ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

                                      

                        ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION 

  A country ruled by two country                                  Condominium 

  A dramatic performance                                           Masque 

  A lady’s purse                                                   Reticule 

  A man of odd habits                                              Eccentric 

  A man who dances to the tunes of his wife                        Henpecked 

  A nation engaged in war                                          Belligerent 

  A person behind time                                            Antiquated 

  A person who wishes to throw his establishment                  Anarchist 

  A place of good climate                                         Sanatorium 

  A place of washing dishes adjoining kitchen                     Scullery 

  A religious song                                                 Hymn 

  A remarkable talent                                              Prodigy 

  A short but amusing story                                       Anecdote 

  A verse letter                                                   Epistle 

  Act of killing one’s wife                                        Uxoricide 

  An animal story with a moral                                     Fable 

  An instrument for viewing objects at a distance                 Telescope 

  An unknown person                                               Anonymous 

  Animals living on land and in water                             Amphibian 

  Appointment by two parties to settle a dispute                  Arbiter 

  Art of cutting tree and bushes into ornamental shape            Topiary 

  At the same time                                                Contemporary  

  Award given after death                                          Posthumous 

  Borrow ideas and steal others words is called                    Plagiarism 

  Care taker of a public building                                 Custodian 

  Change one’s mind too quickly                                   Vacillation 

  Congratulate somebody in formal manner                           Felicitate 

  Contempt of God                                                  Blasphemy 

  Creature having both male and female organs                      Hermaphrodite 

  Cure for all disease                                             Panacea 

  Custom of having many husbands                                   Polyandry 

  Custom of having many wives                                      Polygamy 

  Dealing of counterfeit things                                    Forgery 

  Disease which is spread by contact                              Contagious 

  Doctor who treats children                                       Pediatrician 

  Equal in rank                                                    Peer 

  Fault that may be forgiven                                      Venial 

  Favouring own kith and kin                                       Nepotism 

  Fear of bathing                                                 Ablutophobia 

  Fear of becoming bald                                            Phalacrophobia 

  Fear of being robbed                                             Harpaxophobia 

  Fear of cockroaches                                        Katsaridaphobia 

  Fear of crowd                                                    Ochlophobia 

  Fear of darkness                                                 Lygophobia 

  Fear of death                                                    Nicrophobia 

  Fear of dentist                                                  Dentophobia 

  Fear of disease                                                  Pathophobia 

  Fear of failure                                                  Atychiphobia 

  Fear of foreigners                                               Xenophobia 

  Fear of God                                                      Zeusophobia 

  Fear of going to bed                                             Clinophobia 

  Fear of height                                                   Acrophobia 

  Fear of making decisions                                         Decidophobia 

  Fear of poverty                                                  Peniaphobia 

  Fear of property                                                 Orthophobia 

  Fear of radiation                                                Radiophobia 

  Fear of riding a car                                             Amaxophobia 

  Fear of school                                                   Scolionophobia 

  Fear of sex                                                      Genophobia 

  Fear of speaking                                                 Lalophobia 

  Fear of speed                                                    Tachophobia 

