More Vocab - Groups, rankings, types for NFER/GL & maybe CEM
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:04 am
Some notes collated over the years....could be useful particularly to those sitting NFER/GL exams 
The basic eight emotions are:
• Fear → feeling afraid. Other words are terror (strong fear), shock, phobia
• Anger → feeling angry. A stronger word is rage.
• Sadness → feeling sad. Other words are sorrow, grief (a stronger feeling, for example when someone has died) or depression (feeling sad for a long time). Some people think depression is a different emotion.
• Joy → feeling happy. Other words are happiness, gladness.
• Disgust → feeling something is wrong or dirty
• Trust → a positive emotion; admiration is stronger; acceptance is weaker
• Anticipation → in the sense of looking forward positively to something which is going to happen. Expectation is more neutral.
• Surprise → how one feels when something unexpected happens
List of common elements
This is a list of common elements (with atomic number).
• Aluminium (13)
• Argon (18)
• Barium (56)
• Beryllium (4)
• Boron (5)
• Bromine (35)
• Calcium (20)
• Carbon (6)
• Chlorine (17)
• Chromium (24)
• Cobalt (27)
• Copper (29)
• Fluorine (9)
• Gold (79)
• Helium (2)
• Hydrogen (1)
• Iodine (53)
• Iron (26)
• Lead (82)
• Lithium (3)
• Magnesium (12)
• Manganese (25)
• Mercury (80)
• Neon (10)
• Nickel (28)
• Nitrogen (7)
• Oxygen (8)
• Phosphorus (15)
• Platinum (78)
• Potassium (19)
• Silicon (14)
• Silver (47)
• Sodium (11)
• Sulphur (16)
• Tin (50)
• Tungsten (74)
• Zinc (30)
Animal groups
Mammals
Apes A shrewdness
Asses A pace
Badgers A cete
Bats A colony
Bears A sloth, sleuth
Buffalo A gang, an obstinacy (I suspect these refer to old world buffalo; use "herd" for American bison)
Cats A clowder, a pounce; for kittens...A kindle, litter, an intrigue
Cattle A drove, herd
Deer A herd, bevy (refers only to roe deer)
Dogs A litter (young), pack (wild), cowardice (of curs); specific to hounds...A cry, mute, pack, kennel
Elephants A herd
Elk A gang
Ferrets A business
Fox A leash, skulk, earth
Giraffes A tower
Goats A tribe, trip
Gorillas A band
Hippopotamuses A bloat
Horses A team, harras, rag (for colts), - (a group of horses belonging to a single owner, string (ponies)
Hyenas A cackle
Kangaroos A troop
Leopards A leap
Lions A pride
Martens A richness
Moles A labor
Monkeys A troop, barrel
Mules A pack, span, barren
Otters A romp
Oxen A team, yoke
Pigs A drift, drove, litter (young), sounder (of swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (refers to a group of boars)
Porcupines A prickle
Rabbits A colony, warren, nest, herd (domestic only), litter (young); specific to hares...A down, husk
Rhinoceroses A crash
Seals A pod, herd
Sheep A drove, flock, herd
Squirrels A dray, scurry
Tigers A streak
Whales A pod, gam, herd
Wolves A pack, rout or route (when in movement)
________________________________________
Birds
Birds in general A flight (in the air), flock (on the ground), volary, brace (generally for gamebirds or waterfowl, referring to a pair or couple killed by a hunter)
Bitterns A sedge
Buzzards A wake
Bobolinks A chain
Chicks (of many species) A brood; clutch
Coots A cover
Cormorants A gulp
Cranes A sedge
Crows A murder, horde
Dotterel A trip
Doves A dule, pitying (specific to turtle doves)
Ducks A brace, flock (in flight), raft (on water) team, paddling (on water), badling
Eagles A convocation
Finches A charm
Flamingos A stand
Geese A flock, gaggle (on the ground), skein (in flight)
Grouse A pack (in late season)
Gulls A colony
Hawks A cast, kettle (flying in large numbers), boil (two or more spiraling in flight)
