· One who eats too much -GLUTTON
· That which cannot be satisfied -INSATIABLE
· One who questions everything -CYNIC
· A flesh eating animal -CARNIVOROUS
· A grass eating animal -HERBIVOROUS
· One who lives in a foreign country -IMMIGRANT
· To transfer one's authority to another -DELEGATE
· One who is a newcomer -NEOPHYTE
· A handwriting that cannot be read -ILLEGIBLE
· Words written on the tomb of a person -EPITAP
· One who is out to subvert a government -ANARCHIST
· One who is recovering from illness -CONVALESCENT
· One who is all powerful -OMNIPOTENT
· One who is present everywhere -OMNIPRESENT
· One who knows everything -OMNISCIENT
· One who is easily deceived -GULLIBLE
· One who does not make mistakes -INFALLIBLE
· One who can do anything for money -MERCENARY
· One who has no money -PAUPER
· One who changes sides -TURNCOAT
· One who works for free -VOLUNTEER
· One who loves books -BIBLIOPHILE
· One who can speak two languages -BILINGUAL
· One who loves mankind -PHILANTHROPIST
· One who hates mankind -MISANTHROPE
· One who looks on the bright side of things -OPTIMIST
· One who looks on the dark side of things -PESSIMIST
· One who doubts the existence of god -AGNOSTIC
· One who pretends to be what he is not -HYPOCRITE
· One incapable of being tired -INDEFATIGABLE
· One who helps others Good -SAMARITAN
· One who copies from other writers -PLAGIARIST
· One who hates women -MISOGYNIST
· One who knows many languages -POLYGLOT
· One who is fond of sensuous pleasures -EPICURE
· One who thinks only of himself -EGOIST
· One who thinks only of welfare of women -FEMINIST
· One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain -STOIC
· One who is quite like a woman -EFFEMINATE
· One who has strange habits -ECCENTRIC
· One who speaks less -RETICENT
· One who goes on foot -PEDESTRIAN
· One who believes in fate -FATALIST
· One who dies without a Will -INTESTATE
· One who always thinks himself to be ill -VALETUDINARIAN
· A Government by the people -DEMOCRACY
· A Government by a king or queen -MONARCHY
· A Government by the officials -BUREAUCRACY
· A Government by the rich -PLUTOCRACY
· A Government by the few -OLIGARCHY
· A Government by the Nobles -ARISTOCRACY
· A Government by one -AUTOCRACY
· Rule by the mob -MOBOCRACY
· That through which light can pass -TRANSPARENT
· That through which light cannot pass -OPAQUE
· That through which light can partly pass -TRANSLUCENT
· A sentence whose meaning is unclear -AMBIGUOUS
· A place where orphans live -ORPHANAGE
· That which cannot be described -INDESCRIBABLE
· That which cannot be imitated -INIMITABLE
· That which cannot be avoided -INEVITABLE
· A position for which no salary is paid -HONORARY
· That which cannot be defended -INDEFENSIBLE
· Practice of having several wives -POLYGAMY
· Practice of having several husbands -POLYANDRY
· Practice of having one wife or husband -MONOGAMY
· Practice of having two wives or husbands -BIGAMY
· That which is not likely to happen -IMPROBABLE
· People living at the same time -CONTEMPORARIES
· A book published after the death of its author -POSTHUMOUS
· A book written by an unknown author -ANONYMOUS
· A life history written by oneself -AUTOBIOGRAPHY
· A life history written by somebody else -BIOGRAPHY
· People who work together -COLLEAGUES
· One who is greedy for money -AVARICIOUS
· Something that cannot be imitated -INIMITABLE
· One who doesn't know how to read and write -ILLITERATE
· That which is lawful -LEGAL
· That which is against law -ILLEGAL
· One who is unmarried -CELIBATE
· A game in which no one wins -DRAW OR STALEMATE
· A study of man -ANTHROPOLOGY
· A study of races -ETHNOLOGY
· A study of the body -PHYSIOLOGY
· A study of animals -ZOOLOGY
· A study of birds -ORNITHOLOGY
· A study of ancient things -ARCHAEOLOGY
· A study of derivation of words -ETYMOLOGY
· Murder of a human being -HOMICIDE
· Murder of a father -PATRICIDE
· Murder of a mother -MATRICIDE
· Murder of an brother -FRATRICIDE
· Murder of an infant -INFANTICIDE
· Murder of self -SUICIDE
· Murder of the king -REGICIDE
· To free somebody from all blame -EXONERATE
· To write under a different name -PSEUDONYM
· A thing no longer in use -OBSOLETE
· A person's peculiar habit -IDIOSYNCRASY
· An animal who preys on other animals -PREDATOR
· Violating the sanctity of a church -SACRILEGE
· One who can throw his voice -VENTRILOQUIS
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