ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION
1.Belonging to times long past = Ancient
2.That which has got life= Animate.
3. A real incident of private life = Anecdote.
4. A day of celebration coming after a year = Anniversary.
5. Happening every year = Annual.
6. Deviation from a rule = Anomaly.
7.Without the name of the writer or author = Anonymous.
8. A collection of poems etc. = Anthology.
9. A medicine used against poison = Antidote
10.that which can be corrected = Corrigible
11. Recovering from illness = Convalescent
12. Which can be understood fully = Comprehensible
13. A disease present from birth = Congenital
14. Which catch fire and burns easily = Combustible.
15. A person or party opposed to change= Conservative.
16. A person held guilty and punished by court = Convict.
17. One who loves all countries of the world = Cosmopolitan
18. Which can be believed = Credible
19.Place or building where nun live and work = Convent
20. A small piece of machinery used for arithmetical calculation = Calculator
21. The art of beautiful writing = Calligraphy
22. A picture drawn to make people laugh = Caricature
23. Who believe things very easily = Credulous
24. Pertaining to cooking or the kitchen = Culinary
25. Tools, like knives, used for cutting = Cutlery
26. A person or thing that attracts everyone’s attention = Cynosure
27. Union of political parties for a special purpose = Coalition
28. The policy of ‘live and let live’ = Co-existence
29. Two or more things happening together by chance = Coincidence
30. Persons working together = Colleagues
31. A play full of fun and laughter = Comedy
32. A place where two rivers meet = Confluence
33. A device or drug which prevents pregnancy= Contraceptive
34. Persons living at the same time = Contemporaries
35. Persons belonging to the same religion = Co- religionists
36. A book in which accounts are kept = Ledger.
37. Anything that a person gets the death of other = Legacy.
38. Connected with law = Legal.
39. A law making body =Legislature.
40. A person who compiles a dictionary = Lexicographer.
41. The equipment of a soldier, sailor or traveler = Kit.
42. The young one of cat = Kitten.
43. Not caring the suffering of others = Callous.
44. A vote which decides the matter = Casting vote.
45 . A systematic list of books in a library = Catalogue.
46. One who engages in any pursuit (recreational or sporting activity) for the love of it and not for gain = amateur.
47. One who feeds on fruits = Fruitarian.
48. One who journeys on Foot = Pedestrian.
49. One who journeys to a holy places = Pilgrim.
50. One who goes from place to place begging alms = Beggar.
51. One who loves his country and serves it devotedly = Patriot.
52. One who foretells events = Prophet.
53. One given up to luxurious living = Sybarite.
54. One given to sensual pleasure and bodily enjoyment = Voluptuary.
55. One who steers a boat = Coxswain.
56. One who pretends to know a great deal about everything = Mountebank.
57. One who imitates the voice, gestures etc. of another = Mimic.
58. One versed in many languages = Linguist.
59. One who can use both hands writing = Ambidextrous.
60. One who entertains another =Host, Hostess.
61. One who works along with other = Coadjutor.
62. One living at the same time as another = Contemporary.
63. One who is opposed to intellectual progress = Obscurant.
64. To place apart to prevent from infecting other = Isolate.
65. To cut off a part of a person’s which is infected = Amputate.
66. A cure of all disease =Panacea.
67. One who is recovering from illness = Convalescent.
68. Gradual recovery from illness = Convalescence.
69. A vehicle for conveying sick or injured people to hospital = Ambulance.
70 .A place where animals are slaughtered for the market = Abattoir.
71. To give up the throne or other office of dignity= Abdicate.
72. Washing of the hands or the body as an act of religion=Ablution.
73. To turn somebody into an enemy= Alienate.
74. To increase the speed= Accelerate.
75. Setting a person free after declare his innocent= Acquittal.
76. Period of life between childhood and maturity= Adolescence.
77. Concerned with beauty= Aesthetic.
78. (Handwriting ) Which can be read = Legible.
79. ( Water etc. ) neither hot or cold = Lukewarm.