  Fear of water                                                    Hydrophobia 

  Fear of words                                                    Logophobia 

  First speech                                                     Maiden 

  Food agrees with one’s taste                                     Palatable 

  Funny imitation of a poem                                        Parody 

  Giving up throne by the king                                     Abdication 

  Go back and forth                                                Shuttle 

  Government by a single person                                    Autocracy 

  Government by the Gods                                           Theocracy 

  Government run by a dictator                                     Autocracy 

  Group of three novels                                            Trilogy 

  Incapable of being wounded                                       Invulnerable 

  In-charge of museum /Pitch                                       Curator 

  Indifference to pleasure or pain                                 Stoicism 

  Instruments which makes smaller objects larger                   Microscope 

  Intentional destruction of racial group                          Genocide 

  Interval between two events                                      Interlude 

  Just punishment for w rong doing                                 Nemesis 

  Killing of another human being                                   Homicide 

  Language difficult to understand                                 Jargon 

  Large scale departure of people                                  Exodus 

  List of explanation of words                                     Glossary 

  List of goods with their price                                   Invoice 

  Longing for something                                            Nostalgia 

  Loop of rope is called                                           Noose 

  Loud talk or speech                                              Harangue 

  Man having the qualities of woman                                Effeminate 

  Man of lax moral                                                 Licentious 

  Man whose wife has been unfaithful to him                        Cuckold 

  Mania for setting fires                                          Pyromania 

  Mania for stealing things                                        Kleptomania 

  Mania for talking                                                Logo mania 

  Mania for travel                                                 Dromomania 

  Mania of being important                                         Megalomania 

  Medicine which lessens pain                                      Anodyne 

  Member of a band of robbers                                      Brigand 

  Morning prayer                                                   Matin 

  Murdering of a family                                            Familicide 

  Murdering of an infant                                           Infanticide 

  Murdering of Brother                                             Fratricide 

  Murdering of husband by his wife                                 Mariticide 

  Murdering of the king                                            Regicide 

  Murdering of tyrant                                              Tyrannicide 

  Old age when a man behaves like a fool                           Dotage 

  One who believes one is God                                      Theo mania 

  One who believes that everything is pre-destined                 Fatalist 

  One who believes that pleasure is the chief good                 Hedonist 

  One who betrays one                                              Traitor 

  One who collects coins                                           Numismatist 

  One who comes from a village and considered stupid               Bumpkin 

  One who compiles dictionary                                      Lexicographer 

  One who cuts precious stones                                     Lapidist 

  One who deserts his religion                                     Apostate 

  One who does not care for literature                             Philistine 

  One who does not respect something sacred or holy                Blasphemy 

  One who does not take definite stand                             Evasive 

  One who draws maps and charts                                    Cartographer 

  One who eats everything                                          Omnivorous 

  One who eats human flesh                                         Cannibal 

  One who fights for the sake of money                             Mercenary 

  One who forsakes religion                                        Renegade 

  One who has many talents                                         Versatile 

  One who has suddenly gained new wealth                           Parvenu 

  One who has unreasoning enthusiasm for the glorification of one’s country      Chauvinism 

