable – Deserving public acknowledgment and praise┬а
Credulous – A person who believes easily whatever he is told┬а
Crew– Agroup of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, spacecraft, or train┬а
Criterion – Aprincipleor standard bywhich something may bejudged or decided┬а
Crude-Not processed or refined, Rude.
Crusade – A war of religions┬а
Cuisine – A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country or region
Culpable–Deserving blames┬а
Curmudgeon – A bad-tempered person┬а
Cwator-A person in charge of a museum┬а
Cynic– One who questions everything
Dawdle-To move slowly in a particular direction┬а
Debasement – Reduction in quality or value┬а
Debauchery – Excessive use of alcohol and sex┬а
Debonair – Confident, good looking and charming┬а
Debut-A person’s first appearance or performance┬а
Defamation – The action of damaging the good reputation of someone┬а
Defection – The abandonment of one’s country or cause┬а
Delectable -Pleasant or attractive┬а
Delegate – To transfer one’s authority to another
Delinquent – One who commits minor crime repeatedly┬а
Deliverance – Final release from rebirth┬а
Demagogue– A politician who rouses people’s feeling for own benefit┬а
Den– A living place for lions
Depraved -Of very bad morals; characterised by debasement or degeneration┬а
Deprecate – To feel or express disapproval of something or someone
Depreciate – To go down in value┬а
Dereliction : – Failing to discharge one’s duty┬а
Despicable : – Deserving hatred or contempt,Detestable┬а
Dessert-The sweet courseeaten at theendofa meal┬а
Destitute – The state of being miserable bereft of all possessions┬а
Deteriorate – To go from bad to worse┬а
Deterrent-That whose fear prevents something bad from happening┬а
Detour-Usually the longer route┬а
Devious-Showing a skilful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals; (of a route or course of action) rambling; indirect; roundabout┬а
Devour – Eat(food or prey) hungrilyor quickly┬а
Dexterous -Skilful at handling things┬а
Diatribe – Bitter and violentattackin words
Dilettante – One who is a dabblerin arts, science or literature┬а
Diplomacy – Art of dealing with people in a tactful way┬а
Directory – A book of┬а names and addresses┬а
Disciplinarian – Aperson who believes in or practices firm discipline┬а
Disenfranchisement – To take away someone’s right to vote┬а
Dismayed – Filled with depression or discouragement┬а
Dissertation – Awriting on a particular subject┬а
Diurnal – (of animals) active in the daytime┬а
Diva – A famous female singer of popular music┬а
Documentary – Atelevision or radio programme providing factual report┬а
Dodo– A flightless bird now extinct┬а
Dominion – Anarea controlled by a ruler
Dossier– A collection of documents about something┬а
Drover-A person who drives animals┬а рдЬрд╛рдирд╡рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЭреБрдВрдб рдХреЛ рдирд┐рдпрдВрддреНрд░рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛┬а
Dunce-A person who is slow to learn рдореВрд░реНрдЦ┬а
Dynasty-Succession of rulers belonging to one family
Eavesdropper – One who secretlylistens to the talkof others┬а
Eccentric – One who has strange habits┬а
Economical – Avoiding wastage, Careful in the spending of money, time etc.
