More than 1000 One Word Substitution
One Word Substitution : A
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Abdurate | Unmouable - stubborn - unyeilding | ||
Aborigines | The original inhabitants of a country | ||
Abridge | To condense | ||
Absolute Zero | The standing point of absolute temperature | ||
Acceterate | Cause to move faster | ||
Accilerate | Speed up | ||
Acerose | Needle shaped | ||
Acess | Means of approaching | ||
Acoustics |
Relating to sound
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Acrophobia | Pathological fear of high places | ||
Acumen | Superior mental acuteness | ||
Adhoc | For the purpose | ||
Adolscence | A stage of growth between boyhood and youth. | ||
Adulation | Excessive devotion | ||
Aerial | Living in air | ||
Aeronautics | Science of flight of aeroplanes | ||
Aesthetic | A love of beauty | ||
Affidavit | A written statement given on oath | ||
Affinity | Having a natural attention to | ||
Aggravate | To make worse | ||
Aglophoble | A person who hates England | ||
Agonostic | One who thinks that everything is know through god only. | ||
Alimony | Money giving to a woman who divorses his husband. | ||
Allegory | Description of a subject with symbolical representation to another. | ||
Allusive | Having reference to something | ||
Alluvial | Sandy soil deposited by running water | ||
Alpinism | Mountain climbing | ||
Altimeter | Instrument used for measuring altitudes in aircraft. | ||
Altruist | One who works for the good of others. | ||
Amateur | One who learns a subject as a hobby. | ||
Ammeter | Instrument used for measuring the electrical currents in amperes. | ||
Amnesty | General pardon of the offenses against gout. | ||
Amoyan | Strong and powerful woman. | ||
Amphibian | Living/ Operating on land and water. | ||
Amphibious | Animals that can be live on land and water. | ||
Ample | Adequate or more than dequate - in extent, size etc. | ||
Anachronism | Comparing modern persons with ancient persons | ||
Anachronism | Something out of its proper time. | ||
Anachronistic | A word which can be interpreted in any way. | ||
Anachronistic | Set in wrong time or period. | ||
Anaesthetics | Drugs causing unconciousness such as chloroform. | ||
Anaesthetist | One who gives chloroform to a patient. | ||
Analogy | Relation - Relationship | ||
Anarchist |
One who is out to destroy government
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Anarchist | One who provokes disorder in a state. | ||
Anatomist | One who describes the parts of the human body. | ||
Anatomy | Study of sciences relating to the bodily structure of human. | ||
Anile |
Like a weak old woman.
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Animometer | Instrument used for measuring the force and velocity of winds. | ||
Annihilate | Destroy utterely | ||
Annuity | Yearly grant - beings - animals and plants by way of disection. | ||
Annular |
Ring shaped
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Anodyne | Pain reliever | ||
Anonymus | That which is written without name. | ||
Antagonist | Enemy - Antagonism | ||
Anthropologist | One who studies history relating to the development of man from premetive ages. | ||
Antibiotics |
Drugs which completely destroys bacteria.
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Antiquarian | A person who is interested in antiquities. | ||
Aphelion | The point in a planet's orbit that tis farthest from the sun. | ||
Apiary | a bee house (Contains several hives). | ||
Apirigee | A point as above that is nearest to earth. | ||
Apologist | One who says sorry (Sorrow) for his mistakes. | ||
Aporhtegm | Words spoken by great men. | ||
Apostasy |
To renounce one's faith or religion.
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Apostate | One who deserts his religion or principles. | ||
Aqauntie | Relating to water | ||
Aquarium | A thing where fishes are kept. | ||
Aquatic | Living in water | ||
Arbitrator |
One who is appointed by two parties & decide their difference.
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Arboreal | Living in trees | ||
Arboriculture | Cultivation of trees and vegetables. | ||
Archaeologist |
One who studies human antiquities.
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Archaism |
Using ancient Languages.
