Wednesday, May 15, 2013





One Word Substitution

1. One who is out to subvert a government Anarchist 
 2. One who is recovering from illness Convalescent
3. One who is all powerful Omnipotent              
 4. One who is present everywhere Omnipresent
5. One who knows everything Omniscient                      6. One who is easily deceived Gullible
7. One who does not make mistakes Infallible   
 8. One who can do anything for money Mercenary
9. One who has no money Pauper                             10. One who changes sides Turncoat
11. One who works for free Volunteer                      12. One who loves books Bibliophile
13. One who can speak two languages Bilingual         One who loves mankind Philanthropist
15. One who hates mankind Misanthrope             who looks on the bright side of things Optimist
17. One who looks on the dark side of things Pessimist   
18. One who doubts the existence of god Agnostic
19. One who pretends to be what he is not Hypocrite   
 20. One incapable of being tired Indefatigable
21. One who helps others Good Samaritan       
 22. One who copies from other writers Plagiarist
23. One who hates women Misogynist          24. One who knows many languages Polyglot
25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures Epicure       26. One who thinks only of himself Egoist
27. One who thinks only of welfare of women Feminist.     
28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain Stoic
29. One who is quite like a woman Effeminate      30. One who has strange habits Eccentric
31. One who speaks less Reticent                        32. One who goes on foot Pedestrian
33. One who believes in fate Fatalist                   34. One who dies without a Will Intestate
35. One who always thinks himself to be ill Valetudinarian   
36. A Government by the people Democracy
37. A Government by a king or queen Monarchy  38.A Government by the officials Bureaucracy
39. A Government by the rich Plutocracy               40. A Government by the few Oligarchy
41. A Government by the Nobles Aristocracy         42. A Government by one Autocracy
43. Rule by the mob Mobocracy                     44. That through which light can pass Transparent
45. That through which light cannot pass Opaque    
46. That through which light can partly pass Translucent
47. A sentence whose meaning is unclear Ambiguous  48. A place where orphans live Orphanage
49. That which cannot be described Indescribable    50. That which cannot be imitated Inimitable
51. That which cannot be avoided Inevitable   52. A position for which no salary is paid Honorary
53. That which cannot be defended Indefensible  54. Practice of having several wives Polygamy
55. Practice of having several husbands Polyandry  
 56. Practice of having one wife or husband Monogamy
57. Practice of having two wives or husbands Bigamy  
 58. That which is not likely to happen Improbable
59. People living at the same time Contemporaries 
60. A book published after the death of its author Posthumous
61. A book written by an unknown author Anonymous  
62. A life history written by oneself Autobiography
63. A life history written by somebody else Biography  64. People who work together Colleagues
65. One who eats too much Glutton                        66. That which cannot be satisfied Insatiable
67. One who questions everything Cynic                       68. A flesh eating animal Carnivorous
69. A grass eating animal Herbivorous              70. One who lives in a foreign country Immigrant
71. To transfer one's authority to another Delegate           72. One who is a newcomer Neophyte
73. That which is lawful Legal                                            74. That which is against law Illegal
75. One who is unmarried Celibate                             76. A game in which no one wins Draw
 
77. A study of man Anthropology                                  78. A study of races Ethnology
79. A study of the body Physiology                                 80. A study of animals Zoology
81. A study of birds Ornithology                                   82. A study of ancient things Archaeology
83. A study of derivation of words Etymology
84. Murder of a human being Homicide                             85. Murder of a father Patricide
86. Murder of a mother Matricide                                   87. Murder of an brother Fratricide
88. Murder of an infant Infanticide                                      89. Murder of self Suicide
90. Murder of the king Regicide                         91. To free somebody from all blame Exonerate
92. To write under a different name Pseudonym             93. A thing no longer in use Obsolete
94. A handwriting that cannot be read Illegible  95 Words written on the tomb of a person Epitaph
96. One who is greedy for money Avaricious    97. Something that cannot be imitated Inimitable
98. One who doesn't know how to read and write Illiterate  
99. A person's peculiar habit Idiosyncrasy
100. An animal who preys on other animals Predator   
101. Violating the sanctity of a church Sacrilege
102. One who can throw his voice Ventriloquist               

                               
P.S: For learning new words and adding those to your vocabulary, do regularly read quality newspapers, and while reading, you come across a new word, don't avoid it, look up for its meaning in the dictionary and then try using it in sentences...

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