ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION MCQs (600)
1 | A bicycle for two or more people | Tandem |
2 | A body of persons appointed to hear evidence or judge and give their verdict (decision) | Jury |
3 | A brief or a short stay at a place | Sojourn |
4 | A broad road bordered with trees | Boulevard |
5 | A building in which aircraft are housed | Hanger |
6 | A building where an audience sits | Auditorium |
7 | A child born after death of his father | Posthumous |
8 | A collection of slaves | Coffle |
9 | A decorative ring of flowers and leaves | Wreath |
10 | A den for small animals | Hutch |
11 | A disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same time | Epidemic |
12 | A disease which is spread by direct contact | Contagious |
13 | A doctor who specializes in the eye diseases of the eyes | Ophthalmologist |
14 | A doctor who treats children | Paediatrician |
15 | A dramatic performance | Masque |
16 | A drawing on transparent paper | Transparency |
17 | A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resembles | Simile |
18 | A fixed orbit in space in relation to earth | Geo-stationary |
19 | A former student of a school, college or university | Alumnus |
20 | A four footed animal | Quadruped |
21 | A four-wheeled carriage for a baby, pushed by a person on foot | Pram |
22 | A game in which no one wins | Draw |
23 | A general pardon of offenders | Amnesty |
24 | A geometrical figure with eight sides | Octagon |
25 | A government by officials | Bureaucracy |
26 | A group of girls | Bevy |
27 | A group of three powerful people | Triumvirate |
28 | A guide-post pointing out the way for a place | finger-post |
29 | A heavy continuous fall of rain | Downpour |
30 | A humorous drawing dealing with current events or politics | Cartoon |
31 | A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes | Wag |
32 | A large number of fish swimming together | Shoal |
33 | A large sleeping-room with many beds | Dormitory |
34 | A light sailing boat built specially for racing | Yacht |
35 | A list of books and writings of one author or one subject | Bibliography |
36 | A list of books available in a library | Catalogue |
37 | A list of passengers and luggage | Waybill |
38 | A low-area storm with high winds rotating about a centre of low atmospheric pressure | Cyclone |
39 | A man having no hair on scalp | Bald |
40 | A man of lax moral | Licentious |
41 | A man who does not know how to read or write | Illiterate |
42 | A man who knows a lot about things like food, music and art | Connoisseur |
43 | A man who waste his money on luxury | Extravagant |
44 | A man with abnormal habits | Eccentric |
45 | A medicine to nullify the effect of poison | Antidote |
46 | A method which never fails | Infallible |
47 | A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one | Euphemism |
48 | A mournful poem or a song | Elegy |
49 | A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land | Isthmus |
50 | A notice of a person’s death | Obituary |
51 | A number of stars grouped together | Constellation |
52 | A paper written by hand | Manuscript |
53 | A part of a word that can be pronounced separately | Syllable |
54 | A person coming to a foreign land to settle there | Immigrant |
55 | A person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially that derived from fine food and drink | Epicurean |
56 | A person eighty years of age | Octogenarian |
57 | A person in a vehicle or on horseback escorting another vehicle | Outrider |
58 | A person interested in collecting, studying and selling of old things | Antiquarian |
59 | A person interested in reading books and nothing else | Book-worm |
60 | A person not sure of the existence of God | Agnostic |
61 | A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power | Intellectual |
62 | A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions | Cynic |
63 | A person who breaks into houses in order to steal | Burglar |
64 | A person who brings goods illegally into the country | Smuggler |
65 | A person who devotes his/her life for the welfare of others | Altruist |
66 | A person who does not believe in any religion | Pagan |
67 | A person who gambles or bets | Punter |
68 | A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty | Samaritan |
69 | A person who insists on something | Stickler |
70 | A person who is always hopeful and looks upon the brighter side of things | Optimist |
71 | A person who is fluent in two languages | Bilingual |
72 | A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom | Venerable |
73 | A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs | Martyr |