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Archeologist | One who make a scientific study of human antiquities. | ||
Archipeloge | See which has number of small islands. | ||
Archive | That what is not in current use. | ||
Aristocracy | The rule by nobels. | ||
Arsenal | A place where weapons are manufactured and stored. | ||
Articulate | To pronounce Clearly. | ||
Astronomy | Study of heavenly bodies. | ||
Atheist | One who has no belief in god. | ||
Atmosphere | The air surrounding the earths. | ||
Audible | That which can be heard. | ||
Audiometer | Instrument used for measuring the intensity of sound. | ||
Audiophone | Instrument used for improving imperfect sense of hearing. | ||
Aurora Australis | Southern lights | ||
Aurura Borealis | Northern lights. | ||
Autocracy | Absolute rule by one person. | ||
Autocrat | Who exercises absolute power. | ||
Avairy | A building for keeping - rearing and breeding of birds. | ||
Avalanche | A heavy mass of snow falling down a hill with great noise. | ||
Avarice | Greed - Inordinate desire to gain and hoard wealth. | ||
One Word Substitution : B
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Ballad | A short narrative poem - adopted for writing and sighning. | ||
Ballistics | Science dealing with the motion of projectile like rockets bombs & shells. | ||
Balmaccan | A type of man's overcoat. | ||
Barbarism | Mixed Language | ||
Barometer | An apparatus used for measuring the atmospheric pressure. | ||
Bellicose | Ready to fight. | ||
Benefactor | Kindly helper. One who makes a request or endowment. | ||
Benevolent |
Kind hearted
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Bevy | Group of girls or women larks. Flocks of quail. | ||
Bibliographer | One who writes big books. | ||
Bibliography | A list of books with details of authorship, editions, subject etc. | ||
Bibliophile | A lover book | ||
Biblophile | One who loves the study of books. | ||
Bifurcate | Divided into two branches. | ||
Bigamy | The crime of having two life partners at a time. | ||
Bilingual | Spoken or written in two languages. | ||
Biography | Life of a person written by somebody. | ||
Biologist | One who studies the science of animals and plants. | ||
Biota | Animal and plant life of a religion or period. | ||
Black Box | An apparatus which records the fight data of an aeroplane and is also a voice recorder. | ||
Blackbinding | Kidnapping for selling into slavery. | ||
Blasphemer | One who speakes evil - Impcous one - irrevirent one. | ||
Blood Transfusion | The process the transfusing blood of one person into blood stream of another person. | ||
Boat Wrighter | Wagon maker | ||
Bolo | Large single - adged military knife - Machete | ||
Botanist | One who studies the science of plants | ||
Boycott | To obstain from buying or using | ||
Boycott | Unite to punish a person from association. | ||
Brettle | Easily broken | ||
Buccal | Of the check of the sides of the mouth. | ||
Bureaucracy | A gout in which the whole power is vested in officials. | ||
Butcher | One whose business to a slaughter cattle for food. | ||
Bygamist | One who has two wives. | ||
One Word Substitution : C
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Cacophonous | Harsh or discordant sound. | ||
Cadaver | Dead body | ||
Caduceus | Emblem of medical profession and US army medical corps. | ||
Caliber | Diameter of bore of gun - degree of merit. | ||
Calligraphy | Beautiful writing | ||
Calorimeter | An instrument used for measuring quantities of heat. | ||
Canon | Church law body of principles. | ||
Carburator | An apparatus used in an internal combustion engine for charging air with petrol | ||
Cardiac | Pertaining to the heart | ||
Cardinal | Of prime importance | ||
Cardiograph | A medical instrument for tracing heat movements. | ||
Caries | Dental decay | ||
Carniology | Describe the habits, merits and demerits of a man by seeing his skull carniologist. | ||
Carnivore | Flesh eater - dogs - cats - lions etc | ||
Carnivorous |
An animal tht eats human flesh.
