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Vocabulary : People II (Word to Meaning)


What is the meaning of each word?

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1.

forebears

  ancestors.

  gang or troop of nomads.

  criminal.

  prima donna or chief singer in an opera.

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

knave

  rogue or unprincipled person.

  rebel or person not in agreement.

  clumsy or rough-mannered person.

  person who studies words and their formation.

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

egotist

  wanderer or idle rascal.

  person who worries without cause (about his health).

  one known for one's learning or celebrity.

  one who constantly talks about oneself.

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

lexicographer

  handyman or servant employed to do all types of work.

  person who compiles dictionaries.

  person who studies lineage and pedigree.

  person who worries without cause (about his health).

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

gynaecologist

  doctor specializing in women's ailments.

  debauched or licentious person.

  person who is ungrateful.

  irritating person; cattle-biting fly.

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

interloper

  gang or troop of nomads.

  one interested in other persons and external world.

  person who is unable to sleep.

  one who intrudes into others' affairs (for profit).

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

emissary

  person who is ungrateful.

  agent or person sent on secret mission.

  class of persons next below nobility.

  one who intrudes into others' affairs (for profit).

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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