The meanings of the words are:

Horticulture: the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.

Agriculture: the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

Sericulture: the production of silk and the rearing of silkworms for this purpose.

Pisciculture: the controlled breeding and rearing of fish.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Veteran- a person who has had long experience in a particular field

Amateur- a person who engages in some art, science, sport, etc. for the pleasure of it rather than for money

Cosmopolitan- found all over the world

Stoic- a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Bibliography = a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix.

Preface = a front matter to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.

Epilogue = a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.

Acknowledgment = acceptance of the truth or existence of something.

Hence option B is correct.

 The meanings of the words are:

Autobiography: an account of a person's life written by that person.

Cartography: the science or practice of drawing maps.

Biography: an account of someone's life written by someone else.

Calligraphy: decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Let us understand the meaning of the given words first:

Antibiotic: a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

Antiseptic: preventing the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

Antigen: a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.

Antidote: a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.

All of the given options fight with the infections but only the "Antidote" is a medicine that is use to fight a poison. Hence, option D is correct.

Let us understand the meaning of the given words-

Aristocrat- An aristocrat is someone from the ruling class, usually those with nobility, money, or both

Bureaucrat- an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs

Conservative- averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values

Hypocrite- a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

Comet = a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun

Meteorite = a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space

Nebula = a cloud of gas or dust in space, appearing either bright or dark

Satellite = a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.