Answer: A) Fastidious

Explanation: A Fastidious person is very attentive to and concerned about accuracy, detail, and cleanliness; hard to please.

Answer: B) Gregarious

Explanation: Gregarious means fond of company; sociable.

Answer: B) Invulnerable

Explanation: Invulnerable means impossible to harm or damage.

Answer: B) Impracticable

Explanation: Impracticable refers to a plan or method that is impossible to do or carry out in practice.

Answer: C) Inexplicable

Explanation: Inexplicable means unable to be explained or accounted for.

Answer: A) Incomprehensible

Explanation: Incomprehensible means not able to be understood; not intelligible.

Answer: C) Irrevocable

Explanation: Irrevocable means not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.

Answer: A) Indispensable

Explanation: Indispensable means absolutely necessary; you cannot do without it.

Answer: B) Indefatigable

Explanation: Indefatigable refers to a person persisting tirelessly without fatigue.

Answer: C) Illicit

Explanation: Illicit means forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Answer: A) Illiterate

Explanation: An Illiterate person is unable to read or write.

Answer: B) Pseudonym

Explanation: A Pseudonym is a fictitious name, especially one used by an author (a pen name).

Answer: C) Anonymous

Explanation: Anonymous means a work made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public.

Answer: B) Postscript

Explanation: A Postscript (P.S.) is an additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature.

Answer: A) Plagiarism

Explanation: Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own.

Answer: B) Misnomer

Explanation: A Misnomer is a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

Answer: C) Monotheism

Explanation: Monotheism is the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. (Mono = one).

Answer: B) Polytheism

Explanation: Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god. (Poly = many).

Answer: A) Pantheism

Explanation: Pantheism is a doctrine which identifies God with the universe. (Pan = all).

Answer: C) Heretic

Explanation: A Heretic is a person believing in or practicing religious heresy (going against orthodox religion).

Answer: A) Blasphemy

Explanation: Blasphemy is the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.

Answer: B) Sacrilege

Explanation: Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object, site, or person.

Answer: B) Itinerant

Explanation: An Itinerant is a person who travels from place to place, usually for work.

Answer: B) Mercenary

Explanation: A Mercenary is primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics (often a hired soldier).

Answer: C) Volunteer

Explanation: A Volunteer freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.

Answer: C) Veteran

Explanation: A Veteran is a person who has had long experience in a particular field.

Answer: C) Dilettante

Explanation: A Dilettante is a person who cultivates an area of interest without real commitment or knowledge.

Answer: C) Altruist

Explanation: An Altruist shows a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Answer: A) Egoist

Explanation: An Egoist is a self-centered or selfish person.

Answer: B) Egotist

Explanation: An Egotist is a person who talks excessively about himself/herself (notice the 't' for talk).

Answer: C) Fatalist

Explanation: A Fatalist believes that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.

Answer: B) Centenarian

Explanation: A Centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years.

Answer: B) Octogenarian

Explanation: An Octogenarian is a person who is from 80 to 89 years old.

Answer: B) Contemporaries

Explanation: Contemporaries are people or things living or existing at the same time.

Answer: C) Cosmopolitan

Explanation: A Cosmopolitan is familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.

Answer: C) Misogamist

Explanation: A Misogamist hates the institution of marriage. (Gamos = marriage).

Answer: B) Misoneist

Explanation: A Misoneist has a hatred or intolerance of something new or changed.

Answer: B) Somniloquist

Explanation: Somnus (sleep) + Loqui (to talk) = Somniloquist.

Answer: C) Pedant

Explanation: A Pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

Answer: B) Uxorious

Explanation: Uxorious refers to having or showing a great or excessive fondness for one's wife.

Answer: B) Henpecked

Explanation: A Henpecked husband is continually criticized and given orders by his wife.

Answer: D) Celibacy

Explanation: Celibacy is the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

Answer: B) Bigamy

Explanation: Bigamy is the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person.

Answer: B) Polyandry

Explanation: Polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.

Answer: B) Ephemeral

Explanation: Ephemeral means lasting for a very short time; transient.

Answer: C) Eternal

Explanation: Eternal means lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.

Answer: A) Impromptu

Explanation: Impromptu (or Extempore) means done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.

Answer: B) Retrospective

Explanation: Retrospective means looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.

Answer: B) Introspection

Explanation: Introspection is the observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state.

Answer: A) Circumspect

Explanation: Circumspect means wary and unwilling to take risks; looking around carefully.