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Carrion | Dead and putrifying flesh | ||
Catastrophe | Denotes the last stage of a tradegy. | ||
Celibate | One who resolved not to marry. | ||
Centipede | An insect with many legs. | ||
Cervine | Of deers or the deer family - Deerlike. | ||
Chagrien | Vexation from humiliation or disappointment. | ||
Chandlier | Candle maker - Merchant - Dealer in supplies and provisions. | ||
Chemotherapy | Controls of infections by chemicals. | ||
Chiarascuro | Distribution of light and shade in a picture. | ||
Chiromanchy | Fortune telling through palm reading - palmistry. | ||
Choronology | Arrangements of events according to dates or times of occurance. | ||
Chronologer | One who writes the details of transactions which made in a country. | ||
Chronometer | An instrument kept on boardship for measuring accurate time. | ||
Cinematograph | It contains a series of lenses arranged to throw on screen an enlarged image of photography | ||
Circumlocution | A round about way of speaking. | ||
Clarify | Make clear. | ||
Classic | That which is acclaimed as an excellent work. | ||
Clio | Greek muse of history. | ||
Coalesce | Grow into one - Blend - unite - fuse. | ||
Coercion | Intimidation by threat or duress - forceful - compulsion. | ||
Coeval | Of the same age or duration - Contemporary with. | ||
Cognomen | Surname or nickname. | ||
Collegues | Those who work in the same department. | ||
Colleiny | Complete with buildings and work - Caolmines. | ||
Comatose | In a coma - Lacking energy - Lethargic. | ||
Comely | Pleasing in appearance - fair - pretty. | ||
Commutator | Device for reversing direction of electrical current. | ||
Compensation | Money given for requisitioned property. | ||
Concatinate | Linked together | ||
Concetric | Having the same centre. | ||
Conflagrative | Combustible - flammable - inflammable | ||
Connisseur | Me who is well versed in any subject a critical judge of any art particularly fine arts. | ||
Connoisseur | Expert in art - the fine arts. | ||
Contagious Disease | A disease which spreads by contact. | ||
Contemporary | A man living in the same age with another. | ||
Contemporary | One who lives at the same time of another | ||
Continent | Restrained in regard to desires or passion - especially to sexual desires. | ||
Convalescence | The gradual recovery from illness. | ||
Converge | To meet in a point (Rays & illness). | ||
Cooper | Maker of casks or barrels. | ||
Copy-right | Exclusive right to publish a book. | ||
Coral reef | A chain of rocks laying at or near the sea. | ||
Cosmopolitan | One who is free from national limitations. | ||
Costegate | Correct by punishing. | ||
Creditor | One to whom a debt is owing. | ||
Credulity | Trust without proper evidence readiness to believe. | ||
Credulous | A person who readily believes others. | ||
Credulous | Too ready to believe | ||
Crescograph | Instrument used for measuring the growth of plants. | ||
Cresendo | Gradual increase in force - volume - loudness. | ||
Crisis | Turning point of danger or disease. | ||
Cryogenies | Branch of physics dealing with very low temparature. | ||
Cryptograph | Secret writing. | ||
Crystallography | Science of crystallization. | ||
Cul-De-Sac | Dead end | ||
Cygnet | Young swan. | ||
Cynosore | Centre of interest - something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance. | ||
Cytogenetics | Cell formation. | ||
Cytology | Dealing with cells. | ||
One Word Substitution : D
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Debacle | Sudden collapse - general break-up - violent rush. | ||
Debtor | One who owes money to another. | ||
Decalogue | Ten commandments. | ||
Decelerate | Slow down. | ||
Defendant | One who is sued by the plaintiff. | ||
Deism | Got birth and followed principles in a particular caste but telling, he is not god. | ||
Deist | One who believes in the existence of god. | ||
Delettante | An admirer by the people | ||
Deliquisic | Become liquide by absorbing moisture from the air - Melt away. | ||
Delittante | One who takes up an art - dabbler - a lover of fine arts. | ||
Deluge | Anything that overwhelms like a flood - great flood - rain. | ||
Democracy | The gout formed by the people. | ||
Demography | Science of vital and social statistics. | ||
Demonology | Ralating to devils - ghost and other terror things. | ||
Depilate | Remove hair from. | ||
Dermotologist | One who treates skin diseases. | ||
Desiceate | Dry throughly - Remove moisture from. | ||
Despondent | High - Spirited - Overflowing with enthusiasm - boiling up. | ||
Despotism | Is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. | ||
Detenu | One who detained in custody. | ||
Dislectical (s) | Logical argumentation. | ||
Dialysis |
The process for flood purification when the kidneys malfunction.
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Dilemna | A state of a person, who is asked to choose one of the two infavourable things. | ||
Dilemna | Situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives - perplexing problem. | ||
Diminish | Make or become smaller. | ||
Diminuendo | Gradual increase in force. | ||
Dipsomania | Irristible craving for alcoholic drinks. | ||
Dissuade | Persuade not to do something. | ||
Dividend | Sum payable as profit to an individual by a joint stock company. | ||
Domicile | A place where one lives permanently. | ||
Dorsal | Situated on bank. | ||
Drinker's apparatus | Instrument used to help breathing in infantile paralysis. | ||
Dynamo | The origin of electricity in a dynamo is the transformation of machanical energy into energy. | ||
One Word Substitution : E
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Earth's Atmosphere | Is covering of air which surrounds of earth. | ||
Ebullient | Situated on the abdominal side. | ||
Eccentric | That which is not placed centrally. | ||
Ecclisiologist | One who studies the science relating to the church. | ||
Eclectric | Persons with unusual or odd personality. | ||
Eclogue | A pastoral poem. | ||
Ecology | Study of plants or of animal or of people or of institutions in relation to environment. | ||
Edible |
That which is fit to be eaten.
