Substitutions

* One who is interested in ancient buildings and relics ⇨ Archaeologist

* One who fortels things by the stars ⇨ Astrologer

* One who studies heavenly bodies ⇨ Astronomer

* One who sells thing at public auction ⇨ Auctioner

* One who working in the same place ⇨ Colleage

* One who deals in cattle ⇨ Drover

* One who rides the horses in race ⇨ Jockey

* One who sells flowers ⇨ Florist

* One who collects postage stamps ⇨ Philatelist

* One who loves his countey ⇨ Patriot

* A person who does not love his country ⇨ Traitor

* A person who makes supreme sacrifice for his country ⇨ Martyr

* One who dies for a noble cause ⇨ Martyr

* A person leaving his native country to settle in another ⇨ Emigrant, Expatriate

* A person coming to a foreign land to settle there ⇨ Immigrant

* A person residing in a foreign country ⇨ Foreigner/ Alien

* A person who loves mankind ⇨ Philanthropist

* One trying to do good to mankind ⇨ Philanthropist

* A person who hates mankind ⇨ Misanthrope/Misanthropist

* A hater of mankind ⇨ Misanthrope/Misanthropist

* One who works for the welfare of women ⇨ Feminist

* One who breaks image ⇨ Iconoclast

* One who pretends to what he is not ⇨ Imposter

* One who living at the same time with another ⇨ Contemporary

* Two persons living in the same age ⇨ Contemporary

* One who has been before another ⇨ Predecessor

* One who comes to be after another ⇨ Successor

* One who walks in sleep ⇨ Somnambulist

* A person who cannot pay his debts ⇨ Insolvent/ Bankrupt

* A person who looks to the bright side of life  ⇨ Optimist

* A person who looks to the dark side of life ⇨ Pessimist

* One who deals in winter ⇨ Vintner

* One who converts raw hide into leather ⇨ Tanner

* One who lends money at a very high interest ⇨ Usurer

* One who takes care of building ⇨ Janitor

* One who goes on foot ⇨ Pedestrian

* One who takes up legal profession ⇨ Advocate

* One who writes books ⇨ Author

* One who studies the evolution of mankind ⇨ Anthropologist

* One who sells meat ⇨ Butcher

* One who lives on alms ⇨ Beggar

* One who makes furniture ⇨ Carpenter

* One who sets types in a printing press ⇨ Compositor

* One who sells sweets and pastries ⇨ Confectioner

* One who reads the palm ⇨ Palmist

* One who sells drugs ⇨ Druggist

* One who deals in fish ⇨ Fishmonger

* One who walks on ropes ⇨ Funambulist

* One who writes for the newspaper ⇨ Journalist

* One who imitates the voice, gestures etc, or another ⇨ Mimic

* One who flies and Aeroplan ⇨ Pilot

* One who makes earthen pots ⇨ Potter

* One who carries burden for hire ⇨ Porter

* One who treats diseases by operation ⇨ Surgeon

* One who makes wheels for carriages and carts ⇨ Wheel wright

* A person in charge of a library ⇨ Librarian

* The head of town council or corporation ⇨ Mayor

* One who shoots with bows and arrows ⇨ Archer

* One who is banished from his own country ⇨ Exiled

* One who spends lavishly ⇨ Extravagant

* One who foretells events ⇨ Prophet

* One who takes refuge in a foreign country ⇨ Refugee

* A person who is in habit of quarrelling ⇨ Bellicose

* A person who is a hard-drinker ⇨ Sot

* A person who worships idols ⇨ Idolater

* One who is skilled in dealing with people in business/politics ⇨ Diplomat

* One who is a diplomat of a government in other country ⇨ Ambassador

* A person who devotes his life to welfare of others ⇨ Altruist

* A person who is reserved in speech ⇨ Reticent

* A woman who sells her body for money ⇨ Prostitute

* A person who brings customers for a prostitute ⇨ Tout

* A person who makes insincere love ⇨ Philanderer.