74 | A person who is skilled in horsemanship | Equestrian |
75 | A person who is unable to pay debts | Insolvent |
76 | A person who is well known in an unfavourable way | Notorious |
77 | A person who is working in the same institution | Colleague |
78 | A person who kills somebody especially for political reasons | Assassin |
79 | A person who knows many foreign languages | Linguist |
80 | A person who lives by himself | Recluse |
81 | A person who loves mankind | Philanthropist |
82 | A person who never takes alcoholic drinks | Teetotaller |
83 | A person who opposes war or use of military force | Pacifist |
84 | A person who pretends to be what he is not | Imposter |
85 | A person who supports or speaks in favour of something | Advocate |
86 | A person who thinks only about himself and not about others needs | Egocentric |
87 | A person who travels to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion | Pilgrim |
88 | A person who tries to deceive people by claiming to be able to do wonderful things | Trickster |
89 | A person who writes decoratively | Calligrapher |
90 | A person with a long experience of any occupation | Veteran |
91 | A person without training or experience in a skill or subject | Novice |
92 | A person worship only one God | Monotheist |
93 | A person’s peculiar habit | Idiosyncrasy |
94 | A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner to cause a laughter | Caricature |
95 | A place of good climate for invalids | Sanatorium |
96 | A place of permanent residence | Domicile |
97 | A place where all religions are honoured | Secular |
98 | A place where bees are kept | Apiary |
99 | A place where birds are kept | Aviary |
100 | A place where clothes are kept | Wardrobe |
101 | A place where government / public records are kept | Archive |
102 | A place where Jews worship according to their religion | Synagogue |
103 | A place where money is coined | Mint |
104 | A place where monks live as a secluded community | Monastery |
105 | A pole or beam used as a temporary support | Prop |
106 | A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudices | Demagogue |
107 | A post with little work but high salary | Sinecure |
108 | A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army | Mercenary |
109 | A proficient public speaker | Orator |
110 | A religious discourse | Sermon |
111 | A remedy for all diseases | Panacea |
112 | A round or cylindrical container used for storing things such as food, chemicals or rolls of film | Canister |
113 | A school for infants and young children | Kindergarten |
114 | A sea abounding in islands | Archipelago |
115 | A set of three related works by same author | Trilogy |
116 | A short journey made by a group of persons together | Excursion |
117 | A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of drama | Epilogue |
118 | A short story based on your personal experience | Anecdote |
119 | A short trip or excursion | Jaunt |
120 | A sly look that is lustful | Leer |
121 | A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc. | Pen |
122 | A small house with all rooms on one floor | Bungalow |
123 | A small room in a big house, hotel, etc. where glasses, dishes, spoons food, etc. are kept | Pantry |
124 | A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc. | Boutique |
125 | A song embodying religious and sacred emotions | Hymn |
126 | A speaker’s platform | Podium |
127 | A special fondness or liking for | Propensity |
128 | A specialist who tests eyesight | Optometrist |
129 | A speech designed to incite action | Exhortation |
130 | A strong dislike | Animosity |
131 | A study of sounds is known as | Phonetics |
132 | A style full of words | Verbose |
133 | A style in which a writer makes display of his knowledge | Pedantic |
134 | A supplement to a will | Codicil |
135 | A system of Government in which only one political party is allowed to function | Totalitarianism |
136 | A tank where fish or water plants are kept | Aquarium |
137 | A test in which cells from diseased organs are removes and tested | Biopsy |
138 | A thing likely to be easily broken | Brittle |
139 | A thrown object or a weapon capable of returning to thrower | Boomerang |
140 | A wall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area | Dyke |
141 | A woman having more than one husband at the same time | Polyandry |
142 | A woman whose husband is dead | Widow |
143 | A woman with dark brown hair | Brunette |
144 | A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase | Acronym |
145 | A word which reads the same when read forward or backwards | Palindrome |
146 | A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another | Anagram |