80. Song for sending a baby to sleep = Lullaby.
81. Of the moon = Lunar.
82. A mid-day meal = Lunch.
83. Rich and sweet in taste and smell = Luscious.
84. An acrobat who bends his body into various shapes = Contortionist.
85. One who tries to get votes for an election candidate=Canvasser.
86. An authority on Pronunciation= Orthoepist.
87. An unthankful person = Ingrate.
88. One who loves and help mankind = Philanthropist.
89. Interest in collecting stamps = Philately.
90. One interest in collecting stamps = Philately.
91. The art of judging character from the face( face as the index of mind )= Physiognomy.
92. Natural constitution of a person = Physique.
93. One who journey to a holy place = Pilgrim.
94. A person who loves his country and serves it devotedly = Patriot.
95. A writer who takes and uses the words and ideas of other = Plagiarist.
96. (A wife) having many husbands at a time = Polyandry.
97. A person who is physically dependent on a substance = Addict.
98. A child born after the death of its father is called = A posthumous child.
99. A movement of part of the body to express an idea or feeling = Gesture.
100. A legal agreement by which a person borrows money from a bank usually to buy a house = Mortgage.
101. Failing to discharge one’s duty = Dereliction.
102 .One who hates women = Misogynist.
103. A system of naming thing = Nomenclature.
104. A raised passageway in a building = Walkway.
105. A cure for all disease = Panacea.
106. A person who loves mankind = Philanthropist.
107. To confirm with the help of evidence = Corroborate.
108. The action of looking within or into one’s own mind = Introspection.
109. One who has narrow and prejudice = Fanatic.
110. Capable of being interpreted in two ways = Ambiguous.
111. One who is given to flattering others to gain some advantage = Sycophant.
112. That which cannot be wounded = Invulnerable.
113. The study of language = Philology.
114. To deliver a criminal to the authority of the country from which he has come =Extradite.
115. The fixed moral customs and standards of a particular group =Mores.
116. One sent out on a mission = Emissary.
117. A person who collects things belonging to ancient time = Antiquary.
118. One who collects coins = Numismatist.
119. One who has been before another in office of employment = Predecessor.
120. One who takes over after another in office or employment = Successor.
121. Want or poorness of blood = Anemia. (anaemia)
122. Affecting the lungs = Pulmonary.
123. A substance to keep down evil smells = Deodorant.
124. To be able to tell the nature of the disease by its symptoms = Diagnose.
125. A forecast of the result of a disease or illness = Prognosis.
126. The science of diseases of the human body = Pathology.
127. A disease widely epidemic = Pandemic.
128. A disease affecting widely scattered groups of people = Sporadic.
129. The study of birds = Ornithology.
130. A woman with light colored hair = Blonde.
131. A woman with dark hair = Brunette.
132. One who eats no animal flash = Vegetarian.
133. One who feeds on fruits = Fruitarian.
134. The person in charge of library = Librarian.
135. One who deals in flowers = Florist.
136. One who studies the stars = Astronomer.
137. A mark of shame = Stigma.
138. A short, usually amusing(make laugh and smile) , story about some real person or event =Anecdote.
139. Life history of a person written by other = Biography.
140. Custom of having many wives = Polygamy.
141. A person who does not believe in any religion =Pagan.
142. Bringing about Gentle and painless death from incurable disease =Euthanasia.
143. A man of lax moral = Licentious.
144. A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc. =Pen.
145. To cause troop etc. to spread out in readiness for battle = Deploy.
146. The act of killing one’s wife = Uxoricide.
147. Music sung or played at night below a person window = Serenade.
148. A government by the nobles = Aristocracy.
149. Anything written in letter after it is signed = Postscript.
150. Strong and settled dislike between two persons = Antipathy.
151. A small house with all rooms at one floor = Bungalow.
152. A person who has no money to pay off his debts = Insolvent.
153. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence = Imperialism.
154. Government by a single person = Autocracy.
155. Practice of a married women having extra marital relationship = Adultery.
156. Part of a church in which bells hangs = Belfry.
157. Mania for balking= Logomania.
158.An extremely deep crack or opening in the ground =Chasm.
159. The study of ancient societies =Archeology.
160. The foolish belief that one in God = Theomania.
161. A process involving too much official formality = Red-tapism.
162. Person who brings an action at law = Plaintiff.
163 .The place where public, government or historical records are kept = Archives.