Herons A sedge, a siege
Jays A party, scold
Lapwings A deceit
Larks An exaltation
Mallards A sord (in flight), brace
Magpies A tiding, gulp, murder, charm
Nightingales A watch
Owls A parliament
Parrots A company
Partridge A covey
Peacocks A muster, an ostentation
Penguins A colony
Pheasant A nest, nide (a brood), nye, bouquet
Plovers A congregation, wing (in flight)
Ptarmigans A covey
Rooks A building
Quail A bevy, covey
Ravens An unkindness
Snipe A walk, a wisp
Sparrows A host
Starlings A murmuration
Storks A mustering
Swallows A flight
Swans A bevy, wedge (in flight)
Teal A spring
Turkeys A rafter, gang
Widgeons A company
Woodcocks A fall
Woodpeckers A descent
________________________________________
Reptiles and Amphibians
Crocodiles A bask
Frogs An army
Toads A knot
Turtles A bale, nest
Snakes, vipers A nest
________________________________________
Fish
Fish in general A draft, nest, school, shoal (some authors claim that the common "school" is a corruption of shoal, and therefore incorrect)
Bass A shoal
Herring An army
Sharks A shiver
Trout A hover
________________________________________
Invertebrates
Ants A colony
Bees A grist, hive, swarm
Caterpillars An army
Clams A bed
Cockroaches An intrusion
Flies A business
Gnats A cloud, horde
Grasshoppers A cloud
Hornets A nest
Jellyfish A smack
Locusts A plague
Oysters A bed
Colour
Name of Colour
Amaranth
Amber
Apricot
Aquamarine
Azure
Baby blue
Beige
Black
Blue
Blue-green
Blue-violet
Bronze
Brown
Byzantium
Carmine
Cerise
Cerulean
Champagne
Chartreuse green
Chocolate
Coffee
Copper
Coral
Crimson
Cyan
Desert sand
Electric blue
Erin
Gold
Gray
Green
Harlequin
Indigo
Ivory
Jade
Jungle green
Lavender
Lemon
Military ranks
Navies Armies Air forces
Officers
Admiral of the fleet
Marshal /
field marshal
Marshal of
the Air Force
Admiral
General
Air marshal
Commodore
Brigadier
Air commodore
Captain
Colonel
Group captain
Commander
Lieutenant colonel
Wing commander
Lieutenant
commander
Major /
commandant
Squadron
leader
Lieutenant
Captain
Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant
Lieutenant
Flying officer
Ensign
2nd lieutenant
Pilot officer
Midshipman
Officer cadet
Officer cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant officer
Sergeant major
Warrant officer
Petty officer
Sergeant
Sergeant
Leading seaman
Corporal
Corporal
Seaman
Private
Aircraftman
o 1.1 Argentina
o 1.2 Australia
o 1.3 Bangladesh
o 1.4 Belgium
o 1.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
o 1.6 Brazil
o 1.7 Canada
o 1.8 People's Republic of China
o 1.9 Colombia
o 1.10 Croatia
o 1.11 Cuba
o 1.12 Denmark
o 1.13 Egypt
o 1.14 Estonia
o 1.15 Finland
o 1.16 France
o 1.17 Germany
o 1.18 Greece
o 1.19 Hungary
o 1.20 India
o 1.21 Indonesia
o 1.22 Iran
o 1.23 Iraq
o 1.24 Ireland
o 1.25 Israel
o 1.26 Italy
o 1.27 Japan
o 1.28 Jordan
o 1.29 Lebanon
o 1.30 Lithuania
o 1.31 Malaysia
o 1.32 Mexico
o 1.33 Netherlands
o 1.34 New Zealand
o 1.35 Nicaragua
o 1.36 North Korea
o 1.37 Norway
o 1.38 Pakistan
o 1.39 Peru
o 1.40 Poland
o 1.41 Portugal
o 1.42 Romania
o 1.43 Russia
o 1.44 Saudi Arabia
Industry types
Administration
Assembly
Automotive
Aviation
Casting
Construction
Dairies
Central Government
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Food Processing
Furniture Manufacture
Healthcare
Local Government
Manufacturing
NHS Primary Care Trusts
NHS Hospital Trusts
Printing
Retail
Road Building
Site Installation
Site maintenance
Smelting
Social Services
Transport & Distribution
Utilities
Warehousing
Waste Management
The basic eight emotions are:
• Fear → feeling afraid. Other words are terror (strong fear), shock, phobia
• Anger → feeling angry. A stronger word is rage.
