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Friday, 13 October 2017

Vocabulary: One Word Substitution

Given below are a number of phrases and a single word substitute for each of them.


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Phrases/expressions          One Word Substitution
1. One who knows many languages. Linguist.
2. Being unable to pay one's debts. Insolvant.
3. Having an evil reputation. Notorious
4. One who leaves his country to settle elsewhere, Emigrant .
person who lives at the same time as another Contemporary
A person whocan neither read nor write Illiterate.
A person who spends his moneyrecklessly Spendthrift.
8. A person who lives by himself. Recluse.
9. A woman whose husband is dead. Widow.
10. A man whose wife is dead. Widower .
11. A child whose parents are dead. Orphan.
12. A minister representing a sovereign or state in a  foreign country. Ambassador.
13. A person sent on a mission (usually official).' Emissary.
14. A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain. Stoic.
I5.One who defends or is zealous for his country's  freedom or rights. Patriot.
16. One who makes an eloquent public speech, Orator.
17. One who undergoes penalty of death for sticking to his faith Martyr.
18. One who abandons his religious faith. Apostate.
19.One who is given to questioning the truth of facts and the soundness of inferences. Sceptic.
20.Belonging to all parts of the world; a person familiar with many different countries. Cosmopolitan
21.One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen Alien
22. One who comes as a settler into a foreign country. Immigrant
23. Being present everywhere. Omnipresent
24.Being ail-powaful. Omnipotent
25 .One who knows everything. Omniscient
26. Beyond making a mistake. Infallible
27. One who eats human flesh. Cannibal
28. One who looks at the dark side of things. Pessimist
29. One who looks at the bright side of things Optimisit
30.  Not being able to be elected or selected under the rules. Ineligible
31. One who loves and Works for bis fellow men. Philanthropist
32. One who hates mankind. Misanthropist
33.One who lives on vegetables. Vegetarian
34.  One who has belief in the existence of God. Theist
35.One who has no belief in the existance of God Atheist
36. One who believes in fate Fatalist.
37.One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally. Amateur
38.One who has grown old in orhas long experience of (specially military) service or occupation Veteran
39.One who lends money atvexhorbitant rates of interest. Usurer
40.  A person who collects fares on a public Vehicle. Conductor
41.The practice of having more than One wife at the same time. Polygamy
42.A general pardon ofpolitical offenders. Amnesty
43.Fond of entertaining guests. Hospitable
44.  One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks. Teetotalier
45.One who walks on foot. Pedestrian
46.Taking ofone's own life, Suicide
47. Murder of a king. Regicide
48.Murder of a new-born infant. Infanticide
49.Murder of one's own father /mother/brother. Patricide/Matricide/Fratricide
50. The killing of human beings. Homicide
51. A child born after the death of his father or a book  published after the death of its author. Posthgmous
52 Forbidden, prohibited by law. Illicit
53. A man whose manners are more like those of a woman. Effiminate
54. A midicine to counteract the effect of poison. Antidote
55.  A speech made without preparation. Extempore
56.  A language that is no longer spoken. Dead
57.The word which is no longer in use. Obsolete
58.The motive merely to get money. Mercenary
59. Existing for ever — without any beginning or end. Eternal
60. Subject to death. Mortal
61. Resulting in death. Fatal or mortal
62. Property inherited from one's father or ancestors. Patrimony
63.A paper written by hand. Manuscript
64. The result of the match where neither party wins. Draw
65. Animals which give suck to their young Mammals
66. Method of sending messages without the help of wires. Wireless or radio
67. A place for burial of dead bodies. Cemetery
68. Counterfeiting of document. Forgery
69. Of one's own free will. Voluntary
70. Give tit for tat. Retaliate
71. The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed. Armistice
72. The science of reasoning. Logic
73. Belonging to all parts of the world. Universal
74. A figure with many angles or sides. Polygon
75. An instrument for measuring temperature. Thermometer
76. Compulsory enlistment for military or other service. Conscription
77. A place where young plants are reared. Nursery
78. ne absence of government in a country. Anarchy
79. A state in which the Government is carried on nominally. and usually in fact also, by the people or their elected representatives without a monarch. Republic
80. Government carried on by an absolute ruler. Dictatorship
81. Government by the representatives of the people. Democracy
82. Government by officials.
83. An absolute government. Autocracy
84. ne life history of a person written by another. Biography
85. The life history of a person written by himself. Autobiography
86. Conferred as an honour. or performed without pay. Honorary
87. The yearly return of a date. Anniversary
88. Of unknown or unadmitted authorship. Anonymous
89. Allowing the passage of light. Transparent
90. Not allowing the passage of light. Opaque
91. A substance that kills insects. Insecticide
92. Occurring at the same time. Simultaneous
93. An assembly of worshippers. Congregation
94. An assembly of listeners. Audience
95. A substance that kills germs. Germicide
96. A cure for all diseases. Panacea
97. All of one mind. Unanimous
98. Contrary to law. Illegal
99. Not definitely or clearly expressed. Inexplicit
100. That which cannot be excused. Inexcusable
101.That which cannot be taken by force of arms. Impregnable
102. That which cannot be admitted or allowed. Inadmissible
103.That which cannot be reached. Inaccessible
104. That which cannot be perceived by sense. Imperceptible
105. That which cannot be destroyed. Indestructible
106. That which cannot be altered or recalled. Irrevocable
107. That which cannot be dispensed with. Indispensable
108. That which cannot be burnt. Incombustible
109. That which cannot be divided. Indivisible
110. That which cannot be reconciled. Irreconcilable
111. That which cannot be recovered. Irrevocable
112. That which cannot be seen. Invisible
113. That which cannot be read Illegible
114. That which cannot be heard. Inaudible
115. That which cannot be conquered. Invincible
116. That which cannot be w Invulnerable
117. That which cannot be believed. Incredible
118. That which can be easily set on fire. Inflammable
119. That which cannot be avoided. Unavoidable
120. That which cannot be expressed in words Inexpressible

1 comment:

Thank you.