Creel a basket in which a fisher
man puts his fish.
Encyclopaedia a book containing information on all branches
of knowledge.
Dictionary a book containing the words of a language with their definitions , in alphabetical order.
Diary a book in which the events of each day are recorded.
Ledger a book of accounts showing debits and credits.
Directory a book of names and addresses.
Trousseau a brides outfit.
Gravel a chairman's hammer
Posthumous a child born after the death his father or a book published after the death of its author
Orphan a child whose parents are dead
Booth a covered stall at a fair , horse races , etc...
Panacea a cure for all diseases
Epidemic a disease effecting many persons at the same time
Polygon a figure with many angles or sides
Prognosis a forecast of the result of a disease or illness
Amnesty a general pardon of political offenders
Bibliophile a great lover of collector of books
Reticule a lady's hand bag or work bag
Dead a language that is no longer spoken
Biography a life history of a person written by another
Autobiography a life history of a person written by himself
Invoice a list of goods dispatched with quantity and price to the purchaser
Tariff a list or table of duties payable on exports or imports
Blonde a man or a women with skin or hair of auburn colour
Widower a mans whose wife is dead
Narcotic/Opiate a medicine for producing sleep
Laxative a medicine used to loosen the stuff in the bowels
Antidote a medicine to counteract poison
Courier a messenger sent in great haste
Ambassador a minister representing a sovereign or state in a foreign country
Manuscript a paper written by hand
Emissary a person sent out on a mission
Illiterate a person who can neither read nor write
Conductor a person who collects fare on a public vehicle
Credulous a person who easily believes what is told to him
Fastidious a person who is hard to please
Stoic a person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
Callous a person who is insensible to kind thoughts or feelings
Popular a person who is liked by others
Avaricious a person who is most inordinately desirous of money
Contemporary a person who lives at the same time as the others
Recluse a person who lives by himself
Advocate a person who pleads in the court
Florist a person who sells flowers
Spendthrift a person who spends his money recklessly
Ascetic a person who starves the body for the good of the soul
Effeminate a person whose manners are more like that or a woman than those of a man
Mercenary a person whose only motive is to make money
Autograph a persons own hand writing
Obstetrician a physician who assists women at child birth
Paediatrician a physician who attends to infants and children during sickness
Dispensary a place fitted up for making medicines
Laboratory a place fitted up for scientific experiments
Library a place fitted up with books for reading or studying
Cemetery a place for burial of dead bodies
Hospital a place for the treatment of sick people
Bathroom a place for washing
Hanger a place where aeroplanes are kept
Factory a place where any manufacture is carried on
Aviary a place where birds are kept
Laundry a place where clothes are washed and ironed
Dairy a place where milk is converted into butter and cheese
Restaurant a place where people lunch on payment
Temple,Church,Mosque a place where prayers are said
Cantonment a place where soldiers are quartered
Cache a place where treasures, stores, ammunition are hidden
Nursery a place where young plants are reared
Sanatorium a place with a good climate for invalids
Parasite a plant or animal growing on another
Portfolio a portable case for holding papers , drawings etc...
Jockey a professional rider in horse races
Kitchen a room where food is cooked
Kindergarten school for infants and young children
Extempore a speech made without preparation
Republic a state in which govt is carried on nominally and usually in fact also by the people or their elected representatives without a monarch
Matriarchy a state in which succession is through women alone
Celibacy a state of complete continence
Virginity a state of complete continence on part of a women
Germicide a substance that kills germs
Insecticide a substance that kills insects
Antiseptic a substance which destroys or weakens germs
Aquarium a tank for fish or water plats
Parole a temporary release allowed on certain conditions
Widow a women whose husband is dead
Synonym a word having the same meaning as another
Antonym a word opposite in meaning
Anniversary a yearly return of date
Versatile able to adopt oneself readily to many situations
Unanimous all of one mind
Alimony allowance due to a wife from her husband on separation
Audience an assembly of listeners
Congregation an assembly of worshipers
Facsimile an exact copy of hand writing , printing or a picture
Polytechnic an institution for education in arts and science
Periscope an instrument for enabling persons inside a submarine to see objects above the surface of water
Thermometer an instrument for measuring temperature
Telescope an instrument for seeing distance objects
Stethoscope an instrument used by physicians for listening to sounds of hart and lungs
Encyclopaedia a book containing information on all branches
of knowledge.
