Day: July 16, 2013

One Word for Many

 

  1. Animals which live on meat – Carnivorous
  2. Animals which live on fruits – Frugivorous
  3. Animals which live on grass – Graminivorous
  4. Animals which live on plants/grass – Herbivorous
  5. Animals which live on human flesh – Cannibals
  6. Animals which live in flocks – Gregarious animals
  7. Animals which live in water – Aquatic animals
  8. Animals which live both on land and in water – Amphibious animals
  9. Animals which suck their mother’s breast – Mammals
  10. Animals with four legs – Quadruped
  11. Animals with two legs – Biped
  12. The act of talking impiously about sacred things – Blasphemy
  13. The act of speaking aloud one’s thoughts when alone – Soliloquy
  14. Anything that counteracts putrefaction – Antiseptic
  15. The act of literary borrowing without acknowledgement – Plagiarism
  16. Two brothers born at one and the same time – Twins
  17. A bird that comes and goes with the seasons – A Migratory bird
  18. A book published after the death of the author – A posthumous book
  19. A battle which puts an end to all controversy – A decisive battle
  20. A battle which is attended with much bloodshed – A sanguinary battle
  21. A biography of a man written by himself – Auto-biography
  22. Beyond the power of nature – Supernatural
  23. Cessation of arms before a formal treaty is signed – Armistice
  24. A cinema show in the afternoon – Matinee
  25. A collection of poems – Anthology
  26. A child born after the death of its father – A posthumous child
  27. Disease peculiar to a country – Endemic
  28. Destitute of knowledge – Ignorant
  29. Habit of excessive eating – Gluttony
  30. Incapable of being read – Illegible 
  31. Incapable of being understood – Unintelligible, Incomprehensible
  32. Incapable of being blamed – Irreprehensible
  33. Incapable of being heard – Inaudible
  34. Incapable of being conquered – Invincible
  35. Incapable of being seized – Impregnable
  36.  Incapable of being passed over or surmounted – Insurmountable, Insuperable
  37.  Incapable of being seen – Invisible
  38.  Incapable of being wounded – Invulnerable
  39.  Incapable of being exhausted or tired – Indefatigable
  40.  Incapable of being reached or approached – Inaccessible