1.
A number of sheep --- Flock
2.
A number of horses, ponies etc. driven
together---
Drove
3.
A number of cattle or swine---
Herd
4.
A number of peacocks ----
Muster
5.
A number of wolves, hounds or submarines--- Pack
6.
A number of leopards ---
Leap
7.
A number of geese ----
Gaggle
8.
A number of bees, ants, locusts etc.
---------
swarm
9.
A number of larks, quails or beautiful girls
---------
bevy
10.
A number of bees living in the same place -------- hive
11.
A number
of ants, rabbits or snakes living in the same place --- nest
12.
A number of lions, monkeys or cavalry soldiers ---- troop
13.
A number of horses kept for riding, racing or
breeding ------------stud
14.
A number of chickens hatched at the same time
---------------------brood
15.
A number of young pigs, dogs, cats born together
-----------------litter
16.
A number of kittens
--------------------------------------------------------kindle
17.
A collection of fowls, ducks
etc.-----------------------------------------poultry
18.
A collection of wild animals
----------------------------------------------zoo/menagerie
19.
A number of people at a religious place
-----------------------------congregation
20.
A number of people listening to a lecture
----------------------------audience
21.
A number of people watching a play or match
--------------------spectators
22.
A number of people in the street
-------------------------------------crowd
23.
A number of people gathered together for a
common purpose --- assembly
24.
A number of servants
-------------------------------------------------------staff
25.
A number of sailors manning a ship ------------------------------------crew
26.
A number og workmen, thieves, prisoners
-------------------------gang
27.
A collection of books
-------------------------------------------------- library
28.
A collection of flowers
--------------------------------------------bouquet
29.
A collection of flags
--------------------bunting
30.
A number of drawers -----------chest
31.
A number of ships -------------------fleet
32.
A large collection of trees ---------forest
33.
A number of stars forming one
group-----------------constellation
34.
A set of rooms, furniture etc. suite
35.
A quantity of bread baked at the same
time---------batch
36.
A collection of tools -----------set
37.
A place where birds are kept
----------------aviary
38.
A place where fishes are kept--------aquarium
39.
A place where pigs are kept --------------sty
40.
A house for dogs -------------------kennel
41.
A house for horses --------------stable
42.
The home of a lion ------------------den
43.
A house for cows ------------------pen
44.
A place where medicines are compounded
------------------dispensary
45.
A place for the treatment of sick people
----------------hospital
46.
A residence for monks ---------------monastery
47.
A residence for nuns ------------------convent
48.
A place where milk is changed into butter,
cheese etc. ---------dairy
49.
A place where bread, cakes etc. are made
----------------bakery
50.
A factory for manufacturing beer
---------------brewery
51.
A place where spirituous liquors are
manufactured-------------distillery
52.
A place where clothes are washed or ironed
---------------laundry
53.
A place for housing cars ----------------garage
54.
A place where travellers can get lodging and
refreshments -----------hotel
55.
A place where people can get food and
refreshments --------------restaurant
56.
A house for the residence of students
-------------------------hostel
57.
Aplace where books are kept
-----------------library
58.
A place where manufacturing activity is carried
on ----------------factory
59.
A place where experiments are conducted
----------------laboratory
60.
A place where treasures of art are kept
---------------------museum
61.
A plce for storing grain --------granary
62.
A building for lodging soldiers --------------barracks
63.
A place where fruit trees are grown
----------------orchard
64.
A place where orphans are housed
---------------orphanage
65.
A Muslim place of worship -------------------------mosque
66.
A Hindu place of worship
------------------temple
67.
A place of worship of the Sikhs
----------gurdwara
68.
A place with gambling tables
--------------casino
69.
A school for infants and young children
-------kindergarten
70.
A case in which a sword is kept
---------------------sheath
71.
One who attends to the diseases of the eye
-------------------oculist
72.
One who tests eyesight and sells spectacles
-------optician
73.
One who attends sick people and prescribes
medicines -----physician
74.
One who compounds or sells drugs
--------pharmacist
75.
One who treats diseases by performing operations
-------surgeon
76.
One who attends to the teeth ----------dentist
77.
One who manages or attends to an engine
-----------------engineer
78.
One who drives a motor car for another ------------chauffeur
79.
The person in charge of a ship --------captain
80.
One who carves in stone --------------sculptor
81.
One who writes for newspapers -----------
journalist, reporter, correspondent
82.
A physician who assists women at childbirth
---------obstetrician
83.
One who designs buildings -------architect
84.
One who deals in flowers
--------------------------florist
85.
One who mends water pipes ------------plumber
86.
One who shoes horses ----------farrier
87.
A professional rider in horse races
----------jockey
88.
One who looks after horses ---------------ostler
89.
One who studies rocks and soils
-------------geologist
90.
One who studies the stars ---------------------
astronomer
91.
One who foretells things by the stars
-----------astrologer
92.
One who flies an aeroplane ----------------pilot
93.
One who sells sweets and pastries
-----------------confectioner
94.
One who pays out money at a bank
------------cashier
95.
One who lends money at exorbitant rate of
interest ---------usurer
96.
One who performs tricks by sleight of hand
--------------------conjuror or juggler
97.
One who performs daring gymnastic feats
-------------acrobat
98.
One who travels from place to place selling
goods ---------hawker, pedlar
99.
One who makes pots -----------potter
100.
One who watches over students during examination
---------invigilator
101.