164. Large scale departure of people = Exodus.
165. A post without remuneration = Honorary.
166. Lottery in which an article is assigned by lot to one of those buying ticket = Raffle.
167. To send unwanted person out of the country = Deport.
168. Voluntarily giving up throne by king in favour of his son = Abdication.
169. A government run by Dictator = Autocracy.
170. A poem written on the death of someone loved and lost = Elegy.
171. One who despises persons of lower social position = Snob.
172. A person who believes that pleasure is the chief good = Hedonist.
173. Commencement of words with the same letter = Alliteration.
174. One who is determined to exact full vengeance for wrong done to him = Vindictive.
175. An office or post with no work but high pay = Sinecure.
176. Murder of a brother = Fratricide.
177. A person living permanently in a certain place = Domicile.
178. To slap with a flat object = Swat.
179. Regard for other as a principle of action = Altruism.
180. Person who believe that God is everything and everything is God = Pantheist.
181. Relationship by blood or birth = Consanguinity.
182. A person who rules without consulting the opinion of other = Autocrat.
183. Study of mankind = Anthropology.
184. Through which light cannot pass = Opaque.
185. A person not sure of the existence of God = Agnostic.
186. Stealing from the writing of others = Plagiarism.
187. A short stay at a place = Sojourn.
188. Constant effort to achieve something = Attempt.
189. Design made by putting together colored piece of glass or stones = Mosaic.
190. One who deserts his religion (A person who renounces a belief or principle) = Apostate.
191. One who uses fear as a weapon of power = Terrorist.
192. The original inhabitant of a country = Aborigines.
193. One who does not care for literature or art = Philistine.
194. Place where bees are kept = Apiary.
195. A man of odd habits = Eccentric.
196. Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others = Sadism.
197. The power of reading the thoughts of other = Telepathy.
198. One filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in cause = Fanatic.
199. A light sailing boat built especially for racing = Yacht.
200. Be the embodiment or perfect example of = Personify.
201. A house for storing grain = Granary.
202. A name adopted by an author in his writing = Pseudonym.
203. One who is made to bear the blame due to other =Scapegoat.
204. Cutting for stone in the bladder = Lithotomy.
205. Food which agree with one’s taste = Palatable.
206. One who loves books = bibliophile.
207. Parts of a country behind the coast or a river’s banks = Hinterland.
208. A low area storm with high winds rotating about the centre of low atmospheric pressure = Cyclone.
209. Something which is not thorough or profound = Superficial.
210. Indifference to pleasure or pain = Stoicism.
211. Present opposing arguments or evidence = Rebut.
212. To mediate between two parties in a dispute = Intercede.
213. The branch of medical science which deals with problem of the old people = Geriatrics.
214. A person pretending to be somebody he is not = Imposter.
215. The doctrine that human souls pass from one body to another at the time of death = Transmigration.
216. A drawing on transport paper = Transparency.
217. Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kiln = Nepotism.
218. One who sacrifices his life for a cause = Martyr.
219. A style in which a Writer makes a display of his knowledge =Pedantic.
220. One who thinks that human nature is essentially evil = Cynic.
221. A word no longer in use = Obsolete.
222. A short journey made by a group of person together = Excursion.
223. One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige = Parvenu.
224. Thing that can be felt or touched = palpable.
225. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool = Dotage.
226. A person who is skilled in horsemanship = Equestrian.
227. A paper written in one’s own handwriting = Manuscript.
228. Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence = Protocol.
229. Of outstanding significance = Monumental.
230. A place of good climate for invalids = Sanatorium.
231. One who promotes the idea of absence of government of any kind, when every man should be a law into himself = Anarchist.
232. To talk without respect of something sacred or holy = Blasphemy.
233. Murder of a king = Regicide.
234. A dramatic performance = Masque.
235. An expression of mild disapproval = Reproof.
236. Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island = Peninsula.
