SSC CGL OneWord : SSC CGL OneWord 02 - Flashcards

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COMEDIAN
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An entertainer whose act is designed to make an audience laugh.

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1 COMEDIAN An entertainer whose act is designed to make an audience laugh.
2 COMPULSORY Required by law or a rule; obligatory.
3 CONGREGATION A group of people assembled for religious worship.
4 Constrained Severely restricted in scope, extent, or action.
5 Contingency A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
6 Cooper A person who makes or repairs barrels or casks.
7 COSMOPOLITAN Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.
8 Crematorium A place where the dead are cremated.
9 Cryogenics which is the branch of physics dealing with the production and effects of very low temperatures.
10 CYNIC A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest.
11 Debonair (Of a man) confident, stylish, and charming.
12 Deism Belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
13 Demonology The study of demons or belief in demons.
14 DEPRECATE To express disapproval of.
15 DESTITUTION Poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself.
16 Diarchy A form of government having two joint rulers.
17 Dipsophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol.
18 Domicile The country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with.
19 Drey A nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree.
20 EAVESDROPPER A person who secretly listens to a private conversation.
21 Economical Giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or resources spent.
22 Egoist A self-interested person; a person who is excessively centered on oneself.
23 Ellipsis The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues; marks such as '...' indicating omission.
24 Emetic A medicine or substance that causes vomiting.
25 Endemic (Of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
26 Entomology The scientific study of insects.
27 EPIDEMIC A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
28 EPITOME A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
29 ERR To be mistaken or incorrect; to make a mistake.
30 Eternal Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
31 Eudiometer An instrument for measuring the change in volume of gases during chemical reactions.
32 EVANESCENT Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading.
33 Exogamy The custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.
34 EXTEMPORE Spoken or done without preparation.
35 Famine Extreme scarcity of food.
36 FATAL Causing death.
37 Fealty which is a formal acknowledgement of loyalty to a lord.
38 Fictitious Not real or true, being imaginary or fabricated.
39 FLOGGING The act of beating someone with a whip or stick as punishment.
40 FLUKE Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck.
41 FOURTHESTATE The press and news media, regarded as a significant political force.
42 Fugitive A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
43 Galvanometer An instrument for detecting and measuring small electric currents.
44 Gender The state of being male or female, typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.
45 GEOLOGIST An expert in or student of the history and structure of the earth.
46 Gerontocracy A form of social organization in which the elderly exercise control or authority.
47 Glossary An alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms.
48 Government The system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.
49 Gregarious (Of a person) fond of company; sociable.
50 Haemostasis The stopping of the flow of blood.
51 Harbour A place on the coast where ships may shelter.
52 HENCHMAN A faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or dishonest practices.