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•  Intentional destruction of ethnic group- Genocide ( as Hitler did )
• Interval between two events-----Interlude
• Killing of another human being---Homicide
• Language difficult  to understand or comprehend--Jargon ( Today this word is used in a broader sense too ie; political jargon, mathematical jargon etc.)
• Large-scale departure of people from one country to another country/one place to another due to political or other reasons---Exodus ( Remember the Great Exodus )
• List of explanation of words-- Glossary ( generally appended at the end of a serious book )
• List of goods with their price-- Invoice ( A term used frequently in business and commerce field)
• Longing for something gone by/past memories- Nostalgia
• Loud talks or speeches--Harangue ( Politicians practise it )
• Man having the qualities of a woman-- Effeminate ( It is not regarded as a positive compliment either by a man or a woman)
•  Man of lax moral--Licentious ( You are sure to meet so many of them around you)
• Man whose wife has been unfaithful to him- Cuckold ( Being paid/repaid by the same coin?)
• Mania for setting fire- Pyromania
• Mania for stealing things--Kleptomania ( A bit different from shop-lifting )
• Mania for talking--Logo Mania ( Indian politicians excel in this art form )
• Mania for being important-- Megalomania ( Most Indian political leaders--especially our PM are Megalomaniac)
• Member of a band of robbers-- Brigand

Murdering of a husband by a wife-- Matricide

• Old age when a person behaves like a fool-- Dotage
• One who believes that everything is predetermined- Fatalist
• One who believes that pleasure is the only good-- Hedonist
•  One who betrays one-- Traitor

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We have discussed about Gerund and Participle. These two words are formed from verbs as root words. A gerund is used as a noun and a participle. There is another type of participle in English language. It is called THE PAST PARTICIPLE. We use this verb form in the Perfect Tenses and we can not write the Passive form without using the Past Participle Form of a verb.
Another important use of this form is that we can use it as an ADJECTIVE in many cases.
Examples: Don't sit on the broken chair. This is an imported mobile phone. They served us boiled eggs with dried fruits. I have found my lost watch.

We should remember one important thing about these terms. A Gerund has no gender, number or person. Similarly participial adjectives have no degrees.
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