*) SINGLE WORDS FOR GROUPS OF WORDS

                                  CHAPTER-39

376. It is sometimes desirable to express the idea of a phrase or a group
        of words by a single word :--

1) A hundred years=century

2) A child whose parents are dead=orphan

3) Life of a person written by himself=autobiography

4) Science of life and living things= biology

5) Life history of a person written by another=biography

6) Aircraft with two pairs of wings,one above the other=biplane.

7) List of the days,weeks,months,of a particular year=calendar

8) That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence or real nature
    of something=camouflage

9) Group of military operations with a set purpose,usually in one area=campaign

10) Grounds of a school,or university,where the main buildings are=campus

11) Soldiers who fight on horse-back=infantry

12) Incapable of making mistakes or doing wrong=infallible

13) Person with no belief in religion=infidel

14) That can be spread by touch=contagious

15) That can be spread by means of germs carried in the atmosphere or
      in water=infectious

16) Yearly return of the date of an event=anniversary

17) That may be easily set on fire=inflammable

18) Allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly
      seen=transparent

19) That cannot be seen through=opaque

20) Helping neither side in war or quarrel=neutral

21) Fit to be eaten=edible

22) Official in charge of a museum=curator

23) One who does not believe in the existence of God=atheist.

24) One who collects postage-stamps=philatelist

25) A place where birds are kept=aviary

26) A person trained for sompeting in physical exercise and outdoor
      games=athlete

27) A traveller through outer space=astronaut

28) One who studies the science of the sun,moon,stars,and
      planets=astronomer

29) A person who helps others,especially those who are poor or in
      trouble=philanthropist

30) A place where bees are kept=apiary

31) An artificial pond or tank for keeping and showing living
      fish=aquarium

32) One who goes on a journey to a holy place=pilgrim

33) A man who remains unmarried=bachelor

34) A woman who remains unmarried=spinster

35) A woman whose husband is dead=widow

36) A man whose wife is dead=widower

37) One who abstains from alcoholic drinks=teetotaller

38) A person who visits other countries for pleasure=tourist

39) That which can be easily understood=intelligible

40) A person who always looks at the bright side of things=optimist

41) A person who always looks at the dark side of things=pessimist

42) A person who writes the life of another person=biographer

43) A plant or animal that draws sustenance from another=parasite

44) A person who does no work and lives on others=drone

45) The dead body of a human being=corpse

46) The dead body of an animal=carcase

47) A child born after the death of its father=posthumous

48) The act of killing oneself=suicide

49) A person who represents his country's economic,political and other
      interestes in another country=ambassador




50) An operation performed on a dead body to find out the cause of
      death=post-mortem

51) A gathering of worshippers=congregation

52) A person who is a great lover of his country=patriot

53) A person who is sent to preach his religion,especially among people
      who are ignorant of it=missionary

54) A person who loves wealth for its own sake and is not inclined to spend
      it=miser

55) A person who spends extravagantly=spendthrift

56) A person who gets(goods) secretly and illegally into or out of a country
      =smuggler

57) A person who smuggles alcoholic liquor or sells it illegelly=bootlegger

58) A person who sends goods to another country=exporter





59) A person who brings in goods from a foreign country=importer

60) Sudden happening which makes quick action necessary=emergency

61) A person who goes away from one's own country to another to settle
      there=emigrant

62) A person who comes as a settler into another country=immigrant

63) Going back from the reach of memory=immemorial

64) Not yet fully developed=immature

65) That which is sure to happen=inevitable

66) Difficult or impossible to read=illegible

67) (A child) born of parents who were not married=illegitimate

68) Unable to read or write=illeterate

69) Not favouring one more than another=impartial

70) That which cannot be seen= invisible

71) That which cannot be heard=inaudible

72) That which cannot be believed=incredible

73) That which cannot be solved=insoluble

74) That which cannot be conquered=invincible

75) That which cannot be explained=inexplicable

76) That which cannot be divided=indivisible

77) That which cannot be blotted our or effaced=indelible

78) That which cannot be recalled or altered=irrevocable

79) That which cannot be done without=indispensable

80) That which cannot be approched=inaccessible

81) That which cannot be destroyed=indestructible

82) That which cannot be perceived by the senses=imperceptible

83) (One) who cannot be elected or selected under the rules=ineligible

84) One who is all-powerful=omnipotent

85) One who knows everything=omniscient

86) One who is present everywhere=omnipresent

87) One who is unable to pay one's debts=insolvent;bankrupt

88) One who believes implicitly in fate=fatalist

89) A person indifferent to both pleasure and pain=stoic

90) One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally=amateur

91) The want of government in a country=anarchy

92) Government by officials=bureaucracy

93) Government by nobles=autocracy

94) Government of the people,for the people and by the people=democracy

95) Government carried on by the people or its elected representatives=republic

96) Custom of having more than one wife at the same time=polygamy

97) Custom of having more than one hsuband at the same time=polyandry

98) Having two wives or husbands living=bigamy

99) Practice of being married to only one person at a time=monogamy

100) The female singing voice between contralto and soprano=mezzo-soprano