* One who mends shoes ⇨ Cobbler

* One who loves women ⇨ Philogyny

* A person who eats human flesh ⇨ Cannibal

* One who gets pleasure from hurting others ⇨ Sadist

* A person who insists on something ⇨ Stickler

* One who draws maps ⇨ Cartographer

* One who mends shoes ⇨ Cobbler

* One who mends water pipes ⇨ Plumber

* One who carves on stone ⇨ Sculptor

* One who makes statues using clay ⇨ Sculptor

* One who plans and draws the designs of building ⇨ Architect

Study related Terms

* One who studies rocks and soils ⇨ Geologist

* One who studies the formation of earth ⇨ Geologist

* One who studies meteorology ⇨ Meteorologist

* A person who studies the atmosphere, weather and weather forecasting ⇨ Meteorologist

* A partner in crime ⇨ Accomplice

* A person who helps you break the law ⇨ Accomplice

* A person who has unusual habits ⇨ Eccentric

* A husband who follows the dictates of his wife ⇨ Henpecked

* A person in charge of museum ⇨ Curator

* A student stays away from the school without permission ⇨ Truant

* One who pretends illness to escape duty ⇨ Malingerer

* A person who remains indifferent to pain or pleasure ⇨ Stoic

* A person who believes in the powers of fate ⇨ Fatalist

* One who believes that all things and events in life are predetermined ⇨ Fatalist

* One who believes in the theory of 'eat, drink, & be merry' ⇨ Epicura/Epicurean

* One whose attitude is 'eat, drink and be merry' ⇨ Epicura/Epicurean

* One who travels for selling articles ⇨ Hawker

* A person who writes/complies/edits dictionary ⇨ Lexicographer

* A person who is skilled in several foreign languages ⇨ Linguist

* A person who knows many language ⇨ Polyglot

* One who writes novel ⇨ Novelist

* A person who writes plays ⇨ Playwright

* One who writes shorthand ⇨ Stenographer

* A person who abstains completely from alcoholic drinks ⇨ Teetotaler

* A person who does not eat meat or fish ⇨ Vegetarian

* One who free from national prejudices ⇨ Cosmopolitan

* One who looking upon the whole world as his own ⇨ Cosmopolitan

* One who is at home in all countries ⇨ Cosmopolitan

* A person who has lived in and knows about many different parts of the world ⇨ Cosmopolitan

* A person who speaks for others ⇨ Spokesman

* One who rarely speaks the truth ⇨ Liar

Religious terms

* To use dirty language against God or religion ⇨ Blasphemy

* Believe in only one/single God ⇨ monotheism

* Belief in many Gods ⇨ Polytheism

* Believe in all Gods ⇨ Pantheism

* Belief that God exist in all natural things! ⇨ Pantheism

* One who believe in the existence of God ⇨ Theist

* One who does not believe in God  ⇨ Atheist

* One who is not sure of God ⇨ Agnostic

* One who believes in one God ⇨ Monotheist

* One who believes in many Gods and Goddesses ⇨ Polytheist

* One who believes in many/all gods & goddesses ⇨ Pantheist

* One who has narrow religious views ⇨ Bigot

* One who gives up/ abandons one's religion/religious faith ⇨ Apostate

* One who gives up religious faith ⇨ Renegade

* A disbeliever in religion ⇨ Infidel

* Religious intolerance ⇨ Bigotry/Fanaticism

* Narrow religious views ⇨ Bigotry/Fanaticism

* Breaking of religious/social images ⇨ Iconoclasm

* One who undertakes a journey to holy place ⇨ Pilgrim

* The platform in a temple where idols are kept ⇨ Altar

* The platform from where a priest delivers his lecture ⇨ Pulpit

* Worshipping idols/images ⇨ Idolatry

* One who breaks idols/images ⇨ Iconoclast

* The gown worn by priest ⇨ Cassock

* The holy books ⇨ Scripture

* Writings of a particular religion ⇨ Scripture

* The passage between the seats in a church ⇨ Aisle

* A religious discourse ⇨ Sermon (ধর্মোপদেশ)

