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213. (3) bilingual 218. (3) amphibians bibliographer (N.) : someone
bilingual (Adj.) : able to speak amphibians (N.) : any animal trained in compiling a list of
two languages equally well ; writ- that can live both an land and in books/ articles
ten in two languages water bilingualist (N.) : a person who
versatile (Adj.) : able to do many anthropoids (N.) : Looking like speaks more than one language
different things a human 224. (4) sporadic
expert (Adj.) : having special aquatics (N.) : growing or living sporadic (N.) : happening only
knowledge, skill or training in, or near water occasionally or at intervals that
knowledgeable (Adj.) : knowing aquarians (N.) : a person born are not regular ; intermittent
a lot ; well-informed between 21 January and 19 Feb- epidemic (N.) : a rapid increase
ruary in how often something bad hap-
214. (2) cannibal
219. (3) gullible pens
cannibal (N.) : one who eats hu-
gullible (Adj.) : naive ; too will- endemic (N.) : regularly found
man flesh
ing to believe or accept what oth- in a particular place/ among a
man-eater (N.) : a wild animal
er people tell you and therefore particular group of people and
that attacks and eats humans difficult to get rid of
easily tricked
beast (N.) : a large/ dangerous/ insensible (Adj.) : unable to feel temporal (N.) : connected with/
unusual animal something or react to it ; un- limited by time
savage (N.) : aggressive and vio- aware 225. (3) commemorate
lent ; causing great harm ; brutal perceptible (Adj.) : noticeable ; commemorate (V.) : to remind
215. (1) assertive great enough for you to notice it people of an important person/
assertive (Adj.) : expressing indefensible (Adj.) : that cannot event from the past with a special
opinions/ desires strongly and be defended/ excused because action/ object
with confidence, so that people it is morally unacceptable communicate (V.) : to exchange
may take notice 220. (2) hydrophobia information, news, ideas, etc.
bossy (Adj.) : always telling peo- hydrophobia (N.) : extreme fear commensurate (V.) : to match
ple what to do of water something in size, importance,
claustrophobia (N.) : an extreme quality, etc.
aggressive (Adj.) : angry, and
fear of being in a small confined commiserate (V.) : to show sym-
behaving in a threatening way ;
place pathy when somebody is upset/
ready to attack
insomnia (N.) : Lack of sleep disappointed
lordy (Adj.) : an exclamation of
obsession (N.) : the state in which 226. (1) investigation
surprise and dismay (US and
a person’s mind is completely investigation (N.) : an inquiry
Canada) filled with the thoughts of one into unfamiliar/ questionable ac-
216. (4) deprecate particular thing or a person in a tivities
deprecate (V.) : to feel and ex- way that is not normal
interview (N.) : the questioning
press strong disapproval 221. (2) assent
of a person by a journalist, for a
declare (V.) : to say something assent (V.) : to agree to a request/ job, for admission in school, col-
officially/ publicly ; to state firm- an idea/ a suggestion lege, etc.
ly and clearly assure (V.) : to make yourself
examination (N.) : inspection,
deprive (V.) : to prevent from certain about something ; guar-
test, scrutiny
having/ doing something impor- antee
exploration (N.) : an examination
tant adapt (V.) : To adjust; to modify
of something to find out about it
depreciate (V.) : to become less adhere (V.) : to stick firmly
227. (4) tempest
valuable over a period of time 222. (2) recluse
tempest (N.) : a violent storm
217. (4) illegible recluse : a person who lives
weather (N.) : the condition of
alone and likes to avoid other
illegible (Adj.) : difficult/ impos- the atmosphere at a particular
people
sible to read place and time (temperature,
iconoclast : a person who crit-
ineligible (Adj.) : not having nec- wind, rain, sun, etc.)
icizes popular beliefs/ estab-
essary qualifications to have/ do lished customs and ideas breeze (N.) : a light mind
something 228. (4) imposter/impostor
sage : a very wise person
decipher (Adj.) : to succeed in priest : a person who performs impostor (N.) : a person who pre-
finding the meaning of something religious ceremonies tends to be somebody else in
of that is difficult to read/ un- 223. (2) bibliophile order to trick people
derstand imperialist (N.) : a person who
bibliophile (N.) : a person who
ugly (Adj.) : not good-looking/ believes in a powerful country
loves/ collects books
beautiful, unpleasant to look at ; increasing its influence over oth-
bibliomaniac (N.) : excessive
unattractive, unpleasant or dan- er countries through business,
fondness for acquiring and pos-
gerous of an event/ a situation culture, etc.
sessing books
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