Edible – A thing that is fit to be eaten┬а
Efface- To rub or wipe outs рдорд┐рдЯрд╛ рджреЗрдирд╛┬а
Effeminate – Ofmanners more like those of a woman than a man┬а
Effervesce – Give off bubbles of gas
Effluents – Liquid waste that flows out from a factory
Egoist (also Egotist) – A person who is selfish, self absorbed and self centred, One who thinks only for oneself┬а
Elegy – A song sung at thedeath ofa person рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХреА рдореГрддреНрдпреБ рдкрд░ рд╢реЛрдХ рдЧреАрдд┬а
Eligible – One who is qualified for selection
Elucidate – To explain something mysterious or difficult
Emancipation – The process of being set free from political or social restrictions┬а
Embankment – Awall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area┬а
Embellish – Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features┬а
Embezzlement – Misappropriation of mone┬а
Emblazon – Conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something
Embroil- To involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation┬а
Empathy – The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Encyclopaedia– Book┬а that gives information about every branch of knowledge рдХрд┐рддрд╛рдм рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗрдВ рд╣рд░ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдХреА рд╕реВрдЪрдирд╛ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ┬а
Endemic– A disease that occurs within a specified area, region or locale┬а
Enthral-To be attracted towards something рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдЪреАрдЬ рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдЖрдХрд░реНрд╖рд┐рдд рд╣реЛрдирд╛┬а
Entrepreneur-┬а A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normalfinancial risks in order to do so┬а
Centrifugal Anything tending to move away from centre.┬а
Centripetal Anything tending to move towards centre.┬а
Century One hundred years.┬а
Chrestomathy A collection of choice literary passages, especially to help in learning a language.┬а
Coprolalia Uncontrolled, excessive use of obscene or scatological language, sometimes accompanying certain mental disorders. ,┬а
Cruciverbalist A constructor of crossword puzzles; also, an enthusiast of word games, especially crossword puzzles.┬а
Colleagues Persons working in the same office.┬а
Compatriot Belonging to same country.┬а
Congenital Belongs to a person by birth.┬а
Contemporaries Persons living at the same time.┬а
Convalescence Period of gradual recovery after illness.┬а
Cosmopolitan . A citizen of the world.┬а
Credulous Who easily believes others.┬а
Curable Which can be cured.┬а
Dead letter An unclaimed letter.┬а
Dittograph A letter or word repeated unintentionally in writing or copying.┬а
Ligature A character that combines two or more letters, such as e
Lipogram Writing composed of words lacking a certain specific letter or letters
Heterography A method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in ordinary English orthography.┬а
Elision The omission of a letter or syllable. тАЬDon’t” instead of тАЬdo not.тАЭ┬а
Deaf One who cannot hear.┬а
Democracy Government of the people, for the people, by the people.
Pantisocracy Government by all.
Plutocracy Government by rich.
Rebel /рджреНрд░реЛрд╣реА – One who take up arms against Government.
Thearchy Government by the God.┬а
Theocracy – government where religious leaders hold political power
Aristocracy: Government by a privileged class or nobility.
Autocracy: Government by a single individual .
Oligarchy: Government by a small group of people.
Monarchy: Government by a king or queen.
Anarchy: Absence of government or a state of lawlessness and disorder.
Meritocracy: Government or social system based on merit or ability.
Kleptocracy: Government characterized by corruption and theft of public funds for personal gain.
Technocracy: governance by technical experts or professionals.
Republic: A form of government where power resides with elected representatives.
Dermatology Study of skin.┬а
Phonetics Acoustics study of sound.
Pedagogy Study of art of teaching
Philately Study of stamp collection
Cryptography Study of secret writing and coded words.┬а
Cytology Study of cell.┬а
Dendrology – Scientific study of tree┬а
Dermatology – Medical study of skin and its diseases┬а
Dilogy An ambiguous speech.┬а
Dittology Two distinct interpretations of the same text.┬а
Entomology Study of insects.┬а
Geology Study of Earth…
Etymology Science deals with formation of words.┬а
Glottochronology The determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.┬а
Haplology The process by which a word is formed by removing one of two identical or similar adjacent syllables in an earlier word.┬а
Histology Study of tissue.┬а
Morphology The study of structure and form of words in language including inflection, derivation and formation of compounds.┬а
Meteorology Study of climate or weather.
Morphology Study of animal and plant structure.
Neology Study of formation of new words.
Odontology Study of teeth.┬а
Ophthalmology Study of eye.
Ornithology Study of birds.┬а
Pathology Study of Disease.┬а
Paleontology Study of fossils.
Palilogy The repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, for emphasis.┬а
Philogynist Lover of womankind.
Philology Study of words and their roots.
Phrenology Study of skull with regard to human character
Physiology Study of structure of human body
Zoology : Study of animals
Oceanography Study of ocean.
Numismatics Study of Coins.┬а
Orthography The study of correct spelling according to established usage. ┬а
Orography Study of mountain
Optics Study of light.
Orthography Study of correct spelling of words.
Digestible That which can be digested.┬а
Dipsomania A strong desire to take liquor. :┬а
Divisible That which can be divided.┬а
Dotage Extreme old age when one behaves like a child.┬а
Draw A game in which no party wins.┬а
Dumb One who can’t speak.┬а
Dysgraphia Impairment of the ability to write, usually caused by brain dysfunction or disease.┬а
Dyslexia A learning disorder distinguished by impaired ability to recognize and comprehend written words.┬а
Employee (рдХрд░реНрдордЪрд╛рд░реА) – One who is employed.
