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One Word Substitutions

• Abdication - Voluntary renouncing throne.
• Aborigines - Original inhabitants of a country.
• Accessible - Which can be approached.
• Acclimatize - To accustom oneself in the new climate.
• Aggressor - One who attacks first.
• Alimony - Allowance paid to wife on legal separation.
• Altruist - One who loves others.
• Amateur - Who does things for pleasure and not for money.
• Ambassador - Person representing a state in a foreign country. 
• Ambidextrous - One who can use either hand without any problem.
• Ambiguous - That can be interpreted in any way.
• Amnesia - Loss of memory.
• Amphibia - Animals live both on land and sea.
• Anarchy - Absence of rule or law and order.
• Annual - Which happens once a year.
• Anomaly - Deviation from the common rule.
• Anonymous - Which does not bear the name of the writer.
• Antiseptic - Medicine used to save plants and animals from being rotten or decaying.
• Antonym - Words which are apposite in meaning.
• Aphasia - Loss of speech.
  
• Aquarium - Vessel in which fish and water plants are kept
• Aquatic - Animals live in water.
• Archeology - Study of Antiquities.
• Aristocracy - Government by the rich/aristocrats.
• Ascetic - One who tortures himself for the good of soul.
• Atheist - One who does not believe in the existence of God.
• Audible - Sound which can be heard.
• Auditor - One who audits the accounts.
• Aurist - A specialist with regard to the ear.
• Autobiography - Life history written by self.
• Autocracy - Government by one man.
• Autograph - Getting the signature of some important person in his handwriting
• Bachelorhood - State of being unmarried.
• Bankrupt - One who can't pay the debts
• Bellicose - One who is fond of fighting.
• Belligerents - Nations engaged in war
• Bibliophile - One who loves and collects books.
• Biennial - Happening every second year.
• Bigamy - Have two husbands or two wives at a time.
• Biography - Life history of a person.
• Biped - Animal having two feet.
• Blasphemy - Speaking disrespectfully about sacred of religious things
• Bookworm - One who devotes full time in studying course books.
• Botany - Study of plants.
• Brigand - A bandit or robber, esp. one of a band living by pillage and ransom.
• Brittle - Which can be easily broken.
• Bullion - Gold or silver before using of manufacturing ornaments.
• Bureaucracy - Government run by officials.
• Caducity - The infirmity of old age, senility.
• Calligraphy - The art of beautiful handwriting; elegant penmanship.
• Cannibal - One who eats human flesh.
• Centrifugal - Anything tending to move away from center.
• Centripetal - Anything tending to move towards center.
• Century - One hundred years.
• Colleagues - Person working in the same office.
• Compatriot - Belonging to the same country.
• Congenital - Belongs to a person by birth.
• Contemporaries - Person living at the same time.
• Convalescence - the period of gradual recovery after illness.
• Cosmopolitan - A citizen of the world.
• Credulous - Who easily believes others.
• Cryptography - Study of secret writing and coded words.
• Curable - Which can be cured.
• Cytology - Study of the cell.
• Dead letter - An unclaimed letter.
• Deaf - One who can not hear.
• Democracy - Government of the people, for the people, by the people.
• Dermatology - Study of skin.
• Digestible - That which can be digested.
• Dipsomania - A strong desire to take liquor.
• Divisible - That which can be divided.
• Dotage - Extreme old age when one behaves like a child.
• Drawn - A game in which no party wins.
• Dumb - One who can't speak.
• Edible - A thing fit to eat.
• Effeminate - Womanish inhabits.
• Eligible - One who is fit for the post.
• Emigrant - One who goes to live in a foreign country.
• Employee - One who is employed.
• Employer - One who employs.
• Endemic - A disease prevailing in a locality.
• Entomology - Study of insects.
• Epic - A long narrative poem.
• Epicure - One who is fond of sensuous enjoyment.
• Epilogue - A speech given after the conclusion of the drama.
• Epitaph - Words inscribed on the tomb of the dead.
• Etymology - Study of words.
• Examinee - One who is taking the examination.
