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One Word Substitution - Pearson

The document defines various terms related to different fields such as medicine, law, religion, and society. It provides definitions for terms like epidemiologist (a person who studies the outbreak and causes of disease affecting large numbers), asylum (a place that provides refuge), and posthumous (a child born after the death of its father). In total, the document defines over 100 different terms concisely in individual statements.

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One Word Substitution - Pearson

The document defines various terms related to different fields such as medicine, law, religion, and society. It provides definitions for terms like epidemiologist (a person who studies the outbreak and causes of disease affecting large numbers), asylum (a place that provides refuge), and posthumous (a child born after the death of its father). In total, the document defines over 100 different terms concisely in individual statements.

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1. A book containing summarized 17.

A person interested in reading books and


information on all branches of knowledge- nothing else-bookworm
encyclopedia
18. A person very hard to please -fastidious
2. A child born after the death of its father-
posthumous 19. A person who believes in going out
naked -nudist
3. A cock and bull story means-an
unbelievable gossip 20. A person who brings goods illegally into
the country- smuggler
4. A disease that affects a large number of
people in an area at the same time -epidemic 21. A person who can use both hands with
equal facility-ambidextrous
5. A disease that spreads by means of germs
carried in atmosphere-infectious 22. A person who does not believe in the
existence of God -Atheist.
6. A fool's paradise means- false hope
23. A person who eats too much -glutton
7. A funny imitation of a poem-parody
24. A person who hates women -misogamist
8. A general pardon granted by the
government to political offenders- amnesty 25. A person who is fond of sensuous
enjoyment-hedonist
9. A Government that is carried on through
officers -bureaucracy 26. A person who is out to destroy
government-anarchist
10. A hard nut to crack is easily-a problem
which cannot be solved 27. A person who is very fond of sensuous
enjoyment-hedonist
11. A hater of leaning and knowledge –
misologist 28 A person who looks at the dark side of
everything-pessimist
12. A hater of women -misogynist
29. A person who studies the formation of
13. A Large dark grey cloud that brings rain the earth -geologist
or snow -nimbus
30. A person who tries to deceive people by
14. A large scale departure of people from a claiming to be able to do wonderful things-
territory -exodus. trickster

15. A man of spirits -a very courageous 31. A person with refined taste in food and
wine-epicure
16. A man who operates on sick people-
surgeon 32. A physician who specializes in diseases of
skin -dermatologist

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33. A physician who specializes in heart 49. A woman having several husbands at the
diseases-cardiologist same time-polyandry

34. A physician/surgeon dealing with 50. Account of a person's life written by


diseases of the female reproductive system- another-biography
gynecologist
51 Account of a person's life written by
35. A place for sick people who need long himself-autobiography
periods for recovery-sanatorium
52. Act of ending one's life-suicide
36. A place that provides refuge-asylum
53. Act of murdering one's father-patricide
37. A religious discourse -sermon
54. Allowance paid by a husband to his wife
38. A sleeping room for a number of people- on legal Separation is-alimony
dormitory
55. An instrument for viewing objects at a
39, A Sleeping room for many persons- distance-telescope
dormitory
56. An object through which light passes
40. A speech delivered without preparation- and one can see through-transparent
extempore
57. An object through which light passes but
41. A speech made by a speaker for the first people cannot see across clearly-translucent
time in a particular gathering-maiden
speech 58. An organ of body cut off by surgery-
amputation
42. A speech made by someone for the first
time- maiden speech 59. Animals that eats flesh of other animals-
carnivorous
43. A speech without any previous
preparation-extempore 61. Animals that can live on land and water-
amphibians
44. A stale of perfect balance-equilibrium
62. Animals that eat flesh -carnivorous
45. A state of complete continence-celibacy
63. Belonging to one's ancestors-ancestral
46. A statement that is absolutely clear-
unequivocal 64. Beyond all powers of destruction of time-
imperishable
47. A tank in which fish are kept is called
an-aquarium 65. Cessation of arms before a formal treaty
is signed during war- armistice
48. A truce or cessation from arms before a
formal treaty is Signed-armistice 66. Child without parents- orphan

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67. Composed of elements highly diverse in 83. Hater of leaning and knowledge-
character-heterogeneity mycologist

68. Deserving blame for an offence or crime- 84. Honorably discharged from service-
culpable emeritus

69. Destruction of unborn baby in mother's 85. Illicit partner of a married man or
womb -foeticide woman-paramour

70. Direct vote of all the selectors of the 86. In a state of apparent inactivity but
state-plebiscite capable of being easily called into action-
dormant
71. Disease prevalent in a particular locality-
endemic 87. Incapable of being corrected-incorrigible