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Effiminate | A person who is a womanish in his habit. | ||
Effiminate | One who possess the quantities of woman. | ||
Egoeism | Selfishness - opposed to altruism. | ||
Egoism | Speaking too much of one self. | ||
Egoist | One who speaks using I and me always. | ||
Elastic | One which rescemes its normal shape and size after the stress is releases. | ||
Electrometer | Instrument used for measuring electricity. | ||
Elegiac | Expressing sorrow or lamentation. | ||
Elegy | A lament for the dead. | ||
Elixir | Not clerical. | ||
Ellipsis | The ommission from a sentence of a work or words that would comple the construction. | ||
Elymology | Science relating to the formation and development of words. | ||
Elymology | Which discribes the birth of a particular word. | ||
Embeyyle | Divert money fraudulently to one's own use. | ||
Emeritus | Honourably discharged from service. | ||
Emetic | Inducing vomiting - something that induces vomiting. | ||
Emollient | Soothing to living tissue. | ||
Empericism | Belief based on experience or observation. | ||
Encomuim | Formal expression of high praise - eulogy. | ||
Encroach | Make inroads on others property. | ||
Endemic | A disease which becomes prevalent in a particular area on account of its surroundings conditions. | ||
Enduring | Long lasting. | ||
Enjoin | Direct or order someone to do something. | ||
Enthologist | One who studies the science of the variatees of human race. | ||
Entomologist | One who studies about insects. | ||
Ephemeral | Transitory - short lived - lasting a very short time. | ||
Epicentre | (Of Earch Quack) is the point at which earthquake breakout. | ||
Epicure | A person who is very fond of sensous enjoyments. | ||
Epicure | One who prefers sensual pleasures. | ||
Epidemic | A disease which attackes many people in a particular area in one time. | ||
Epilogue | A poem of speech at the end of the play. | ||
Epilogue | A short speech at the end. | ||
Epiphangi | An appearance or manifestation. | ||
Equanimity | Evenness of mind or temper. | ||
Equigravisphere | A point in space where the gravity is constant. | ||
Equine | Of horses - horselike - a horse. | ||
Equinox | When days and nights are equal (March21 - September). | ||
Esoteric | Known only a few - Reconcile. | ||
Estivate | Spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy. | ||
Estuary | A broad channel formed by joining of the sea and river water. | ||
Ethologist | One who studies the science of character. | ||
Etiology | Study of causation. The study of the cause of disease. | ||
Etymologist | One who studies derivations of words - history of linguistic change. | ||
Eulogy | Speech or writing that praises - High praise - Encomium. | ||
Euphimism | Soften expression. | ||
Euphony |
Melodious Music
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Euphony | Pleasant sound. | ||
Euthanasia | Mercy killing painless death to relieve suffering. | ||
Euthenics | Science of improving the environment. | ||
Exaggerate | Describe a thing beyond limits of truth. | ||
Exasphere | This is a outer most zone of the atmosphere and beings at about 40 miles above earth. | ||
Exbiology | Science dealing with life or possibilities of life existing beyond the earth. | ||
Exegesis | Critical explanation or interpretation. | ||
Exemplary | Fit to be | ||
Exercism | Slogan to derive or get out of the dragon. | ||
Exodus | Departure - Emigration (Usually of a large number of people). | ||
Exonerate | Free from blame - Exculpate. | ||
Explicit | Fully and clearly expressed. | ||
Extempore | Speech delivered without any preparation. | ||
Extinguish | To put an end to. | ||
Eymologist | One who studies the science and origin of words. | ||
One Word Substitution : F
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Fanatic | One who passes interest in religion. | ||
Fatalism | Religion that which believes that god is everything. | ||
Fathom | Understand fully - unit of length equal to six feet. | ||
Fathometer | Instrument used for measuring the depth of the ocean. | ||
Fauna | Animals of a given region or period. | ||
Fealthy | Sworn allegance to a lord. | ||
Feduciary | Of the relationship between a trustee and his principal. | ||
Fertile | That which is productive. | ||
Fetish | Amulet object believed to have magic power. | ||
Filly | A young female horse. | ||
Fission | Cleaving or splitting into parts. | ||
Flock | Animals such as birds, sheep and goats keeping together in large number. | ||
Flora | Plants of a particular region or period. | ||
Flotsom | The thing which comes out from sea (Cannot stay in water). | ||
Fluctuating | Moving to & fro. | ||
Flux | Continuous change - instability - fusion. | ||
Footedpad | Robber, who goes on foot. | ||
Formidable | That which is heard tobe resisted. | ||
Fortissimo | Very loud. | ||
Fragile | That which can be easily broken. | ||
Funambulist | A rope dancer - who walks on thread. | ||
Funge | A class of plants which have no chlorophyll. | ||
Fussion | Uniting by metting together. | ||
One Word Substitution : G
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Galvanize | Startle into sudden activity - to coat with zinc. | ||
Galvanometer | A glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between glasses. | ||
Gambrel | Type of roof. | ||
Gastronomy | Relating to taste (Food taste). | ||
Gender | Male goose | ||
Genealogist | One who traces the history of the descent of families. | ||
Geneology | Heredity, Hereditary | ||
Genocide | international distriuction of racial groups. | ||
Genuine | Authentic - free from pretense. | ||
Geologist | One who studies the internal structure of the earth (crust). | ||
Germicide | Medicine that kills germs. | ||
Geysers | There are natural hot water springs. | ||
Glacier | A huge mass of snow moving slowly down the valley and stopes. | ||
Glaciers | Mass of lic. Formed by snow on mountains moving slowly along valley. | ||
Gnosticism | A type of yoga (Gymnastics). | ||