Specialist

* A specialist in eye disease ⇨ Oculist/ Ophthalmologist

* One who attends the diseases of the eye ⇨ Oculist/ Ophthalmologist

* A doctor who treats skin diseases ⇨ Dermatologist

* A doctor who treats heart diseases ⇨ Cardiologist

* A doctor who treats the bone diseases ⇨ Orthopedist

* A specialist in mental disorders or maladjustment ⇨ Psychiatrist

* One who tests eyesight and sells spectacles ⇨ Optician

* A doctor who treats nerve diseases ⇨ Neurologist

* A doctor who studies and treats the diseases of children ⇨ Pediatrician

* A doctor who studies and treats the medical condition of women ⇨ Gynaecologist

* One who knows or sees everything ⇨ Omniscient

* One who has unlimited knowledge ⇨ Omniscient

* One who present everywhere ⇨ Omnipresent

* One who is all-powerful ⇨ Omnipotent

* One who eats everything ⇨ Omnivorous

Animals related terms

* Animals living in both land and water ⇨ Amphibians

* Animals living in water ⇨ Aquatic animals

* Animals living on human flesh ⇨ Cannibals

* Person who eats human flesh and animals that eats its own kind ⇨ Cannibal

* Animals living in flocks/groups ⇨ Gregarious animals

* Animals sucking their mother's breast ⇨ Mammals

* Animals living on meat ⇨ Carnivorous animals

* Animals living on grass ⇨ Graminivorous animals

* Animals living only plants/herbs/grass ⇨ Herbivorous animals

* Animals eating all kinds of food ⇨ Omnivorous animals

* Animals living on vegetables ⇨ Vegetarian animals

Literary terms

* An account of life written by self ⇨ Autobiography

* The life account of a person ⇨ Biography

* A book in which the events of each day are recorded ⇨ Diary

* A list or collection of books ⇨ Bibliography

* A list of the topics to be discussed at a meeting ⇨ Agenda

* An incident in a series of incidents ⇨ Episode

* Words inscribed on a tombstone ⇨ Epitaph

* An inscription on a tomb ⇨ Epitaph

* A book of accounts showing debits and credits ⇨ Ledger

* A speech delivered for the first time in an assembly ⇨ A maiden speech

* A speech full of too many speech ⇨ Verbose speech

* A speech made without previous preparation ⇨ Extempore

* A book that consists of an alphabetical list of words ⇨ Dictionary

* A book containing names and addresses of the persons ⇨ Directory

* A list of special or technical words with definitions ⇨ Glossary

* A book containing information of all subjects ⇨ Encyclopedia

Killing/Murder related terms

* Murder of one's own-self  ⇨ Suicide

* The act of killing oneself ⇨ Suicide

* Murder of a man ⇨ Homicide

* Murder of an infant/child ⇨ Infanticide

* Murder of a father ⇨ Patricide

* Murder of a mother ⇨ Matricide

* Murder of a brother ⇨ Fratricide

* Murder of a sister ⇨ Sororicide

* Murder of a parent ⇨ Parricide

* Murder of a king or queen ⇨ Regicide

* The crime of killing a king or queen ⇨ Regicide

* Murder of a wife ⇨ Uxoricide

* Murder of a whole nation, particular race or religious group ⇨ Genocide

* Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group ⇨ Genocide

* Elimination of racial group by killing ⇨ Genocide

* Chemical for killing Bacteria ⇨ Bactericide

* Chemical for killing Insect ⇨ Insecticide

* Chemical for killing Herbs ⇨ Herbicide

* Chemical for killing Pests ⇨ Pesticide

Marriage related terms

* The practice of keeping one wife or husband ⇨ Monogamy

* The crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else ⇨ Bigamy

* The practice of keeping many wives at the same ⇨ Polygamy

* The practice of keeping many husbands at the same time ⇨ Polyandry

* A girl who is going to be married or has just got married ⇨ Bride

* A man who is going to be married or has just got married ⇨ Bridegroom

* Cash or kind given by the parents of the bribe to the bridegroom and his relatives ⇨ Dowry