Dictionary a book containing the words of a language with their definitions , in alphabetical order.
Diary a book in which the events of each day are recorded.
Ledger a book of accounts showing debits and credits.
Directory a book of names and addresses.
Trousseau a brides outfit.
Gravel a chairman's hammer
Posthumous a child born after the death his father or a book published after the death of its author
Orphan a child whose parents are dead
Booth a covered stall at a fair , horse races , etc...
Panacea a cure for all diseases
Epidemic a disease effecting many persons at the same time
Polygon a figure with many angles or sides
Prognosis a forecast of the result of a disease or illness
Amnesty a general pardon of political offenders
Bibliophile a great lover of collector of books
Reticule a lady's hand bag or work bag
Dead a language that is no longer spoken
Biography a life history of a person written by another
Autobiography a life history of a person written by himself
Invoice a list of goods dispatched with quantity and price to the purchaser
Tariff a list or table of duties payable on exports or imports
Blonde a man or a women with skin or hair of auburn colour
Widower a mans whose wife is dead
Narcotic/Opiate a medicine for producing sleep
Laxative a medicine used to loosen the stuff in the bowels
Antidote a medicine to counteract poison
Courier a messenger sent in great haste
Ambassador a minister representing a sovereign or state in a foreign country
Manuscript a paper written by hand
Emissary a person sent out on a mission
Illiterate a person who can neither read nor write
Conductor a person who collects fare on a public vehicle
Credulous a person who easily believes what is told to him
Fastidious a person who is hard to please
Stoic a person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
Callous a person who is insensible to kind thoughts or feelings
Popular a person who is liked by others
Avaricious a person who is most inordinately desirous of money
Contemporary a person who lives at the same time as the others
Recluse a person who lives by himself
Advocate a person who pleads in the court
Florist a person who sells flowers
Spendthrift a person who spends his money recklessly
Ascetic a person who starves the body for the good of the soul
Effeminate a person whose manners are more like that or a woman than those of a man
Mercenary a person whose only motive is to make money
Autograph a persons own hand writing
Obstetrician a physician who assists women at child birth
Paediatrician a physician who attends to infants and children during sickness
Dispensary a place fitted up for making medicines
Laboratory a place fitted up for scientific experiments
Library a place fitted up with books for reading or studying
Cemetery a place for burial of dead bodies
Hospital a place for the treatment of sick people
Bathroom a place for washing
Hanger a place where aeroplanes are kept
Factory a place where any manufacture is carried on
Aviary a place where birds are kept
Laundry a place where clothes are washed and ironed
Dairy a place where milk is converted into butter and cheese
Restaurant a place where people lunch on payment
Temple,Church,Mosque a place where prayers are said
Cantonment a place where soldiers are quartered
Cache a place where treasures, stores, ammunition are hidden
Nursery a place where young plants are reared
Sanatorium a place with a good climate for invalids
Parasite a plant or animal growing on another
Portfolio a portable case for holding papers , drawings etc...
Jockey a professional rider in horse races
Kitchen a room where food is cooked
Kindergarten school for infants and young children
Extempore a speech made without preparation
Republic a state in which govt is carried on nominally and usually in fact also by the people or their elected representatives without a monarch
Matriarchy a state in which succession is through women alone
Celibacy a state of complete continence
Virginity a state of complete continence on part of a women
Germicide a substance that kills germs
Insecticide a substance that kills insects
Antiseptic a substance which destroys or weakens germs
Aquarium a tank for fish or water plats
Parole a temporary release allowed on certain conditions
Widow a women whose husband is dead
Synonym a word having the same meaning as another
Antonym a word opposite in meaning
Anniversary a yearly return of date
Versatile able to adopt oneself readily to many situations
Unanimous all of one mind
Alimony allowance due to a wife from her husband on separation
Audience an assembly of listeners
Congregation an assembly of worshipers
Facsimile an exact copy of hand writing , printing or a picture
Polytechnic an institution for education in arts and science
Periscope an instrument for enabling persons inside a submarine to see objects above the surface of water
Thermometer an instrument for measuring temperature
Telescope an instrument for seeing distance objects
Stethoscope an instrument used by physicians for listening to sounds of hart and lungs
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