237. A fixed orbit in space in relation to earth =Geo-stationary.
238. Murder of a new born baby = Infanticide.
239. One who posses many talents = Versatile.
240. Word for word reproduction = Verbatim.
241. Story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth = Parable.
242. To move along with quick, short twisting = Wriggle.
243. That which cannot be done without = indispensable.
244. One who travel from place to place = Itinerant.
245. A short walk for pleasure or exercise = Stroll.
246. That which cannot be understood = Unintelligible.
247. A sea abounding ( exist in large number or amount) In island = Archipelago.
248. Words used in ancient times but no longer in general use now = Archaic.
249. He spent a long time cutting all the waste paper into pieces = Shredding
250. The dead body of human being = Corpse.
251. The dead body of an animal = Carcass.
252. A place where dead bodies are temporarily placed = Mortuary.
253. A place where bodies of persons found dead are placed for identification = Morgue.
254. Disposal of a dead body is burned = Cremation.
255. The cloth which is wrapped round a dead body = Winding-sheet.
256. A pile of wood on which a dead body is burned = Pyre.
257. A place where dead bodies are interred = Cemetery.
258. An examination of a dead body = Autopsy.
259. Occurring after death = Posthumous.
260. An inscription on a tomb = Epitaph.
261. One who looks upon the bright side of things = Optimist.
262. One who is expert in making speech = Orator.
263. A trial or test which is as hard as passing through fire = Ordeal.
264. A child whose parents have died = Orphan.
265. A house of orphan = Orphanage.
266. Believing in old accepted ideas = Orthodox.
267. To banish or shut out a person from society = Ostracize.
268. Border or outlying parts of a town or city = Outskirts.
269. A warm and enthusiastic welcome =Ovation.
270. One who draws plans = Draughtsman.
271. One who deals in cattle = Drover.
272. One who deals in medicinal herbs = Herbalist.
273. One who makes barrels, tubs, etc = Cooper.
274. One who sells small article such as ribbons, laces, thread = Haberdasher.
275. One who deals in silks, cotton, woolen ( Woollon) and lines goods = Mercer.
276. One who shoes horses = Farrier.
277. One studies the past through objects left behind = Archaeologist.
278. One who foretells things by the stars = Astrologer.
279. Having many quality of strength = Virile.
280. Which can be seen = Visible.
281. A oral test = Viva-voice.
282. Concerned with the voice = Vocal.
283. A stretch of land surrounded by hills = Valley.
284. A sea-journey in a ship = Voyage.
285. Which can be wounded or injured = Vulnerable.
286. A place for keeping clothes = Wardrobe.
287. Hair on the sides of a man’s face = Whiskers.
288. A wife whose husband has died = Widow.
289. A person appointed by two parties to settle a dispute = Arbitrator.
290. A place where ammunition and weapons are stored= Arsenal.
291. To understand completely or absorb completely = Assimilate.
292. A government by persons of the highest social rank = Aristocracy.
293. Money that remains unpaid = Arrears.
294. A traveler through outer space = Astronaut.
295. One who leads a hard life of self-discipline for religious reasons = Ascetic.
296. Giving special favours to one’ relatives = Nepotism.
297. Helping neither side in a war or quarrel = Neutral.
298. A name given to person to tease him = Nickname.
299. Belief in nothing = Nihilism.
300. Happening or done at night = Nocturnal.
301. One who is new in something = Novice.
302. A person or thing that causes trouble = Nuisance.
303. Having high food value = Nutritious.
304. A printed notice about somebody’s death = Obituary.
305.A job with salary but without work = Sinecure.
