One Word Substitution with Meaning

1. Audience – a number of people listening to a
lecture
2. Altruist – one, who considers the happiness
and well-being of others first
3. Atheist – a person who does not believe in
God
4. Anthropologist – one, who studies the
evolution of mankind
5. Autocracy – government by one person
6. Autobiography – the life history of a person
written by himself
7. Amputate – to cut off a part of a person's body
which is infected
8. Arsenal – a place for ammunition and
weapons
9. Archives – a place where government or
public records are kept
10. Amateur – a man who does a thing for
pleasure and not as a profession
11. Aristocracy – government by the nobles
12. Aquatic – animals/plants ere which live in
water
13. Amphibian – animals which live both on land
and sea
14. Ambidexter – one, who can use either hand
with ease
15. Alimony – allowance paid to wife on legal
separation
16. Anthology – a collection of poems
17. Abdication – voluntary giving up of throne in
favour of someone
18. Arbitrator – a person, appointed by two
parties to solve a dispute
19. Astronomer – a person, who studies stars,
planets and other heavenly bodies
20. Astrologer – a person who studies the
influence of heavenly bodies on human beings
21. Anthology – a collection of poems
22. Axiom – a statement which is accepted as
true without proof
23. Agenda – a list of headings of the business
to be transacted at a meeting
24. Anarchist – one, who is out to destroy all
governance, law and order
25. Almanac – an annual calender with positions
of stars
26. Bigamy – the practice of having two wives or
husbands at a time
27. Bibliophile – a lover and collector of books
28. Bouquet – a collection of flowers
29. Bureaucracy – government by the officials
30. Belligerent – a person, nation that is involved
in war
31. Biennial – an event which happens once in
two years
32. Blasphemy – the act of speaking
disrespectfully about sacred things
33. Creche – a nursery where children are cared
for while their parents are at work
34. Cosmopolitan – a person who regards whole
world as his country
35. Chauffeur – one, who is employed to drive a
motor car
36. Curator – a person incharge of a museum
37. Carnivorous – one, who lives on flesh
38. Cannibal – one, who feeds on human flesh
39. Contemporaries – belonging to or living at
the same time
40. Cloak room – a place for luggage at railway
station
41. Cynosure – centre of attraction
42. Connoisseur – a critical judge of any art and
craft
43. Crusade – a religious war
44. Choreographer – one, who teaches dancing
45. Cacographist – a person, who is bad in
spellings
46. Calligraphist – a person, who writes beautiful
handwriting
47. Cynic – one, who sneers at the aims and
beliefs of his fellow men
48. Convalescent – one, who is recovering health
49. Cavalry – soldiers, who fight on horse back
50. Cardiologist – a person, who is specialist in
heart diseases
51. Cartographer – one, who draws maps
52. Dormitory – the sleeping rooms with several
beds especially in a college or institution
53. Drawn – a game that results neither in victory
nor in defeat
54. Elegy – a poem of lamentation
55. Epitaph – words which are inscribed on the
grave or the tomb in the memory of the buried
56. Ephemeral – lasting one day
57. Effeminate – a person who is womanish
58. Emigrant – a person who leaves his own
country and goes to live in another
59. Edible – fit to be eaten
60. Egotism – practice of talking too much about
oneself
61. Encyclopaedia – a book that contains
information on various subjects
62. Epicure – one, who is devoted to the pleasure
of eating and drinking
63. Florist – one, who deals-in flowers
64. Fastidious – one, who is very -selective in
one's taste
65. Fanatic or Bigot – one, who is filled with
excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in religious
matters
66. Fatal – causing death
67. Fatalist – one, who believes in fate
68. Facsimile – an exact copy of handwriting,
printing etc
69. Fauna – the animals of a certain region
70. Flora – the plants of a particular region
71. Fratricide – murder of brother
72. Fugitive – one, who runs away from justice or
the law
73. Fragile – easily broken
74. Feminist – one, who works for the welfare of
the women
75. Granary – a place for grains
76. Genocide – murder of race
77. Gregarious – animals which live in flocks
78. Hangar – a place for housing aeroplanes
79. Hive – a place for bees
80. Horticulture – the art of cultivating and
managing gardens
81. Homicide – murder of man
82. Hearse – a vehicle which is used to carry a
dead body
83. Hedonist – one, who believes that pleasure is
the chief good (sensual)
84. Horizon – a line at which the earth and the
sky seem to meet
85. Honorary – holding office without any
remuneration
86. Heretic – one, who acts against religion
87. Herbivorous – one, who lives on herbs
88. Insolvent/Bankrupt – a person who is unable
to pay his debts
89. Inaudible – a sound that cannot be heard
90. Inaccessible – that cannot be easily
approached
91. Incorrigible – incapable of being corrected
92. Irreparable – incapable of being repaired
93. Illegible – incapable of being read
94. Inevitable – incapable of being avoided
95. Impracticable – incapable of being practised
96. Immigrant – a person who comes to one
country from another in order to settle there
97. Invincible – one, too strong to be overcome
98. Indelible – that cannot be erased
