| Detail |
Term |
| Printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface |
Lithography |
| A written message from far off place |
Telegraph |
| An expert inwriting by hand |
Chirographer |
| Illegible, bad handwriting |
Cacography |
| Mapping ofearth and its formation |
Geography |
| Ornate, goodhandwriting |
Calligraphy |
| Scientificstudy of bodily diseases |
Pathology |
| Study ofbirds |
Ornithology |
| Study ofcelestial bodies |
Astronomy |
| Study of collection of coins, tokens, paper moneyetc. |
Numismatics |
| Study ofearth and rocks |
Geology |
| Study ofelection trends |
Psephology |
| Study offlying aero planes |
Aviation |
| Study ofhandwriting |
Graphology |
| Study ofhereditary, genes and variation in living organisms |
Genetics |
| Study ofhuman development |
Anthropology |
| Study oflanguages |
Philology |
| Study of living things |
Biology |
| Study of religion |
Theology |
| Study of science of insects |
Entomology |
| Study ofsound and sound waves |
Acoustics |
| Study of theinfluence of planets and stars on human events |
Astrology |
| Study of thelaw of the flow of water and other liquids |
Hydraulics |
| Study of therelation between the organism and their environment |
Ecology |
| Study ofvarious aspects of aging |
Gerontology |
| The doctorwho attends to child delivery |
Obstetrician |
| The doctorwho attends to corns in the feet and hands |
Chiropodist |
| The doctorwho deals with the female reproductive system |
Gynecologist |
| The doctorwho specializes in root canal and nerve treatment |
Endodontist |
| The doctorwho straightens teeth |
Orthodontist |
| The doctorwho treats bone problems |
Orthopedician |
| The doctorwho treats eye diseases |
Ophthalmologist |
| The doctorwho treats gums |
Peridontist |
| The doctor who treats heart problems |
Cardiologist |
| The doctorwho treats skin diseases |
Dermatologist |
| Writing ofone's life story |
Biography |
| Writing of one's own life story |
Autobiography |
| Written by light |
Photograph |
| Self-rule orcontrol |
Autonomy |
| A self-movingvehicle |
Automobile |
| A machine thatfunctions by itself |
Automatic |
| A signature ofa celebrity (signature of oneself) |
Autograph |
| One withunlimited power |
Autocrat |
| Love formankind |
Philanthropy |
| Someone wholoves collecting books |
Bibliophile |
| One who lovesand admires the British |
Anglophile |
| One who loveswithout seriousness |
Philanderer |
| Fondnesstowards women |
Philogyny |
| One who lovesmen |
Androphile |
| One who loveswisdom (hence pursues it) |
Philosopher |
| A thingoccurring again and again for a long time |
Chronic |
| Someone orsomething out of time |
Anachronism |
| The science oftime order |
Chronology |
| A highlyaccurate timepiece |
Chronometer |
| Make to happenat the same time |
Synchronize |
| An instrumentwhich records short intervals of time |
Chronograph |
| One who is allpowerful |
Omnipotent |
| One who is allknowing |
Omniscient |
| One who ispresent all over |
Omnipresent |
| One who eatsall kinds of food |
Omnivorous |
| Capable ofmoving in all directions |
Omnidirectional |
| Bookcontaining all the published work of an author |
Omnibus |
| Study ofreligion |
Theology |
| One whobelieves in the presence of God |
Theist |
| One whodoesn't believe in the presence of God |
Atheist |
| One whobelieves in the theory of only one God |
Monotheist |
| One whobelieves in many Gods |
Polytheist |
| One whobelieves that God is union of all forces of the universe |
Pantheist |
| Religiousmadness |
Theomania |
| Battle amongthe Gods |
Theomachy |
| Practicingonly one marriage (having only one wife) |
Monogamy |
| Practicing twomarriages (having two wives) |
Bigamy |
| Practice ofseveral marriages (having many wives) |
Polygamy |
| One who hatesmarriage |
Misogamist |
| Self-fertilizationespecially in plants |
Autogamy |
| Marriagewithin one's own tribe |
Endogamy |
| Marriageoutside one's tribe |
Exogamy |
| The science ofhuman development |
Anthropology |
| Having severalhusbands |
Polyandry |
| One who hatesmen |
Misandrist |
| People whohave both male and female sexual organs |
Hermaphrodite |
| Madness orobsession with males |
Andromania |
| One who hateswomen |
Misogynist |
| One who hatesmankind |
Misanthropist |
| One who loveshis country |
Patriot |
| Excessive lovefor one's country |
Super patriotism |
| An inheritancefrom father |
Patrimony |
| A name framedafter father's name |
Patronymic |
| Fatherhood |
Paternity |
| A father-likefigure |
Patriarch |
| A system ofgoverning a country suggesting a father-child relation |
Paternalism |
| The killing ofa father |