• Sadness → feeling sad. Other words are sorrow, grief (a stronger feeling, for example when someone has died) or depression (feeling sad for a long time). Some people think depression is a different emotion.
• Joy → feeling happy. Other words are happiness, gladness.
• Disgust → feeling something is wrong or dirty
• Trust → a positive emotion; admiration is stronger; acceptance is weaker
• Anticipation → in the sense of looking forward positively to something which is going to happen. Expectation is more neutral.
• Surprise → how one feels when something unexpected happens
List of common elements
This is a list of common elements (with atomic number).
• Aluminium (13)
• Argon (18)
• Barium (56)
• Beryllium (4)
• Boron (5)
• Bromine (35)
• Calcium (20)
• Carbon (6)
• Chlorine (17)
• Chromium (24)
• Cobalt (27)
• Copper (29)
• Fluorine (9)
• Gold (79)
• Helium (2)
• Hydrogen (1)
• Iodine (53)
• Iron (26)
• Lead (82)
• Lithium (3)
• Magnesium (12)
• Manganese (25)
• Mercury (80)
• Neon (10)
• Nickel (28)
• Nitrogen (7)
• Oxygen (8)
• Phosphorus (15)
• Platinum (78)
• Potassium (19)
• Silicon (14)
• Silver (47)
• Sodium (11)
• Sulphur (16)
• Tin (50)
• Tungsten (74)
• Zinc (30)
Animal groups
Mammals
Apes A shrewdness
Asses A pace
Badgers A cete
Bats A colony
Bears A sloth, sleuth
Buffalo A gang, an obstinacy (I suspect these refer to old world buffalo; use "herd" for American bison)
Cats A clowder, a pounce; for kittens...A kindle, litter, an intrigue
Cattle A drove, herd
Deer A herd, bevy (refers only to roe deer)
Dogs A litter (young), pack (wild), cowardice (of curs); specific to hounds...A cry, mute, pack, kennel
Elephants A herd
Elk A gang
Ferrets A business
Fox A leash, skulk, earth
Giraffes A tower
Goats A tribe, trip
Gorillas A band
Hippopotamuses A bloat
Horses A team, harras, rag (for colts), - (a group of horses belonging to a single owner, string (ponies)
Hyenas A cackle
Kangaroos A troop
Leopards A leap
Lions A pride
Martens A richness
Moles A labor
Monkeys A troop, barrel
Mules A pack, span, barren
Otters A romp
Oxen A team, yoke
Pigs A drift, drove, litter (young), sounder (of swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (refers to a group of boars)
Porcupines A prickle
Rabbits A colony, warren, nest, herd (domestic only), litter (young); specific to hares...A down, husk
Rhinoceroses A crash
Seals A pod, herd
Sheep A drove, flock, herd
Squirrels A dray, scurry
Tigers A streak
Whales A pod, gam, herd
Wolves A pack, rout or route (when in movement)
________________________________________
Birds
Birds in general A flight (in the air), flock (on the ground), volary, brace (generally for gamebirds or waterfowl, referring to a pair or couple killed by a hunter)
Bitterns A sedge
Buzzards A wake
Bobolinks A chain
Chicks (of many species) A brood; clutch
Coots A cover
Cormorants A gulp
Cranes A sedge
Crows A murder, horde
Dotterel A trip
Doves A dule, pitying (specific to turtle doves)
Ducks A brace, flock (in flight), raft (on water) team, paddling (on water), badling
Eagles A convocation
Finches A charm
Flamingos A stand
Geese A flock, gaggle (on the ground), skein (in flight)
Grouse A pack (in late season)
Gulls A colony
Hawks A cast, kettle (flying in large numbers), boil (two or more spiraling in flight)
Herons A sedge, a siege
Jays A party, scold
Lapwings A deceit
Larks An exaltation
Mallards A sord (in flight), brace