* Money paid regularly to a divorced wife under court order ⇨ Alimony

* Lover of a married woman/ Beloved of a married woman ⇨ Paramour

* A man who has never married ⇨ Bachelor

* A woman who has never been married ⇨ Spinster

* A woman who has lost her husband and never remarried ⇨ Widow

* A man whose wife has died and who hasn't married against ⇨ Widower

Place related terms

* A place for keeping dogs ⇨ Kennel

* A house or shelter for a dog ⇨ Kennel

* A place where rabbits are kept ⇨ Hutch

* A place where horses are kept ⇨ Stable

* A place where pigs or swine are kept ⇨ Sty

* A place where birds are kept ⇨ Aviary

* The lying place of the wild beasts ⇨ Den

* A place where fishes are kept ⇨ Aquarium

* The underground dwelling place of an animal ⇨ Burrow

*A place where orphans are housed ⇨ Orphanage

* A place where fruits are grown ⇨ Orchard

* A place for keeping Aeroplan ⇨ Hangar

* A place where currency/money is coined ⇨ Mint

* A part of a theatre where audience sit ⇨ Auditorium

* A squirrel's home ⇨ Dray

* A place where clothes are washed and ironed ⇨ Laundry

* A place for production and treatment of milk ⇨ Dairy

* A place for keeping motor cars ⇨ Garage

* A house of keeping books ⇨ Library

* A place of discharge from the bowels ⇨ Lavatory

* A place where scientific experiment are carried on ⇨ Laboratory

* A place where treasures of art & curiosities are kept ⇨ Museum

* A shelter or shed for cows ⇨ Cow shed

* A place where batting of cricket ball takes place ⇨ Pitch

* A place where films are produced ⇨ Studio

* A place where leather is tanned ⇨ Tannery

* A place visited for enjoyment or health ⇨ Resort

* A factory for manufacturing wine ⇨ Brewery

* An underground place for storing wine or alcoholic drinks ⇨ Cellar

* A school for infants and young children ⇨ Kindergarten

* A house or shelter for confined cow ⇨ Pen

* A place where ships are loaded and unloaded ⇨ Quay

* A place to keep grains ⇨ Granary

* A place that provide refugee ⇨ Asylum

* Beyond the power of nature or scientific explanation ⇨ Supernatural

* A child born after the death of his father ⇨ Posthumous child

* An office for which no salary is paid ⇨ Honorary office

* An office which has a salary but no work ⇨ Sinecure

* Without making any payment ⇨ Gratis

* Free of charge ⇨ Gratis

* A remedy/cure for all diseases ⇨ Panacea

* A universal medicine ⇨ Panacea

 

* Incapable of being expressed ⇨ Inexpressible

* Incapable of being conceived ⇨ Inconceivable

* Incapable of being read ⇨ Illegible

* Incapable of being understood ⇨ Unintelligible/ Incomprehensible

* Incapable of being heard ⇨ Inaudible

* Incapable of being conquered or overcome or defeated or seized ⇨ Invincible, Unconquerable, Impregnable

* Incapable of being pierced/penetrated ⇨ Impenetrable

* Incapable of being passed over/Surmounted ⇨ Insurmountable/ Insuperable

* Incapable of being seen ⇨ Invisible

* Incapable of being exhausted ⇨ Inexhaustible

* Incapable of being defended ⇨ Indefensible

* Incapable of being reached or approached ⇨ Inaccessible, Unapproachable

* Incapable of being admitted ⇨ Inadmissible

* Incapable of being applied ⇨ Inapplicable

* Incapable of being believed ⇨ Incredible, Unbelievable

* Incapable of being tired ⇨ Indefatigable

* Incapable of being altered ⇨ Unalterable

* Incapable of being repaired ⇨ Irreparable

* Incapable of being recovered ⇨Irrecoverable

* Incapable of being resisted ⇨ Irresistible

* Incapable of being reconciled ⇨ Irreconcilable

* Incapable of being reproached or censured ⇨ Irreproachable

* Incapable of being divided ⇨ Indivisible

* Incapable of being done ⇨ Impossible

* Incapable of being disputed ⇨ Indisputable

* Incapable of being controlled ⇨ Incontrollable

* Incapable of being justified ⇨ Unjustifiable

* Incapable of being perceived ⇨ Imperceptible

* Incapable of being borne ⇨ Unbearable

* Incapable of being endured ⇨ Unendurable

* Incapable of being tolerated ⇨ Intolerable

* Incapable of being elected or chosen ⇨ Ineligible

* Incapable of being corrected ⇨ Incorrigible

* Incapable of being imitated ⇨ Inimitable

* Incapable of being solved ⇨ Insoluble

* Incapable of being performed ⇨ Impracticable

* Incapable of being managed ⇨ Unmanageable

* Incapable of being avoided ⇨ Unavoidable, Inevitable

* Incapable of being explained ⇨ Inexplicable

* Incapable of committing errors ⇨ Infallible

* Incapable of being elected ⇨ Rejected

* Incapable of being removed or eradicated ⇨ Indelible, Ineradicable

* Incapable of being questioned ⇨ Unquestionable

* Incapable of being seen through ⇨ Opaque

* Decision that cannot be taken back ⇨ Irrevocable

* Capable of being seen through ‌⇨ Transparent

* Capable of being easily kindled ⇨ Inflammable

* Capable of being easily broken ⇨ Brittle, Fragile

* Capable of being easily bent ⇨ Flexible, Malleable

* Study of language ⇨ Philology

* Study of the earth's atmosphere and its changes/weather ⇨ Meteorology

* Study of mankind ⇨ Anthropology

* Study of religion ⇨ Theology

* Study of life in outer space ⇨ Exobiology

* The study and treatment of cancer ⇨ Oncology

* Study of ancient societies ⇨ Archaeology

* The study of plants or living organisms or peoples in relation to environment ⇨ Ecology, Ecosystem