306. A partner in business who does not work = Sleeping partner.
307. To burn slowly without flame = Smoulder.
308. One who makes a show of superiority = Snob.
309. One who walks in sleep = Somnambulist.
310. An old unmarried women = Spinster.
311. Sharp or pointed pieces of a bomb etc. = Spinster.
312. One who speaks for others = Spokesman.
313. An expert at story telling = Raconteur.
314. One who journeys from place to place = Itinerant.
315. One who goes from place to place to begging alms = Medicant , Beggar.
316. One who’s reasoning is clever yet false = Sophist.
317. One who makes a display of his learning = Pedant.
318. One who can’t pay debt = Insolvent.
319. Which can’t be touched = Intangible.
320. Done on purpose = Intentional.
321. Which can’t be tolerated = Intolerable.
322. Which can’t be defeated = invincible.
323. Not to the point = Irrelevant.
324. Too much greed for money = Avarice.
325. A place for keeping birds = Aviary.
326. One who talks ill of others in their absence = Backbiter.
327. Having no hair on head = Bald.
328. A song or poem that tells an old story = Ballad.
329. One who cannot pay his debts = Bankrupt.
330. One who gives help or benefit to another = Benefactor.
331. A list of books by one author or on one subject = Bibliography.
332. An underground room = Basement.
333. Breaking into the house for stealing = Burglary.
334. A factory for manufacturing beer = Brewery.
335. A building for soldiers to live in = Barracks.
336. Life history of a person = Biography.
337. A build follower of a religion or party = Bigot.
338. Well versed in two languages = Bilingual.
339. A bird or animal with two feet = Biped.
340. A person who believes that nothing can be known about God = Agnostic.
341. A person who wants to turn other metals into gold = Alchemist.
342. A mixture of different metals = Alloy.
343. The art of beautiful handwriting = Calligraphy.
344. A thing that is difficult to understand= Enigma.
345. A medicine that produces the desired effect= efficacious.
346. That which can be explained= Explicable.
347. Person who takes an examination= Examinee.
348. A man who loves his own religion and hates other religion= Fanatic.
349. One who is wise and hardworking= Diligent.
350. To give ones authority to other= Delegate.
351. Government by a person=Dictatorship.
352. A song sung by two person=Duet.
353. Money or gifts given to a Girl in her marriage=Dowry.
354. A person detained or held by law=Detenue.
356. The peak point of story or a plot=Climax.
357. A statement that is not likely to be true= Dubious.
358. Musical entertainment given in a public hall= Concert.
359. That which can not be conquered= Invincible.
360. That which can not be explained= Inexplicable.
361. He who can not be defeated= Indefatigable.
362.That which has no limit or end= Illimitable.
363. One who lacks knowledge=Ignorant.
364. Something which is harmless= Innocuous.
365. A well playing job= Lucrative.
366. A hand written paper= Manuscript.
367. One who is money minded= Mercenary.
368. That which has no match= Matchless.
369. The mid-day show of cinema= Matinee.
370. Government by a king= Monarchy.
371. Morning prayers in the church=Matins.
372. A dreadful dream= Nightmare.
373. Persons having same name= namesake.
374. Notice of death in newspaper= Obituary.
375. Examination of a dead body= Post-mortem.
376. A writer who steals from another’s writing= plagiarist.
377. Which can be Believed= Credible.
378. Pertaining to cooking or the Kitchen= Culinary.
380. A person or thing that attract everyone’s attention =Cynosure.
381.One who spends too much= Spendthrift.