Government | Connoisseur of choice food. | ||
Graminuiorous | Animals that feed on grass.Animals that feed on grass. | ||
Gregarious | Animals living in flocks. | ||
Gynaecologist | One who treates femal diseases | ||
One Word Substitution : H
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Haemorrhage |
Escape of blood to the ruptures of blood vessels inside the body.
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Hagiology
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Relating to kings Hagiographic.
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Herbivore
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Plant eater - hoofed mammals.
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Herbivorous
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Animals eating herbs.
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Hedonist
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One who devotes himself to pleasure.
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Hiatus
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Gap - Missing part - Break in continuity - lacuna.
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Hibernate
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To spend the winter in a dormant state.
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Hibernation |
Condition of sleep during certain parts of the year.
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Hierarchy
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Any system of persons or things passed on to other.
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Hieroglyphic
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Pictographic script.
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Histrionics
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Acting - Artificial behaviour or speech done for effect.
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Hodge-Podge
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Heterogeneous mixture - Jumble.
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Holocaust
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A sacrifice totally concerned by fire - Devastation.
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Holography
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Making of true - three dimensional photographs by use of laser beams.
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Homely
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Not beautiful - unattractive - plain.
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Homogenous
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Things which are of the same kind and of the same dimensions.
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Homologous
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Corresponding having same or similar relation.
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Homophone
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Word pronounced the same as, but different in meaning spelled the same wayhood.
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Horologist
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One who studies the art of clock making.
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Horticulture
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An art of garden cultivation.
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Hostage
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Persons given to another as pledge.
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Hullabaloo
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Clamorous noise or disturbance - Uproar.
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Hybrid
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Anything derived from heterogeneous sources.
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Hydraulics
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Study of water or other liquid in Motion.
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Hydrographer
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One who knows the positions of lands and draws the maps.
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Hydrography
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Description of oceans and lands and the oceans.
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Hydrometer
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Instrument used for measuring the specific gravity of liquids.
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Hydrophobia
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It is usually caused by the bite of mad dog.
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Hydrophobia
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Rabies disease (Dog's bite) disease of water.
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Hydrophone
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Instrument used for recording sound under water.
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Hydroponics
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Culture of plants without soil, with the help of chemical solutions containing nutrients.
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Hydrostatics
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Relating to water.
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Hydrotropic
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Turning towards or away from moisture.
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Hygrometer
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Instrument used for measuring humidity in air.
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Hymn
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Song in praise of god.
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Hyperbola
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Curve with two distinct and similar branches.
