Word Meaning

1. Anarchy – Absence of government.

2. Annual – Happening every year.

3. Anonymous – That does not bear the name of the writer.

4. Aquatic – Living in (or near) water.

5. Atheist – One who does not believe in god.

6. Autobiography – The life story of a person written by himself.

7. Amateur – One who pursues some art or sport as hobby.

8. Bankrupt – One who cannot pay off his debt.

9. Biography – The life story of a person.

10. Brittle – Liable to be easily broken.

11. Botany – The science of vegetable life.

12. Barometer – An instrument for measuring Atmospheric pressure.

13. Blonde – A beautiful lady of fair complexion and golden hair.

14. Century – One hundred years.

15. Cantonment – Temporary quarters made for military men.

16. Combustible – Liable to catch fire easily.

17. Credulous – One who believes easily whatever is told.

18. Contagious – A disease communicable by contact.

19. Dead letter – A letter claimed by nobody.

20. Edible – Fit to be eaten.

21. Eligible – One who is fit to be elected.

22. Extempore – A speech made without previous preparation.

23. Egoist – A person who always thinks of himself.

24. Fastidious – Hard to please.

25. Fatal – That which causes death.

26. Fatalist – One who believes in fate.

27. Fiend – A most wicked and cruel man.

28. Honorary – A post for which no salary is paid.

29. Hospitable – One who entertains his guests.

30. Hades – Lower world beneath the earth.

31. Hearse – Vehicle to carry dead body.

32. Hoyden – A very romping girl.

33. Hydra – An imaginary serpent with many heads.

34. Illegal – Contrary to law.

35. Illegible – Which cannot be read.

36. Inaudible – Which cannot be heard.

37. Inaccessible – Incapable of being approached.

38. Incredible – Which cannot be believed.

39. Incorrigible – Which cannot be corrected.

40. Indelible – That which cannot be effaced.

41. Infallible – A person who cannot make a mistake.

42. Insatiable – That which cannot be satisfied.

43. Insoluble – That cannot be dissolved.

44. Insurmountable – That cannot be overcome.

45. Invincible – Incapable of being conquered.

46. Irrelevant – Not to the point.

47. Kindergarten – A school of young children.

48. Linguist – One who knows many languages.

49. Maiden speech – Speech made for the first time.

50. Manuscript – Papers written in hand.

51. Migratory – That moves from one place to another.

52. Matinee – A cinema show which is held in the afternoon.

53. Manifesto – A written declaration of Government or a political party.

54. Manna – Foods offered to the gods.

55. Notorious – Of evil reputation.

56. Omnipotent – One who is powerful.

57. Omnipresent – One who is present everywhere.

58. Omniscient – One who knows everything.

59. Optician – One who prescribes glasses.

60. Optimist – One who takes the bright side of things.

61. Orphan – A child whose parents are dead.

62. Orthodox – A man of traditional beliefs.

63. Panacea – A remedy for all ills.

64. Pedestrian – One who walks on foot.

65. Pessimist – one who takes the dark side of things.

66. Postmortem – An examination made after death.

67. Posthumous – A child born after the death of its father.

68. Parables -Stories which build morale.

69. Paramour – illicit lover.

70. Satyr – Highly lustful man.

71. Shrew – A peevish woman.

72. Teetotaller – One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks.

73. Tryst – A place for meeting of two lovers.

74. Turncoat – A person who changes his party or principles easily.

75. Unintelligible -That which cannot be understood.

76. Universal – A rule that is applicable to all.

77. Veteran – One who has long experience.

78. Voluntary – Of one’s own free will.

79. Widow – A woman whose husband is dead.

80. Widower – A man whose wife is dead.