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41. The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.
Answer: Archaeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
42. A place where dead bodies are kept for identification.
Answer: A morgue or mortuary is a place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification or removal for autopsy or burial.
43. A person who is extremely careful about small details and follows rules exactly.
Answer: Meticulous means showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. Fastidious is similar but often implies being hard to please.
44. A person who can do many different things well.
Answer: Versatile means able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
45. A hater of mankind.
Answer: A misanthrope is a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
46. The period between two reigns or governments.
Answer: An interregnum is a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.
47. A person who is an expert judge in matters of taste.
Answer: A connoisseur is an expert judge in matters of taste, especially in the fine arts.
48. That which cannot be read.
Answer: Illegible means not clear enough to be read.
49. An animal or plant living in or on another.
Answer: A parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
50. A person who is recovering from an illness.
Answer: A convalescent is a person who is recovering after an illness or medical treatment.
51. A book of accounts showing debits and credits.
Answer: A ledger is a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type.
52. The sound of a funeral bell.
Answer: A knell is the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.
53. A person who is hard to please.
Answer: A fastidious person is very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail, and also very difficult to please.
54. A list of books available in a library.
Answer: A catalogue is a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order, in particular a list of books in a library.
55. A place where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food.
Answer: An abattoir is another word for a slaughterhouse.
56. A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.
Answer: A patron is a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
57. The practice of having only one wife or husband at a time.
Answer: Monogamy is the practice or state of being married to one person at a time.
58. A person who has a strong desire to set things on fire.
Answer: A pyromaniac is a person with an obsessive desire to set fire to things. An arsonist is someone who maliciously sets fire, but pyromania is the psychological disorder.
59. That which cannot be avoided or prevented from happening.
Answer: Inevitable means certain to happen; unavoidable.
60. To give up the throne.
Answer: To abdicate is to renounce one's throne.