One Word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Extempore | Speech made without preparation |
| Edible | That which can be enter |
| Espionage | The act of spying |
| Encyclopedia | A book of information on all branches of knowledge |
| Elegy | A poem of mourning |
| Epicure | One who is devoted to the pleasures of life |
| Epitaph | An inscription on a tomb |
| Fauna | The animals of a certain region |
| Flora | The plants and vegetation of a region |
| Fatal | A disease that ends in death |
| Feminist | One who champions the cause of women |
| Fratricide | Murder of a brother |
| Hyperbole | An exaggerated statement |
| Herbivorous | One who eats vegetables only |
| Humanitarian | One who is sympathetic to mankind |
| Homicide | Killing of a man |
| Hypocrite | One who pretends to be what he is not |
| Inaudible | That which cannot be heard |
| Illegible | That which cannot be read |
| Inflammable | liable to catch fire easily |
| Incombustible | Incapable of being burnt |
| Illiterate | One who cannot read or write |
| Infantry | Soldiers on foot |
| Insolvent | Unable to pay one's debts |
| Igloo | The house of an Eskimo |
| Immune | Free from infection |
| Immigrant | One who settles in another country |
| Jockey | A professional rider in horse races |
| Kleptomaniac | One who has an irresistible tendency to steal |
| Legible | That which can be read |
| Legacy | The property left to someone by a will |
| Linguist | One who knows many languages |
| Lexicographer | One who compiles dictionaries |
| Lunatic asylum | A place where mad men are kept |
| Mammal | Animal that suckles its young |
| Manuscript | A book or paper written by hand |
| Misanthrope | One who hates mankind |
| Museum | A place where ancient things are kept |
| Maiden speech | A person's first speech |
| Matricide | Killing of one's mother |
| Mimic | Imitates the voice and gestures of others |
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