One Word Substitution One word substitution is very important to write precisely and speak in a single word. Generally, we speak or write in a garrulous way. But, it is seen that precise words are always understood easily by all. At times we become verbose but sometimes the verbosity is not required and we are required to talk or speak precisely. In English language there are a lot of single words for a group of words. So, speak precisely and avoid the fear of being misunderstood. Let me quote some one words for a group of words. 1. One who is out to subvert a government Anarchist 2. One who is all powerful Omnipotent 3. One who is present everywhere (Omnipresent 4, One who knows everything Omniscient 5. One who is easily deceived Gullible 6, One who does not make mistakes Infallible 7. One who can do anything for money Mercenary 8, One who has no money Pauper 9. One who changes sides ‘Turncoat 10. One who works for free Volunteer 11. One who loves books Bibliophile 12. One who can speak two languages Bilingual 13. One who loves mankind ‘Philanthropist 14, One who hates mankind Misanthrope 15. One who looks on the bright side of things Optimist 16. One who looks on the dark side of things Pessimist 17. One who doubts the existence of god Agnostic 18, One who pretends to be what he is not Hypoerite 19, One incapable of being tired Indefatigable 20. One who helps others Good Samaritan 21. One who copies from other writers Plagiarist 22. One who hates women Misogynist 23. One who knows many languages Polyglot 24. One who thinks only of himself Egoist 25. One who thinks only of welfare of women Feminist. 26. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain Stoic 27. One who has strange habits Eccentric 28. One who goes on foot Pedestrian 29, One who believes in fate Fatalist 30. A Government by the people Democracy S31. A Government by a king or queen Monarchy 32. A Government by the officials Bureaues33. A Government by the rich, 34. A Government by the few 35. A Government by the Nobles 36. A Government by one 37. Rule by the mob 38, That terough which light can pass 39. That through which light cannot pass 40. That through whieh light can portly pass 41. A sentence whose meaning is unclear 42. A place where orphans live 43. ‘That which cannot be imitated 44, That which cannot be avoided 45. A position for which no salary is paid 46. Practice of having several wives 47. Practice of having several husbands 48. Practice of having one wife or husband 49, Practice of having two wives or husbands 50. That which is not likely to happen 51. People living at the same time 52. A book published after the death of its author 53. A book written by an unknown author 54. A life history written by oneself 55. A life history written by somebody else 56. People who work together 57. One who eats too much 58. That which cannot be satisfied 59, One who questions everything 60, A flesh cating animal 61. A grass eating animal 62. One who lives in a foreign country 63. To transfer one’s authority to another 64, That which is lawful 65. That which is against law 66. One who is unmarried 67. A game in which ne one wins 68. A study of man 69. A study of races 70. A study of the body 71, A study of animals 72. A study of birds 73. A study of ancient things 74, A study of derivation of words Plutooracy Oligarchy Aristocracy Autocracy, Moboeracy ‘Transparent Opaque ‘Translucent Ambiguous Orphanage Inimitable Inevitable Honorary Polygamy Polyandry Monogamy Bigamy Improbable Contemporaries Posthumas ‘Anonymous Autobiography Biography Colleagues Glutton Insatiable Cynic Carnivorous. Herbivorous. Immigrant Delegate Legal Mleyal Celibate Draw Anthropology Ethnology Physiology Zoolouy Omithology Archacology Etymology75, Murder of a human being Homicide 76. Murder of a father Patricide 77. Murder of a mother Matricide 78, Murder of an brother Fratricide 79, Murder of an infant Infanticide 80, Murder of self Suicide 81. To free somebody from all blame Exonerate 82. To write under a different name Pseudonym, 83. A thing no longer in use Obsolete 84. A handwriting that cannot be read Mlegible 85. Words written on the tomb of a person Epitaph. 