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What is the one-word equivalent for 'A ruler who has complete power'?
What is the one-word equivalent for 'A ruler who has complete power'?
Which term describes 'insatiable desire for wealth'?
Which term describes 'insatiable desire for wealth'?
What is the meaning of 'Aviary'?
What is the meaning of 'Aviary'?
Which word means 'a place where bread and cakes are made'?
Which word means 'a place where bread and cakes are made'?
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What does 'Bald' refer to?
What does 'Bald' refer to?
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What is 'Balderdash' understood to mean?
What is 'Balderdash' understood to mean?
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Which term refers to a wooden drum for storing liquids?
Which term refers to a wooden drum for storing liquids?
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What does 'Bask' mean?
What does 'Bask' mean?
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Which word describes a person who is fond of fighting?
Which word describes a person who is fond of fighting?
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What is the term for 'a group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place'?
What is the term for 'a group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place'?
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Study Notes
Government and Power
- An autocrat is a ruler who has complete power.
- Autonomy refers to a self-governing country or region.
Death and Destruction
- An autopsy is an official examination of a dead body by a doctor to determine the cause of death.
- An avalanche is a rapid mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling down a mountainside.
Wealth and Greed
- Avarice is an insatiable desire for wealth.
- An avaricious person has an extreme desire for wealth.
Birds and Birdkeeping
- An aviary is a place for keeping birds in a confined space.
- Avicide is the killing of birds.
Other Words
- Avidity refers to a keen interest or enthusiasm.
- To avoid something means to keep away from it.
- An axiom is a rule or principle that most people believe to be true.
- A bachelor is a man who remains unmarried.
- A bakery is a place where bread and cakes are made.
- A bald man has no hair on his scalp.
- Balderdash refers to senseless talk or writing.
- A bale is a large bundle bound for storage or transport.
- A ballad is a poem that tells a story and has a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.
- Bandying is the frequent use of an idea, term, or name in casual talk.
- A bankrupt person is unable to pay their debts.
- Banter refers to jokes and funny remarks amongst friends.
- The bark is the outer protective layer of a tree.
- A barometer is an instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure.
- Barracks are places given to soldiers to live in.
- A barrel is a wooden drum in which beer or oil is stored.
- To bask is to revel in and make the most of something pleasing.
- A battery is a group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place.
- A behemoth is something of monstrous size or power.
- A bellicose person is fond of fighting.
- A bellow is the sound made by a crocodile.
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Test your vocabulary understanding with this engaging quiz focusing on specific terms related to government, death, greed, and various other subjects. Explore definitions and examples of important words that define various concepts and phenomena in our world.
