One Word Substitution Flashcards
(151 cards)
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An act of abdication or renouncing the throne.
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Abdication
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An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables.
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Almanac
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Any organism that is able to live both on land and in water.
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Amphibian
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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
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Allegory
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A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
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Axiom
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A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law.
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Belligerent
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An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.
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Biopsy
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The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
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Blasphemy
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The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
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Chronology
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A vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change.
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Crusade
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Lasting for a very short time.
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Ephemeral
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Spoken or done without preparation.
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Extempore
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Release someone from (a duty or obligation).
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Exonerate
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Fond of company; sociable.
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Gregarious
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Making marks that cannot be removed.
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Indelible
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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
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Infallible
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certain to happen; unavoidable.
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Inevitable
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a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.
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Nostalgia
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a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
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Panacea
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a doctrine which identifies God with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of God.
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Pantheism
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excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
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Pedantic
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the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.
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Plagiarism
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Safe to drink.
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Potable
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The emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, sceptre and other ornaments used at a coronation.
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Regalia
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violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.
sacrilege
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A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
sinecure
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A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.
souvenir
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An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
utopia
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Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace.
Venial
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In exactly the same words as were used originally.
Verbatim
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A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.
anarchy
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The highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices.
aristocracy
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The right or condition of self-government.
Autonomy
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A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
Bureaucracy
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Democracy is a system of government and form of liberalism in which state power is vested in the people, or the general population of a state based on principles of liberty and free will.
Democracy
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a state, society, or group governed by old people.
gerontocracy
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government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.
kakistocracy
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Government by the new or inexperienced.
Neocracy
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government by the populace; mob rule.
ochlocracy
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a small group of people having control of a country or organization.
oligarchy
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government by the wealthy.
plutocracy
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not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
secular
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A form of government with a monarch at the head.
Monarchy
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Rule by a god or gods.
Thearchy
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A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
Archives
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A large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in.
Aviary
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A place where animals are butchered.
Abattoir
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A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives.
Apiary
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A transparent tank of water in which live fish and other water creatures and plants are kept.
Aquarium
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A level area surrounded by seating, in which sports, entertainments, and other public events are held.
Arena
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A collection of weapons and military equipment.
Arsenal
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The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.
Asylum
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A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling.
Burrow
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A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
Cache
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A public room or building where gambling games are played.
Casino
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A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard.
Cemetery
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A room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage may be left.
Cloakroom
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A place where a dead person's body is cremated.
Crematorium
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A christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows.
Convent
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Nursery where babies and young children are cared for during the working day.
Creche
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A stopped glass container into which wine or spirit is decanted.
Decanter
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The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mess of twigs in a tree
Drey
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A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.
Dormitory
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A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.
Gymnasium
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A storehouse for threshed grain.
Granary
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A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft.
Hanger
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A box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals.
Hutch
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A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.
Infirmary
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A small shelter for dogs
Kennel
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A place where wild animal live.
lair
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A place where coins, medals, or tokens are made.
mint
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A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibitions.
Menagerie
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A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
Monastery
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A place where bodies are kept for identification.
Morgue
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A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees.
Orchard
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A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
Reservoir
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A small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and another dirty household work.
Scullery
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A close fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
Sheath
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A room or building for sick children in a boarding school.
Sanatorium
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A place where animal hides are tanned.
Tannery
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A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored.
Wardrobe
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A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place.
Battery
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A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
Bale
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A large gathering of people of a particular type.
Bevy
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An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.
Bouquet
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A family of young animals.
Brood
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A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place.
Cache
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A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals travelling together.
Caravan
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A closed political meeting.
Caucus
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A series of stars.
Constellation
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A funeral procession.
Cortege
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A group of worshipers.
Congregation
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A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body.
Drove
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A small fleet of ships or boats.
Flotilla
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A small growth of trees without underbrush.
Grove
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A community of people smaller than a village.
Hamlet
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A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals.
herd
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A large group of people.
Horde
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A temporary police force.
Posse
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A large number of fish swimming together.
shoal
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A strong and fast moving stream of water or other liquid.
Torrent
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One who is not sure about God's existence.
Agnostic
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A person who deliberately sets fire to a building.
Arsonist
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One who dose a thing for pleasure and not as a profession.
Amateur
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One who use either hand with ease.
Ambidextrous
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One who makes an official examination of accounts.
Auditor
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A person who believe in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness.
Anarchist
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A person who has changed his faith.
Apostate
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One who leads an austere life.
Ascetic
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An unconventional style of living.
Bohemian
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One who is bad in spellings
Cacographer
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One who feeds on human flesh.
Cannibal
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A person who is blindly devoted to an idea/ A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.
Chauvinist
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A critical judge of any art and craft.
Connoisseur
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Person living at the same time.
Contemporaries
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One who is recovering health after illness.
Convalescent
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A girl/woman who flirts with man.
Coquette
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A person who regards the whole world as his country.
Cosmopolitan
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one who is a centre of attraction.
Cynosure
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one who sneers at the beliefs of others.
Cynic
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A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people.
Demagogue
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A person having a sophisticated charm.
Debonair
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A leader who sways his followers by his oratory.
Demagogue
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A dabbler in art, science and literature.
Dilettante
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One who is for pleasure of eating and drinking.
Epicure
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One who often talks of his achievements.
Egotist
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a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
Emigrant
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a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
immigrant
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having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man.
effeminate
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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
fastidious
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a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.
fugitive
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a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
fanatic
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One who believes in fate.
Fatalist
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A lover of good food.
Gourmand
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Conferred as an honour.
Honorary
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A person who acts against religion.
Heretic
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A person of intellectual or erudite tastes.
Highbrow
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a person who is abnormally anxious about their health.
hypochondriac
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A person who is controlled by wife.
Henpeck
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(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.
indefatigable
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a person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
iconoclast
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a shy, reticent person.
introvert
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who behaves without moral principles.
Immoral
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(of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into.
impregnable
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One who is unable to pay his debts.
Insolvent
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A person who is mentally ill
Lunatic
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A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
Misanthrope
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A person who primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
Mercenary
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Someone in love with himself.
Narcissist
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One who collect coins as hobby.
Numismatist
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A person who likes or admires women.
Philogynist