• Examiner - One who examines the copies of examinees.
• Expatriate - To send out the native country.
• Expurgate - To remove all objectionable matter.
• Extempore - A speech without previous preparations.
• Extradite - To send back the criminal to the country of his origin.
• Fanatic (Bigot) - Unreasonably enthusiastic about religion.
• Fastidious - Having very selective taste, Hard to please.
• Fatalist - One who believes in fate.
• Feminist - One devoted to the welfare of women.
• Foster child - Child brought by persons, who are not his parents.
• Franchise - Constitutional right to cast vote.
• Fratricide - Murder of brother.
• Garage - A shed for the motor car.
• Geology - Study of earth.
• Germicide - Which destroys germs.
• Glutton - Fond of eating too much.
• Gratis - Without any payment, free.
• Gregarious - Animals live flocks.
• Harangue - A noisy and loud speech before a large gathering.
• Hearse - Vehicle to carry dead bodies.
• Herbivorous - Animals live on Herbs.
• Heterogeneous - Things of different nature.
• Histology - Study of |Tissue
• Homicide - Murder of a human being.
• Homogeneous - Things of the same nature.
• Honeymoon - The first night of a newly married couple.
• Honorary - A post without any remuneration.
• Hydra - A serpent with many heads.
• Hydrophobia - A fear of water.
• Hygienist - Who cares fully about his health.
• Hypothesis - A tentative assumption, made to drive a logical conclusion.
• Iconoclast - Breaker of art and literature.
• Idiosyncrasy - Peculiar temper of an individual.
• Idolatry - Worship of idols.
• Ignorant - Person having no knowledge of any happening.
• Illegal - Unlawful.
• Illegible - Which can not be read.
• Illiterate - One who can neither read nor write.
• Imitable - Which can be imitated.
• Immigrant - A person from another country comes to our country to settle.
• Immovable - Which can't be moved, fixed.
• Imposter - One who assumes the name or title of someone else for deceiving others.
• Impregnable - A fort which can't be entered into.
• Incorrigible - Which cannot be corrected.
• Incredible - Which can't be believed. 
• Inevitable - That can't be avoided.
• Infallible - One who cannot make a mistake.
• Infanticide - Muder of an infant.
• Infection - A disease spread by contact.
• Inimitable - Which cannot be imitated.
• Insomnia - Loss of sleep.
• Interpolate - Inserting new matter in a book.
• Intervene - Anything pushed inside veins.
• Invisible - That which cannot be seen.
• Kindergarten - A School for small children
• Kleptomania - An abnormal desire to steal.
• Linguist - One who knows many languages.
• Loquacios - A continous talker.
• Lunar - Eclipse of the moon.
• Maiden speech - Speech made for the first time.
• Mammals - Animals that give milk.
• Manuscript - A copy of a book before it has been printed.
• Masochism - The condition or state of deriving(esp. sexual) 
• Materialistic - One for whom money is the most important thing.
• Matins - Morning prayer in church.
• Matricide - Murder of own mother.
• Matrimony - State of being married.
• Maxim - An established principal.
• Meadow - A low-level tract of uncultivated grassland.
• Meditation - The action or practice of profound spiritual or religious reflection or mental contemplation.
• Melodrama - A sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions and usually a happy ending.
• Mercenary - One who fights for the sake of money.
• Mesomorph - A person whose build is powerful, compact, and muscular.
• Meteorology - Study of climate or weather.
• Meticulous - Very particular even about small details.
• Migratory - That moves from one place to another.
• Misogamist - One who hates the custom of marriage.
• Misogynist -  Hater of women.
• Misologist - One who hates learning.
• Mobocracy - Rule by mob.
• Monogamy - Marring one at a time
• Morphology - Study of Animal and plant sleep.
• Narcotic - Medicine which induces sleep.
• Neologism - New word coined by an author.
• Neology - Study of Formation of New words.
• Notorious - A man with a bad reputation.
• Numismatics - Study of Coins.
• Obsolete - No longer in practice.
• Oceanography - Study of the ocean.