* Study of relation between organism and environment ⇨ Ecology

* The scientific study of diseases ⇨ Pathology

* The scientific study of blood and its disease ⇨ Haematology

* Study of rocks ⇨ Petrology

* Study of the evolution of universe ⇨ Cosmology

* The study of birds ⇨ Ornithology

* Study of insects ⇨ Entomology

* Scientific study of language ⇨ Linguistics

* The study of the sounds made by the human voice in speech ⇨ Phonetics

* The study of the speech sounds ⇨ Phonology

* The study of forms of words ⇨ Morphology

* The study of meanings of words and phrases in a language ⇨ Semantics

* The rules of formation of sentences ⇨ Syntax

* The study of various beliefs about gods and goddesses ⇨ Mythology

* Science of the structure of animal bodies ⇨ Anatomy

* Science of heredity ⇨ Genetics

* Science of the injuries and disease of the bone ⇨ Orthopaedics

* The treatment of female diseases ⇨ Gynaecology

* Branch of the medical science which studies the nervous system ⇨ Neurology

* The branch of medical science dealing with children diseases ⇨ Paediatric

* The Science of the origin and history of words ⇨ Etymology

* The science of judging a person's character, capabilities etc. from an examination of the shape of his scull ⇨ Phrenology

* The science dealing with the behavior of bodies in motion ⇨ Statics

* A system of government in which a king has unlimited power ⇨ Despotism

* A social system dominated by male ⇨ Androcracy

* The study of independent self-government ⇨ Autonomy

* A government of the people, by the people and for the people ⇨ Democracy

* A government by a king ⇨ Monarchy

* A government by one man who is all powerful ⇨ Dictatorship

* A government by one man who has complete or unlimited power ⇨ Autocracy

* A government by a few or a small group of people ⇨ Oligarchy

* A government by officials ⇨ Bureaucracy

* A government by the rich ⇨ Plutocracy

* A government by the nobles ⇨ Aristocracy

* A government in which all rule equally ⇨ Pantisocracy

* A government by the divine guidance ⇨ Theocracy

* A state where all religions are respected ⇨ Secular

* The art practiced by the statesmen ⇨ Diplomacy

* A social system in which people have power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position ⇨ Meritocracy

* An armed rising against a government ⇨ Rebellion

* General uprising against the government ⇨ Revolt

* The supreme power of a state ⇨ Sovereignty

* Revolt against a lawful authority ⇨ Munity

* A sudden, violent and illegal seizure/taking of power from government especially by an army ⇨ Coup