Patricide |
| To send out ofone's native country |
Expatriate |
| A system ruledor controlled by men |
Patriarchy |
| The rule orcontrol of mother |
Matriarchy |
| The killing ofa mother |
Matricide |
| The school orcollege one attends |
Alma Mater |
| Related tomarriage |
Matrimony |
| The killing ofone's brother |
Fratricide |
| The killing ofone's sister |
Sororicide |
| The killing ofone's wife |
Uxoricide |
| The killing ofone's husband |
Mariticide |
| The killing ofparents |
Parricide |
| The killing ofa whole race |
Genocide |
| The killing ofa new born child |
Infanticide |
| The killing ofa king |
Regicide |
| The killing ofa human being |
Homicide |
| The killing ofoneself |
Suicide |
| Morbidcompulsion to keep on consuming alcohol |
Dipsomania |
| Morbidcompulsion to steal |
Kleptomania |
| Morbid compulsion to steal books |
Bibliokleptomania |
| Morbid compulsion to start a fire |
Pyromania |
| Morbid delusion of power, importance or godliness |
Megalomania |
| Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a woman |
Nymphomania |
| Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a man |
Satyromania |
| Person with one-track mind |
Monomania |
| Compulsion to tell lies |
Mythomania |
| Madness with obsession with something |
Mania |
| One who loves to speak |
Loquacious |
| Few words packed with meaning, concise |
Laconic |
| A speech to oneself, alone |
Soliloquy |
| One who can throw his voice |
Ventriloquist |
| One who talks while sleeping |
Somniloquist |
| Informal, less grammatically rigid language |
Colloquial |
| Talking around, a method of talking indirectly |
Circumlocution |
| Generous, forgiving talk |
Magniloquent |
| Expressive in the use of words |
Eloquent |
| High sounding pompous speech or writing |
Grandiloquent |
| One who takes part in dialogue or conversation |
Interlocutor |
| A backward look or a view into the past |
Retrospect |
| A forward look or a view into future |
Prospect |
| Examine one's motives or look inwards |
Introspect |
| To examine carefully |
Inspect |
| A doubtful look or examination of one's motives |
Suspect |
| Careful, cautious watch on surroundings |
Circumspect |
| To walk aimlessly |
Amble |
| Walk before hand or an introductory statement |
Preamble |
| A baby carriage |
Perambulator |
| A carriage for sick people |
Ambulance |
| One who walks in sleep |
Somnambulist |
| One who walks at night |
Noctambulist |
| One who walks on ropes |
Funambulist |
| To walk around a place especially in a ritual fashion |
Circumambulate |
| Strong, deep dislike |
Antipathy |
| Simultaneously affected by similar feelings |
Sympathy |
| Mentally identifying oneself with other person or a thing |
Empathy |
| Something or someone makes you feel deep sadness or pity |
Pathetic |
| A place for sun to enter where one can sunbath |
Solarium |
| A glass container in which fish and other water animals can be kept |
Aquarium |
| A place for feet or speaker's platform |
Podium |
| The part of a theatre where people who are watching and listening sit |
Auditorium |
| An optical device for projecting various celestial images and effects |
Planetarium |
| An establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill |
Sanatorium |
| A place where objects are exhibited |
Museum |
| Trees whose leaves fall every autumn |
Deciduous |
| That which falls upon, befalls, happens |
Incident |
| When two things befall together |
Coincident |
| That which falls to someone or something |
Accident |
| That which falls on the western countries |
Occidental |
| One who is capable of using both hands |
Ambidextrous |
| Living on flesh |
Carnivorous |
| Living on grass |
Herbivorous |
| Living on fish |
Piscivorous |
| Living on all |
Omnivorous |
| Living on fruits |
Frugivorous |
| One who lives on fruits |
Frutarian |
| One who eats no animal flesh |
Vegetarian |
| One who feeds on human flesh |
Cannibal |
| One who has keen interest in food and drinks |
Gourmet |
| One who knows a lot about good food and wine |
Connoisseur |
| One who enjoys food with a sensual pleasure |
Gourmand |
| One whose eating habit is repulsive |
Glutton |
| Government by one person [royal] |
Monarchy |
| Government by two agencies |
Diarchy |
| Government by a few powerful people |
Oligarchy |
| Government by military class |
Stratocracy |
| Government by divine guidance |
Theocracy |
| Government by departments of state |
Bureaucracy |
| Government by nobility |
Aristocracy |
| Government by wealthy |
Plutocracy |
| Government by priests |
Hegiocracy |
| Government by the people |
Democracy |
| Government by one absolutely |
