One Word SUBSTITUTIONS

1. One who looks at the bright side of things - optimist 2. One who looks at the dark side of things - pessimist 3. One who does not believe in God - atheist 4. One who believes in God - theist 5. One who knows everything - omniscient 6. One who is present everything - omnipresent 7. One who is all powerful - omnipotent 8. One who cannot read and write - illiterate 9. One who loves mankind - philanthropist 10. One who hates mankind - misanthropist 11. One who is out to destroy the government - anarchist 12. One who eats human flesh - cannibal 13. One who lives on flesh - carnivorous 14. One who lives at the same time - contemporary 15. One who is eighty years old - octogenarian 16. One for whom the world is a home - cosmopolitan 17. One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure - stoic 18. One who champions the cause of women - feminist 19. One who is given to pleasures of the flesh - epicure 20. One that lives on others -parasite 21. One who is sympathetic to mankind - humanitarian 22. One who walks on foot - pedestrian 23. One who studies things of the past - antiquarian 24. One who is gifted with several talents - versatile 25. One who is new to a profession - novice 26. One who settles in another country - immigrant 27. One who knows many languages - polyglot 28. One who carves in stones - sculptor 29. One who cures eye diseases - oculist 30. One who collects postage stamps - philatelist 31. One who mends shoes - cobbler 32. One who compiles a dictionary - lexicographer 33. One who retires from society to live a solitary life - recluse 34. One who has special skill in judging art, music, etc. - connoisseur 35. One who is devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking - epicure 36. Liable to catch fire easily - inflammable 37. That which can be carried - portable 38. Incapable of being corrected - incorrigible 39. The animals of a certain region - fauna 40. The plants and vegetation of a region - incombustible 41. An instrument for seeing distant things - telescope 42. A disease that ends in death-fatal 43. A person suffering from nervous breakdown - neurotic 44. A book or paper written by hand - manuscript 45. A word no longer in use - obsolete 46. An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph 47. An instrument for measuring gases - manometer 48. The property left to someone by a will - legacy 49. Promise given by a prisoner not to escape - parole 50. An exaggerated statement - hyperbole 51. A nation that goes to war - belligerent 52. A person who lives in a foreign country - alien 53. A list of things to be discussed at a meeting - agenda 54. One who is complete self-satisfied - complacent 55. Simple and easily deceived - gullible 56. One who has delusions of one's grandeur - megalomaniac 57. One who is chivalrous, idealistic and unpractical - quixotic 58. One who gets pleasure in others' trouble and pain - sadistic 59. The tendency to postpone things for future - procrastination 60. One who is interested in the welfare of other people - altruist 61. One who believes in keeping things as they are - conservative 62. Understanding without the inter-ference of feelings - empathy 63. An embarrassing mistake - a faux pass 64. A medley or heterogeneous mixture of great variety - potpourri 65. A washing or cleansing of the body especially in a religious ceremony - Ablution 66. A legal defence by which an accused person tries to show that he was somewhere else when the crime was committed - alibi 67. A speech uttered by one person - monologue 68. Mental derangement confined to one idea - monomania 69. Exclusive possession or control of any one thing - monopoly 70. The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental - avant-garde 71. A connoisseur of food and drink - gourmet 72. A person or thing that goes before and announces the coming of something - harbinger 73. An odd, atypical or eccentric train - idiosyncrasy 74. Not planned ahead of time - impromptu 75. To compensate a person, etc., for loss or damage - indigenous 76. A time between periods or events - interim 77. A plan for or the route to be followed on a journey - itinerary 78. A group of persons who band together for some secret purpose, especially for political intrigue - junta 79. A short journey for pleasure - jaunt 80. A swiftly changing scene or pattern - kaleidoscope Examples 1. I was sure that he would bear hand in my new enterprise? a) Interfere b) Join c) assist d) rejoice Here the answer is (C) Assist. Assist stands for the group of words, bear a hand. 2. I cleared off all my debts with the large money paid to me on retirement? a) Golden handshake b) gold mine c) lion's share d) windfall The answer is (A), Golden handshake. This expression stands for the underlined word. 3. That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence or real nature of somebody or something? a) Cover b) camouflage c) pretence d) mask Here the answer is (b), camouflage, because this word stands for the whole sentence. 4. A Place where animals are kept? a) Zoo b) aviary c) museum d) sanctuary Here the answer is (a), Zoo because a place where the animals are kept is known as a zoo. 5. A place where gambling is practiced? a) Hotel b) casino c) restaurant d) theatre The answer is (B), casino. 6. A house where an Eskimo lives? a) Tent b) igloo c) mint d) hamlet Here the answer is (B), igloo 7. One who is unable to pay one's debt? a) Bankrupt b) borrower c) loaner d) obliged The answer is (a), bankrupt. Because this word indicates the economic situation of the man concerned. 8. The plants and vegetation of a region? a) Fauna b) flora c) landscape d) climate The answer is (b) flora, as this word indicates the vegetation of the concerned area. 9. The period between two reigns? a) Interregnum b) gap c) anachronism d) stasis The answer is (a), interregnum, because this word indicates the political situation of a country. 10. One who hates mankind? a) Misanthrope b) gap c) lover d) hater The answer is (a) misanthrope, because this word indicates the mention state of mind. 11. One who believes in God? a) Atheist b) theist c) moral d) immoral The answer is (B), theist. 12. A man who hates marriage? a) Polyandrous b) bigot c) misogamist d) widower The answer is (c), misogamist. 13. A person who collects coins? a) Pessimist b) numismatist c) philatelist d) philanthropist The answer is (b), numismatist. 14. The murder of king? a) Regicide b) murder c) suicide d) insecticide The answer is (a), Regicide. 15. Fear of strangers? a) Hydrophobia b) photophobia c) xenophobia d) gynophobia The answer is (c), xenophobia 16. Study of the origin of words? a) Sociology b) etymology c) grammar d) lexical The answer is (b), etymology 17. Belief that there is only one god? a) Psychology b) monotheism c) cynicism d) phonology The answer is (b), monotheism 18. Able to live both on land and in water? a) Amphibian b) aquatic c) hydrophyte d) marine The answer is (a), amphibian 19. Information of death given in newspaper with a brief history? a) Condolence b) obituary c) sympathy d) empathy The answer is (b), obituary 20. A building where dead bodies are kept before burial? a) Mortuary b) cemetery c) cenotaph d) epitaph The answer is (a), mortuary.