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One Word Substitution 1. One who is out to subvert a government Anarchist 2. One who is recovering from illness Convalescent 3. One who is all powerful Omnipotent 4. One who is present everywhere Omnipresent 5. One who knows everything Omniscient 6. One who is easily deceived Gullible 7. One who does not make mistakes Infallible 8. One who can do anything for money Mercenary 9. One who has no money Pauper 10. One who changes sides Turncoat 11. One who works for free Volunteer 12. One who loves books Bibliophile 13. One who can speak two languages Bilingual 14. One who loves mankind Philanthropist 15. One who hates mankind Misanthrope 16. One who looks on the bright side of things Optimist 17. One who looks on the dark side of things Pessimist 18. One who doubts the existence of god Agnostic 19. One who pretends to be what he is not Hypocrite 20. One incapable of being tired Indefatigable 21. One who helps others Good Samaritan 22. One who copies from other writers Plagiarist 23. One who hates women Misogynist 24. One who knows many languages Polyglot 25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures Epicure 26. One who thinks only of himself Egoist 27. One who thinks only of welfare of women Feminist. 28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain Stoic 29. One who is quite like a woman Effeminate 30. One who has strange habits Eccentric 31. One who speaks less Reticent 32. One who goes on foot Pedestrian 33. One who believes in fate Fatalist 34. One who dies without a Will Intestate 35. One who always thinks himself to be ill Valetudinarian 36. A Government by the people Democracy 37. A Government by a king or queen Monarchy

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One Word Substitution

1. One who is out to subvert a government Anarchist2. One who is recovering from illness Convalescent3. One who is all powerful Omnipotent4. One who is present everywhere Omnipresent5. One who knows everything Omniscient6. One who is easily deceived Gullible7. One who does not make mistakes Infallible8. One who can do anything for money Mercenary9. One who has no money Pauper10. One who changes sides Turncoat11. One who works for free Volunteer12. One who loves books Bibliophile13. One who can speak two languages Bilingual14. One who loves mankind Philanthropist15. One who hates mankind Misanthrope16. One who looks on the bright side of things Optimist17. One who looks on the dark side of things Pessimist18. One who doubts the existence of god Agnostic19. One who pretends to be what he is not Hypocrite20. One incapable of being tired Indefatigable21. One who helps others Good Samaritan22. One who copies from other writers Plagiarist23. One who hates women Misogynist24. One who knows many languages Polyglot25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures Epicure26. One who thinks only of himself Egoist27. One who thinks only of welfare of women Feminist.28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain Stoic29. One who is quite like a woman Effeminate30. One who has strange habits Eccentric31. One who speaks less Reticent32. One who goes on foot Pedestrian33. One who believes in fate Fatalist34. One who dies without a Will Intestate35. One who always thinks himself to be ill Valetudinarian36. A Government by the people Democracy37. A Government by a king or queen Monarchy38. A Government by the officials Bureaucracy39. A Government by the rich Plutocracy40. A Government by the few Oligarchy41. A Government by the Nobles Aristocracy42. A Government by one Autocracy43. Rule by the mob Mobocracy44. That through which light can pass Transparent

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45. That through which light cannot pass Opaque46. That through which light can partly pass Translucent47. A sentence whose meaning is unclear Ambiguous48. A place where orphans live Orphanage49. That which cannot be described Indescribable50. That which cannot be imitated Inimitable51. That which cannot be avoided Inevitable52. A position for which no salary is paid Honorary53. That which cannot be defended Indefensible54. Practice of having several wives Polygamy55. Practice of having several husbands Polyandry56. Practice of having one wife or husband Monogamy57. Practice of having two wives or husbands Bigamy58. That which is not likely to happen Improbable59. People living at the same time Contemporaries60. A book published after the death of its author Posthumous61. A book written by an unknown author Anonymous62. A life history written by oneself Autobiography63. A life history written by somebody else Biography64. People who work together Colleagues65. One who eats too much Glutton66. That which cannot be satisfied Insatiable67. One who questions everything Cynic68. A flesh eating animal Carnivorous69. A grass eating animal Herbivorous70. One who lives in a foreign country Immigrant71. To transfer one's authority to another Delegate72. One who is a newcomer Neophyte73. That which is lawful Legal74. That which is against law Illegal75. One who is unmarried Celibate76. A game in which no one wins Draw77. A study of man Anthropology78. A study of races Ethnology79. A study of the body Physiology80. A study of animals Zoology81. A study of birds Ornithology82. A study of ancient things Archaeology83. A study of derivation of words Etymology84. Murder of a human being Homicide85. Murder of a father Patricide86. Murder of a mother Matricide87. Murder of an brother Fratricide88. Murder of an infant Infanticide89. Murder of self Suicide90. Murder of the king Regicide

