HOW THIS BOOK IS USEFUL TO STUDENTS
Creative Writing Partner is compiled to help students in composition
writing, increase their repertoire of words and strengthen their usage of
English words and expressions.
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Algeria
Albanian
Alg
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Argentina
Arabic
Argentinian
Australia
Spanish
Australian
Austria
English
Austrian
Bahamas
German
Bahamian
Bahrain
English
Bahraini
Bangladesh
Arabic
Bangladesh
Barbados
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Bengali
Barbadian
Belgium
English
Belgian
Bhutan
Dutch, French
Bhutanese
Bolivia
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Bhutanese
Botswana
Spanish
Batswana
Brazil
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Bulgaria
Malay
Bulgarian
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CONTENTS
I
• Gender
• Occupations
• Collective Nouns
• Traits and Qualities
• Types and Characters
• Age Groups
• Country, People, Languages
II
2
9
10
12
16
16
21
23
24
25
26
ABOUT THINGS
• Collective Nouns
• Receptacles
• Sounds
IV
1
ABOUT ANIMALS
• Gender and Young
• Collective Nouns
• Homes
• Movements
• Sounds
III
ABOUT PEOPLE
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28
31
ABOUT PLACES
• Names of Places/Buildings
• Geographical Terms
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ABOUT WORDS
• Singular and Plural
• Antonyms
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘Dis’
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘II’
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘Im’
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘In’
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘Ir’
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘Mis’
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘Non-’
• Antonyms with Prefix ‘Un’
• Antonyms — ‘-ful’ vs ‘-less’
• Synonyms
• Homophones
• Homographs
• Words That Go in Pairs
• Confusing Words
• Words Describing
1 Words Describing Death or Destruction – ‘Cide’
2 Words Describing Fears – ‘Phobia’
3 Words Describing Excessive Fondness – ‘Mania’, ‘Phile’
4 Words Describing ‘All’ – ‘Omni’
5 Words Describing Eating – ‘Vorous’
6 Words Describing Producing or Bearing
7 Words Describing Relationship
8 Words Describing Human Senses
9 Words Describing Beliefs or Practices
10 Words Describing Studies
VI
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60
60
61
61
63
63
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103
106
112
112
115
116
116
116
117
117
118
122
COMMON ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS
• Phrasal Verbs
• Similes
• Idioms
• Proverbs
• Words or Phrases from Other Languages
• Abbreviations
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ABOUT PEOPLE
GENDER
MASCULINE
actor
author
bachelor
boy
bridegroom
brother
conductor
count
czar
duke
emperor
father
father-in-law
fiancé
gentleman
god
grandfather
grandson
headmaster
heir
hero
host
hunter
husband
king
lad
landlord
lord
FEMININE
actress
authoress
spinster
girl
bride
sister
conductress
countess
czarina
duchess
empress
mother
mother-in-law
fiancée
lady
goddess
grandmother
granddaughter
headmistress
heiress
heroine
hostess
huntress
wife
queen
lass
landlady
lady
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MASCULINE
man
manager
manservant
masseur
master
mayor
millionaire
monk
Mr
murderer
nephew
poet
policeman
postmaster
priest
prince
prophet
proprietor
shepherd
sir
son
steward
sultan
tailor
uncle
waiter
widower
wizard
FEMININE
woman
manageress
maidservant
masseuse
mistress
mayoress
millionairess
nun
Mrs / Miss / Ms
murderess
niece
poetess
policewoman
postmistress
priestess
princess
prophetess
proprietress
shepherdess
madam
daughter
stewardess
sultana
tailoress / seamstress
aunt
waitress
widow
witch
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OCCUPATIONS
I
A
accountant
acrobat
actor
administrator
anthropologist
archaeologist
architect
artist
astrologer
astronomer
athlete
auctioneer
author
aviator
B
baker
banker
barber
barman
biologist
blacksmith
botanist
butcher
butler
C
caddy
caretaker
carpenter
cashier
chancellor
one who keeps and examines business accounts
one who does tumbling, tightrope walking, trapeze
one who acts ( on the stage or in films )
one who is in charge of a company or an organization
one who studies about the science of man
one who digs and studies historical remains
one who draws plans for buildings
one who draws pictures very well
one who tells the future from the stars
one who studies the sun, moon, planets, stars and the universe
one who is good and participates in track events
one who runs an auction
one who writes books and stories
one who flies an aeroplane
one who makes and sells bread and cakes
one who works in a bank in an important position
one who cuts or shaves men’s hair
one who mixes and serves drinks in a bar
one who studies about living things
one who makes articles out of iron
one who studies plants and trees
one who slaughters animals and sells meat
one who takes charge of other servants in a house
one who carries clubs for a golfer
one who takes charge of a house or a public building
one who makes things out of wood