86. One who is greedy for money Avaticious 87. Something that cannot be imitated Inimitable 88. A person's peculiar habit Idiosynerasy 89. An animal who preys on other animals Predator 90 Violating the sanctity of a church Sactilege 91 Do away with wholly Abolish 92 A shortened form of a word or phrase. ~ Abbreviation 93 To increase the speed; to hasten the progress of Accelerate 94 ‘One who calculates premium Actuary 95 To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a Aggravate disease 96 To turn friends in enemies Alienate 97 One who does something not professionally but for Amateur pleasure 98 a land animal that breeds in water Amphibian 99 A member of the middle class Bourgeois 100 A person who believes easily whatever he is told CredulousEPONYMS Word lNamed For; ti 1 boycott _To avoid trade or dealings wit, as a protest; after Charles C. Boycott, an ‘English land agent in County Mayo, Ireland, ostracized in 1880 for refusing to reduce rents. Braille {A system of writing for the blind; after Louts Braille, the French teacher of the blind who invented it (1853) ‘chauvinist Excessively patriotic; after Nicolas Chauvin, a character in a 19th-century iplay who Is devoted to Napoleon. | diesel |A type of intemal combustion engine or a vehicle driven by it; after Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), who built the first successful diesel engine. guillotine A machine for beheading; after Joseph Guillotin, a French physician who proposed its use in 1789 as more humane than hanging. | Sandwich 2 or more slices of bread with a filling in between; after John Montagu, 4th ‘earl of Sandwich (1718-92), who supposedly ate food in this form so that he would not have to leave the gaming table. Silhouette An outline image; from Etienne de Silhouette (1709-67), a close-fisied French finance minister. Aspirin ‘Still a Bayer trademark name for acetylsalicylic acid in about 80 countries, including Canada and many countries in Europe, but declared generic in the U.S, | Cellophane Still a registered trademark of Innovia Flims Ltd in Europe and many other jurisdictions. Originally a trademark of DuPont E-mail claimed by CompuServe in 2 1983 Byte Magazine ad Escalator Originally a trademark of Otis Elevator Company Kerosene First used around 1852 Thermos Originally a Thermos GmbH" trademark name for a vacuum flask; | declared generic in the US. in 1963 Touch-tone Dual tone multi-frequency telephone signaling; AT&T states "formerly a ltrademark of AT&T” __ 7 = ill a Papa's Toy Co. Ltd. trademark name for a spinning toy in Canada, ‘but declared generic in the U.S. in 1965 Yo-Yo ZIP code [Originally registered as a servicemark but has since expired Band-Aid Often used as though generic by consumers in Canada and the U.S.,. | though still legally trademarked| “Popularly used in the Southem United States to refer to any soft drink; stil Coke a trademark.Also used for rival brands of cola (e.g., Pepsi) internationally To date, one of the five oldest surviving U.S. brands Dictaphone Frisbee Widely used as a noun and verb! De facto loss of trademark in the UK Hoover Chrysler recently used "trademark awareness’ advertisements to prevent Jeep the brand from becoming a generic noun or verb, including such statements as They invented ‘SUV’ because they cant call them Jeep | \Achiles, Greek mythological character ‘Achilles’ hee! | | la brand of photocopy machine ‘Xerox bloomers Full, loose trousers that are gathered at the knee; after Amelia Bloomer, an American social reformer who advocated (185i) such clothingHomonyms, homophones, and homographs are words that are easily confused because they look alike or sound alike (or both) but have different meanings. These charts-which list some of the most common homonyms, homophones, and homographs~should help you to recognize the differences between many commonly confused words. Homonyms, Homophones, & Homographs (A - B) accept - take in except - other than | ad - advertisement add - join, combine | advice - guidance advise - recommend aid - assist, assistance _ aide - one who gives assistance ail - to suffer poor health ale - a beverage | air - atmosphere heir - one who inherits property j aisle - a passage Mil - contraction of J will isle-island | allusion - an indirect _ illusion - false appearance ! reference altar - table