99. Incognito – travelling under another name
than one's own
100. Indefatigable – one, who does not tire easily
101. Infallible – one, who is free from all
mistakes and failures
102. Invigilator – one, who supervises in the examination hall
103. Itinerant – one, who journeys from place to place
104. Infirmary – a home or room used for ill or injured people
105. Infanticide – murder of an infant
106. Infantry – soldiers, who fight on foot
107. Inflammable – liable to catch fire easily
108. Interregnum – a period of interval between two reigns or governments
109. Kennel – a place for dogs
110. Lunatic asylum – a home for lunatics
111. Lexicographer – one, who compiles a
dictionary
112. Loquacious – one, who talks continuously
113. Linguist – one, who is skilled in foreign
languages
114. Lapidist – one, who cuts precious stones
115. Misanthrope – a hater of mankind
116. Misogamist – one, who hates marriage
117. Mortuary – a place, where dead bodies are
kept for post mortem
118. Mercenery – working only for the sake of
money
119. Matricide – murder of mother
120. Martyr – one, who dies for a noble cause
121. Maiden speech – the first speech delivered
by a person
122. Mint – a place where coins are made
123. Misogynist – a hater of womankind
124. Morgue – a place, where dead bodies are
kept for identification
125. Mammals – animals which give milk
126. Monogamy – the practice of marrying one at
a time
127. Missionary – a person, who is sent to
propagate religion
128. Numismatics – the study of coins
129. Namesake – a person having same name as
another
130. Nostalgia – a strong desire to return home,
home sickness
131. Novice or Tyro – one, new to anything,
inexperienced
132. Narcotic – a medicine for producing sleep
133. Optimist – a person who looks at the
brighter side of things
134. Orphan – one, who has lost parents
135. Omnipresent – one, who is present
everywhere
136. Omnipotent – one, who is all powerful
137. Omniscient – one, who knows everything
138. Opaque – that which cannot be seen
through
139. Obituary – an account in the newspaper of
the funeral of the one deceased
140. Orphanage – a home for orphans
141. Obstetrician – one, who is skilled in
midwifery
142. Ostler – one, who looks after horses at an
inn
143. Omnivorous – one, who eats everything
144. Pessimist – a person who looks at the
darker side of things
145. Potable – fit to drink
146. Post mortem – an examination of dead body
147. Philanthropist – a lover of mankind
148. Patricide – murder of father
149. Philatelist – one, who collects stamps
150. Plagiarism – literary theft or passing off an
author's original work as one's own
151. Polygamy – the practice of marrying more
than one wife at a time
152. Polyandry – the practice of marrying more
than one husband at a time
153. Philogynist – a lover of womankind
154. Plebiscite – (a decision made by) votes of
all qualified citizens
155. Philanderer – one, who amuses himself by
love making
156. Philistine – one who does not care for art
and literature
157. Plutocracy – government by the rich
158. Pseudonym – an imaginary name assumed
by an author for disguise
159. Posthumous – a child born after the death
of his father or the book published after the death
of the writer
160. Panacea – a remedy for all diseases
161. Paediatrician – a person, who is specialist in
child diseases
162. Platitude – ordinary remarks often repeated
163. Pedant – one, who makes a vain display of
his knowledge
164. Polyglot – one, who speaks many languages
165. Paleography – the study of ancient writing
166. Posse – a number of policemen called to
quell a riot
167. Parole – pledge given by a prisoner for
temporary release, not to escape
168. Pedestrian – one, who goes on foot
169. Portable – that can be carried easily
170. Quarantine – an act of separation from other
persons to avoid infection
171. Rhetoric – the art of elegant speech or
writing
172. Regicide – murder of King or Queen
173. Sacrilege – violating or profaning religious
things/places
174. Sculptor – one, who cuts in stones
175. Suicide – murder of oneself
176. Stable – a place for horses
177. Somnambulist – a person, who walks in
sleep
178. Somniloquist – a person, who talks in sleep
179. Souvenir – a thing kept as a reminder of a
person, place or event
180. Swan song – the last work (literary) of a
writer
181. Sot, Toper – one, who is a habitual drunkard
182. Sinecure – a job with high salary but little
responsibility
183. Stoic – a person, who is indifferent to
pleasure and pain and has control over his
passions
184. Sanatorium – a place for the sick to recover
health
185. Sororicide – murder of sister
186. Triennial – an event which happens once in
three years
187. Truant – a person/student who absents
himself from class or duty without permission
188. Teetotaller – one, who does not take any
intoxicating drink
189. Transparent – that which can be seen
through
190. Theocracy – government by religious
principles
191. Uxorious – one extremely fond of one's wife
192. Utopia – an imaginary perfect social and
political system
193. Uxoricide – murder of wife
194. Verbatim – repetition of speech or writing
word for word
195. Volunteer – one, who offers one's services
196. Virgin – a woman who has no sexual
experience
197. Versatile – interested in and clever at many
different things
198. Veteran – one, who has a long experience of
any occupation
199. Venial – a fault that may be forgiven
200. Wardrobe – a place for clothes