One Word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Mint | A place where money is coined |
| Mortuary | A place where dead bodies are kept |
| Morgue | A place where dead bodies are kept for identification |
| Misogynist | A hater of women |
| Neurotic | A person suffering from nervous breakdown |
| Novice | One who is new in his profession |
| Omniscient | One who knows everything |
| Omnipotent | One who is all powerful |
| Omnipresent | One who is present everywhere |
| Obsolete | Something no longer in use |
| Oculist | One who cures eye diseases |
| Orphanage | A place where orphans are housed |
| Oligarchy | Government by a few |
| Plagiarist | A writer who steals ideas from another |
| Portable | That which can be carried |
| Platitudes | Commonplace remarks |
| Parole | Promise given by a prisoner to return to jail |
| Philanthropist | One who loves mankind |
| Parasite | One that lives on others |
| Pedestrian | One who walks on foot |
| Philatelist | One who collects postage stamps |
| Patricide | Killing one's father |
| Panacea | A cure for all disease |
| Post-mortem | An examination of a dead body |
| Posthumous | Occurring after death |
| Psychology | The study of the human mind |
| Palaeography | The study of ancient writing |
| polygamist | A man who has several wives at the same time |
| Red tapism | Too much official formality |
| Polyandrist | A woman who has more than one husband at a time |
| Referendum | Asking everyone for an opinion |
| Regicide | Killing one's king |
| Recluse | One who lives a solitary life |
| Reformatory | An institution for reforming young offenders |
| Resort | A place for improving one's health |
| Soliloquy | A speech made to oneself |
| Swan song | A person's last performance |
| Souvenir | Thing kept in memory of an event |
| Secular | Government which honours all religions |
| Stoic | One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure |
| Sculptor | One who carves in stone |
| Somnambulist | One who walks in one's sleep |
| Suicide | Killing oneself |
| Sheath | A case in which a sword is kept |
| Sacrilege | Violating religious things |
| Theist | One who believes in God |
| Teetotaller | One who does not drink liquor |
| Uxorious | One who is extremely fond of his wife | Unanimous | A decision on which all agree |
| Utopia | An imaginary ideal |
| Volunteer | One who offers one's services |
| Versatile | One who is gifted with several talents |
| Wardrobe | The place where clothes are kept |
| Widow | A woman whose husband is dead |
| Widower | A man whose wife is dead |
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