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91. To free somebody from all blame Exonerate92. To write under a different name Pseudonym93. A thing no longer in use Obsolete94. A handwriting that cannot be read Illegible95. Words written on the tomb of a person Epitaph96. One who is greedy for money Avaricious97. Something that cannot be imitated Inimitable98. One who doesn't know how to read and write Illiterate99. A person's peculiar habit Idiosyncrasy100. An animal who preys on other animals Predator 101. Violating the sanctity of a church Sacrilege102. One who can throw his voice Ventriloquist

· Systematic study of election trends: Psephology.· Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority: Hung.· Do away with wholly: Abolish.· A shortened form of a word or phrase: Abbreviation.· To increase the speed; to hasten the progress of: Accelerate.· One who calculates premium: Actuary.· To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease: Aggravate.· To turn friends in enemies: Alienate.· One who does something not professionally but for pleasure: Amateur.· A diplomatic minister of the higher order sent by a country to another: Ambassador. Diplomat, Envoy.· A statement open to more than interpretation: Ambiguous.· Having opposing feelings: Ambivalent.· A letter, poem etc. whose author is unknown: Anonymous.· Absence of government: Anarchy.· A person liable to be called to account for his action: Answerable.· To rise in value: Appreciate.· To go down in value: Depreciate.· One who does not believe in the existence of God: Atheist.· One who believe in God: Theist.· One who makes an official examination of accounts: Auditor.· The life story of a man written by himself: Autobiography.· Life story of a man written by other:b· Government by the officials: Bureaucracy.· Government by the people: Democracy.· To take away some one’s right t vote: Disenfranchisement.· The science which treats with life: Biology.· One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views: Bigot.· A member of the middle class: Bourgeois.· General pardon: Amnesty.· One who damages public property: Vandal.· One who does not care for art, literature etc.: Philistine.

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· People working together in the same office or department: Colleagues.· Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth: Congenital.· Men living in the same age: Contemporary.· One who can make himself at home in all countries: Cosmopolitan.· A person who believes easily whatever he is told: Credulous.· To give one’s authority to another: Delegate.· A game or batter in which neither party wins: Drawn.· A thing that is fit to be eaten: Edible.· Water fit for drinking: Potable.· Study of environment: Ecology.· One who thinks only for oneself: Egoist.· One who is qualifies for election: Eligible.· To explain something mysterious or difficult: Elucidate.· To lay special stress on: Emphasize.· A state of perfect balance: Equilibrium.· To root out an evil, disease: Eradicate.· A speech delivered without any previous preparation: Extempore or Impromptu.· A man who has too much enthusiasm for his own religion: Fanatic.· An exact copy: Facsimile.· One who is not easily pleased: Fastidious.· A medicine that kills germs: Germicide.· Work for which no salary is paid: Honorary.· One who feels sympathetic towards human beings: Humanitarian.· An office with high salary but no work: Sinecure.· That which cannot be read: Illegible.· A trade that is prohibited by law: Illicit.· One who cannot read or write: Illiterate.· Science of coins or medals: Numismatics.· Misappropriation of money: Embezzlement.· A sound that cannot be heard: Inaudible.· A statement which cannot be understood: Incomprehensible.· One who cannot be corrected: Incorrigible.· That which cannot be explained: Inexplicable.· A remedy which never fails: Infallible.· A method that cannot be imitated: Inimitable.· That which cannot be satisfied: Insatiable.· One who is unable to pay his debts: Insolvent.· That which cannot be hurt: Invulnerable.· The action of looking back on past time: Introspection.· A thing that cannot be seen with human eyes: Invisible.· Looking into one’s own thoughts: Introspection.· Remarks which do not ally apply to the subject under discussion: Irrelevant.· A loss of damage that cannot be compensated: Irreparable.· That cannot be altered or withdrawn: Irrevocable.· The area over which an official has control: Jurisdiction.· The first speech made by a person: Maiden.

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· Hater of mankind: Misanthropist.· Lover of mankind: Philanthropist.