147 | A workman who fits and repairs pipes | Plumber |
148 | A writing or a speech in praise of someone | Eulogy |
149 | A written statement about someone’s character, usually provided by an employer | Testimonial |
150 | Able to use right hand and left hand equally well | Ambidextrous |
151 | Act of deceiving somebody in order to make money | Fraud |
152 | Act of mercy killing | Euthanasia |
153 | Act of stealing in small quantities | Pilferages |
154 | Action that is likely to make people very angry | Inflammatory |
155 | All the arts, beliefs and social institutions etc, characteristics of a race | Civilization |
156 | Always ready to attack or quarrel | Aggressive |
157 | Amount of money demanded by kidnappers | Ransom |
158 | An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by somebody | Foundling |
159 | An act of misappropriation of money | Embezzlement |
160 | An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated | Alimony |
161 | An animal which lives by preying on other animals | Predator |
162 | An apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas | Condominium |
163 | An area of land that is controlled by a ruler | Dominion |
164 | An assembly of worshippers | Congregation |
165 | An emolument over and above fixed income or salary | Perquisite |
166 | An established principle of practical wisdom | Maxim |
167 | An excessively morbid desire to steal | Kleptomania |
168 | An expression of mild disapproval | Reproof |
169 | An extract from a book of writing | Excerpt |
170 | An object or portion serving as a sample | Specimen |
171 | An obviously true or hackneyed statement | Truism |
172 | An underhand device resorted to in order to justify misconduct | Manoeuvre |
173 | An unexpected piece of good fortune | Windfall |
174 | Animal that can live on land and in water | Amphibians |
175 | Animal that feeds on plants | Herbivorous |
176 | Animals that eat flesh | Carnivorous |
177 | Animals that live in a particular region | Fauna |
178 | Animals which live in water | Aquatic |
179 | Animals who live in herds | Gregarious |
180 | Animals without backbone | Invertebrates |
181 | Anything written in a letter after it is signed | Postscript |
182 | Art of writing for newspapers and magazines | Journalism |
183 | Be the embodiment or perfect example of | Personify |
184 | Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted | Heresy |
185 | Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God | Pantheism |
186 | Belonging to all parts of the world | Cosmopolitan |
187 | Belief that war and violence are unjustified | Pacifism |
188 | Body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial | Mummy |
189 | Call upon God or any other power (like law) for help or protection | Invocation |
190 | Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and thus not definite | Ambiguous |
191 | Chanting of magic spells | Incantation |
192 | Chief of a group of workmen | Foreman |
193 | Clues available at the scene | Circumstantial |
194 | Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence | Protocol |
195 | Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter | Alliteration |
196 | Conferred as an honour | Honorary |
197 | Constant efforts to achieve something | Perseverance |
198 | Continuing fight between parties, families, clans, etc. | Feud |
199 | Deep in thought | Pensive |
200 | Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others | Sadism |
201 | Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones | Mosaic |
202 | Detailed plan of a journey | Itinerary |
203 | Detaining and confining someone | Internment |
204 | Determine the nature of disease | Diagnose |
205 | Dissection of a dead body to find the cause of the death | Autopsy |
206 | Doing something according to one’s own free will | Voluntary |
207 | Dry weather with no rainfall | Drought |
208 | Easily duped or fooled | Gullible |
209 | Easy to shape in any desired from | Malleable |
210 | Excessive preoccupation with one’s health | Hypochondria |
211 | Exclusive possession or control of anything | Monopoly |
212 | Existing only in the mind | Imaginary |
213 | Experts who scientifically study insects | Entomologists |
214 | Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool | Dotage |
215 | Extreme or irrational fear of heights | Acrophobia |
216 | Fear of being enclosed in small closed space | Claustrophobia |
217 | Fear of water | Hydrophobia |
218 | Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong | Conscience |
219 | Figure with many angles or sides | Polygon |
220 | Fit to be eaten | Edible |
221 | Flat metal or Porcelain plate fixed on a wall as an ornament or memorial | Plaque |