Autocracy |
| Absence of government |
Anarchy |
| Well known for bad qualities |
Notorious |
| Perfectly, highly skilled reached the zenith of art |
Consummate |
| One who is beyond reform |
Incorrigible |
| One who is a boot licker, flatterer |
Sycophant |
| A shrewish loud-mouthed female |
Virago |
| One who is violently against established beliefs and traditions |
Iconoclast |
| One who turns his thoughts inwards |
Introvert |
| One who turns his thoughts outwards |
Extrovert |
| One who is both inwards and outwards at times |
Ambivert |
| One who demands strict conformity to rules |
Martinet |
| One who believes in ruthless self-aggrandizement |
Egoist |
| One who doesn't consume alcohol |
Teetotaler |
| One who has a strong desire for drinks with alcoholic contents |
Bibulous |
| One who is extravagantly romantic, chivalrous and impractical |
Quixotic |
| One who exhibits courage or fearlessness |
Intrepid |
| One who easily believes others |
Credulous |
| Self-rule or control |
Autonomy |
| A self-moving vehicle |
Automobile |
| A machine that functions by itself |
Automatic |
| A signature of a celebrity (signature of oneself) |
Autograph |
| One with unlimited power |
Autocrat |
| Love for mankind |
Philanthropy |
| Someone who loves collecting books |
Bibliophile |
| One who loves and admires the British |
Anglophile |
| One who loves without seriousness |
Philanderer |
| Fondness towards women |
Philogyny |
| One who loves men |
Androphile |
| One who loves wisdom (hence pursues it) |
Philosopher |
| A thing occurring again and again for a long time |
Chronic |
| Someone or something out of time |
Anachronism |
| The science of time order |
Chronology |
| A highly accurate timepiece |
Chronometer |
| Make to happen at the same time |
Synchronize |
| An instrument which records short intervals of time |
Chronograph |
| One who is all powerful |
Omnipotent |
| One who is all knowing |
Omniscient |
| One who is present all over |
Omnipresent |
| One who eats all kinds of food |
Omnivorous |
| Capable of moving in all directions |
Omnidirectional |
| Book containing all the published work of an author |
Omnibus |
| Study of religion |
Theology |
| One who believes in the presence of God |
Theist |
| One who doesn't believe in the presence of God |
Atheist |
| One who believes in the theory of only one God |
Monotheist |
| One who believes in many Gods |
Polytheist |
| One who believes that God is union of all forces of the universe |
Pantheist |
| Religious madness |
Theomania |
| Battle among the Gods |
Theomachy |
| Practicing only one marriage (having only one wife) |
Monogamy |
| Practicing two marriages (having two wives) |
Bigamy |
| Practice of several marriages (having many wives) |
Polygamy |
| One who hates marriage |
Misogamist |
| Self-fertilization especially in plants |
Autogamy |
| Marriage within one's own tribe |
Endogamy |
| Marriage outside one's tribe |
Exogamy |
| The science of human development |
Anthropology |
| Having several husbands |
Polyandry |
| One who hates men |
Misandrist |
| People who have both male and female sexual organs |
Hermaphrodite |
| Madness or obsession with males |
Andromania |
| One who hates women |
Misogynist |
| One who hates mankind |
Misanthropist |
| One who loves his country |
Patriot |
| Excessive love for one's country |
Super patriotism |
| An inheritance from father |
Patrimony |
| A name framed after father's name |
Patronymic |
| Fatherhood |
Paternity |
| A father-like figure |
Patriarch |
| A system of governing a country suggesting a father-child relation |
Paternalism |
| The killing of a father |
Patricide |
| To send out of one's native country |
Expatriate |
| A system ruled or controlled by men |
Patriarchy |
| The rule or control of mother |
Matriarchy |
| The killing of a mother |
Matricide |
| The school or college one attends |
Alma Mater |
| Related to marriage |
Matrimony |
| The killing of one's brother |
Fratricide |
| The killing of one's sister |
Sororicide |
| The killing of one's wife |
Uxoricide |
| The killing of one's husband |
Mariticide |
| The killing of parents |
Parricide |
| The killing of a whole race |
Genocide |
| The killing of a new born child |
Infanticide |
| The killing of a king |
Regicide |
| The killing of a human being |
Homicide |
| The killing of oneself |
Suicide |
| Morbid compulsion to keep on consuming alcohol |
Dipsomania |
| Morbid compulsion to steal |
Kleptomania |
| Morbid compulsion to steal books |
Bibliokleptomania |
| Morbid compulsion to start a fire |
Pyromania |
| Morbid delusion of power, importance or godliness |
