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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| story, picture, poem interpreted to reveal hidden meaning | allegory |
| a self-evident truth, established rule, or foundational principle | axiom |
| a nation or person engaged in war, hostile, aggressive | belligerent |
| vigorous campaign for political, social or religious change | crusade |
| release someone from duty or obligation | exonerate |
| solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases | panacea |
| violation of what is regarded as sacred | sacrilege |
| a position requiring little work, but giving financial benefit | sinecure |
| government by the wealthy | plutocracy |
| government by inexperienced | neocracy |
| government by the populace | ochlocracy |
| large enclosure for birds | aviary |
| collection of historical documents or records | archives |
| building where animals are butchered | abattoir |
| where bees are kept | apiary |
| place or scene of activity, debate | areba |
| collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place | cache |
| nursery, babies and lil kids taken care of | creche |
| stoppered glass container- wine decanted | decanter |
| nest of squirrel | drey |
| large building for aircraft | hangar |
| box or cage for small animals | hutch |
| collection of animals in captivity for exhibition | menagerie |
| small kitchen/room watching dishes | scullery |
| one who does things for pleasure, not professionally | amateur |
| a person who has changed his faith | apostate |
| bad in spellings | cacographer |
| girl who flirts with a man | coquette |
| person regards whole world as a country | cosmopolitan |
| one who is a centre of attraction | cynosure |
| sneers at beliefs of others | cynic |
| having sophisticated charm | debonair |
| dabbler in art, science, literature | dilettante |
| one who is for pleasure of eating and drinking | epicure |
| one who is hard to please | fastidious |
| one who runs away from justice | fugitive |
| speaking or writing multiple languages | polyglot |
| person new to subject, skill | neophyte |
| book or set of books, giving info- many subjects | encyclopaedia |
| long bitter angry speech | diatribe |
| a market structure where a small number of large firms dominate an entire industry, controlling most of the sales | oligopoly |
| illegal monopoly | cartel |
| a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest | syndicate |
| concise, witty, and often memorable statement that reveals a general truth | aphorism |
| a well-known, traditional, and memorable saying that expresses a general truth | adage |
| a short, well-known, and traditional saying | proverb |
| a short, concise, and witty statement or poem that expresses an idea | epigram |
| a quotation, phrase, or poem placed at the beginning of a literary work | epigraph |
| conqueror | conquistador |
| rebel | insurgent |
| a person who actively disagrees with, opposes, or publicly criticizes an established government | dissident |
| a person who studies, collects, or deals in old, rare, and valuable objects, such as books, artifacts, or antiques | antiquarian |
| the mistaken, often humorous use of an incorrect word in place of a similar-sounding one | malapropism |
| A witness may be granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for testimony | immunity |
| the formal, legal forgiveness of a crime | pardon |
| a formal court decision that a person charged with a crime is not guilty | acquittal |
| the act of being officially freed from an obligation, rule, or payment that applies to others | exemption |
| statement supporting a claim | testimony |
| An affidavit is a written, voluntary statement of facts confirmed by oath or affirmation | affidavit |
| an explicit, formal, or public statement/announcement | declaration |
| Deposition refers primarily to a formal out-of-court statement made under oath for legal proceeding | deposition |
| a sad poem, song, or literary work that laments the dead or mourns a significant loss | elegy |
| the collecting and study of postage stamps | philately |
| branch of biology concerned w cyclical physiological phenomena | chronobiology |
| disguised way of writing | cypher |
| study of stats | demography |
| use of hands and fingers to communicate | dactylology |
| theory of philosophy of law | jurisprudence |
| therapeutic use of light | heliotherapy |
| person who compiles dictionaries | lexicographer |
| one who studies elections | psephologist |
| medieval forerunner of chemistry | alchemy |
| a person primarily concerned with making money, expense of morals | mercenary |
| person unable to pay debts | insolvent |
| person controlled by wife | henpeck |
| person of erudite, intellectual tastes | highbrow |
| branch of science concerned with rocks | petrology |
Created by:
ananya nagar