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Hypercriticism
| Deep criticism. | ||
One Word Substitution : I
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Ichthyologist | An expert in fishes. | ||
Ichthyology | Study of fishes. | ||
Iconoclast | Destroyer of images attached on traditions. | ||
Iconography | Teaching by pictures and models. | ||
Iconolater | Worshipper of idols or images. | ||
Idol | Favorite - Any person or thing devotedly or excessively admired. | ||
Igloo | Eskimo home shaped hut or native house. | ||
Igneous | Of or about fire produced under intense heat. | ||
Ill-o·mened | Ill fated - Unlucky | ||
Illegible | That which is incapable of being read. | ||
Illicit | Unlicensed - unlawful | ||
Imago | an insect in its sexually mature adult state | ||
Immiscible | Incapable of being mined. | ||
Immutable | Unchangeable - unalterable - changeless. | ||
Implicit | Not fully and clearly expressed implied. | ||
Imply | Indicate without express statement. | ||
Impregnable | That which cannot be taken by force. | ||
Improbable | That which is not likely to happen. | ||
Impromptu | Made or done without previous preparation - Extemporaneous. | ||
Impenetrable | impossible to pass through or enter. | ||
Inattentive | Not giving proper attention. | ||
Inaudible | That which cannot be heard. | ||
Incarcerate | imprison or confine. | ||
Incarnadine | Blood red - crimson - flesh coloured - pale pink. | ||
Incinerate | Burn - Reduce to ashes. | ||
Incognito | Travelling under a name other than one's own. | ||
Incombustible | Not inflammable | ||
Incompatible | Persons who cannot work or live together in harmony. | ||
Incomprehensible | That which cannot be understood. | ||
Iconoclast | A destroyer of images. | ||
Incorrigible | Incapable of being corrected. | ||
Incorruptible | very honest : incapable of being corrupted | ||
Incredible | That which cannot be believed. | ||
Incriminate | Change with a crime or fault. | ||
Incumbent | Holding of an office - obligatory. | ||
Indescribable | That which is impossible to describe adequately. | ||
Inescapable | That which cannot escaped from. | ||
Inevitable | Sometimes which cannot fail to come to pass. | ||
Inexplicable | That which cannot be explained. | ||
Infallible | Incable of making mistakes | ||
Infanticide
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Murder or infants.
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Infections
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That (disease) which is liable to spread.
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Inflammable
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That which sets on fire easily.
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Inimitable
| That which cannot be. | ||
Insolation
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The sun's energy
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Insoluble |
That which cannot be dissolved in liquid.
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Insomnia |
Loss of sleep.
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Inhalation
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taking air into lungs - stimulus.
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Insurmountable
| too great to be overcome. | ||
Interdiction
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Prohibition prevention from participation in certain sacred acts.
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Interjection
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A word exclamation
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Internist |
Medical student receiving training in a hospital.
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Intractable |
That which cannot be controlled easily.
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Invertebrate
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Without a backbone - without strength of characters.
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Invincible
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That which cannot be defeated.
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Invulnerable
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Incapable of being wounded.
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Ionosphere
| The layer of the earth's atmosphere which contains a high concentration of ions and free electrons. | ||
Irrevocable
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A decision on which one cannot go back.
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Isobel |
Is a contour lines of equal rainfall.
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Isohyets |
A line on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall in a given period.
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Isthmus |
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
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Itinerate |
One who journeys from place to place.
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One Word Substitution : J
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Jaywalk | To cross streets on foot in a careless and dangerous way. | ||
Joey | A young kangaroo | ||
Judicious | Wise, sound in judgement. | ||
Kimono | A loose gown of silk as worn in Japan. | ||
Knighthood | The right to put ‘Sir’ in front of one’s name. | ||
Lackey | One who behaves like a servant by always obeying. | ||
Laminate | To cover with thin sheets of metal or plastic | ||
Legible | Capable of being read clearly. | ||
Leonine |
Of or like a lion
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Lexicographer | One who complies dictionaries | ||
Libertarian | One who believes that one should have freedom of expression. | ||
Limerick | A humorous short poem with five lines. | ||
Literati | People with knowledge of literature. | ||
Loquacious | One who talks a lot. | ||
Lowbrow | One who has not interest in literature,art etc. | ||
Lullaby | A pleasant song sung to send children to sleep. | ||
Machete | A knife with a broad heavy blade. | ||
Magnum Opus | A great work of art, particularly literary. | ||
Malediction | Evil, vicious speech. | ||
Manual | A book giving instructions or information. | ||
Manuscript | Handwritten script of a book. | ||
Martinet | A strict disciplinarian. | ||
Mascot | Something chosed as a symbol to bring good luck. | ||
Masochist | One who enjoys pain or humiliation. | ||
Mediocre | One who is neither intelligent nor dull. | ||
Melodious | Sweet Sounding. | ||
Mercantile | Of trade and business | ||
Meteorology | The scientific study of weather conditions. | ||
Meticulous | A person who is very careful about details. | ||
Militia | Those trained as soldiers but not belonging to a regular army. | ||
Misanthrope | One who hates mankind. | ||
Misogamist | One who hates marriage. | ||
Misogynist | One who hates women | ||
Monomaniac | One who keeps thinking of one particular thing only. | ||
Monotheism | The practice of worshipping only one god. | ||
Multinational | A company having branches in many countires. | ||
Mycology | The scientific study of fungi. | ||
Nausea | Strong feeling of wanting to vomit. | ||
Nautical | of or concerning navigation, sailors, or the sea; maritime. | ||
Nemesis | Downfall that satisfies natural justice. | ||
Neologism | A new word. | ||
Nepotism | Undue favour shown by a person in power to his relatives. | ||
Notary | A public official who makes written statements official | ||
Numismatic |
One who collect coins.