Megalomania |
| Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a woman |
Nymphomania |
| Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a man |
Satyromania |
| Person with one-track mind |
Monomania |
| Compulsion to tell lies |
Mythomania |
| Madness with obsession with something |
Mania |
| One who loves to speak |
Loquacious |
| Few words packed with meaning, concise |
Laconic |
| A speech to oneself, alone |
Soliloquy |
| One who can throw his voice |
Ventriloquist |
| One who talks while sleeping |
Somniloquist |
| Informal, less grammatically rigid language |
Colloquial |
| Talking around, a method of talking indirectly |
Circumlocution |
| Generous, forgiving talk |
Magniloquent |
| Expressive in the use of words |
Eloquent |
| High sounding pompous speech or writing |
Grandiloquent |
| One who takes part in dialogue or conversation |
Interlocutor |
| A backward look or a view into the past |
Retrospect |
| A forward look or a view into future |
Prospect |
| Examine one's motives or look inwards |
Introspect |
| To examine carefully |
Inspect |
| A doubtful look or examination of one's motives |
Suspect |
| Careful, cautious watch on surroundings |
Circumspect |
| To walk aimlessly |
Amble |
| Walk before hand or an introductory statement |
Preamble |
| A baby carriage |
Perambulator |
| A carriage for sick people |
Ambulance |
| One who walks in sleep |
Somnambulist |
| One who walks at night |
Noctambulist |
| One who walks on ropes |
Funambulist |
| To walk around a place especially in a ritual fashion |
Circumambulate |
| Strong, deep dislike |
Antipathy |
| Simultaneously affected by similar feelings |
Sympathy |
| Mentally identifying oneself with other person or a thing |
Empathy |
| Something or someone makes you feel deep sadness or pity |
Pathetic |
| A place for sun to enter where one can sunbath |
Solarium |
| A glass container in which fish and other water animals can be kept |
Aquarium |
| A place for feet or speaker's platform |
Podium |
| The part of a theatre where people who are watching and listening sit |
Auditorium |
| An optical device for projecting various celestial images and effects |
Planetarium |
| An establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill |
Sanatorium |
| A place where objects are exhibited |
Museum |
| Trees whose leaves fall every autumn |
Deciduous |
| That which falls upon, befalls, happens |
Incident |
| When two things befall together |
Coincident |
| That which falls to someone or something |
Accident |
| That which falls on the western countries |
Occidental |
| One who is capable of using both hands |
Ambidextrous |
| Living on flesh |
Carnivorous |
| Living on grass |
Herbivorous |
| Living on fish |
Piscivorous |
| Living on all |
Omnivorous |
| Living on fruits |
Frugivorous |
| One who lives on fruits |
Frutarian |
| One who eats no animal flesh |
Vegetarian |
| One who feeds on human flesh |
Cannibal |
| One who has keen interest in food and drinks |
Gourmet |
| One who knows a lot about good food and wine |
Connoisseur |
| One who enjoys food with a sensual pleasure |
Gourmand |
| One whose eating habit is repulsive |
Glutton |
| Government by one person [royal] |
Monarchy |
| Government by two agencies |
Diarchy |
| Government by a few powerful people |
Oligarchy |
| Government by military class |
Stratocracy |
| Government by divine guidance |
Theocracy |
| Government by departments of state |
Bureaucracy |
| Government by nobility |
Aristocracy |
| Government by wealthy |
Plutocracy |
| Government by priests |
Hegiocracy |
| Government by the people |
Democracy |
| Government by one absolutely |
Autocracy |
| Absence of government |
Anarchy |
| Well known for bad qualities |
Notorious |
| Perfectly, highly skilled reached the zenith of art |
Consummate |
| One who is beyond reform |
Incorrigible |
| One who is a boot licker, flatterer |
Sycophant |
| A shrewish loud-mouthed female |
Virago |
| One who is violently against established beliefs and traditions |
Iconoclast |
| One who turns his thoughts inwards |
Introvert |
| One who turns his thoughts outwards |
Extrovert |
| One who is both inwards and outwards at times |
Ambivert |
| One who demands strict conformity to rules |
Martinet |
| One who believes in ruthless self-aggrandizement |
Egoist |
| One who doesn't consume alcohol |
Teetotaler |
| One who has a strong desire for drinks with alcoholic contents |
Bibulous |
| One who is extravagantly romantic, chivalrous and impractical |
Quixotic |
| One who exhibits courage or fearlessness |
Intrepid |
| One who easily believes others |
Credulous |