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Q21. An animal living on fish:
Piscivore
A piscivore is an animal that eats fish, which matches 'an animal living on fish'.
Remember: "pisc-" means fish, so a piscivore eats fish.
The otter is a piscivore, feeding mainly on fish.
Q22. Person who directs preparation of a newspaper:
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Q23. A person who does not think or behave like everyone else, but has independent, unusual opinions:
Maverick
A maverick is someone who thinks or acts independently and often has unusual opinions.
Remember "Maverick" as a person who goes their own way, not following the crowd.
She is a maverick who paints in bold, new styles.
Q24. Child of unusual or remarkable talent:
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Q25. Government runs its administration through departments staffed by civil servants:
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Q26. Through which light cannot pass:
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Q27. One who lacks knowledge:
Ignorant
Someone who lacks knowledge is ignorant.
Think: if you lack knowledge, you're not well informedβyou're ignorant.
He was ignorant of the new rules at first.
Q28. A person who talks in sleep is known as:
Somniloquist
A person who talks in sleep is called a somniloquist; "somni" means sleep and "loquist" means speaker.
Break it into parts: somni- (sleep) + loquist (talker).
The child woke up laughing after a nightly somniloquist moment.
Q29. Animals who lives in herds:
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Q30. Living at the same time:
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