one who receives or pays out money ( in a bank, shop etc )
one who heads a university
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washerwoman
watchmaker
watchman
weaver
welder
( woman ) one who washes other people’s clothes as a job
one who makes or repairs watches
one who guards a building, especially at night
one who weaves cloth at a loom
one who joins iron or copper together
Z
zoologist
one who studies the science of animals
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COLLECTIVE NOUNS
a troupe of acrobats
a company of actors
a host of angels
a troupe of artistes
a team of athletes
a bevy / galaxy of beauties /
beautiful women
a slate of candidates
a bunch / gang of crooks
a group / troupe of dancers
a board of directors
a staff of employees
a panel of experts
a galaxy of film stars
a trail of followers
a party of friends
a bevy of girls
a batch of graduates
a caravan of gypsies
a panel of judges
a dynasty / line of kings
a gang of labourers
a bench of magistrates
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a body of men
a band of musicians
a tribe of natives
a troupe of performers
a team of players
a patrol / posse of policemen
a gang of prisoners
a mob of rioters
a band / gang of robbers
a line of rulers
a crew of sailors
a horde of savages
a troop of scouts
a staff of servants
a choir / group of singers
an army / a regiment of soldiers
a crowd of spectators
a class of students
a staff of teachers
a gang / pack of thieves
a flock of tourists
a congregation of worshippers
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TRAITS AND QUALITIES
A
altruist
I
ambivert
ascetic
B
bohemian
boor
C
chauvinist
cynic
E
egocentric
egoist
a person who considers the well-being and happiness of others
first
a person whose personality trait includes the qualities of both
introversion and extroversion
a person who does not pursue any physical pleasures
a person who is not living in ways considered normal or
conventional
a person who is rough and ill-mannered
a person who has an unreasoning enthusiasm for the military
glory of his own country
a person who sees little or no good in anything and who has no
belief in human progress
a person who is egocentric is self-centred, always thinking of
himself
a person who always thinks that he is more important than
others
egomaniac
egotist
enigma
a person who is pathologically self-centred
a person who always talks about how great he thinks he is
a person of puzzling or contradictory character
epicure
a person who understands the pleasure from delicate eating
and drinking
extrovert
a person who is outgoing – who is more interested in what goes
on around him than in his own thoughts and feelings
F
flirt
a person who behaves in a way that shows that he is sexually
attracted to someone, although not seriously
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Traits and Qualities
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purist
puritan
I
S
sadist
sophist
sybarite
sycophant
T
termagant
V
virago
vulgarian
a person who pays great attention to the correct use of words
or language
a person who is strict in morals and religion
a person who derives great satisfaction from making others suffer
a person who uses clever but misleading arguments
a person who is fond of comfort and luxury
a person who tries to win favour by flattering rich or powerful
people
a woman who is quarrelsome and naggy
a woman who is violent and bad-tempered
a rich person with bad manners and tastes
TYPES AND CHARACTERS
A
admiral
angler
apprentice
archer
atheist
B
bachelor
bankrupt
bookworm
braggart
bully
burglar
busybody
one who commands a fleet of warships
one who catches fish as a hobby
one who learns a skill while working for someone
one who shoots with bows and arrows
one who does not believe in God
one ( man ) who is not married
one who is unable to pay his debt
one who loves books and is always reading
one who boasts a lot
one who frightens or hurts those who are weaker or smaller
than he is
one who breaks into a house to steal
one who likes to mind other people’s business
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and Qualities / Types and Characters
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AGE GROUPS
I
DESCRIPTION
one who is between fifty and fifty-nine years old
one who is between sixty and sixty-nine years old
one who is between seventy and seventy-nine years old
one who is between eighty and eighty-nine years old
one who is between ninety and ninety-nine years old
one who is a hundred years old and beyond
TERM
quinquagenarian
sexagenarian
septuagenarian
octogenarian
nonagenarian
centenarian
COUNTRY, PEOPLE, LANGUAGES
COUNTRY
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
PEOPLE
Afghan
Albanian
Algerian
Argentinian
Australian
Austrian
Bahamian
Bahraini
Bangladeshi
Barbadian
Belgian
Bhutanese
Bolivian
Batswana
Brazilian
Bruneian
Bulgarian
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LANGUAGE
Pashto, Persian
Albanian
Arabic
Spanish
English
German
English
Arabic
Bengali
English
Dutch, French, German
Dzongkha, Bhutanese
Spanish
English, Setswana
Portuguese
Malay
Bulgarian
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