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Antidote
Antibody
A substance that controls effect of poison
Produced by body to fight diseases
Antigen
A substance that enters the body and cause disease
Wreath
Wreathe
Ring of flowers
To surround or cover something
Wrath
Extreme anger
Labourious
Takes lot of time
Dirge elegy
Song sung at funeral
Pyre
Large pile of wood over wich dead body is placed and burnt
Cenotaph
A monument built in memory of war soilders who are buried in someother place
Cenotaph
A monument built in memory of war soilders who are buried in someother place
Conservatory
A small room made of glass roof and walls at the side of a building
Downpour
Blizzard
Avalanche
Heavy rain
Snowstrom
A mass of snow ice and rock that falls down from a mountain
Centennial
Centurion
Centenarian
100 th anniversary
Army officer who commands 100 soilders
A person who lives for 100 years
Palaeography
Study of ancient writings
Tremor
Movement of ground
Green house
Place of glass roof and glass sides for growing plants
plantain
A fruit like banana but less sweet and cooked and ate as vegetable
Litter
One meaning is trash
Group of young animals like puppies
Shoal
Swarm
Group of fishes swimming together
Large group of insects(bees)
Excerpt
A short piece of writing taken from a film or writing or music
Salvo
Act firing at same time to mark an occasion
Fusillade
Volley
Rapid series of firing or throwing
Firing or throwing at a time
Homophone
Homonym
Same pronunciation different spelling and meaning
Same pronunciation and spelling but different meaning
Revel
To celebrate with yourself
Overhaul
To examine and repair