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1. One who is out to subvert a government :Anarchist
2. One who is recovering from illness : Convalescent
3. One who is all powerful :Omnipotent
4. One who is present everywhere :Omnipresent
5. One who knows everything :Omniscient
6.One who is easily deceived :Gullible
7. One who does not make mistakes :Infallible
8. One who can do anything for money :Mercenary
9. One who has no money :Pauper
10. One who changes sides :Turncoat
11. One who works for free :Volunteer
12. One who loves books :Bibliophile
13. One who can speak two languages :Bilingual
14. One who loves mankind :Philanthropist
15. One who hates mankind :Misanthrope
16. One who looks on the bright side of things : Optimist
17. One who looks on the dark side of things :Pessimist
18. One who doubts the existence of god :Agnostic
19. One who pretends to be what he is not :Hypocrite
20. One incapable of being tired :Indefatigable
21. One who helps others Good :Samaritan
22. One who copies from other writers :Plagiarist
23. One who hates women :Misogynist
24. One who knows many languages :Polyglot
25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures :Epicure
26. One who thinks only of himself : Egoist
27. One who thinks only of welfare of women :Feminist.
28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain :Stoic
29. One who is quite like a woman :Effeminate
30. One who has strange habits :Eccentric
31. One who speaks less :Reticent
32. One who goes on foot :Pedestrian
33. One who believes in fate :Fatalist
34. One who dies without a Will :Intestate
35. One who always thinks himself to be ill :Valetudinarian
36. A Government by the people :Democracy
37. A Government by a king or queen :Monarchy
38. A Government by the officials : Bureaucracy
39. A Government by the rich : Plutocracy
40. A Government by the few :Oligarchy
41. A Government by the Nobles :Aristocracy
42. A Government by one :Autocracy
43. Rule by the mob :Mobocracy
44. That through which light can pass :Transparent
45. That through which light cannot pass :Opaque
46. That through which light can partly pass :Translucent
47. A sentence whose meaning is unclear :Ambiguous
48. A place where orphans live :Orphanage
49. That which cannot be described :Indescribable
50. That which cannot be imitated :Inimitable
51. That which cannot be avoided : Inevitable
52. A position for which no salary is paid :Honorary
53. That which cannot be defended :Indefensible
54. Practice of having several wives : Polygamy
55. Practice of having several husbands :Polyandry
56. Practice of having one wife or husband :Monogamy
57. Practice of having two wives or husbands :Bigamy
58. That which is not likely to happen : Improbable
59. People living at the same time :Contemporaries
60. A book published after the death of its author :Posthumous
61. A book written by an unknown author :Anonymous
62. A life history written by oneself :Autobiography
63. A life history written by somebody else :Biography
64. People who work together :Colleagues
65. One who eats too much :Glutton
66. That which cannot be satisfied :Insatiable
67. One who questions everything :Cynic
68. A flesh eating animal :Carnivorous
69. A grass eating animal :Herbivorous
70. One who lives in a foreign country :Immigrant
71. To transfer one's authority to another :Delegate
72. One who is a newcomer :Neophyte
73. That which is lawful :Legal
74. That which is against law :Illegal
75. One who is unmarried :Celibate
76. A game in which no one wins :Draw
77. A study of man :Anthropology
78. A study of races :Ethnology
79. A study of the body :Physiology
80. A study of animals :Zoology
81. A study of birds :Ornithology
82. A study of ancient things :Archaeology
83. A study of derivation of words :Etymology
84. Murder of a human being :Homicide
85. Murder of a father : Patricide
86. Murder of a mother :Matricide
87. Murder of an brother : Fratricide
88. Murder of an infant :Infanticide
89. Murder of self :Suicide
90. Murder of the king :Regicide
91. To free somebody from all blame :Exonerate
92. To write under a different name :Pseudonym
93. A thing no longer in use :Obsolete
94. A handwriting that cannot be read :Illegible
95. Words written on the tomb of a person :Epitaph
96. One who is greedy for money :Avaricious
97. Something that cannot be imitated :Inimitable
98. One who doesn't know how to read and write :Illiterate
99. A person's peculiar habit :Idiosyncrasy
100. An animal who preys on other animals : Predator
101. Violating the sanctity of a church : Sacrilege
102. One who can throw his voice :Ventriloquist
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1. One who is out to subvert a government :Anarchist

