1000 Most Important One Word Substitution

1. The policy of extending country’s empire and influence —-imperialism
2. Govt. By a single person ———-Autocracy
3. Practice of a married women having extra marital relationship —-Adultery
4. A workmen who fits and repairs pipes —-plumber
5. Part of a church in which bells hang ———belfry
6. Mania for balking —–logo mania
7. An extremely deep crack or opening in the ground —-chasm
8. The study of ancient societies ———Archaeology
9. The foolish belief that one is god Theo mania
10. List of heading of the business to be transacted at a meeting —Agenda
11. Person who brings an action at law —-Plaintiff
12. The short remaining end of a cigarette —-Stub
13. The place where public, govt., or historical records are kept —-archives
14. A post without remuneration —–Honorary [serving without pay]
15. Large scale departure of people —-exodus
16. Lottery in which an article is assigned by lot to one of those buying tickets —Raffle
17. To send an unwanted person out of the country —-Deport
18. Voluntarily giving up throne by king in favour of his son —Abdication
19. Child bereaved of one or both the parents —-Orphans
20. Gift left by will —–Legacy
21. Govt. Run by a dictator —-Autocracy
22. One who always run away from the dangers —-Timid
23. A poem written on the death of someone loved and lost —-elegy
24. One who despises persons of lower social position —-snob
25. Gradual recovery from illness ——Convalescence
26. One who is determined to exact full vengeance for wrong done to him —Vindictive
27. A person who believes that pleasure is the chief good —-Hedonist
28. Commencement of words with the same letter —-Alliteration
29. One who is well versed, in any subject; a critical judge of any art, particularly fine art –-Connoisseur
30. Person who is indifference to both pleasure and pain —-stoic
31. A person who is against the standards of ordinary society especially in dressing —Hippy
32. Murder of a brother —-Fratricide
33. Mania for stealing articles —-Kleptomania
34. Mental weariness for want of occupation —Ennui
35. One who loves all and sundry- —Philanthropist
36. A person living permanently in a certain place —-Domicile
37. Mania for travel —–Dromomania
38. Paying back injury with injury —-Reprisal
39. Acutely affected by external impressions —-Sensitive
40. To slap with a flat object —–Swat
41. An Assembly of hearers ——Audience
42. An associate in an office or institution —–Colleague
43. One who is unrelenting and cannot be moved by the entreaties —-Inexorable
44. Regards for others as a principle of action —-Altruism
45. Person who Claims to have great love and understanding of what is beautiful in nature , art etc. —Aesthete
46. A disease which spreads by contact —–Contagious
47. An animal story with a moral ——Fable
48. To change the shape, nature or substance of ——-Transmute
49. Person who believes that god is everything and everything is god —Pantheist
50. Person who travels or pilot in a balloon , airship or other aircraft —-Aeronaut
51. Witty,clever, retort —-Repartee
52. Simplest and smallest form of plant life , present in air , water, soil; essential to life but may cause disease —-Bacteria
53. A girl or women who flirts that is tries to attract people and make advances in love simply to satisfy her vanity ——Coquette
54. A person who regards the whole world as his country —-Cosmopolitan
55. Relationship by blood or birth —–Consanguinity
56. A story in which ideas are symbolised as people —-Allegory
57. The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed —-Armistice
58. A person who makes love without serious intention —–Philanderer
59. Opposed to sudden or great change ——Conservative
60. Having no beginning or end to its existence —–Eternal
61. The art of cutting tress and bushes into ornamental shapes —-Topiary
62. Walking in sleep ————Somnambulism
63. One who cannot die ——immortal
64. A formal written charge against a person for some, crime or offence —-Indictment
65. Language difficult to understand because of bad form —–Jargon
66. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted/ an opinion contrary to the orthodox doctrine of a subject —-Heresy
67. A person obsessed with exclusively one idea or subject—- Monomaniac
68. A child of unusual or remarkable talent —-Prodigy
69. A person who kills somebody especially for political reasons —-Assassination
70. A small piece of potato —-Chip
71. A child who stays away from school without any good reason —-Truant
72. A common place remark —–Platitude
73. Line at which the earth or sea and sky seem to meet ———Horizon
74. A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others —-Autocracy
75. Study of mankind —–Anthropology
76. Intentional destruction of racial groups —–Genocide
77. Study of statistics of birth , deaths , disease to show the state of community —–Demography
78. Through which light cannot be pass —–Opaque
79. A sudden rush of wind —-Gust
80. One who takes delight in excessive cruelty —-Sadist
81. A unexpected stroke of good luck —-Windfall
82. A person who helps you to break the law —-Accomplice
83. Not conforming to ordinary rules of behaviour —-Eccentric
84. Stealing from the writing of others ——Plagiarism
85. Short Descriptive poem of Picturesque scene on incident —-Idyll
86. A man who starves body for the good of soul ——–Ascetic {Recluse}
87. A person who is reserved in talks ——Reticent
88. A short stay at a place ———Sojourn
89. A raised place on which offering to a god are made —-Altar
90. To talk much without coming to the point —–Circumlocution
91. Constant effort to achieve something ————Perseverance
92. A place where a wild animals lives —–Lair
93. One who lends money at high rate of interest —-Usurer
94. One who cuts precious stone ——-Lapidist
95. Govt. By the god ——-Thearchy
96. A person not sure of the existence of the god ——Agnostic
97. One who compiles dictionary ———–Lexicographer
98. Which can be easily believed ———-Credible
99. Woman tried to help other women to child birth —-Midwife
100. A person with full discretionary power to act on behalf of a country ——Plenipotentiary
101. Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones— Mosaic
102. To Deprive a thing of its holy characters ——-Desecrate
103. A man with prejudiced views against religion —-Bigot / Prejudiced
104. The school or college in which one has been educated —-Alma meter
105. One who deserts his religious ————Apostate
106. Medicine which lessens pains ————Anodyne
107. To Take one task ————–Rebuke
108. A small piece of wood ————Chip
109. A pioneer of a reform movement —-Apostle
110. Wicked to a high degree —--Heinous
111. The original inhabitants of a country —–Aborigines
112. Dungeon entered by trapdoor- —-Oubliette
113. One desirous of getting money —–Avaricious
114. Place where birds are kept ———–Aviary
115. A person with a beautiful and elegant handwriting —-Calligrapher
116. A person who is always dissatisfied ———-Malcontent
117. Loss of power to move in any or every part of the body —-Paralysis
118. One who does not care for literature or art / person who is indifferent to art and literature—-Philistine
119. A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself —--Trilogy
120. A person who is made to bear the blames due to others —–Scapegoat
121. A funny Imitation of a poem ——–Parody
122. Responsible according to law ——–Legitimate
123. A speech by an actor at the end of the play —--Epilogue
124. A person without manners or polish ———–Rustic
125. Members of a band of robbers ——–Brigand
126. A person concerned with political values and results ——-Pragmatists
127. Person holding a scholarship at a university —–-Bursar
128. Contempt of god ————Blasphemy
129. Of unknown and un admitted authorship —-Anonymous
130. A person who forsake his religion ——-Renegade, apostate, turncoat
131. A man who pays too much attention to his clothes and personal appearance —Dandy
132. The line which a plough cuts in the ground —-Furrow
133. A name adopted by an author in writing —-Pseudonym
134. One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks —--teetotaller
135. A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others —-Highbrow
136. A person very hard to please —–Fastidious
137. A house for storing grains —-Granary
138. A person who maliciously Destroys by fire —Incendiary
139. A man who operates on sick peoples ——Surgeon
140. Be the embodiment or perfect example of —Personify
141. An instrument for viewing objects at a distance —-Telescope
142. Person who has long experience —-veteran
143. A light sailing boat built especially for racing– Yacht
144. That which can be interpreted in any way —-Ambiguous
145. One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally —Amateur
146. Animals that living in both water and land —--Amphibians
147. To bring Peace, and end the Violence ——–Pacify
148. Customs of having many wives ——-Polygamy [Polygyngy]
149. Time after twilight and before night ——-Dusk
150. A person who rarely speak the truth ——-Liar
151. The science of judging a person’s character , capabilities etc. From an examination of the shape of the skull —–Phrenology
152. Use of more words than are needed to express the meaning —–Circumlocution {Pleonasm}
153. The power of reading the thoughts of others ———Telepathy
154. One Who Pretends illness to escape duty ——-Malingerer {Dereliction}
155. Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others —-Sadism
156. Man whose wife has been unfaithful to him —-cuckold
157. Science of printing ———Typography
158. One whose attitude is “eat, drink, and be merry” —-Epicurean
159. A thing or person behind time —Antiquated
160. A man of odd habits —Eccentric
161. A person who speaks for as support an idea —-advocate
162. The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old —-Geriatrics
163. The place where bricks are baked —kiln
164. A thing liable to be easily broken —Brittle
165. To mediate between two parties in a dispute —-Intercede {Arbiter}
166. Careful in performing duties —Punctilious
167. A person who makes and sell ladies’s hats etc. —-Milliner
168. Books, Pictures etc intended to arouse sexual desire —-Pornography
169. Present opposing arguments or evidence —-Rebut
170. Person who gives written testimony for use in law court —Deponent
171. Equal in rank, merit or quality —-Peer
172. One who is neither intelligent nor dull —-Mediocre
173. Using of new words —-Neologism
174. A slow- witted and incompetent person—- Duffer
175. A woman of lax moral ——–Hostess
176. Something which is not thorough or profound —Superficial
177. A field or a part of a garden where fruits tree grow —-Orchard
178. Person who gives himself up to luxury and sexual pleasures —-Voluptuary
179. One who is likeable —-Amiable
180. One who promotes the idea of absence of the govt. of any kind , when every man should be a law unto himself ——Anarchist
181. A fault that may be forgiven— venial
182. To break off proceedings of a meeting for a time —Adjourn
183. A low- area storm with high winds rotating about a centre of low atmosphere pressure —Cyclone
184. A person who has just started learning —-Apprentice
185. Just punishment for wrong doing ——--Nemesis
186. A room leading into a large room or hall —-Anteroom
187. Printed notice of somebody’s death ———Obituary
188. Parts of a country behind the coast or a river’s bank —-Hinterland
189. The list of courses at a meal or of dishes that can be served in a restaurant —Menu
190. Plain or Self – Evident truth —Truism
191. A story in verse {poetry or line of poem} —ballad
192. One knowing everything —-omniscient
193. One who loves books ——–Bibliophile
194. Informal business communication with a personal signature —–Memorandum
195. Govt. by the representatives of the people —–-democracy
196. Food which agree with One’s Taste ——Palatable
197. A person sharing responsibility for a political party’s discipline and tactics —Whip
198. One who talks very little ——Reserved {Reticent}
199. To do away with a rule ——Abrogate
200. A person who travels to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion —Pilgrim

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