One who mends shoes -----------------cobbler
102.
Person in charge of a library ------librarian
103.
The head of a college
----------------------principal
104.
The head of a town council or corporation
-------------mayor
105.
One who writes poetry -------------------poet
106.
One who writes novels
-------------------novelist
107.
One who writes books
----------------------author
108.
One who sells paper, pens, ink
etc.-----------------------stationer
109.
One who studies the working of the human mind ---------------psychologist
110.
The treasurer of a college or university
--------------------bursar
111.
One who looks at the bright side of things
-----------------optimist
112.
One who looks at the dark side of things
----------------------pessimist
113.
One who take refuge in a foreign country ---------------------refugee
114.
115.
One who dies for a noble cause
------------------martyr
116.
One who offers his service of his own free will
----------volunteer
117.
One who shoots with bows and arrows
--------------------archer
118.
Government of the people, by the people, for the
people --------democracy
119.
Government by a sovereign with unlimited
authority ------------autocracy
120.
Government by the nobility ------------------
aristocracy
121.
Government by departments of state or by
officers ------------bureaucracy
122.
Government by the wealthy
--------------------plutocracy
123.
Government by religious leaders
-------------theocracy
124.
The right of self-government
------------------autonomy
125.
A radical change of government
-------------revolution
126.
Deciding a matter by the direct vote of the
whole electorate ---------referendum
127.
The wife or husband of a king or queen
---------------------consort
128.
Official numbering (counting) of the population
-------------------census
129.
The stand from which a preacher delivers his
sermon ----------------pulpit
130.
The body of ministers (priests) ordained by the
church ------------clergy
131.
One who believes in God
------------------------theist
132.
One who does not believe in God
---------------atheist
133.
One who neither believes nor disbelieves in God
------------agnostic
134.
Intolerant follower of a religion or creed
-------------bigot
135.
Use bad language for God or religion or anything
holy ---------blaspheme
136.
Violation or desecration of religious things
-------------sacrilege
137.
Holding opinion opposed to religion
------------heresy
138.
A breaker of church images or icons
-------------------iconoclast
139.
One who believes in one God
-------------------monotheist
140.
One who believes in many gods
--------------------polytheist
141.
The practice of having one wife or husband only
---------------monogamy
142.
The practice of marrying more wives or wife than one -------polygamy
143.
The practice of marrying two wives
--------------- bigamy
144.
One who has only one living wife or husband at a time --------- monogamist
145.
One who has two living wives or husbands at a
time ----------------bigamist
146.
A man who has more than one wife at a time
---------------- polygynist
147.
A woman who has more than one husband at a time
----------polyandrist
148.
The practice of having two or more husbands at a
time -----------polyandry
149.
The practice of having two or more wives at a
time----------polygyny
150.
A person who has taken a pledge to remain single
------------- celibate
151.
Legal dissolution of marriage
---------------------- divorce
152.
A man whose wife is dead ----------------
widower
153.
A woman whose husband is dead ----------- widow
154.
The boy a girl is engaged to--------------------
fiancé
155.
The girl a boy is engaged to
---------------------fiancee
156.
A person engaged to be married ----------
affianced/betrothed
157.
To run away with a lover to get married
----------elope
158.
A bride’s outfit (dress)
------------------------ trousseau
159.
The study of heavenly bodies (stars)
---------------- astronomy
160.
The art of tilling the soil --------agriculture
161.
The art of cultivating and managing gardens
---------------horticulture
162.
The art og beautiful handwriting -------------
calligraphy
163.
The science of numbers ------------------
mathematics
164.
The art of telling the future by the study of
stars ----------- astrology
165.
The study of the human mind -----------
psychology
166.
The study of physical life or living matter
--------------------biology
167.
The study of animal life
-------------------------- zoology
168.
The study of plant life -----------------------
botany
169.
The study off rocks and soils -----------------
geology
170.
A disease affecting many people at the same time
---------- epidemic
171.
A disease widely epidemic affecting people in
many countries-------------- pandemic
172.
A substance which destroys or weakens germs
----------------- antiseptic
173.
A medicine which reduces pain -------------
anodyne
174.
A substance used in surgery to produce
unconsciousness -------- chloroform
175.
A medicine which makes us insensitive to pain
---------------- anaesthetic
176.
A medicine to counteract a poison
---------------------- antidote
177.
An instrument used by physicians to listen to
the action of the heart and the lungs ------------------- stethoscope
178.
Free or exempt from disease (not likely to be
affected by a disease)-------- immune
179.
The ability of the body to keep a disease away
----------immunity
180.
To keep apart to prevent from spreading infection
-----------isolate
181.
To confine to one place to avoid spread of
infection -------------- quarantine
182.
A medicine for producing sleep -----------------
narcotic or opiate
183.
To cut off a part of a person’s body which is
infected --------- amputate
184.
A medicine which can cure all diseases
-------------- panacea
185.
Recovery from disease -------------
convalescence
186.
A vehicle for carrying the sick or injured
----------- ambulance
187.
Want of blood ------------- anaemia
188.
Affecting the lungs -----------------------
pulmonary
189.
A substance to keep down bad smells ----------
deodorant
190.
To identify a disease by its symptoms
-------------diagnose
191.
To disinfect by smoke ------------- fumigate
192.
The science of diseases of the human body
--------------- pathology
193.
The mosquito which transmits filarial
---------------------- culex
194.
The mosquito which transmits malaria
----------------- anopheles
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