Denoting Numbers
A collection of poems Anthology
A number of merchant ships protected by warships Convoy
A number of stars grouped together Constellation
A number of hired applauders, i.e., persons paid to clap Claque
A number of people at church Congregation
A number of people gathered together for
some common purpose Gathering,
assembly,
People who get together to work for some
cause of common interest Coterie
A number of workmen, prisoners, thieves Gang
A number of sheep Flock
A number of geese Gaggle
A number of leopards Leap
A number of lions, monkeys Troop
A number of ships Fleet
XII. Miscellaneous
Loud enough to be heard Audible
Not distinct enough to be heard Inaudible
Fit for food Edible
Unfit for human consumption Inedible
Fit to be chosen or selected Eligible
Not having the qualities of being chosen Ineligible
Writing that is easy to read Legible
Writing that is easy to decipher Illegible
Able to read Literate
Unable to read Illiterate
Born of married parents Legitimate
Born of unmarried parents Illegitimate
To send back a person to his own country Repatriate
To banish from one’s country Expatriate
To move from one country to another Migrate
One who leaves his country to settle in another Emigrant
One who comes into a foreign country to settle there Immigrant
Incapable of being redeemed from evil,
i.e., beyond correction Incorrigible
That which cannot be rubbed out or blotted out Ineffaceable
That which cannot be conquered Invincible
Incapable of making errors Infallible
That which cannot be avoided or prevented Inevitable
Incapable of being burnt Incombustible
That which easily catches fire Inflammable
That which cannot be seen Invisible
Unable to die Immortal
Increase the gravity of an offence Aggravate
Ordinary or commonplace remark Platitude
That which cannot be satisfied Insatiable
That which cannot be repaired Irreparable
That which cannot be imitated Inimitable
Persons that cannot be wearied Indefatigable
One who easy too much Glutton
To destroy completely Annihilate
A statement open to more than one interpretation Ambiguous
A round about way of speaking Circumlocution
Cautions observation of events, etc. Circumspection
That which cannot be hurt Invulnerable
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