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Obituary | Notice of a person's death in a newspaper. | ||
Obligatory | That which required to be done by law. | ||
Obsolete | That which is out of use, or replaced by a newer model. | ||
Omnipotent |
One who is all powerful.
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Omniscient | One who know everything. | ||
Omnivorous | One who eats anything. | ||
Ontology | Philosophy concerned with the nature of existence | ||
Opthalmologist |
An eye-doctor
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Optometrist | A technician who measures your eyesight. | ||
Pachyderm | A thick-skinned animal, especially an elephant or rhinoceros. | ||
Pacifist | One who believesin the abolition of war. | ||
Paleography | The study of ancient writing. | ||
Palaeontology |
The study of fossils.
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Panacea | A remdy which can cure all diseases. | ||
Paradox | Contradictory statement. | ||
Parasite | an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense. | ||
Pariah | One who is not accepted by society | ||
Patent | Sole right to make and sell one's own invention. | ||
Paunch | A man's fat stomach. | ||
Pedant |
One who exhibits his book learning
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Penultimate | Last but one. | ||
Perquisite | Gain over and above one's salary. | ||
Petrology | The scientific study of rocks. | ||
Philistine | Person of material outlook who is indifferent to culture. | ||
Philologist |
Onesho is well versed in the science of languages
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Pigment | The natural colouring mater of plants and animals | ||
Plaintiff | One who bring a charge against someone in court | ||
Platonic |
A very close, non-sexual friendship between two people.
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Plebeian |
Of the lower social classes.
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Polyandry | The practise of having more than one husband at the same time. | ||
Polygamy | The practise of having more than one husband or wife at the same time. | ||
Polyglot | One who speaks many languages. | ||
Polygraphy | A lie-detector. | ||
Posthumous | A child born after the death of its father. | ||
Postscript | A note added at the end of a letter, after the signature. | ||
Pragmatist | One who uses common sense. | ||
Prescient | Able to foretell what will happen in future. | ||
Profile | A side view of someone's head. | ||
Propellant | An explosive for firing a bullet or a rocket. | ||
Pseudonym | A pen-name assumed by a writer. | ||
Pulimonary | Of or having an effect on the lungs. | ||
Pyrotechnics | The art of making fireworks |
One Word Substitution : Q
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Quack | One who dishonestly claims to have knowledge and skill, esp. in medicine. | ||
Quarantine | Confinement to one place to prevent spread of infection. | ||
Quixotic | Trying to do the impossible, usually to help others, while putting oneself into danger. | ||
One Word Substitution : R
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One Word | Sentence | ||
Raconteur | One who is good at telling stories or who tells anecdotes | ||
Rapport | A good relationship between two people. | ||
Receptive | Capable of receiving new ideas. | ||
Red Tapism | Excessive use of official formalities which causes unnecessary delay. | ||
Reflation | A government policy of increasing the amount of money in circulation. | ||
Refugee | One who takes refuge in a foreign country | ||
Reinforce | Strengthen by additional men or material. | ||
Reinstate | Put back in a former station or condition. | ||
Renaisssance | A renewal of interest in art, literature etc. | ||
Requisition | An official demand or request. | ||
Retribution | A severe deserved punishment. | ||
Ringleader | One who leads others to do wrong or make trouble. | ||
Rodent | A small herbivore usually considered a pest.. | ||
Ruminant | A cud-chewing animal | ||
Russophile | An admirer of the Russian people, language, manners or way of life. | ||
Russophobe | One who dislikes the Russians and Russia. | ||
Sabotage | Wanton destruction of a plant by workmen ; Wanton destruction especially of a factory, etc. by dissatisfied workers. | ||
Sacrilege | The violation or profaning of sacred things. | ||
Sanatorium | A hospital esp, for tuberculosis patients and convalescents. ; A place for invalids and convalescents. | ||
Sanctimonious | Making a show of piety. | ||
Scaffold | A structure on which criminals used to be hanged. | ||
