ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

 

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

Audience - a number of people listening to a lecture.

Altruist - one who considers the happiness and well-being of others first.

Atheist - a person who does not believe in God.

Anthropologist - one who studies the evolution of mankind.

Autocracy - government by one person.

Autobiography - the life history of a person written by himself.

Amputate - to cut off a part of a person's body that is infected.

Arsenal - a place for ammunition and weapons.

Archives - a place where government or public records are kept.

Amateur - a man who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession.

Aristocracy - government by the nobles.

Aquatic - animals/plants era which live in water.

Amphibian - animals which live both on land and sea.

Ambidexter - one who can use either hand with ease.

Alimony - allowance paid to wife on legal separation.

Anthology - a collection of poems.

Abdication - voluntary giving up of throne in favour of someone.

Arbitrator - a person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute.

Astronomer - a person who studies stars, planets and other heavenly bodies.

Astrologer - a person who studies the influence of heavenly bodies on human beings.

Axiom - a statement that is accepted as true without proof.

Agenda - a list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting.

Anarchist - one who is out to destroy all governance, law and order.

Almanac - an annual calender with positions of stars.

Bigamy - the practice of having two wives or husbands at a time.

Bibliophile - a lover and collector of books.

Bouquet - a collection of flowers.

Bureaucracy - government by the officials.

Belligerent - a person, nation that is involved in a war.

Biennial - an event that happens once in two years.

Blasphemy - the act of speaking disrespectfully about sacred things.

Creche - a nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at work.

Cosmopolitan - a person who regards who world as his country.

Chauffeur - one who is employed to drive a motor car.

Curator - a person in charge of a museum.

carnivorous - one who lives on flesh

cannibal - one who feeds on human flesh.

Contemporaries - belonging to or living at the same time.

Cloakroom - a place for luggage at the railway station.

Cynosure - the centre of attraction.

Connoisseur - a critical judge of any art and craft.

Crusade - a religious war.

Choreographer - one who teaches dancing.

Cacographic - a person who is bad at spelling.

Calligraphist - a person who writes beautiful handwriting.

Cynic - one who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men.

Convalescent - one who is recovering health.

Cavalry - soldiers, who fight on horseback.

Cardiologist - a person who is a specialist in heart diseases.

Cartographer - one who draws maps.

Dormitory - the sleeping rooms with several beds especially in a college or institution.

drawn - a game that results neither in victory nor in defeat.

Elegy - a poem of lamentation.

Epitaph - words that are inscribed on the grave or the tomb in the memory of the buried.

Ephemeral - lasting one day.

Effeminate - a person who is womanish.

Emigrant - a person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another.

Edible - fit to e eaten.

Egotism - the practice of taking too much about oneself.

Encyclopaedia - a book that contains information on various subjects.

Epicure - one who is devoted to the pleasure of eating and drinking.

Florist - one who deals in flowers.

Fastidious - one who is very selective in one's taste.

fanatic or Bigot - one who is filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in religious matters.

fatal - causing death.

Fatalist - one who believes in fate.

Fascimile - an exact copy of handwriting, printing etc.