In this One Word Substitutions Oneliner Part 2, all-important questions are solved that were previously asked in the exams of PPSC, FPSC, NTS, PPSC, FPSC, BPSC, and all other testing agencies.
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SR.NO | One Word Substitutions | One Word Substitutions | |
201. |
Bungalow
A small house with all the rooms on one floor. |
202. |
Autocracy
Government by a single person. |
203. | Belfry
Part of a church in which bells hang. |
204. | Chasm
An extremely deep crack or opening in the ground. |
205. | Stub
The short remaining end of a cigarette. |
206. | Exodus
Of outstanding significance. |
207. | Abdication
Voluntarily giving up the throne by the king in favor of his son. |
208. | Autocracy
A government run by a dictator. |
209. | Snob
One who despises persons of lower social position. |
210. | Hedonist
A person who believes that pleasure is the chief food. |
211. | Anecdote
A short, usually amusing, story about some real person or event. |
212. | Licentious
A man has lax morals. |
213. | Hymn
A song embodying religious and sacred emotions. |
214. | Adultery
The practice of a married woman having a marital relationship. |
215. | Logomania
Mania for talking |
216. | Red-tapism
A process involving too much official formality. |
217. | Archives
The place where public, government or historical records or kept. |
218. | Raffle
Lottery in which an article is assigned by lot to one of those buying tickets. |
219. |
Orphan
Child bereaved of one or both parents. |
220. |
Timid
One who always runs away from danger. |
221. | Convalescence
Gradual recovery from illness. |
222. | Alliteration
Commencement of words with the same letter. |
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223. | Prostitute
The woman who offers to use her body for sexual intercourse to anyone who will pay for this. |
224. | Reprisal
Paying back injury with injury. |
225. |
Audience
An assembly of hearers. |
226. |
Altruism
Regard for others as a principle of action. |
227. | Fable
An animal story with a moral. |
228. | Aeronaut
A person who pilots or travels in a balloon, airship or other aircraft. |
229. | Consanguinity
Relationship by blood or birth. |
230. | Philanderer
A person who makes love without serious intentions. |
231. | Topiary
The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes. |
232. | Indictment
A formal written charge against a person for some crime or offense. |
233. | Monomaniac
A person is obsessed with exclusively one idea or subject. |
234. | Assassin
A person who kills somebody, especially for political reasons. |
235. | Truant
A child who stays away from school without any good reason. |
236. | Autocrat
A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others. |
237. |
Kleptomania
The mania for stealing articles. |
238. |
Dromomania
The mania for travel. |
239. | Aesthete
The person who claims to have a great love for and understanding of what is beautiful in nature, art, etc. |
240. | Transmute
To change shape, nature, or substance. |
241. | Repartee
That witty, clever retort. |
242. | Allegory
A story in which ideas are symbolized as people. |
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243. |
Conservative
Opposed to great or sudden change |
244. |
Somnambulism
Walking in sleep. |
245. |
Prodigy
A child of unusual or remarkable talent. |
246. |
Philanthropist
One who loves mankind. |
247. |
Platitude
A commonplace remark. |
248. |
Anthropology
Study of mankind. |
249. | Demography
Study of statistics of births, deaths, and diseases to show the state of the community. |
250. | Sadist
One who takes delight in excessive cruelty. |
251. | Eccentric
Not conforming to ordinary rules of behavior. |
252. | Ascetic
A man who starves his body for the good of the soul. |
253. | Altar
A raised place on which offerings to a god are made. |
254. | Lair
A place where wild animals live. |
255. |
Lapidist
One who cuts precious stones. |
256. |
Lexicographer
One who compiles a dictionary. |
257. | Plenipotentiary
A person with full discretionary powers to act on behalf of a country. |
258. | Anodyne
Medicine that lessens pain. |
259. |
Apostle
A pioneer of a reform movement. |
260. |
Oubliette
The dungeon is entered by a trapdoor. |
261. |
Genocide
Intentional destruction of racial groups. |
262. |
Windfall
An unexpected stroke of good luck. |
263. |
Plagiarism
