ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION

 

 ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

One-word substitution: 

    One Word Substitution is the use of one word in place of a wordy phrase in order to make the sentence structure clearer. The meaning, with the replacement of the phrase, remains identical while the sentence becomes shorter.

One-word substitution

1. Hangar- a large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft.

2. Incorrigible- incapable of being corrected

3. Illegible- incapable of being read

4. Honorary- holding office without remunaration

5. Matricide- the killing of one's mother

6. Patricide- the killing of one's father

7. Fratricide- the killing of one's brother or sister

8. Fragile- easily broken

9. Fatal- causing death

10. Edible- fit to be eaten

11. Emigrant- a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another

12. Encyclopedia-  a book that contains about various subjects

13. Elegy- poem of lamentation

14. Mint- a place where coins are made

15. Misogynist- a hater of womankind

16. Namesake- a person having same name as another

17. Nostalgia- a strong desire to return to home

18. Optimist- one who looks at the brighter side of life

19. Pessimist- one who looks at the darker side of life

20. Philanthropist- a lover of mankind

21. Philatelist- collector of stamps

22. Panacea- remedy for all diseases

23. Stable- a place for horses

24. Utopia- an imaginary perfect social and political system

25. Cardiologist- doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases

26. Chauffeur- a person employed to drive a private or hired car

27. Herbivorous- one, who lives on herbs

28. Carnivorous- one, who lives on flesh

29. Inaudible- a sound that cannot be heard

30. Atheist- one who does not believe in God

31. Anthropologist- one, who studies the evolution of mankind

32. Autocracy- government by one person

33. Amphibian- animals which live both on land and sea

34. Ambidexter- one, who can use either of the hand with ease

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

36. Bibliophile- a lover and collector of books

37. Curator- a person incharge of a museum

38. Crusade- a religious war

39. Calligraphist- a person, who writes beautiful handwriting

40. Veteran- one, who has a long experience of any occupation

41. Bouquet- a collection of flowers

42. Cannibal- one, who feeds on human flesh

43. Fauna- the animals of a certain region

44. Flora- the plants of a certain region

45. Monogamy- a practice of marrying one at a time

46. Somnambulist- a person who walks in sleep

47. Volunteer- one who offers one’s services

48. Martyr- one who dies for a noble cause

49. Linguist- one who is skilled in foreign languages

50. Orphanage- a home for orphans

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