382. He who changes his partly often= Turn-coat.
383. One who believe in God= Theist.
384. The student who misses classes=Truant.
385. That who lasts for a short time= Transient.
386. One who is extremely poor and helpless= pauper.
387. Without money= Penniless.
388. Systematic study of languages= philology.
389. Interest in collecting stamps= Philately.
391. One interesting in collecting stamps= Philatelist.
392. A bunch of flower= Bouquet.
393. An underground room= Basement.
394. People working together in same office= Colleagues.
395. One who is expert in making speeches=Orator.
396. A trial or test which is as hard as passing through fire= Ordeal.
397. A house for orphan= Orphanage.
398. To banish or shut out a person from society= Ostracize.
399. Borders or outlying parts of a town or city= Outskirts.
400. To examine something inside out=Overhaul.
401. A worm and enthusiastic welcome= Ovation.
402. One who is not pleased= Fastidious.
403. A period of two weak= Fortnight .
404. That which can be changed or moulded = Flexible.
405. A person who eat too much= Glutton.
406. A person who talks too much= Garrulous.
407. One who can be easily deceived= Gullible.
408. One who cannot pay debts= insolvent.
409. One cannot be touched= Intangible.
410. Which can be easily understood= Intelligible.
411. Done on purpose= Intentional.
412. Which cannot be tolerated= Intolerable.
413. Which cannot be repaired= Irreparable.
414. A person of shop-keeping Middle class= Bourgeois.
415. A government by officials= Bureaucracy.
416. One who gives help or benefit to other= Benefactor.
417. Breaking into the house= Burglary.
418. A building for soldiers to live in= Barracks.
419. A blind follower of a religion or party= Bigot.
420. Well versed in two languages= Bilingual.
422. A person who collects things belonging to ancient times= antiquary.
423. One who collects coins= Numismatist.
424. One who has been before another in office of employment=Predecessor.
425. One who takes over after another in office or employment= Successor.
426. Affecting the lungs= pulmonary.
427. A forecast of the result of a disease or illness= Diagnose.
428. One bound to another to learn a trade or art= Apprentice.
429. A person who believe that nothing can be known about god=Agnostic.
430. A person who wants to turn other metal into gold= Alchemist.
431. To turn somebody into enemy= Alienate.
432. A mixture of different metal= Alloy.
433. That which has more than one meaning= Ambiguous.
434. A letter written by unknown person= Anonymous.
435. A word opposite in meaning= Antonym.
436. Representative of government with full authority= Ambassador.
437. Place for keeping Birds= Aviary.
438. A person appointed by two parties to settle a dispute=Arbitrator.
439. A place where ammunition and weapons are stored= Arsenal.
440. To understand completely or absorb food completely= Assimilate.
441. Money that remain unpaid= Arrears.
442. A traveler through space = Astronaut.
443. Too much greed for money= Avarice.
444. Having no hair on the head= Bald.
445. A song or story that tells an old story= Ballad.
446. Soldiers who fight on horseback= Cavalry.
447. One who has taken an oath not to marry= Celibate.
448. Pertaining to a hundred years= Centenary.
449. Union of political parties for a special purpose= Coalition.
450.(A person or Party) opposed to change= Conservative.
451. Sole right dealing or manufacturing= Monopoly.
452. A building where dead bodies are kept= Mortuary.
453. Which cannot be tolerated=Intolerable.
454. An expert at story telling= Raconteur.
455. One who journeys from place to place= Itinerant.
456.Onewho goes from place to place begging alms = Medicant, beggar.
457 .One whose reasoning is clever yet false= Sophist.
458. One who makes a display of his learning= Pedant.
459. A job with salary but without no work= sinecure.
460. A partner in business who does not work= Sleeping partner.
461. To burn slowly without flame= Smoulder.( US also smolder)
462.Onewho makes a show of superiority= Snob.
463.One who walks in sleep= Somnambulist.
464. An old unmarried woman= Spinster.
465. Sharp or pointed pieces of a bomb=Splinters.
466. One who speaks for other= Spokesman.
467. Giving special favours to one’s relatives= Nepotism.
468. Helping neither side a in war or Quarrel= Neutral.
469. A name given to a person to tease him= Nickname.
470. Belief in nothing= Nihilism.
471.One who is new in something= Novice.
472. A person or thing that causes trouble=nuisance.
473. Able to reason or think= Rational.
474. To talk like a mad man= Rave.
475. A formula to prepare some dish or medicine= Recipe.
476. Given and received in return= Reciprocal.
477. Official delay because of formality= Red-Tape.
478. To make or become young again= Rejuvenate.
479. Recalling of past experiences=Reminiscence.
480. Payment for work= Remuneration.
481. A place appointed for meeting= Rendezvous.
482. Which can be repaired= Reparable.
483. A written declaration made on oath in the presence of a magistrate= Affidavit.
484. One who is hundred year old= Centenarian.
485. Anything that remains after satisfying the needs = Surplus.
486.A person who alive after some events=Survivor.
487. Last work before death= Swan –song.
488. One who flatters important people for gain= Sycophant.
489. One who believes in existence of God = Theist
490. A government by man of religion= Theocracy.
491. One flatters others for gain= Today.
492. Medicine which gives energy and strength= Tonic.
493. A play or story with a sad ending= Tragedy.
494. One who betrays one’s country= Traitor.
495. Lasting for a short time= Transient or Transitory.
496. The soul leaving one body and entering other= Transmigration.
497. To pass through another’s land without permission= Trespass.
498. A word or part of word which can be produced by one chest-pulse= Syllable.
499. Summary of course of studies= Syllabus.
500. Something forbidden by society or religion= Taboo.
501. Communication between mind= Telepathy.
502. An instrument which makes distant object nearer and larger = Telescope.
503. One who pays rent for the land, house or building occupy by him= Tenant.
504. Made or done as a trial = Tentative.
505. Station beyond which a train or bus does not go = Terminus.
506. To cause troops to spread out in readiness for battle= Collocate.