* A general pardon granted by the government to political offender ⇨ Amnesty

* A woman who cannot conceive ⇨ Barren

* A place where soldiers are housed ⇨ Cantonment

* Not bearing the name of a writer ⇨ Anonymous

* Destitute of knowledge ⇨ Ignorant

* Characterized by dull uniformity ⇨ Monotonous

* A person who neither read or write ⇨ illiterate

* A person who talks much  ⇨ Garrulous, Talkative

* A child not born of legal parents ⇨ Bastard, Illegitimate

* Love or attraction for the opposite sex ⇨ Heterosexual

* Love or attraction for the same sex ⇨ Homosexual

* The dead body of a human being ⇨ Corpse

* The dead body of an animal ⇨ Carcass

* A place where dead bodies are kept temporarily ⇨ Mortuary

* To dig up a corpse ⇨ Exhume

* A vehicle for carrying dead bodies to the ceremony ⇨ Hearse

* Underground caves with burying places for the dead ⇨ Catacombs

* Excessive patriotism ⇨ Chauvinism

* A long speech by an actor in play or movie ⇨ Monologue

* Something that becomes outdated ⇨ Obsolete

* A paper written by hand ⇨ Manuscript

* Person's own handwriting ⇨ Autograph

* A note to help memory ⇨ Memorandum

* Words used in common language but not in literature ⇨ Slang

* Lack of knowledge or information ⇨ Ignorance

* A book with blank page for keeping photograph or stamps ⇨ Album

* A medical graduate serving his apprenticeship in a hospital ⇨ Interne

* A stage of motherhood ⇨ Maternity

* A stage of short-sightedness ⇨ Myopia

* A stage of long-sightedness ⇨ Hypermetropia

* A medicine which produces insensibility ⇨ Anaesthetic

* A substances which kills germs ⇨ Antiseptic

* Medical examination of a dead body ⇨ Post-mortem, Autopsy

* Medical termination of pregnancy ⇨ Abortion

* To cut off a part of a person's body which is infected ⇨ Amputation

* One who performs with puppets ⇨ Puppeteer

* Someone who is susceptible to injuries and diseases ⇨ Vulnerable person

* A record of the order in which a series of events happened ⇨ Chronology

* The quality of courage in adverse circumstances ⇨ Fortitude

* Undue favor shown by a person in power ⇨ Nepotism

* A piece of music played or sung by one person ⇨ Solo

* The word which means two people singing together ⇨ Duet

* The group of people who represent their country in a foreign country ⇨ Embassy

* The state of a disease likely to cause death ⇨ Malignancy

* A powerful explosive to demolish buildings ⇨ Blockbuster

* A person who has full powers to take action and decision ⇨ Plenipotentiary

* An appointed meeting place for troops ⇨ Rendezvous

* People who are always on the move ⇨ Gypsies

* A country where people's freedom is highly restricted by government ⇨ Police state

* The ability to make a financial success of everything ⇨ Midas Touch

* An impartial person who watches for administrative abuses inside organizations ⇨ Ombudsman

* An agreement between two countries ⇨ Protocol

* An enclosed area of an aircraft where the pilot sits and steers the plane ⇨ Cock pit

* The quality of wanting to know about people and things ⇨ Curiosity

* The act of effective or persuasive delivery of speech ⇨ Rhetoric

* The skill of using language persuasively ⇨ Rhetoric

* A person who believes easily ⇨ Credulous

* A dictionary of words arranged in group that have similar meaning ⇨ Thesaurus

* Something that make you feel ill ⇨ Ailment

* A person suffering from nervous breakdown ⇨ Neurotic

* An association of sports team ⇨ League

* A person who is much interested in food ⇨ Food obsessed person

* Powerful mother figure in a ruling position ⇨ Matrimony

* Lack of equality ⇨ Disparity

* One who possess many talents ⇨ Versatile

* One who cheat others ⇨ Cheater

* A child who hit smaller or weaker children ⇨ Bully

* Dividing a sentence into parts and describing the grammar of each word or part ⇨ Parse

* Violation of correct grammatical structure ⇨ Solecism

* Having enough money to be able to buy ⇨ Afford

* The profession of teaching ⇨ Pedagogy

* Cessation of arms before a formal treaty signed during war ⇨ Truce

* A mental illness in which somebody has a strong desire, which they cannot control to steal things ⇨ Kleptomania

* Someone who sees a crime being committed ⇨ Witness

* A place where earth and sky seem to meet ⇨ Horizon

* One who commits antisocial acts without guilt or pangs of conscience ⇨ Psychopath

* One who is pathologically self interested ⇨ Egomaniac

* One who is more interested in the welfare of others than in one's own ⇨ Altruistic

* A person who rules without consulting other ⇨ Autocrat

* The ability to tell interesting stories makes one ⇨ Raconteur

* Something bought cheaply or for less than the usual price ⇨ Bargain

* Courteous and attentive to women ⇨ Chivalrous

* A person who studies the scientific development of language ⇨ Philologist

* To state or believe that somebody is responsible for something bad ⇨ Blame

* The ability to use language appropriately in different circumstances ⇨ Communicative competence

* An area or individual that  is not well-known ⇨ Obscure

* Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space ⇨ Claustrophobia

* A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc.  ⇨ Boutique

* An unexpected piece of good fortune ⇨ Windfall

* One looking only to the dark side of things ⇨ Pessimist

* Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence ⇨ Protocol

* Giving undue favor to one's own kith and kin ⇨ Nepotism

* Disease that spreads by means of germ carried in the atmosphere ⇨ Infectious

* Easy to shape in desired form ⇨ Malleable

* The feeling of having seen or experienced before ⇨ Deja vu

* A man who is averse to change and progress ⇨ Conservative

* A statement based on supposition ⇨ Hypothetical