| A general pardon by the government | Amnesty |
| One who walks in sleep | Somnambulist |
| A drug that induces sleep | Narcotic |
| Money paid to employees on retirement | Gratuity |
| One who does not show favour to anyone | Impartial |
| Insensitive and cruel | Callous |
| Out of date | Obsolete |
| Skill and tact in dealing with people | Diplomacy |
| Aggressive or war-like behaviour | Belligerence |
| One who looks at the dark side of things | Pessimist |
| That which cannot be understood | Unintelligible |
| One who has no regard for feelings of others | Inconsiderate |
| A storehouse for grain | Granary |
| To throw light on something difficult | Elucidate |
| A line of persons waiting to be attended to | Queue |
| A person with narrow religious views | Fanatic |
| Not identified by name; of unknown identity | Anonymous |
| Anything that destroys the effect of poison | Antidote |
| Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics | Mercenary |
| A written declaration on oath before a magistrate | Affidavit |
| Familiar with many different cultures | Cosmopolitan |
| Property inherited from father | Patrimony |
| Government which respects all religions | Secular |
| That which cannot be changed | Irrevocable |
| A bunch of flowers | Bouquet |
| One who is interested in the welfare of women | Feminist |
| A substance which can be easily broken | Brittle |
| One who totally abstains from all alcoholic drinks | Teetotaller |
| One who eats too much | Glutton |
| For the first time | Maiden |
| One who lives on others | Parasite |
| A man of singular temperament, unconventional and slightly strange | Eccentric |
| Written by hand | Manuscript |
| Too much official formality | Red tapism |
| Favouring of relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs | Nepotism |
| One who is out to destroy all governments | Anarchist |
| One who easily believes others | Credulous |
| Lover of humanity | Philanthropist |
| The worship or tolerance of many gods | Pantheism |
| After death | Posthumous |
| One who cannot make a mistake | Infallible |
| To destroy completely | Annihilate |
| One who is made angry easily | Irritable |
| Easy to carry | Portable |
| A breaker of images | Iconoclast |
| An animal with 4 legs | Quadruped |
| A style that is full of words | Verbose |
| Remedy for all diseases | Panacea |
| Scientific study of old age and old people | Gerontology |
| Incapable of being seen through | Opaque |