Magpies A tiding, gulp, murder, charm
Nightingales A watch
Owls A parliament
Parrots A company
Partridge A covey
Peacocks A muster, an ostentation
Penguins A colony
Pheasant A nest, nide (a brood), nye, bouquet
Plovers A congregation, wing (in flight)
Ptarmigans A covey
Rooks A building
Quail A bevy, covey
Ravens An unkindness
Snipe A walk, a wisp
Sparrows A host
Starlings A murmuration
Storks A mustering
Swallows A flight
Swans A bevy, wedge (in flight)
Teal A spring
Turkeys A rafter, gang
Widgeons A company
Woodcocks A fall
Woodpeckers A descent
________________________________________
Reptiles and Amphibians
Crocodiles A bask
Frogs An army
Toads A knot
Turtles A bale, nest
Snakes, vipers A nest
________________________________________
Fish
Fish in general A draft, nest, school, shoal (some authors claim that the common "school" is a corruption of shoal, and therefore incorrect)
Bass A shoal
Herring An army
Sharks A shiver
Trout A hover
________________________________________
Invertebrates
Ants A colony
Bees A grist, hive, swarm
Caterpillars An army
Clams A bed
Cockroaches An intrusion
Flies A business
Gnats A cloud, horde
Grasshoppers A cloud
Hornets A nest
Jellyfish A smack
Locusts A plague
Oysters A bed
Colour
Name of Colour
Amaranth
Amber
Apricot
Aquamarine
Azure
Baby blue
Beige
Black
Blue
Blue-green
Blue-violet
Bronze
Brown
Byzantium
Carmine
Cerise
Cerulean
Champagne
Chartreuse green
Chocolate
Coffee
Copper
Coral
Crimson
Cyan
Desert sand
Electric blue
Erin
Gold
Gray
Green
Harlequin
Indigo
Ivory
Jade
Jungle green
Lavender
Lemon
Military ranks
Navies Armies Air forces
Officers
Admiral of the fleet
Marshal /
field marshal
Marshal of
the Air Force
Admiral
General
Air marshal
Commodore
Brigadier
Air commodore
Captain
Colonel
Group captain
Commander
Lieutenant colonel
Wing commander
Lieutenant
commander
Major /
commandant
Squadron
leader
Lieutenant
Captain
Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant
Lieutenant
Flying officer
Ensign
2nd lieutenant
Pilot officer
Midshipman
Officer cadet
Officer cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant officer
Sergeant major
Warrant officer
Petty officer
Sergeant
Sergeant
Leading seaman
Corporal
Corporal
Seaman
Private
Aircraftman
o 1.1 Argentina
o 1.2 Australia
o 1.3 Bangladesh
o 1.4 Belgium
o 1.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
o 1.6 Brazil
o 1.7 Canada
o 1.8 People's Republic of China
o 1.9 Colombia
o 1.10 Croatia
o 1.11 Cuba
o 1.12 Denmark
o 1.13 Egypt
o 1.14 Estonia
o 1.15 Finland
o 1.16 France
o 1.17 Germany
o 1.18 Greece
o 1.19 Hungary
o 1.20 India
o 1.21 Indonesia
o 1.22 Iran
o 1.23 Iraq
o 1.24 Ireland
o 1.25 Israel
o 1.26 Italy
o 1.27 Japan
o 1.28 Jordan
o 1.29 Lebanon
o 1.30 Lithuania
o 1.31 Malaysia
o 1.32 Mexico
o 1.33 Netherlands
o 1.34 New Zealand
o 1.35 Nicaragua
o 1.36 North Korea
o 1.37 Norway
o 1.38 Pakistan
o 1.39 Peru
o 1.40 Poland
o 1.41 Portugal
o 1.42 Romania
o 1.43 Russia
o 1.44 Saudi Arabia
Industry types
Administration
Assembly
Automotive
Aviation
Casting
Construction
Dairies
Central Government
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Food Processing
Furniture Manufacture
Healthcare
Local Government
Manufacturing
NHS Primary Care Trusts
NHS Hospital Trusts
Printing
Retail
Road Building
Site Installation
Site maintenance
Smelting
Social Services
Transport & Distribution
Utilities
Warehousing
Waste Management