that never fails // always doing what it is supposed to do
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Misogynist
a person who dislikes women
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Philanthropist
a rich person who helps the poor and those in need, especially by giving money
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Misanthrope
a person who hates and avoids other people
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Bureaucracy
a system of government in which there are a large number of state officials who are not elected
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Cannibal
a person who eats human flesh
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Claustrophobia
an extreme fear of being in a small confined place
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Egoist
a person who thinks he/she is better than other people and who thinks and talks too much about himself/herself
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Elegy
a poem/song that expresses sadness, especially for somebody who has died
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Epilogue
a speech at the end of a play, book, or film/movie that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened
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Epitaph
an inscription on a tombstone
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Fastidious
being careful that every detail is correct // not liking things to be dirty/ untidy
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Inevitable
that you cannot avoid/prevent
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Oligarchy
a form of government in which only a small group of people hold all the power
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Optimist
a person who always expects good things to happen or things to be successful
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Panacea
something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation
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Altruist
someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing
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Aristocracy
the rule by nobles / government by person of highest social order
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Atheist
a person who believes that god does not exist
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Calligraphy
beautiful handwriting that you do with a special pen/brush.
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Connoisseur
an expert on matters involving the judgmental beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music
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Fatalist
a person who believes that events are decided by fate and cannot be controlled.
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Invincible
too strong to be defeated/changed
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Mercenary
a soldier who will fight for any country/group that offers payment
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Ascetic
a person who lives in a simple and strict way, without physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons (monks, hermits, saints)
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Carnivorous
animals that eat meat
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Cartography
the art or process of drawing or making maps
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Etymology
the study of the origin and history of words and their meanings
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Homicide
the crime of killing somebody deliberately
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Iconoclast
a person who criticizes popular beliefs/established customs and ideas
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Illegible
difficult/ impossible to read
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Incorrigible
having bad habits which cannot be changed or improved
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Insomnia
the condition of being unable to sleep
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Nepotism
giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs
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Obsolete
no longer used because something new has been invented
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Patricide
the crime of killing your father
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Philatelist
a person who collects or studies stamps
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Stoic
a person who is able to suffer pain/trouble without complaining/showing what they are feeling
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Alien
hostile, strange and frightening // different from what you are used to
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Amateur
a person who likes to take part in a sport/other activity for enjoyment, not as a job
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Amnesia
a medical condition in which somebody partly/completely loses his memory
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Anarchy
a situation in a country, an organization, etc.
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Anarchy
in which there is no government, order/control
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Anthropology
the study of human race, especially of its origin, development, customs and beliefs
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Archives
a collection of historical documents/records of a government, a family, a place or an organization
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Credible
that can be believed or trusted
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Effeminate
looking, behaving/ sounding like women/ a girl
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Feminist
a person who supports the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men
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Genocide
the murder of a whole race or a group of people
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Gullible
easily tricked because of being too trusting
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Honorarium
a payment made for somebody's professional services // a fee paid for a nominally free service
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Imposter
a person who pretends to be somebody else in order to trick people
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Insolvent
a person not having enough to pay what he owes
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Itinerary
a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit
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Monarchy
a system of government by a king/a queen
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Obituary
a notice of someone's death (with his life and achievements)
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Ornithology
the scientific study of birds
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Plutocracy
government by the richest people of a country
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Polyglot
a person who knows, uses/writes in more than one language
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Sinecure
a job that you are paid for even though it involves little/no work
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Amnesty
an official statement that allows people who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free
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Aquatic
growing or living in, or near water
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Archaeology
the study of cultures of the past, and of periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground
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Biography
the story of a person's life written by somebody else
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Cynic
someone who is critical of the motives of others
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Emigrant
a person who leaves his country to live in another
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Extempore
spoken/ done without any previous thought/ preparation
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Fanatic
extremely enthusiastic about one's belief
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Hermit
a person who, usually for religious reasons, lives a very simple life alone and does not meet/ talk to other people
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Kleptomania
a mental illness in which somebody has a strong desire, which they cannot control, to steal things
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Notorious
well-known for being bad
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Numismatist
a person who collects or studies coins or medals
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Ode
a poem that speaks to a person/thing/celebrates a special event
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Pedant
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
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Philology
the scientific study of the development of language or of a particular language
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Red Tapism
the practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered/ completed
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Reticent
unwilling to tell people about things / one who speaks less
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Sacrilege
an act of treating a holy thing or place without respect
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Sonnet
a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme
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Theocracy
government of a country by religious leaders
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Xenophobia
a fear of people from other countries
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Abolish
formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution
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Accomplice
a person who helps another to commit a crime/ to do something wrong
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Agenda
a list of items to be discussed at a meeting
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Apiary
a place where bees are kept
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Aquarium
a glass tank where fish and water plants are kept
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Atheism
the belief that god does not exist
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Autocracy
a system of government of a country in which one person has complete power
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Aviary
a place where birds are kept
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Ballad
a song/poem that tells a story
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Bibliography
a list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author
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Bigot
a person who has very strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions about race, religion/ politics and who will not listen to/ accept the opinions of anyone who disagrees
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Bohemian
a person who is involved with the arts, who lives in a very informal way without following accepted rules of behaviour
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Brittle
hard but easily broken
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Chauffeur
a person whose job is to drive a car, especially for somebody rich/important
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Cosmopolitan
a person who has the experience of many different parts of the world
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Democracy
a country in which all the people of the country can vote to elect their representatives
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Dictatorship
a form of government by a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force
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Eccentric
a person who is considered by other people to be strange/unusual