51. |
One who lives at another’s expense |
Parasite |
My unemployment metaphorically makes me a parasite to my father. |
52. |
The middle class people |
Bourgeois |
US President Barrack Obama always emphasizes to make the bourgeois prosperous. |
53. |
A panacea to nullify the effects of poison |
Antidote |
According to IAC chieftain, Arvind Kejriwal, Lok Janpal Bill is an antidote vis-à-vis the existing rampant corruption. |
54. |
Someone who ingurgitates human flesh |
Cannibal |
It is not uncommon that some tribal people practice cannibalism. |
55. |
Someone who is in the age range of 60 to 69 |
Sexagenarian |
Sexagenarian anti graft crusader Anna Hazare has sequestered himself from Arvind Kejriwal. |
56. |
Someone who is in the age range of 70 to 79 |
Septuagenarian |
There is absolutely no paucity of septuagenarian politicians in the parliament. |
57. |
Someone who is in the age range of 80 to 81 |
Octogenarian |
Geriatric ailments are common in case of octogenarian people. |
58. |
Someone who is in the age range of 90 to 99 |
Nonagenarian |
My grandfather who is a nonagenarian is still capable of perambulating several kilometers. |
59. |
Someone whose age is either 100 or beyond it |
Centenarian |
Centenarians are treasure trove of the knowledge about how to live a healthy life. |
60. |
The spokesperson of political party |
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Political spin doctors always circumvent the conundrums bombarded by the media. |
61. |
Assembly or parliament in which no party has received clear majority |
Hung |
The existing British government is an example of hung parliament. |
62. |
Anything that can bring death or threat to life |
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Smoking cigarettes and chewing tobacco can be fatal. |
63. |
A person whose face resembles another |
- Doppelganger
- Duplicate
- Simulacrum
- Replica
- Look alike
- Alter ego
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Being a doppelganger of a popular celebrity makes people eager to have confabulation with you. |
64. |
Something which is no longer in use |
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Postal services have almost become obsolete. |
65. |
Language / writing / talk which is unintelligible |
- Gibberish
- Gobbledygook
- Abracadabra
- Jargon
- Argot
- patois
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Pedantic people often regurgitate gibberish which can discombobulate a layperson. |
66. |
- Born after the death of a father
- Published after the demise of the author
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Posthumous |
Australian actor Heath Ledger received a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal of Joker in Christopher Nolan directed movie “THE DARK KNIGHT”. |
67. |
A meeting planned at a certain time and location |
Rendezvous |
Inamorata and inamorato rendezvous with each other at romantic parks. |
68. |
Someone who is back from a lengthy absence |
Revenant |
Owing to his lung cancer, Yuvraj Singh has become a revenant in Team India. |
69. |
To examine with the eye to make a prima facie survey / scrutiny |
Reconnoiter |
Prior to the arrival of US President Barrack Obama, the airport has been reconnoitered. |
70. |
A formal forgiveness of one’s sins |
Absolution |
Sinners seek absolution from Almighty. |
71. |
Existing during the same period of time |
Coeval |
Harbhajan Singh and Virendra Sehwag are coeval. |
72. |
Someone who is au fait with any subject |
Connoisseur |
My mother is a culinary connoisseur. |
73. |
Of or pertaining to the bank of a river |
Riparian |
I have always been mesmerized by riparian breeze. |
74. |
Of or pertaining to winter season |
Hibernal |
Dryness of skin is the harbinger of hibernal season. |
75. |
Of or pertaining to agriculture |
Agrarian |
India’s agrarian apparatus needs to be galvanized. |
76. |
A shoddily dressed person |
- Tatterdemalion
- Ragamuffin
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Penurious tatterdemalions often take shelter in footpath. |
77. |
To cut off the head of somebody |
- Decapitate
- Decollate
- Behead
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American journalist who was abducted by Al Qaida was decapitated later. |
78. |
To make someone be free from any guilt / crime charges |
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Ajay Jadeja has exonerated from match fixing charges. |
79. |
Something which is the indicator of the commencement of a particular even or arrival of someone |
Harbinger |
Clouds are the harbingers of an imminent rain. |
80. |
A person whose all the four limbs are paralyzed |
Quadriplegic |
Hospitals should take special care of the quadriplegic patients. |
81. |
Someone who has recently become rich |
- Arriviste
- Parvenu
- Nouveau riche
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Entrepreneurship has become a mantra to be an arriviste. |
82. |
Someone’s weakness/loophole/drawback |
Achilles heel |
Awful fielding has always been Indian cricket team’s Achilles heel. |
83. |
An intrepid and venturesome person |
Argonaut |
Argonauts feel the adrenaline rush to indulge in daredevilry. |
84. |
Cessation from hostilities between two rivals |
- Rapprochement
- Armistice
- Thaw
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After Salman Khurshid’s escalation as the incumbent minister of external affairs, a rapprochement between India and Pakistan might be in offing. |
85. |
A constant and imminent peril / danger |
Sword of Damocles |
Incarceration for criminal conduct has always been a sword of Damocles for Hindi film actors like Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. |
86. |
An object of dread or apprehension |
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Industrial catastrophe like the Bhopal Gas Disaster has always been the hobgoblin for Indian citizens. |
87. |
Treasurer of a college |
Bursar |
Bursar is the one who takes cognizance of the transaction within the purview of a varsity. |
88. |
Someone who is adhered to inconsequential details & is very difficult to please |
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My fastidious English professor would not brook a cacography in my dissertation. |
89. |
The feeling / sense of unity in a team / group |
Esprit de corps |
Latter day management gurus have been emphasizing the importance of esprit de corps within an organization framework. |
90. |
A malicious slander against someone |
Calumny |
Media is often accused of what celebrities and politicians refer to as calumny. |
91. |
A rambunctious public speaker |
- Rhetorician
- Orator
- Tub-thumper
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Abraham Lincoln was a bona fife tub thumper. |
92. |
Disguise of guns, ships et cetera effected by obscuring outline with splashes of various colors |
Camouflage |
- Machiavellian politicians often camouflage their true intentions.
- Military personnel exploit the camouflage modus operandi to remain concealed.
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93. |
Grotesque representation of a person by over-emphasis on characteristics |
Caricature |
Cartoonist Asim Trivedi was temporarily incarcerated for his caricature on Indian constitution and parliament. |
94. |
Supreme conflict of the nations |
Armageddon |
United Nation leaves no stones unturned to avert an Armageddon. |
95. |
Listening to the movement of heart |
Auscultation |
Doctors perform auscultation to scrutinize the activity of heart. |
96. |
Right of self government |
Autonomy |
Our engineering college doesn’t have the autonomy to conduct its own examinations. |
97. |
Practice of continuously improving the way in which a company operates |
Kaizen |
Kaizen modus operandi is a sure fire way to accomplish consumer satisfaction and brand equity maintenance. |
98. |
Sentence, words lacking grammatical sequence |
Anacoluthon |
An interviewee should avoid an anacoluthon whilst composing his CV. |
99. |
Word and phrase formed from the letters of another |
Anagram |
BALM and LAMB are anagram to each other. |
100. |
A drug whose purpose is to diminish the body temperature |
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Doctor prescribed me some febrifuges to make my body temperature diminish. |