222 | Fluent and clear in speech | Articulate |
223 | Food which agrees with one’s taste | Platable |
224 | Full of criticism or mockery | Satire |
225 | General view of person’s character | Profile |
226 | Give and receive mutually | Reciprocate |
227 | Governed by a sense of duty | Conscientious |
228 | Government by ruler who has unlimited power | Autocracy |
229 | Government by the few | Oligarchy |
230 | Government by wealthy | Plutocracy |
231 | Government of the people, by the people and for the people | Democracy |
232 | Group of people living together in the same locality | Neighbourhood |
233 | Habitually silent or talking little | Taciturn |
234 | Hater of learning and knowledge | Misologist |
235 | Having a stale smell or taste | Rancid |
236 | Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissue | Succulent |
237 | Having superior or intellectual interests and tastes | Highbrow |
238 | In a state of tension or anxiety or suspense | On tenterhooks |
239 | In a threatening manner | Ghastly |
240 | Inability to sleep | Insomnia |
241 | Incapable of being approached | Inaccessible |
242 | Instrument that magnifies objects | Microscope |
243 | Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure | Barometer |
244 | Intense and unreasonable fear or dislike | Phobia |
245 | Interval between two events | Interlude |
246 | Lasting only for a moment | Momentary |
247 | Lasting only for a short while | Temporary |
248 | Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous | Evacuate |
249 | Life history of a person written by another | Biography |
250 | Likely to arouse envy (jealousy) | Enviable |
251 | List of issues to be discussed at a meeting | Agenda |
252 | Living together of a man and woman without being married to each other (live in relationship) | Concubinage |
253 | Long poem based on a noble theme | Epic |
254 | Loss of memory | Amnesia |
255 | Man who is quite like a woman | Effeminate |
256 | Material that changes naturally by the action of bacteria | Biodegradable |
257 | Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress | Rhetoric |
258 | Medical study of skin and its diseases | Dermatology |
259 | Men living in the same age | Contemporary |
260 | Money paid to employees on retirement | Gratuity |
261 | Motive or incitement to action | Incentive |
262 | Murder of a brother | Fratricide |
263 | Murder of a man | Homicide |
264 | Murder of a new-born child | Infanticide |
265 | Not easily pleased by anything | Fastidious |
266 | Not to be moved by entreaty | Inexorable |
267 | Of outstanding significance | Monumental |
268 | Of very bad morals ; characterized by debasement or degeneration | Depraved |
269 | One absorbed in his own thoughts and feelings rather than on things outside | Introvert |
270 | One living on vegetables | Vegetarian |
271 | One not concerned with right or wrong | Amoral |
272 | One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a state | Anarchist |
273 | One who believes in offering equal opportunities to women in all spheres | Feminist |
274 | One who believes in that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life | Hedonist |
275 | One who believes that all things and events in life are predetermined is a | Fatalist |
276 | One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom | Visionary |
277 | One who can walk on ropes (tightrope walker) | Funambulist |
278 | One who caters to the low desires of others | Panderer |
279 | One who collects coins | Numismatist |
280 | One who compiles a dictionary | Lexicographer |
281 | One who deserts his principle or believes | Renegade |
282 | One who deserts his religion | Apostate |
283 | One who destroys images or attacks popular beliefs | Iconoclast |
284 | One who does not care for literature or art | Philistine |
285 | One who does not follow the usual way of life | Bohemian |
286 | One who does not marry, especially as a religious obligation | Celibate |
287 | One who eats both vegetables and meat | Omnivorous |
288 | One who eats human flesh | Cannibal |
289 | One who enjoys inflicting pain on himself | Masochist |
290 | One who finds nothing good in anything | Critic |
291 | One who gains benefits from something | Beneficiary |
292 | One who gives free rein to his appetites | Libertine |
293 | One who goes to settle in another country | Emigrant |
294 | One who has become dependent on something or drugs | Addict |
295 | One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views | Fanatic |
296 | One who has obstinate and narrow religious views | Bigot |
297 | One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige | Parvenu |
