One-Word Substitutions for competitive Examination

 One-Word Substitutions

Person / People

  1. One who loves mankind — Philanthropist

  2. One who hates mankind — Misanthrope

  3. One who speaks many languages — Polyglot

  4. One who can read and write — Literate

  5. One who cannot read or write — Illiterate

  6. One who believes in God — Theist

  7. One who does not believe in God — Atheist

  8. One who is new to a subject — Novice

  9. One who walks on foot — Pedestrian

  10. One who looks on the bright side — Optimist


Habits / Nature

  1. One who talks too much — Garrulous

  2. One who speaks less — Taciturn

  3. One who cannot be corrected — Incorrigible

  4. One who is fond of food — Gourmet

  5. One who wastes money — Spendthrift

  6. One who saves money — Miser

  7. One who is easily deceived — Credulous

  8. One who is all-knowing — Omniscient

  9. One who is present everywhere — Omnipresent

  10. One who is all-powerful — Omnipotent

Places / Objects

  1. A place where books are kept — Library

  2. A place where sick are treated — Hospital

  3. A place where birds are kept — Aviary

  4. A place where dead bodies are kept — Mortuary

  5. A place where arms are stored — Armoury

  6. A place where animals are kept — Zoo

  7. A place where coins are made — Mint

Actions / Conditions

  1. Killing of a king — Regicide

  2. Killing of a man — Homicide

  3. Killing of oneself — Suicide

  4. Fear of water — Hydrophobia

  5. Fear of death — Thanatophobia

  6. Life history written by oneself — Autobiography

  7. Life history written by another — Biography

  8. Study of plants — Botany

  9. Study of animals — Zoology

Literature / Writing

  1. A speech made without preparation — Extempore

  2. Words inscribed on a tomb — Epitaph

  3. A short poem — Lyric

  4. A story with a moral — Fable

  5. Collection of poems — Anthology

  6. Statement that is absolutely clear --- Explicit

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