Sceptic | Person who doubts the truth of what he is told. | ||
Scuba | An instrument used for breathing when swimming under water. | ||
Sculptor | One who carves in stone, metal, wood, etc. | ||
Sedentary | Done while sitting down. | ||
Seer | One who can see into the future. | ||
Sensationalism | The intentional producing of excitement or shock. | ||
Septuagenarian | One in his seventies. | ||
Silhouette | Black shadow-like picture on white background. | ||
Simultaneous | happening or done at the same time | ||
Simultaneously | Taking place or happening at the same time. | ||
Sinecure | Any office with good salary but no work. | ||
Sinophile | An admirer of the Chinese people, language, manners or way of life. | ||
Sinophobe | One who dislikes the Chinese and China. | ||
Small Fry | Unimportant people. | ||
Snippet | A small piece from something spoken or written. | ||
Sojourn | A short stay at a place. | ||
Somnambulist | One who walk in his sleep | ||
Spendthrift | One who spends too much | ||
Spinster | An unmarried woman. | ||
Stale | Something which is not fresh. | ||
Stampede | A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or animals. | ||
Stellar | Of the stars. | ||
Stockbroker | One who buys and sell shares for others. | ||
Stoic | One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure. | ||
Stratagem | A trick to deceive an enemy. | ||
Stringent | Very strict. | ||
Sub Judice | A subject which cannot be publicly discussed because it is being considered by a court of law. | ||
Subcutaneous | Beneath the skin. | ||
Subsidy | Money paid by a government to make prices lower. | ||
Subversive | Attempting to weaken or overthrow authority. | ||
Superannuated | Too old for work. | ||
Superfluous | More than is needed | ||
Surgeon | One who treats diseases by Operations | ||
Surreal | Having a strange, dreamlike unreal quality. | ||
Symposium | Collection of views of several persons on a topic. | ||
Synonym | A word with the same meaning as another. | ||
Tableau | A lifelike representation of a famous scene by a group of people who do not move or speak. | ||
Taboo | An act which religion or custom regards as forbidden. | ||
Taxidermy | The art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals, birds and fish. ; The art of stuffing animals and setting them in life-like poses. | ||
Technocrat | A specialist in technology. | ||
Teetotaller | One who doesn’t consume alchoholic drinks; One who abstains from all kinds of alcoholic drinks. | ||
Terminate | Come or bring to an end. | ||
Theist | One who believes in the existence of God. | ||
Theocracy | Government by priests. | ||
Thesaurus | Lexicon, esp, a collection of words | ||
Timber | Wood cut down for building etc. | ||
Topiary | The art of trimming trees and bushes to decorative shapes. | ||
Topography | The art of representing the physical features of a place on a map. | ||
Traitor | One who betrays his friends, ruler, country, etc. or One who is disloyal to his country. | ||
Transmigration | Belief that the soul passes at death into another body. | ||
Tyrant | A ruler with complete power who rules cruelly. | ||
Ultimatum | final proposal of terms given by one party to another. | ||
Unanimous | A decision taken by the votes of all. | ||
Unanimous | Of the same opinion | ||
Undertaker | A tradesman who manages funerals. | ||
Unisex | Of one type, used by both males and females. | ||
Upholsterer | One who makes or deals in carpets, curtains, beds, cushioned seats, etc. | ||
Upstart | A person who has suddenly risen from low rank to wealth and importance. | ||
Usurer | One who lends money at an excessive rate of interest. | ||
Utopian | Ideally perfect but impracticable. | ||
Uxoricide | The killing of one’s wife. | ||
Uxorious | Greatly or excessively fond of one’s wife. | ||
Vagabond | One who wanders without settled home. | ||
Valetudinarian | One who is overanxious about one’s health. | ||
Verbatim | Word for word | ||
Versatile | Of many sided ability | ||
Veterinarian | One skilled in the treatment of diseases of animals. | ||
Vicarious | Done for another | ||
Volunteer | One who takes part in an enterprise of his own free will | ||
Wanton | Recklessly inconsiderate | ||
Warren | A place for breeding or preserving rabbits | ||
Widower | A man whose wife is dead | ||
Winnow | To separate the husks from the grain | ||
Xenomanic | A perso n having an excessive attach ment to foreign living | ||
Zoo | A place where many kinds of animals are kept for show | ||
Zoology | The science of animal life. |
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