Answer: C) Transparent

Explanation: Transparent objects allow light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.

Answer: C) Opaque

Explanation: Opaque means not able to be seen through; not transparent.

Answer: C) Translucent

Explanation: Translucent objects allow light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through.

Answer: B) Aquatic

Explanation: Aquatic refers to animals or plants that live in water.

Answer: C) Terrestrial

Explanation: Terrestrial refers to things related to the earth or living on land.

Answer: B) Nocturnal

Explanation: Nocturnal animals (like owls) are active at night and sleep during the day.

Answer: B) Diurnal

Explanation: Diurnal animals are active during the daytime.

Answer: B) Predator

Explanation: A Predator is an animal that naturally preys on other animals for food.

Answer: C) Scavenger

Explanation: A Scavenger (like a vulture) feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.

Answer: C) Endemic

Explanation: An Endemic is a disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

Answer: B) Antidote

Explanation: An Antidote is a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.

Answer: C) Euthanasia

Explanation: Euthanasia (or mercy killing) is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease.

Answer: B) Autopsy

Explanation: An Autopsy (or Post-mortem) is a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death.

Answer: C) Biopsy

Explanation: A Biopsy is the examination of tissue removed from a living body.

Answer: C) Aquarium

Explanation: An Aquarium is a tank or pool for aquatic animals or plants.

Answer: A) Arena

Explanation: An Arena is a central stage, ring, or area used for sports or entertainment.

Answer: B) Archive

Explanation: An Archive is a collection of historical documents or records.

Answer: C) Cache

Explanation: A Cache is a hidden storage space for ammunition, food, or other items.

Answer: C) Granary

Explanation: A Granary is a storehouse for threshed grain.

Answer: B) Hangar

Explanation: A Hangar is a large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft.

Answer: C) Kennel

Explanation: A Kennel is a small shelter for a dog.

Answer: B) Hutch

Explanation: A Hutch is a cage for keeping rabbits or small animals.

Answer: B) Asylum

Explanation: An Asylum is an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill.

Answer: B) Sanatorium

Explanation: A Sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis.

Answer: C) Creche

Explanation: A Creche is a nursery where babies and young children are cared for during the working day.

Answer: A) Gymnasium

Explanation: A Gymnasium (or gym) is a room or building equipped for physical exercise.

Answer: B) Diarchy

Explanation: Diarchy is government by two independent authorities (Di = two).

Answer: A) Kakistocracy

Explanation: Kakistocracy is a system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.

Answer: B) Gerontocracy

Explanation: Gerontocracy is a state, society, or group governed by old people. (Gero = old).

Answer: B) Mobocracy

Explanation: Mobocracy is rule or domination by the masses or a mob.

Answer: B) Patriarchy

Explanation: Patriarchy is a system where the father or eldest male is head of the family.

Answer: B) Matriarchy

Explanation: Matriarchy is a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women.

Answer: B) Dictatorship

Explanation: A Dictatorship is absolute rule by one person with unrestricted power.

Answer: A) Chronology

Explanation: Chronology is the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence (Chronos = time).

Answer: B) Etymology

Explanation: Etymology is the study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed.

Answer: B) Philology

Explanation: Philology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language.

Answer: A) Theology

Explanation: Theology is the study of the nature of God and religious belief. (Theo = God).

Answer: B) Pathology

Explanation: Pathology is the science of the causes and effects of diseases. (Pathos = disease/suffering).

Answer: B) Entomology

Explanation: Entomology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

Answer: A) Oology

Explanation: Oology is the study of or collecting of birds' eggs.

Answer: B) Neurology

Explanation: Neurology deals with the anatomy, functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system.

Answer: B) Nephrology

Explanation: Nephrology is the branch of medicine that deals with the physiology and diseases of the kidneys.

Answer: B) Pedagogy

Explanation: Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.

Answer: C) Demography

Explanation: Demography is the study of statistics which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.

Answer: B) Cartography

Explanation: Cartography is the science or practice of drawing maps.

Answer: A) Seismology

Explanation: Seismology is the branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.

Answer: A) Acoustics

Explanation: Acoustics is the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound.

Answer: A) Agronomy

Explanation: Agronomy is the science of soil management and crop production.

Answer: B) Anagram

Explanation: An Anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another (e.g., 'cinema' formed from 'iceman').

Answer: C) Antonym

Explanation: An Antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another.