  One who hates knowledge and learning                             Misologist 

  One who is bad in spelling                                       Cacographic 

  One who is guilty of firing property                             Arsonist 

  One who is more interested in himself                            Introvert 

  One who is more interested in others                             Extrovert 

  One who is neither intelligent nor dull                          Mediocre 

  One who is not the citizen of country                            Alien 

  One who is talkative                                             Garrulous 

  One who is the most powerful                                     Omnipotent 

  One who is very careful and particular                           Meticulous 

  One who is very well versed in any subject                       Connoisseur 

  One who lends money at high rate                                 Usurer 

  One who loves all and sundry                                     Philanthropist 

  One who loves books                                              Bibliophile 

  One who passes through the gate without taking permission          Trespasser 

  One who pays too much attention to his clothes and appearance        Dandy 

  One who plays a game for pleasure not professionally             Amateur 

  One who pretends illness to escape duty                          Malingerer 

  One who reads only books                                         Bookworm 

  One who sacrifices his life for country                          Martyr 

  One who sneaks into a country                                    Infiltrator 

  One who speaks many languages                                    Polyglot 

  One who studies skin and its diseases                            Dermatologist 

  One who studies the formation of the earth                       Geologist 

  One who talks continuously                                       Loquacious 

  One who thinks human nature is evil                              Cynic 

  One who totally abstain from alcohol                             Teetotaler 

  One who travels from place to place                              Itinerant 

  One who treats female problems                                   Gynecologist 

  One who wants to see others unhappy                              Sadist 

  One who works in return for being taught the trade               Disciple 

  One who works without getting any salary                         Honorary 

  One whose attitude is to eat, drink and merry                    Epicurean 

  Opposing arguments                                               Rebut 

  Out of date things                                               Obsolescent 

  Paper written in one’s own handwriting                            Manuscript 

  Part of a church in which bells are hung                          Belfry 

  People in rowdy scene                                             Rabble 

  Person different to pleasure and pain                             Stoic 

  Person obsessed with one idea or subject                          Monomaniac 

  Person pretending to be somebody he is not                        Imposter 

  Person who believes God is everything                             Ban theist 

  Person who believes others                                        Credulous 

  Person who does not believe in any religion                       Pagan 

  Person who enjoys sensuous enjoyments                             Epicure 

  Person who has long experience                                   Veteran 

  Person who hates women                                            Misogynist 

  Person who holds scholarship at a university                      Bursar 

  Person who is against ordinary society especially dressing          Hippy 

  Person who is always dissatisfied                                 Malcontent 

  Person who is made to bear the blame                              Scapegoat 

  Person who kill others for political reason                      Assassin 

  Person who lives alone and avoids other people                    Recluse 

  Person who loves nature                                          Aesthete 

  Person who makes love for amusement                               Philanderer 

  Person who pretends to have more knowledge                        Charlatan 

  Person who regards the whole world as his country                 Cosmopolitan 

  Person with a beautiful handwriting                               Calligrapher 

  Person without manners                                            Rustic 

  Persuasive and fluent speech                                      Eloquence 

  Physician who delivers babies                                     Obstetrician 

  Place where birds are kept                                       Aviary 

  Place where cows are sheltered                                    Byre 

  Place where govt. records are kept                               Archives 

  Place where women dwelled (Ancient time)                          Harem 

  Place which provides both board and lodging                       Inn 

  Plants and vegetation                                             Flora 

  Poem narrating a popular story                                    Ballad 

  Poem written on the death of someone loved and lost               Elegy 

  Policy of political party                                         Manifesto 

  Power of reading thoughts of others                              Telepathy 

  Public building where weapons are made and stored                Arsenal 

  Responsible according to law                                      Legitimate 

  Ride on someone else back                                         Piggyback 

  Ridiculous use of words                                           Malapropism 

Room leading into a large room                                   Anteroom 

  Room with toilet facilities                                      Lavatory 

  School for infants and children                                  Kindergarten 

  Seat on elephant’s back                                          Howdah 

  Send unwanted person out of the country                          Deport 

  Short journey made by a group of persons together                Excursion 

  Short remaining end of cigarette                                 Stub 

  Short walk for pleasure or exercise                              Stroll 

  Slow witted person                                               Duffer 

  Song sung at burial                                              Dirge 

  Speech by an actor at the end of play                            Epilogue 

  Speech without preparation                                       Extempore 

  Stage between boyhood and youth                                  Adolescence 

  Statement which cannot be understood                       Incomprehensible 

  Stories of old time Gods and heroes                              Legend 

  Story that cannot be believed                                    Incredible 

  Study of ancient science                                         Archaeology 

  Study of birds                                                   Ornithologist 

  Study of human body                                              Anatomy 

  Study of mankind                                                 Anthropology 

  Study of statistics of birth, death and diseases                 Demography 

  Sudden rush of winds                                             Gust 

  Thing that bring gentle and painless death fro m incurable death          Euthanasia 

  Thing that cannot be touched of felt                             Palpable 

  Thing that destroys the effect of poison                         Antidote 

  Thing through which light cannot pass                            Opaque 

  Thing which cannot be done without                               Indispensable 

  Things that can be seen and touched                              Tangible 

  Things that cannot be understood                                 Unintelligible 

  To do away with a rule                                           Abrogate 

  To explain a spiritual truth                                     Parable 

  To spread troops for battle                                      Deploy 

  Tumour which is not likely to spread                             Benign 

  Unexpected stroke of good luck                                   Windfall 

  Using of new words                                               Neology 

  Views which are not of one’s liking                              Irritating 

  Walking in sleep                                                 Somnambulism 

  Which cannot be rectified                                        Irreparable 

  Woman who has extra marital relationship                         Adultery 

  Work which involves too much official formalities                Red-Tapism