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Tutorials One who is out to subvert a government One who is recovering from illness One who is all powerful One who is present everywhere One who knows everything One who is easily deceived One who does not make mistakes One who can do anything for money One who has no money One who changes sides One who works for free One who loves books One who can speak two languages One who loves mankind One who hates mankind One who looks on the bright side of things One who looks on the dark side of things One who doubts the existence of god One who pretends to be what he is not One incapable of being tired One who helps others Good One who copies from other writers One who hates women One who knows many languages One who is fond of sensuous pleasures One who thinks only of himself One who thinks only of welfare of women One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain One who is quite like a woman One who has strange habits One who speaks less One who goes on foot One who believes in fate One who dies without a Will One who always thinks himself to be ill A Government by the people A Government by a king or queen Anarchist Convalescent Omnipotent Omnipresent Omniscient Gullible Infallible Mercenary Pauper Turncoat Volunteer Bibliophile Bilingual Philanthropist Misanthrope Optimist Pessimist Agnostic Hypocrite Indefatigable Samaritan Plagiarist Misogynist Polyglot Epicure Egoist Feminist. Stoic Effeminate Eccentric Reticent Pedestrian Fatalist Intestate Valetudinarian Democracy Monarchy

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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 Posthumas 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 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 That which is lawful Legal That which is against law Illegal One who is unmarried Celibate A game in which no one wins Draw A study of man Anthropology A study of races Ethnology A study of the body Physiology

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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 handwriting that cannot be read Illegible Words written on the tomb of a person Epitaph One who is greedy for money Avaricious Something that cannot be imitated Inimitable One who doesn't know how to read and write Illiterate 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 Ventriloquist

Egoist (also Egotist): a person who is selfish, self absorbed and self centered Epitaph: inscription on a tombstone Fatalist: one who believes in the philosophical doctrine of fatalism Aristocracy: people of noble families or the highest social class. Also, government of a country by a small group of people, especially hereditary nobility Atheist: a person who does not believe in God or deities Amphibian: a land animal that breeds in water Ambiguity: an expression or statement that has more than one meaning Autobiography: an account of somebody's life written by that person Biography: an account of somebody's life written by another person

Cannibal: somebody who eats human flesh Mercenary: somebody who works or serves only for personal profit. Also, a professional soldier paid to fight for an army other than that of his or her country Misogynist: a person who hates women Misogamist: a person who does not believe in the institution of marriage Soporific: a drug or other substance that induces sleep Omniscient: a person who knows everything Omnivorous: an animal or a human being that eats any kind of food Omnipotent: a person who has power over all Panacea: a supposed cure for all diseases or problems Parasite: a person supported by another and giving him/her nothing in return Impervious: a person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, arguments or suggestions Illiterate: a person who cannot read or write Infallible: incapable of making a mistake Infanticide: the killing of an infant Honorary: holding an office awarded as an honour and receiving no payment for services provided in that office Idolatry: the worship of idols or false gods Inflammable: something that is quickly and easily set on fire and burned

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