• Odontology - Study of Teeth.
• Oligarchy - Government by a few.
• Omnipotent - One who knows is all-powerful.
• Omniscient - One who knows everything.
• Omnivorous - Who eats everything.
• Opaque - That which can't be seen through.
• Ophthalmology  - the study of Eye.
• Optics - Study of light.
• Optimist - One who sees the bright side of things.
• Ornithology - Study of birds
• Orography - Study of Moutain.
• Orphan - A child whose parents are dead.
• Orthodox - One who believes in traditional values.
• Orthography - Study of the correct spelling of words.
• Ostracize - To expel from society. 
• Pacifist - One who believes in the total abolition of war.
• Palentology - Study of Fossils.
• Panacea - A remedy for all ills.
• Pantisocracy - Government by all.
• Pantomine - A dumb show.
• Parasite - One who depends on others.
• Parasol - A lady's umberalla.
• Pathology - Study of disease.
• Patricide - Murder one's own father.
• Patriot - One who loves own country.
• Pedagogy - Study of Art of teaching
• Pedantic - A style in which the author displays his knowledge.
• Pedestrian - One who travels on foot.
• Pessimist - One who sees the dark side of things.
• Philanderer - One who enjoys by love making.
• Philanthropist - A lover of mankind.
• Philately - Study of stamp collection.
• Philistine - Who does not care ofr art or literature.
• Philogynist - Lover of womankind.
• Philology - Study of stamp collection.
• Phonetics, Acoustics - Study of sound.
• Phrenology -Study of the skull with regard to human character.
• Physiology - Study of the structure of the human body.
• Pioneer - One who leads others.
• Plagiarism - Literary theft. Using ideas and words of another person presenting them as own.
• Platitudes - Commonplace remarks.
• Plutocracy - Government by rich.
• Polyandry - Marring more than one husband at a time.
• Polygamy - Marring more than one wife at a time.
• Post-mortem - An Examination of the body after death.
• Primogeniture - Right of succession belonging to the firstborn.
• Pseudonym - An imaginary name of author assumed to disguise himself.
• Pugnacity - Tendency to quarrel.
• Purist - One who is particular about the purity of one's languages.
• Quadruped - Animal having four foot.
• Rebel - One who takes up arms against Government.
• Redtapism - Too much official formalities. 
• Regicide - Murder of a king.
• Reticule - A lady's purse.
• Retrospective - Which takes effect from some earlier date.
• Sacrilege - Violating sanctity of some religious place.
• Sadist - A person who derives(esp. sexual). pleasure from infliction pain, suffering, humiliation.
• Shrew - A women with peevish nature.
• Simultaneous - Happening at he same time.
• Smuggle - Important gooda illegallu without paying custom duties.
• Solar - Eclips of Sun.
• Soliloquy - Speaking himself when alone.
• Somnambulism - Walking in sleep.
• Somniloquism - Talking in sleep.
• Spokesman - One who speaks on behalf of other.
• Stoic - One who is indifferent to pleasure and pain.
• Suicide - Killing of self.
• Synchronize - Occuring two or more events at a time.
• Teetotaller - One who does not take alcoholic drinks.
• Telltale -  One who enjoy talking about others private affairs.
• Thearchy - Government by the God.
• Theist - One who believes in the existence of God.
• Transmigration - Passing of soul from one body to another after death.
• Transparent - That which can be seeb through.
• Truant - A student left school or class without permission.
• Truism - An often repeated truth.
• Twins - Two child born together.
• Usurer - One who lends mondy at higher rate of interest.
• Utopia - A state of highest perfection.
• Uxoricide - Murder of wife.
• Valetudinarian - One who always thinks that he is ill.
• Venial - An excusable fault.
• Verbatim - Repetition of word by word.
• Verbose - Style full of words.
• Vesper - Evening prayer in a church.
• Veteran - A well and long experienced person in a particular occupation.
• Wardrope - An almirah wher clothes are kept.
• Widow - A women whose husband has died.
• Widower - A mam whose wife is died.
• Zoology - Study of animals.

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