298 | One who hates mankind | Misanthrope |
299 | One who hates women | Misogynist |
300 | One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage | Stowaway |
301 | One who is all powerful | Omnipotent |
302 | One who is always doubting | Sceptic |
303 | One who is beyond reforms | Incorrigible |
304 | One who is converted from one religion to other | Proselyte |
305 | One who is fond of fighting | Bellicose |
306 | One who is greedy | Voracious |
307 | One who is honourably discharged from service | Emeritus |
308 | One who is in charge of museum | Curator |
309 | One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure | Stoic |
310 | One who is unable to pay one’s debt | Bankrupt |
311 | One who journeys from place to place | Itinerant |
312 | One who knows everything | Omniscient |
313 | One who knows many languages | Polyglot |
314 | One who lends money at a very high interest | Usurer |
315 | One who loves books | Bibliophile |
316 | One who loves or supports his or her country and is willing to defend it | Patriot |
317 | One who offers his services of his own freewill | Volunteer |
318 | One who performs daring gymnastics feats | Acrobat |
319 | One who plays for pleasure rather than as a professional | Amateur |
320 | One who practices one of fine arts | Artist |
321 | One who pretend to be what he is not | Hypocrite |
322 | One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen | Alien |
323 | One who secretly listens to talks of others | Eavesdropper |
324 | One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men | Cynic |
325 | One who speaks for others | Spokesman |
326 | One who stays away from school without permission | Truant |
327 | One who studies election trend by means of opinion polls | Psephologist |
328 | One who takes care of a building | Warden |
329 | One who thinks or speaks too much of himself | Egoist |
330 | One who uses fear as a weapon of power | Terrorist |
331 | One who walks in sleep | Somnambulist |
332 | One whose motive is merely to get money | Mercenary |
333 | Opposed to great or sudden change | Conservative |
334 | Paper/ story/ poem first written out by hand | Manuscript |
335 | Part of a church in which bells hang | Belfry |
336 | Partner in crime | Accomplice |
337 | Parts of a country behind the coast or a river bank | Hinterland |
338 | Person believing in free will | Libertarian |
339 | Person leading a life of strict self-discipline | Ascetic |
340 | Person who believes that God is everything and everything is God | Pantheist |
341 | Person who eats too much | Glutton |
342 | Person who files a suit | Plaintiff |
343 | Person who insists on adherence to formal rules or literary meaning | Pedant |
344 | Pertaining to cattle | Bovine |
345 | Place of burial (especially not in churchyard) | Cemetery |
346 | Place that provide refuge | Asylum |
347 | Place where wine is made | Brewery |
348 | Placing a thing besides another | Juxtapose |
349 | Policeman riding on motorcycles as guards to a VIP | Outriders |
350 | Present opposing arguments or evidence | Rebut |
351 | Pretended attack | Feint |
352 | Prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported | Contraband |
353 | Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors | Patrimony |
354 | Providing relief | Reprieve |
355 | Quibble (to avoid giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth) | Prevaricate |
356 | Ready to believe anything | Credulous |
357 | Rebellion against lawful authority | Mutiny |
358 | Regard for others as a principle of action | Altruism |
359 | Related to moon | Lunar |
360 | Relating to kinship with the father | Patrilineal |
361 | Relationship by blood or birth | Consanguinity |
362 | Release of a prisoner from jail on certain terms and condition | Parole |
363 | Rules governing socially acceptable behavior | Etiquette |
364 | Scale used for measuring the strength of an earthquake | Richter |
365 | Science of diseases | Pathology |
366 | Science of Human mind and behavior | Psychology |
367 | Science of the races of mankind | Ethnology |
368 | Science regarding principles of classification | Taxonomy |
369 | Seeing something which is not actually present | Hallucination |
370 | Send or bring somebody back to his own country | Repatriate |
371 | Sentimental longing for a period in a past | Nostalgia |
372 | Severely abusive writing in journals | Scurrilous |
373 | Shaking movement of the ground | Tremor |
374 | Simple, fast-spreading plant without flowers or leaves, which can often cause disease | Fungus |
375 | Small pieces of metal that fly out from an exploding bomb | Shrapnel |