in a church _ alter - to change ate - past tense of eat eight - the number 8 | bail - to clear water bail - release of a prisoner bale-alarge | bundle band - a ring, something band -a group banned - that binds prohibited j bare - uncovered bear - large animal bear - | support, yield | bases -starling points bases -fourstationsona _basis -a | baseball field basic principle i beat - to strike, overcomebeat - exhausted beet-aplant | with red roots blew - past tense of blow blue - the color bread - baked food item bred - produced buy - purchase by - near, through bye - goodbye | | capitol- . building aia ~ punishable by capital - chief city where | legislature meets ceiling - top of a room _ sealing - setting, fastening cell - small unit sell - to give up for money ‘cent - a penny scent - an odor sent - past| tense of | | send fehews ~ gnaws with [choose - to select ‘cite - mention, quote |sight - vision site - place coarse - rough \course - path, procedure complement vmake compliment - praise conduct - behavior \conduct - to lead ‘council - assembly [counsel - advice, to advise days - plural of day ‘daze - stun dear - loved one, valued [deer - the animal dessert - desert - to abandon desert - dry land after-dinner treat die - expire dye - color discreet - tactful discrete - distinct dual - double ‘duel - fight elicit - draw out ‘illicit - illegal eminent - distinguished imminent - soon fare - fee for fair - pleasing, impartial fair - gathering, exhibition transportatio n | fined - charged (past tense of {find - locate fine) fir - a pine tree fur - a coat or covering flea - insect flee - to escape flour - milled wheat flower - plant ‘ four - the for - (preposition) fore - front, forward number 4 foreward - preface {forward - related to direction . | great - large, grate - to irritate grate - a frame superior groan - moan grown - matured hall - auditorium, haul - to carrydormitory jhear - listen here - this place higher - taller, more i il . eae hire - to employ hoarse - rough sounding horse - the animal its - (possessive pronoun) 's- itis jamb - part of |jam - to force or block jam - jelly a door or | window know - to understand —_no- negative | led - past lead - the metal lead - to direct tense of lead | (directed) | lesson - an example or unit of lessen - to decrease erin | lye - used in llie - to recline lie - tell an untruth making soap mete - to meat - food meet - to encounter vert miner - a worker in a minor - someone under legal [00 4, pane jage smaller |missed-pasttense of |_ ; ese mist - a light rain one - the number 1 won - past tense of win pail - a container |pale - not bright or colorful j pair - two of something _pare - remove, cut back i the [passed - past form of past - Paes past - a previous time (preposition) jonce - patients - people under medical patience - endurance Mare peace - absence of ‘conflict iplain - treeless land plain - piece - a portion imple, unadorned plane -[poor - lacking [possessions \principal - main, most important profit - gain ‘raise - lift rap - knock role - character, part sail - fabric used to move ‘a ship scene - setting or a part of a play seam -a line formed by joining two pieces shear - to cut soar - to rise or fly |stair - step |stake - pointed piece of \wood stationary - unmoving tail - rear part team - group threw - past tense of ‘throw pore - to read carefully principal - head of a school prophet - someone who foretells events rays - beams of light rap - hip-hop ‘roll - to move forward ‘sale - the act of selling ‘seen - past participle of see seem - to appear sheer - transparent sore - hurt stare - gaze steak - a slice of beef ‘stationery - writing materials tale - story teem - to be present in large quantity through - (preposition) aircraft pour - to cause to flow principle - rule raze - demolish wrap - cover, conceal roll-a portion of breadtide - rising and falling of tied - fastened water | vein-a is vane - device for showing wind blood vessel, ‘vain - conceited, fruitless direction streak, oF crack waist - mid-section of the body ‘waste - to spend, wear away leat way - @ course or manner weigh - to measure weak - frail, not strong + week - seven days weather - atmospheric ‘conditions maar A whine - complain wine - an alcoholic drink