Stealing from the writing of others. |
264. |
Reticent
A person who is reserved in talks. |
265. |
Circumlocution
To talk much without coming to the point. |
266. |
Thearchy
Government by the gods. |
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267. |
Widow
A woman whose husband is dead. |
268. |
Chip
A small piece of wood. |
269. |
Heinous
Wicked to a high degree. |
270. |
Avaricious
One desires to get money. |
271. | Malcontent
A person who is always dissatisfied. |
272. | Trilogy
A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself. |
273. |
Gust
A sudden rush of wind. |
274. |
Accomplice
A person who helps you break the law. |
275. |
Idyll
Short descriptive poem of a picturesque scene or incident. |
276. |
Sojourn
A short stay at a place. |
277. |
Attempt
Constant effort to achieve something. |
278. |
Usurer
One who lends money at a high rate of interest. |
279. | Midwife
Women are trained to help other women in childbirth. |
280. | Desecrate
To deprive a thing of its holy character. |
281. |
Apostate
One who deserts his religion. |
282. |
Rebuke
To take one to task. |
283. |
Pyromania
The mania for setting fires. |
284. |
Aborigines
The original inhabitants of a country. |
285. | Aviary
The place where birds are kept. |
286. | Paralysis
Loss of power to move in any or every part of the body. |
287. | Advocate
A person who speaks or supports an idea. |
288. | Epicurean
One whose attitude is: “eat, drink, and be married”. |
289. | Sadism
Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others. |
290. | Malingerer
One who pretends illness to escape duty. |
291. | Phrenology
The science of judging a person’s character, capabilities, etc. from an |
292. | Dusk
Time after twilight and before night. |
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examination of the shape of his skull. | |||
293. | Amphibian
Animals living on land and in water. |
294. | Demagogue
A political leader who tries to stir up people. |
295. |
Repentance
Atonement for one’s sins. |
296. |
Amnesty
A general pardon of political offenders. |
297. | Granary
A house for storing grains. |
298. | Teetotaller
One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks. |
299. |
Dandy
A man who. |
300. |
Blasphemy
Contempt of god. |
301. |
Brigand
Member of a band of robbers. |
302. |
Liable
Responsible according to law. |
303. | Nostalgia
Wistful longing for something one has known in the past. |
304. | Eccentric
A man of odd habits. |
305. | Typography
Science of printing. |
306. | Hijacker
One who robs the smuggler of his smuggled goods after the border has been crossed. |
307. | Telepathy
The power of reading the thoughts of others. |
308. | Fanatic
One filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in the cause. |
309. | Polygamy
The custom of having many wives. |
310. | Amateur
One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally. |
311. | Yacht
A light sailing boat built especially for racing. |
312. | Telescope
An instrument for viewing objects at a distance. |
313. |
Surgeon
A man who operates on sick people. |
314. |
Fastidious
A person very hard to please. |
315. | Pseudonym
A name adopted by an author in his writings. |
316. | Renegade
A person who forsakes religion. |
317. | Bursar | 318. | Rustic |
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A person holding a scholarship at a university. | A person without manners or polish. | ||
319. | Parody
A funny imitation of a poem. |
320. | Scapegoat
A person who is made to bear the blame due to others. |
321. |
Antiquated
A thing or person behind time. |
322. |
Cuckold
The man whose wife has been unfaithful to him. |
323. | Hippodrome
Course for chariot races. |
324. | Pleonasm
Use of more words than are needed to express the meaning. |
325. |
Liar
A person who rarely speaks the truth. |
326. |
Pacify
To bring peace and end violence. |
327. |
Ambiguous
That which can be interpreted in any way. |
328. |
Veteran
The person who has long experience. |
329. |
Personify
Be the embodiment or perfect example. |
330. |
Incendiary
A person who maliciously destroys by fire. |
331. | Highbrow
A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others. |
332. | Furrow
The line which a plow cuts in the grand. |
333. | Anonymous
Of unknown and unadmitted authorship. |
334. | Pragmatist
A person concerned with practical results and values. |
335. | Epilogue
