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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

One word substitutes

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One word
Description
1.
Anarchist
One who is out to subvert a government
2.
Convalescent
One who is recovering from illness
3.
Omnipotent
One who is all powerful
4.
Omnipresent
One who is present everywhere
5.
Omniscient
One who knows everything
6.
Gullible
One who is easily deceived
7.
Infallible
One who does not make mistakes
8.
Mercenary
One who can do anything for money
9.
Pauper
One who has no money
10.
Turncoat
One who changes sides
11.
Volunteer
One who works for free
12.
Bibliophile
One who loves books
13.
Bilingual
One who can speak two languages
14.
Philanthropist
One who loves mankind
15.
Misanthrope
One who hates mankind
16.
Optimist
One who looks on the bright side of things
17.
Pessimist
One who looks on the dark side of things
18.
Agnostic
One who doubts the existence of god
19.
Hypocrite
One who pretends to be what he is not
20.
Indefatigable
One incapable of being tired
21.
Samaritan
One who helps others Good
22.
Plagiarist
One who copies from other writers
23.
Misogynist
One who hates women
24.
Polyglot
One who knows many languages
25.
Epicure
One who is fond of sensuous pleasures
26.
Egoist
One who thinks only of himself
27.
Feminist.
One who thinks only of welfare of women
28.
Stoic
One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
29.
Effeminate
One who is quite like a woman
30.
Eccentric
One who has strange habits
31.
Reticent
One who speaks less
32.
Pedestrian
One who goes on foot
33.
Fatalist
One who believes in fate
34.
Intestate
One who dies without a Will
35.
Valetudinarian
One who always thinks himself to be ill
36.
Democracy
A Government by the people
37.
Monarchy
A Government by a king or queen
38.
Bureaucracy
A Government by the officials
39.
Plutocracy
A Government by the rich
40.
Oligarchy
A Government by the few
41.
Aristocracy
A Government by the Nobles
42.
Autocracy
A Government by one
43.
Mobocracy
Rule by the mob
44.
Transparent
That through which light can pass
45.
Opaque
That through which light cannot pass
46.
Translucent
That through which light can partly pass
47.
Ambiguous
A sentence whose meaning is unclear
48.
Orphanage
A place where orphans live
49.
Indescribable
That which cannot be described
50.
Inimitable
That which cannot be imitated
51.
Inevitable
That which cannot be avoided
52.
Honorary
A position for which no salary is paid
53.
Indefensible
That which cannot be defended
54.
Polygamy
Practice of having several wives
55.
Polyandry
Practice of having several husbands
56.
Monogamy
Practice of having one wife or husband
57.
Bigamy
Practice of having two wives or husbands
58.
Improbable
That which is not likely to happen
59.
Contemporaries
People living at the same time
60.
Posthumas
A book published after the death of its author
61.
Anonymous
A book written by an unknown author
62.
Autobiography
A life history written by oneself
63.
Biography
A life history written by somebody else
64.
Colleagues
People who work together
65.
Glutton
One who eats too much
66.
Insatiable
That which cannot be satisfied
67.
Cynic
One who questions everything
68.
Carnivorous
A flesh eating animal
69.
Herbivorous
A grass eating animal
70.
Immigrant
One who lives in a foreign country
71.
Delegate
To transfer one's authority to another
72.
Neophyte
One who is a newcomer
73.
Legal
That which is lawful
74.
Illegal
That which is against law
75.
Celibate
One who is unmarried
76.
Draw
A game in which no one wins
77.
Anthropology
A study of man
78.
Ethnology
A study of races
79.
Physiology
A study of the body
80.
Zoology
A study of animals
81.
Ornithology
A study of birds
82.
Archaeology
A study of ancient things
83.
Etymology
A study of derivation of words
84.
Homicide
Murder of a human being
85.
Patricide
Murder of a father
86.
Matricide
Murder of a mother
87.
Fratricide
Murder of an brother
88.
Infanticide
Murder of an infant
89.
Suicide
Murder of self
90.
Regicide
Murder of the king
91.
Exonerate
To free somebody from all blame
92.
Pseudonym
To write under a different name
93.
Obsolete
A thing no longer in use
94.
Illegible
A handwriting that cannot be read
95.
Epitaph
Words written on the tomb of a person
96.
Avaricious
One who is greedy for money
97.
Inimitable
Something that cannot be imitated
98.
Illiterate
One who doesn't know how to read and write
99.
Idiosyncrasy
A person's peculiar habit
100.
Predator
An animal who preys on other animals