72. Disease that affects a large number of 88. Incapable of being explained -
people in an area-epidemic inexplicable

73. Disease that spreads by contact- 89. Introductory part or lines to a discourse
contagious or play-prologue

74. Disease that spreads by means of germs 90. Killing of a human being-homicide
carried in the atmosphere-infection
91. Killing of one's brother or sister-
75. Dramatic scene in which a person speaks fratricide
by himself-monologue
92. Killing of one's own brother- fratricide
76. Easy to catty over long distance-portable
93. Lasting only for a very short time-
77. Easy to shape in desired form-malleable transient

78. Elimination of a racial group by killing- 94, Likely to break apart easily-brittle
genocide
95. Man whose wife has died and who has
79. Free from external incitement or self- not remarried-widower
generation or happening without external
cause-spontaneous 96. Marrying one person while still legally
married to another-bigamy
80. Government by one person-dictatorship
97. Medicine that loosens the bowels-
81. Habit of secretly listening to private laxative
conversation-condign
98. Medicine used to calm or pacify -
82. Handwriting that cannot be read- tranquillizer
illegible
99. Murder of a king -regicide

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100. Murder of an infant or a new-born 116. Person leading a life of strict self-
baby-infanticide discipline-ascetic

101. Official misconduct-malfeasance 117. Person more like a woman than a man -
effeminate
102. One who abstains from taking wine-
teetotaler 118. Person of strong conviction or
prejudice; especially in matters of religion-
103. One who can be easily duped or fooled bigot
by any swindler-gullible
119. Person who abstains from all alcoholic
104. One who conceals his identity as a drinks-teetotaler
writer under an-pseudonym
120. Person who believes in God-theist
105. One who eats everything-omnivorous
121. Person who does not believe in the
106. One who feels at home in every existence of God-atheist
country-cosmopolitan
122. Person who is hard to please-dissenter
107. One who has a compulsive desire to
steal-kleptomaniac 123. Person who is interested in antiquities-
antiquarian
108. One who hates mankind-philanthropist
124. Person who knows or can speak many
109. One who murders one's mother- languages-polyglot
matricide
125. Person who looks at the bright side of
110. One who pretends to be what he is not- everything-optimist
hypocrite
126. Person who looks at the dark side of
111. One who sacrifices his life for a cause - everything-pessimist
martyr
127. Person who loves mankind -
112. One who-is all powerful-omnipotent philanthropist
113. Organism that grows; feeds and is 128. Plurality of wives-polygyny
sheltered on or in a different organism while
contributing nothing to the survival of its 129. Policemen riding on motorcycles as
host -parasite guards of -outriders

114. People working in the same department 130. Power of reading the thoughts or mind
or office-colleagues of others-telepathy (sixth sense)

115. Perceptible to the ear-audible 131. Practice of having only one wife or
husband at a time-monogamy

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132. Rainfall at irregular intervals or 148. That which can be easily-palatable
occasionally -sporadic
149. That which can be eaten-edible
133. Residing in a country of which one is
not yet a full- fledged citizen-alien 150. That which lasts forever or is never-
ending-eternal
134. Short speech or poem given at the end
of a play or book -epilogue 151. The day of Last Judgment or end of the
world-doomsday
135. Something occurring at irregular
intervals in time or occasionally-sporadic 152. The gift of the gab means-fluency of
speech
136. Something that becomes outdated -
obsolete 153. The intentional destruction of a human
fetus in the in uterus (infant in womb)-
137. Something that occurs at irregular foeticide
intervals in lime or occasionally-sporadic
154. The large-scale departure of people-
138. Something Very ancient-antediluvian exodus

139. Specialist in bone or skeleton disorders- 155. The murder of a human being-homicide
orthopaedician
156. The murder of the king is called a-
140. Specialist of diseases of infants- regicide
pediatrician
157. The people in a theatre or cinema-
141. Specialist of eye diseases- audience
ophthalmologist
158. The policy of extending a country's
142. Stage of growth between boyhood and empire and influence -imperialism
youth-adolescence
159. The state of being married-matrimony
143. State of complete continence on the
part of a woman-virginity 160. The state of complete continence on the
part of a Woman-virginity
144. Study of the origin and history of words
-etymology 161. Things belonging to ancient times-
antiques
145. Systematic extermination of race or
community-genocide 162. To kill someone for political reasons-
assassination
146. Talking disrespectfully of sacred things
is called-blasphemy 163. To pass winter in a dormant state or a
period of inactivity in which some living
147. That which can be drunk-potable organisms-hibernation

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164. To root out an evil-eradicate

165. To sail round the world -


circumnavigate

166. To surround on all sides-envelope

167. Unfit for human consumption-inedible

168. Uniform in structure or composition


throughout -homogeneous

169. Using ambiguous words to conceal the


truth-equivocal

170. Very pleasing to eat-toothsome

171. Which can be destroyed quickly-


perishable

172. Woman having many husbands at the


same time-polyandry

173. Woman whose husband has died and


who has not remarried-widow

174. Words differing in meaning from


another word with same sound-homonym

175. Words having more or less same


meanings-synonyms

176. Words more or less opposite in


meanings-antonyms

177. Yearly celebration of a date or an


event-anniversary

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