A speech by an actor at the end of a play. |
336. | Plebiscite
Decisions are made on a political question by the votes of all qualified persons. |
337. |
Suicide
Act of taking one’s life. |
338. |
Elysium
A place of ideal peace and happiness. |
339. |
Resplendent
Shining, brilliant, and magnificent. |
340. |
Vacillation
Changing one’s mind too quickly. |
341. | Reserved
One who talks very little. |
342. | Menu
The list of courses at a meal or of dishes that can be served in a restaurant. |
343. | Anteroom | 344. | Cyclone |
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A room leading into a large room or hall. | A low-area storm with high winds rotating about a Centre of low atmospheric pressure. | ||
345. |
Anarchist
One who promotes the idea of the absence of government of any kind, when every man should be a law unto himself. |
346. |
Orchard
A field or a part of a garden where fruit trees grow. |
347. |
Duffer
A slow-witted and incompetent person. |
348. |
Mediocre
One who is neither intelligent nor dull. |
349. |
Rebut
Present opposing arguments. |
350. |
Punctilious
Careful in performing duties. |
351. |
Kiln
The place where bricks are baked. |
352. |
Smuggler
A person who brings goods illegally into the country. |
353. |
Demagogue
One who stirs people for personal politics or profit. |
354. |
Lithotomy
Cutting for stone in the bladder. |
355. | Pilgrim
A person who travels to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion. |
356. | Whip
A person sharing responsibility for a political party’s discipline and tactics. |
357. | Memorandum
Informal business communication with a personal signature. |
358. | Ballad
It’s a story in verse. |
359. | Hinterland
Parts of the country are behind the coast or a river’s bank. |
360. | Nemesis
Just punishment for wrongdoing. |
361. | Amiable
One who is likable. |
362. | Adjourn
To break off proceedings of a meeting for a time. |
363. | Superficial
Something that is not thorough or profound. |
364. | Neologism
Using new words. |
365. |
Peer
Equal in rank, merit, or quality. |
366. |
Intercede
To mediate between two parties in a dispute. |
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367. | Geriatrics
The branch of medical science which deals with the problems. |
368. | Henpecked
A man who dances to the tunes of his wife. |
369. | Emeritus
One who was honorably discharged form service. |
370. | Stupor
A heavy unnatural slumber. |
371. |
Abrogate
To do away with a rule. |
372. |
Palatable
Food that agrees with one’s taste. |
373. |
Bibliophile
One who loves books. |
374. |
Truism
Plain or self-evident truth. |
375. |
Obituary
Printed notice of somebody’s death. |
376. |
Apprentice
A person who has just started learning. |
377. | Venial
A fault that may be forgiven. |
378. | Voluptuary
A person who gives himself unto luxury and sexual pleasures. |
379. |
Harlot
A woman of lax morals. |
380. |
Stoicism
Indifference to pleasure or pain. |
381. |
Deponent
A person who gives written testimony for use in law court. |
382. |
Milliner
A person who makes and sells ladies’ hats, etc. |
383. |
Brittle
A thing liable to be easy. |
384. |
Ornithologist
One who specializes in the study of birds. |
385. | Philanderer
A person who makes love for amusement without serious intentions. |
386. | Alimony
Allowance due to a wife from her husband on separation. |
387. | Transmigration
The doctrine is that human souls pass from one body to another at the time of death. |
388. | Immigrate
To come as a settler into another country. |
389. |
Epicure
A person who is very fond of sensuous enjoyments. |
390. |
Martyr
One who sacrifices his life for a cause. |
391. |
Pedantic
A style in which a writer makes a display |
392. |
Anatomy
Science of bodily structure. |
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of his knowledge. | |||
393. | Affidavit
A written declaration made on oath in the presence of a magistrate. |
394. | Anniversary
Yearly celebration of a date or an event. |
395. | Insular
Interested mainly in a small group, country, etc. |
396. | Interregnum
The period between two reigns. |
397. | Effeminate
A man who has the qualities of a woman. |
398. | Septuagenarian
A person 70 to 79 years old. |
399. |
Rabble
People in a rowdy scene. |
400. |
Colleague
A person working in the same place with another. |
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