Employer (рдирд┐рдпреЛрдХреНрддрд╛) – One who employs.┬а
Endophoric Characteristic of a reference to something outside the speech or text in which the reference occurs. See also: exophoric.┬а
Epanorthosis Immediate rephrasing for emphasis, intensification or justification. тАЬYou, young lad, are most brave! Brave, did I say? No, heroic!тАЭ┬а
Epistrophe Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.┬а
Epicure One who is fond of sensuous enjoyment.┬а
Epilogue A speech given after conclusion of drama.┬а
Epitaph Words inscribed on the tomb of the dead.┬а
Eucrasia A good or normal state of health.┬а
Etymon An earlier form of a word in the same language or an ancestor language. Examinee One who is taking examination.┬а
Examiner One who examines the copies of examinees.┬а
Exonym A name by which one people or social group refers to another, but which is not used by said group to refer to themselves.┬а
Expatriate To send out of native country.┬а┬а
Expurgate To remove all objectionable matter.┬а
Extempore A speech without previous preparations.┬а
Extradite To send back the criminal to the country of his origin.┬а
Fanatic (Bigot) , Unreasonably enthusiastic about religion.┬а
Fastidious Having very selective taste. Hard to please.┬а
Fatalist One who believe in fate.┬а
Feminist One devoted to the welfare of women.┬а
Foster child Child brought by persons, who are not his parents.┬а
Franchise Constitutional right to cast vote.┬а
Garage shed for motor car.┬а
Glossolalia Fabricated, nonmeaningful speech, especially such speech associated with a trance state or some schizophrenic syndromes.┬а
Glutton Fond of eating too much.┬а
GratisWithout any payment, free.┬а┬а
Gregarious Animals live in flocks.
Harangue A noisy and loud speech before a large gathering.┬а
Hearse Vehicle to carry dead bodies.┬а
Hendiadys The use of a conjunction rather than the subordination of one word to another.
Heterophemy The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of some thing that one does not intend to say, especially when what is said is the reverse of what was intended.┬а
Heterogeneous Things of different nature.┬а
Hobson-jobson An Anglicized word or phrase corrupted from one or more words of an Asian language.┬а
Holonym A concept that has another concept as a part.┬а
Homogeneous Things of the same nature.┬а
Honeymoon The first night of a newly married couple.┬а
Honorary Post without any remuneration┬а
Hydra A serpent with many heads.┬а
Hydrophobia: A fear from water.┬а
Hygienist Who cares fully of his health.┬а
Hypothesis A tentative assumption, made to drive a logical conclusion.┬а
Hypallage Interchange of two elements in a phrase or clause from the order, in which they would normally appear. тАЬA mind is a terrible thing to waste,” instead of “To waste a mind is a terrible thing.”┬а
Hypercorrect Characteristic of an incorrect linguistic construction, in which the error lis produced from a mistaken effort to be correct. тАЬBetween you and I,Which should be ‘between you and me.’┬а
Hyponym A word that is more specific than a given word.┬а
Iconoclast Breaker of art and literature.┬а
Idiosyncrasy Peculiar temper of an individual.
IdolatryWorshipping of idols
Ignorant Person have no knowledge of any happening..┬а
Illegal Unlawful.┬а
Illegible Which cannot be read.
Illiterate One who can neither read nor write.┬а┬а
Illeism The practice of referring to oneself in the third person.┬а
Imitable Which can be imitated.┬а
Immovable Which can’t be moved, fixed.
Imposter One who assumes name or title of someone else for deceiving others.┬а
Impregnable A fort which can’t be entered into.┬а
Incorrigible Cannot be corrected.┬а
Ingressive Characteristic of a speech sound produced with an inhalation of breath.┬а
Incredible Which can’t be believed.┬а
Inevitable That cannot be avoided.┬а
Infallible One who cannot make a mistake.
Infections A disease spread by contact..┬а
Inimitable Cannot be imitated.