2. One who is recovering from illness : Convalescent

3. One who is all powerful :Omnipotent

4. One who is present everywhere :Omnipresent

5. One who knows everything :Omniscient

6.One who is easily deceived :Gullible

7. One who does not make mistakes :Infallible

8. One who can do anything for money :Mercenary

9. One who has no money :Pauper

10. One who changes sides :Turncoat

11. One who works for free :Volunteer

12. One who loves books :Bibliophile

13. One who can speak two languages :Bilingual

14. One who loves mankind :Philanthropist

15. One who hates mankind :Misanthrope

16. One who looks on the bright side of things : Optimist

17. One who looks on the dark side of things :Pessimist

18. One who doubts the existence of god :Agnostic

19. One who pretends to be what he is not :Hypocrite

20. One incapable of being tired :Indefatigable

21. One who helps others Good :Samaritan

22. One who copies from other writers :Plagiarist

23. One who hates women :Misogynist

24. One who knows many languages :Polyglot

25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures :Epicure

26. One who thinks only of himself : Egoist

27. One who thinks only of welfare of women :Feminist.

28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain :Stoic

29. One who is quite like a woman :Effeminate

30. One who has strange habits :Eccentric

31. One who speaks less :Reticent

32. One who goes on foot :Pedestrian

33. One who believes in fate :Fatalist

34. One who dies without a Will :Intestate

35. One who always thinks himself to be ill :Valetudinarian

36. A Government by the people :Democracy

37. A Government by a king or queen :Monarchy

38. A Government by the officials : Bureaucracy

39. A Government by the rich : Plutocracy

40. A Government by the few :Oligarchy

41. A Government by the Nobles :Aristocracy

42. A Government by one :Autocracy

43. Rule by the mob :Mobocracy

44. That through which light can pass :Transparent

45. That through which light cannot pass :Opaque

46. That through which light can partly pass :Translucent

47. A sentence whose meaning is unclear :Ambiguous

48. A place where orphans live :Orphanage

49. That which cannot be described :Indescribable

50. That which cannot be imitated :Inimitable

51. That which cannot be avoided : Inevitable

52. A position for which no salary is paid :Honorary

53. That which cannot be defended :Indefensible

54. Practice of having several wives : Polygamy

55. Practice of having several husbands :Polyandry

56. Practice of having one wife or husband :Monogamy

57. Practice of having two wives or husbands :Bigamy

58. That which is not likely to happen : Improbable

59. People living at the same time :Contemporaries

60. A book published after the death of its author :Posthumous

61. A book written by an unknown author :Anonymous

62. A life history written by oneself :Autobiography

63. A life history written by somebody else :Biography

64. People who work together :Colleagues

65. One who eats too much :Glutton

66. That which cannot be satisfied :Insatiable

67. One who questions everything :Cynic

68. A flesh eating animal :Carnivorous

69. A grass eating animal :Herbivorous

70. One who lives in a foreign country :Immigrant

71. To transfer one's authority to another :Delegate

72. One who is a newcomer :Neophyte

73. That which is lawful :Legal

74. That which is against law :Illegal

75. One who is unmarried :Celibate

76. A game in which no one wins :Draw

77. A study of man :Anthropology

78. A study of races :Ethnology

79. A study of the body :Physiology

80. A study of animals :Zoology

81. A study of birds :Ornithology

82. A study of ancient things :Archaeology

83. A study of derivation of words :Etymology

84. Murder of a human being :Homicide

85. Murder of a father : Patricide

86. Murder of a mother :Matricide

87. Murder of an brother : Fratricide

88. Murder of an infant :Infanticide

89. Murder of self :Suicide

90. Murder of the king :Regicide

91. To free somebody from all blame :Exonerate

92. To write under a different name :Pseudonym

93. A thing no longer in use :Obsolete

94. A handwriting that cannot be read :Illegible

95. Words written on the tomb of a person :Epitaph

96. One who is greedy for money :Avaricious

97. Something that cannot be imitated :Inimitable

98. One who doesn't know how to read and write :Illiterate

99. A person's peculiar habit :Idiosyncrasy

100. An animal who preys on other animals : Predator

101. Violating the sanctity of a church : Sacrilege

102. One who can throw his voice :Ventriloquist
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