| SENTENCE |
WORD |
| A fourteen line poem is called |
Sonnet |
| To secure a boat by attaching it to an anchor is called |
Moor |
| To try to settle a dispute between two other parties is called |
Mediate |
| To free a person by a verdict of ‘not guilty’ is called |
Acquit |
| One who hates mankind is called |
Misanthrope |
| Walking in sleep is called |
Somnambulism |
| The unwelcome aspect of a situation is called |
Flip-side |
| A person who leaves his own country in order to go and live in another |
Emigrant |
| An individual who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons |
Refugee |
| An individual who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own |
Immigrant |
| A man who helps a stranger or a person in difficulties is |
samaritan |
| An individual who can suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what they are feeling. |
Stoic |
| someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing |
Altruist |
| The one who has a special ability in story telling is called |
Raconteur |
| An individual who tells a story, especially in a book, play or film |
Narrator |
| The act of injuring another’s reputation by any slanderous communication is called |
Defamation |
| A process involving too much official formality is called |
Red-tapism |
| A person who enters without any invitation is called |
Intruder |
| A thing which is not suitable for eating is called |
Inedible |
| The medical study of skin and its diseases is called |
Dermatology |
| A recurrent compulsive urge to steal |
Kleptomania |
| A story in which animals or objects speak and give wholesome moral lesson is called |
Fable |
| One who makes an official examination of accounts is called |
Auditor |
| A person who deliberately sets fire to a building is |
Arsonist |
| That which cannot be effaced is called |
Indelible |
| Conferred as an honour |
Honorary |
| A person who deserves all praise is called |
Laudable |
| The burial of a corpse is called |
Interment |
| One who is skilful is called |
Dexterous |
| A study of ancient things is called |
Archaeology |
| One who is too careless to plan for the future is called |
Improvident |
| One who runs away from justice or the law is called |
Fugitive |
| Make pale by excluding light |
Etiolate |
| One who has a long experience is called |
Veteran |
| To die without making a will is called |
Intestate |
| One who is concerned with the welfare of others is called |
Altruist |
| A thing fit to be eaten |
Edible |
| A land fit for growing crops is called |
Arable |
| A person who agrees to work for somebody in order to learn a skill |
Apprentice |
| The opinion which is contrary to accepted doctrines is called |
Heresy |
| That which cannot be avoided is called |
Inevitable |
| An excessive fear of confined spaces is called |
Claustrophobia |
| Extreme fear of water |
Hydrophobia |
| Extreme fear of dogs |
Cynophobia |
| Extreme fear of depths (deep water, falling from heights) |
Bathophobia |
| The science of communicating by sign language using the hands and fingers |
Dactylogy |
| The scientific study of trees |
Dendrology |
| The study of the nature of values and value judgements |
Axiology |
| A person who looks at the bright side of things is called |
Optimist |
| An individual who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons |
Cynic |
| An individual who always expects bad things to happen |
Pessimist |
| An individual who praises important or powerful people too much and in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get something from them |
Sycophant |
| A remedy for all diseases is called |
panacea |
| The loss of the ability to feel pain while still conscious |
Analgesia |
| A record of historical events |
Archives |