376 | Soldiers who fight on horseback | Cavalry |
377 | Someone having many skills | Versatile |
378 | Someone who is designated to hear both sides of a dispute and make a judgement | Arbitrator |
379 | Someone who scientifically studies the birds | Ornithologist |
380 | Something capable of being done | Feasible |
381 | Something kept as a reminder of an event | Souvenir |
382 | Something no longer in use | Obsolete |
383 | Something that can be heard | Audible |
384 | Something that cannot be explained | Inexplicable |
385 | Something that causes death | Fatal |
386 | Something that is difficult to believe | Incredible |
387 | Something that is poisonous and unhealthy | Toxic |
388 | Something that might happen in the future | Contingency |
389 | Something which is imagined to be real but actually does not exist | Figment |
390 | Something which is not thorough or profound | Superficial |
391 | Special trial of the Head of State by Parliament | Impeachment |
392 | Speed of an object in one direction | Velocity |
393 | Spoken or done without preparation | Extempore |
394 | State of anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion | Consternation |
395 | Stealthily done (something done in a quiet and secret way in order to avoid being noticed) | Surreptitious |
396 | Strong concentrated black coffee made under steam pressure | Espresso |
397 | Strong dislikes between two persons | Antipathy |
398 | Study of caves | Speleology |
399 | Study of mankind | Anthropology |
400 | Study of the nature of Gods | Theology |
401 | Succession of rulers belonging to one family | Dynasty |
402 | Take great pleasure | Revel |
403 | Tending to move away from the centre or axis | Centrifugal |
404 | That which can be believed | Credible |
405 | That which cannot be avoided | Inevitable |
406 | That which cannot be called back | Irrevocable |
407 | That which cannot be defeated | Invincible |
408 | That which cannot be easily read | Illegible |
409 | That which is perceptible by touch is | Tangible |
410 | That which is without opposition | Unanimous |
411 | That which lasts for a short time | Transitory |
412 | The absence of law and order | Anarchy |
413 | The act of killing a king | Regicide |
414 | The act of killing one’s wife | Uxoricide |
415 | The act of killing whole group of people, especially a whole race | Genocide |
416 | The act of speaking about one’s thoughts when one is alone | Soliloquy |
417 | The action of looking within or into one’s own mind | Introspect |
418 | The art of delaying | Procrastination |
419 | The art of making maps and charts | Cartography |
420 | The art of preserving skin of animals, birds and fish | Taxidermy |
421 | The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old | Geriatrics |
422 | The conference that takes place once in three year | Triennial |
423 | The doctrine that human souls pass from one body to another at the time of death | Transmigration |
424 | The essential or characteristic customs , habits and conventions of a society or community | Mores |
425 | The firing of many guns at the same time to mark an occasion | Fusillade |
426 | The first model of a new device | Prototype |
427 | The first public speech delivered by a person | Maiden speech |
428 | The first speech made by a person | Maiden |
429 | The height of object above sea level | Altitude |
430 | The line where the land and sky seems to meet | Horizon |
431 | The murder of parents or near relative | Parricide |
432 | The part of government which is concerned with making of rules | Legislature |
433 | The plant and vegetation of a region | Flora |
434 | The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence | Imperialism |
435 | The practice of having many wives | Polygamy |
436 | The practice of submitting a proposal to popular vote | Referendum |
437 | The practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food | Gastronomy |
438 | The process by which a person or an organization reduces the amount of money it spends | Budgeting |
439 | The process by which plants and animals breathe | Respiration |
440 | The process of deciding the nature of disease by examination | Diagnosis |
441 | The production of raw silk | Sericulture |
442 | The quality of being politely firm and demanding | Assertive |
443 | The scientific study of elections | Psephology |
444 | The study of ancient civilization | Archaeology |
445 | The study of birds | Ornithology |
446 | The study of plant life | Botany |
447 | The study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs | Theology |
448 | The study of the origin and history of words | Etymology |
449 | The study of worms and insects | Entomology |
