1. A place where animals are
slaughtered for the market
Abattoir
2. To give up the throne or
any other offi ce of dignity
Abdicate
3. Washing of the hands or the
body as an act of religion
Ablution
4. Giving birth before the
right time
Abortion
5. To increase the speed Accelerate
6. Setting a person free after
declaring him innocent
Acquittal
7. Period of life between
childhood and maturity
Adolescence
8. Concerned with beauty Aesthetic
9. A written declaration that
has been made an oath in
the presence of a magistrate
Affi davit
10. A list of things to be done
or discussed at a meeting
Agenda
11. A person who believes
that nothing can be known
about God
Agnostic
12. A person who wants to turn
other metals into gold
Alchemist
13. A person who belongs to
another country
Alien
14. To turn somebody into an
enemy
Alienate
15. Allowance due to a wife
from her husband on
separation
Alimony
16. A mixture of different
metals
Alloy
17. A person who does
something only for pleasure
and not for money
Amateur
18. That which has more than
one meaning
Ambiguous
19. A van for carrying patients Ambulance
20. Lack of enough blood that
causes paleness
Anaemia