Insomnia Loss of sleep
Interpolate Inserting new matter in a book
Intervein Anything pushed inside veins
Invisible That which cannot be seen
Invulnerable┬а Cannot be wounded
Irreparable That can’t be repaired
Irrevocable A decision that can’t be revoked
Isocolon A sequence of parallel structures, having the same number of words and sometimes the same number of syllables
Itinerant ┬аOne who travels from place to place
Kindergarten┬а A school for small children
Kleptomania┬а An abnormal desire to steal
Linguist One who knows many languages
Litotes Understatement by negating the opposite; a type of meiosis. тАЬI was not disappointed with the news.
Loquacious A continuous talker
Lunar Eclipse of Moon
Maiden speech Speech made for the first time
Mammals The Animals which give milk
Manuscript Book written by hand
Masochism The condition or state of deriving (esp. sexual) gratification from one’s own pain or humiliation.
Materialistic One for whom money is the most important thing.
Matins┬а Morning prayer in church.
Matrimony State of being married.┬а
Maxim An established principle.
Meadow A low level tract of uncultivated grassland.
Meditation The action or practice of profound spiritual or religious reflection or mental contemplation.┬а
MelodramaA sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions and usually a happy ending.┬а
Mercenary┬а One who fights for the sake of money.
Mesomorph A person whose build is powerful, compact, and muscular.┬а
Meticulous Very particular even about small details.
MisogynistHater, of women.┬а
Misologist┬а One who hates learning.
Mobocracy Rule by mob.
Metonymy Substitution of a word or phrase with another which it suggests. тАЬThe pen is mightier than the sword,тАЭ in which both тАЬpenтАЭ and тАЬswordтАЭ are substituted for тАЬwritten proseтАЭ and тАЬmilitary.”┬а
Narcotic Medicine which induces sleep.
Neologism New word coined by an author.
Notorious A man with bad reputation.
Nosism The practice of referring to oneself as тАЬweтАЭ; a type of enallage.┬а
Obsolete No longer in practice.
Omnipotent One who is all powerful.
Omniscient One who knows everything.
Opaque That which can’t be seen through.
Optimist – рдЖрд╢рд╛рд╡рд╛рджреА
Pessimist – рдирд┐рд░рд╛рд╢рд╛рд╡рд╛рджреА
Orphan A child whose parents are dead.
Orthodox One who believes in traditional values
OstracizeTo expel from society.
Pacifist One who believes in total abolition of war.
Panacea A remedy for all ills.
Pantomime A dumb show.
Palindrome A word, phrase, clause or sentence that reads the same regularly as it does when its letters are reversed; a type of palingram.┬а
Palingram A word, phrase, clause or sentence that reads the same backwards after rearranging segments. тАЬWorkmate did teamwork.тАЭ┬а
Pangram A sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet; a holalphabetic sentence.┬а
Paragoge The process by which a new word is formed by adding a letter or syllable to the end of another word. Same as “proparalepsis.” “Climature,” derived from тАЬclimate.тАЭ
Paraprosdokian Unexpected ending of a phrase or series.┬а
Parasite One who depends on others.
Parasol A lady’s umbrella.┬а
Patrimony Properties inherited from one’s father
Patriot One who loves own country.┬а
Pedantic A style in which author displays his knowledge.
Perpilocutionist One who expounds on a subject of which he has little knowledge.
Polyptoton Repetition of a word in different forms, cases, or with different inflection, in the sentence.
Purr word A word with positive connotations and therefore desirable to use in building and sustaining good public relations.
Pedestrian One who travels on foot.
Philanderer One who enjoys by love making.
Philanthropist┬а A lover of mankind
Philistine┬а Who does not care for art or literature
Pioneer One who leads others
Plagiarism Literary theft. Using ideas and words of another person presenting them as own.
Platitudes Common place remarks
Polyandry Marrying more than one husband at a time.
Polygamy Marrying more than one wife at a time.
Monogamy Marrying one at a time.
Bigamy – practice of having two wives or husband
Misogamist┬а – One who hates the custom of marriage.
Widow/рд╡рд┐рдзрд╡рд╛ – A woman whose husband has died
Widower / рд╡рд┐рдзреБрд░ – A man whose wife has died
Post mortem An examination of body after death.
Primogeniture Right of succession belonging to the first born.
Pseudonym An imaginary name of author assumed to disguise himself.
Pugnacity Tendency to quarrel.
Purist One who is particular about the purity of one’s language.