450 | The study or collection of coins | Numismatics |
451 | The study or practice of dancing or composing ballets | Choreography |
452 | The use of many words where only a few are necessary | Circumlocution |
453 | The worship of idols or images | Idolatry |
454 | Theft of another person’s writings or ideas and passing them off as one’s own | Plagiarism |
455 | Thing that can be felt or touched | Palpable |
456 | Those who do malicious damage | Saboteurs |
457 | Through which light cannot pass | Opaque |
458 | To accustom oneself to a foreign climate | Acclimatise |
459 | To bite like a rat | Gnaw |
460 | To cause troops etc. to spread out in readiness for battle | Deploy |
461 | To confirm with the help of evidence | Corroborate |
462 | To cut something into two pieces | Sever |
463 | To destroy completely | Annihilate |
464 | To die without having made a will | Intestate |
465 | To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings | Introspection |
466 | To free completely from blame | Exonerate |
467 | To have a very high opinion about oneself | Conceited |
468 | To injure one’s reputation | Defame |
469 | To look at someone in an angry or threatening way | Glower |
470 | To mediate between two parties in a dispute | Intercede |
471 | To officially take private property away to seize | Confiscate |
472 | To play the part of and function as, some other person | Impersonate |
473 | To reduce to nothing | Null |
474 | To remove an objectionable part from a book | Expurgate |
475 | To renounce a high position of authority or control | Abdicate |
476 | To secretly store more than what is allowed | Hoard |
477 | To seize control of a vehicle in order to force it to go to a new destination or demand something | Hijack |
478 | To slap with a flat object | Swat |
479 | To struggle helplessly | Flounder |
480 | To supply land with water by artificial means | Irrigate |
481 | To take back, withdraw or renounce | Recant |
482 | To walk with slow or regular Steps is to | Pace |
483 | To write under a different name | Pseudonym |
484 | Too much official formality | Red-tapism |
485 | Tough tissues in joints | Ligaments |
486 | Trouble and annoy continually | Harass |
487 | Unfair advantages for members of one’s own family | Nepotism |
488 | Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something | Coercion |
489 | Very dramatic | Histrionic |
490 | Very pleasing to eat | Palatable |
491 | Violation of something holy and sacred | Sacrilege |
492 | Wild and noisy disorder | Pandemonium |
493 | With much liveliness and a sense of purpose | Jauntily |
494 | Without risk of punishment | Impunity |
495 | Word that reads the same as backward or forward | Palindrome |
496 | Words inscribed on a tomb | Epitaph |
497 | Words uttered impiously about God | Blasphemy |
498 | Write or carve words on stone or paper | Inscribe |
499 | Written law of a legislative body | Statute |
500 | Yearly celebration of a date or an event | Anniversary |
501 | Ridiculous use of words | Malapropism |
502 | Speech or writing in a form that is no longer in general use now | Archaic |
503 | A song sung at burial | Dirge |
504 | Something which can be taken for granted | Postulate |
505 | That which cannot be understood | Unintelligible |
506 | A short walk for pleasure or exercise | Stroll |
507 | One who is bad in spelling | Cacographist |
508 | The form of madness which gives a person the idea that his importance is very great | Megalomania |
509 | The strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best | Chauvinism |
510 | A ride on someone else’s back or shoulders | Piggyback |
511 | That which cannot be rectified or make good | Irreparable |
512 | That which is extremely important and necessary | Indispensable |
513 | To twist or move part of your body, with small, quick movements | Wriggle |
514 | Transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood | Adolescence |
515 | A verse letter | Epistle |
516 | A person who betrays someone or something | Traitor |
517 | A public declaration of policy and aims, issued before an election by a political party | Manifesto |
518 | Word for word reproduction | Verbatim |
519 | A tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated | Kaleidoscope |
520 | A person who studies the formation of the earth | Geologist |
521 | A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them | Slave |
522 | Impossible to harm, damage, or defeat | Invulnerable |
523 | A small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes | Scullery |
524 | Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island | Peninsula |
