Synonyms Quiz: Optimist, Notorious, Universal

Vocabulary

• A salvo is the firing of many guns at the same time to mark an occasion
• A protagonist is a person who supports or speaks in favour of something
• A vegetarian is one living on vegetables
• An excerpt is an extract from a book of writing
• A plaintiff is a person who files a suit
• A teetotaler is a person who abstains completely from alcoholic drinks
• An epic is a long poem based on a noble theme
• An amphibian is one who lives both on land as well as in water
• An abhorrence is a strong dislike
• To revel is to take great pleasure
• Polygamy is the practice of having many wives
• A fastidious person is not likely to be easily pleased
• A mercenary is a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
• A seraglio is a collection of slaves

Occupations

• A sceptic is one who is always doubting
• A volunteer is one who offers his services of his own freewill
• A glazier is a person who repairs broken window glasses
• A calligrapher is a person who practices the art of beautiful handwriting
• An encomiast is a person who writes or gives a speech in praise of someone
• An amnesiac is one who suffers from loss of memory
• An extemporist is one who makes a speech made without preparation
• A rostrum is a speaker’s platform

Geography and Cartography

• Cartography is the science of practice of map drawing

Psychology and Philosophy

• A motive is a motive or incitement to action
• An excursion is a short trip or excursion
• An inaudible is a speech which is not audible
• A accessory is a partner in crime
• Anarchy is a state where no law and order exists
• An acquittal is to free completely from blame
• A valuation is an estimation of a thing’s worth
• A codicil is a supplement to a will

Coin Collection

• A numismatist is a person who collects coins
• Nepotism is favouritism granted in politics or business to relatives
• An archaism is a word or practice that has gone out of use

Other

• An apprentice is a person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job
• A pestle is a stick with a thick end used in mortar for pounding
• A referendum is an act when people vote in order to make a particular subject or policy rather than voting for a person
• A soporific is a drug which causes people to sleep early
• Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of principles of beauty, especially in art
• Dermatology is the study of skin
• A rough is a rough, violent, troublesome person
• A gallant is a brave, noble-minded or chivalrous man
• Bibliomania is an obsession with books
• An orchestra is a large body of people playing musical instruments
• A ritual is solemn religious acts
• Fate is that which cannot be averted
• A typesetter is one who sets type for books, newspapers, etc
• A peninsula is land covered by water on three sides
• A panacea is a remedy for all diseases
• A harbour is a piece of shelter for ships
• An absolute is of the highest degree
• A barracks is a place where soldiers live
• A numismatist is a man who collects old and new coins
• A regular is a regular user of places/restaurant etc.
• An antique is a thing no longer in use
• Diagnosis is to determine the nature of disease
• Nocturnal is occurring at night
• A chronology is an arrangement in order of occurrence
• Genetics is the science of heredity
• An elopement is to run away with a lover
• A hallucination is seeing something which is not actually present
• Polyandry is the practice of having more than one husband
• Stoicism is calmness and indifference to suffering
• An optimist is one who tends to take a hopeful view of life