525 | A person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people | Chaperon |
526 | Deviation or departure from common rule or standard | Anomaly |
527 | A book or picture produced merely to bring in money | Pot-boiler |
528 | To surround with armed forces | Besiege |
529 | Explicit understanding to do something | Promise |
530 | Room with toilet facilities | Lavatory |
531 | A person who is talkative | Garrulous |
532 | A statement which cannot be understood | Incomprehensible |
533 | An alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations | Glossary |
534 | A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter | Arbiter |
535 | Irrational fear of crowds | Ochlophobia |
536 | To remove the skin of a potato or an orange | Peel |
537 | A tumour which is not likely to spread | Benign |
538 | Run away from home with lover | Elope |
539 | That which can be carried | Portable |
540 | People in a riot causing trouble or violence | Mob |
541 | To congratulate someone in a formal manner | Felicitate |
542 | One who talks continuously | Loquacious |
543 | The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism | Habitat |
544 | A book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc | Directory |
545 | A rough and bad-mannered person | Boor |
546 | Place which provides both boarding and lodging | Inn |
547 | A person from the countryside who is considered to be awkward and stupid | Bumpkin |
548 | Having both male and female organs | Hermaphrodite |
549 | A person who sneaks into a country | Infiltrator |
550 | One who is reckless and wasteful with his money | Spendthrift |
551 | Emission of light or heat from a central point | Radiation |
552 | Government by a king | Monarchy |
553 | A room where dead are kept until burial | Mortuary |
554 | The ceremony of crowning a sovereign | Coronation |
555 | Act of making things new like before | Renovate |
556 | No longer a child, but not yet an adult | Adolescent |
557 | Proposition made as a basis for reasoning without the assumption of its truth/ facts | Hypothesis |
558 | A place where animals are slaughtered | Abattoir |
559 | A state of emotional or intellectual separation | Alienation |
560 | That which makes one highly knowledgeable | Erudition |
561 | A drug which makes one see things that are not really there | Hallucinogen |
562 | A shady fertile place in a desert | Oasis |
563 | The act of setting free from bondage of any kind | Emancipation |
564 | Shine with a bright but brief or irregular light | Flicker |
565 | Hard working and diligent | Sedulous |
566 | A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land | Isthmus |
567 | Pertaining to the west | Occidental |
568 | An unimportant person | Nonentity |
569 | Committing murder in revenge | Vendetta |
570 | To make atonement to one’s sins | Expiate |
571 | Falsification of documents etc. | Forgery |
572 | A person who has lost protection of law | Outlaw |
573 | Killing one’s sister | Sororicide |
574 | A place where astronomical observations are made | Observatory |
575 | Regular user of places/restaurant etc. | Clientele |
576 | A place where soldiers live | Barracks |
577 | Of the highest degree | Superlative |
578 | A piece of shelter for ships | Harbour |
579 | One who sets type for books, newspapers, etc. | Compositor |
580 | Solemn religious acts | Rites |
581 | A large body of people playing musical instruments | Orchestra |
582 | Obsession with books | Bibliomania |
583 | A brave, noble – minded or chivalrous man | Gallant |
584 | A rough, violent, troublesome person | Tartar |
585 | The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of principles of beauty, especially in art | Aesthetics |
586 | Drug which cause people to sleep early | Soporific |
587 | Stick with a thick end used in mortar for pounding | Pestle |
588 | Lack of skills | Ineptness |
589 | Someone who is incapable of being quietened or pacified | Implacable |
590 | Suitable or intended only for young persons | Juvenile |
591 | The first public performance of musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film | Premiere |
592 | Submission to all that happens as inevitable | Fatalism |
593 | A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time | Lease |
594 | Art of working with metals | Metallurgy |
595 | Someone not fit to be chosen | Ineligible |
596 | A cinema show held in the afternoon | Matinee |
597 | A handsome man | Adonis |
598 | Intentional damage to arrest production | Sabotage |
599 | Introductory part or lines to discourse or play | Prologue |
600 | Too willing to obey other people | Subservient |
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