One Word Substitutes Part -2

One word can substitute a sentence. So having knowledge about these words we can write rich words and speak rich English.

Dear learners, I want to let you know some more important one-word substitutes.

1. Famish: A person who suffers from starvation.

Eg: When’s lunch? I am famished!

2. Genocide: The killing of a race.

Eg: As a result of genocide in the small nation, thousands of children have now become homeless orphans.

3. Hedonist: A person who lives for pleasure.

Eg: Naresh is a hedonist.

4. Honorary: A post for which no salary is paid.

Eg: Geetha is an honorary director of the Company.

5. Harangue: A prolonged and noisy speech before a large audience.

Eg: He delivered a harangue speech.

6. Invulnerable: That cannot be wounded or defeated.

Eg: Vivekananda confidence is invulnerable by anybody.

7. Isthmus: Narrow neck of land connecting two bigger land masses.

Eg: Between Ireland and England there is an isthmus.

8. Impunity: Exemption from punishment.

Eg: He got impunity from his teacher.

9. Loquacious: A person who talks much.

Eg: Himani is a loquacious.

10. Lucrative: An undertaking or profession that fetches handsome profit.

Eg: Ramya started a lucrative business.

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11. Linguist: A person who is well-versed in many languages.

Eg: Dr Samuel Johnson was a famous linguist.

12. Latent: Power is hidden in a man.

Eg: Every man has latent talent inside.

13. Livery: A dress meant for servants.

Eg: The manager distributed a livery for the people.

14. Liturgy: A kind of public worship in a church.

Eg: The preacher has just completed the liturgy.

15. Misanthrope: A person who hates mankind.

Eg: Hitler was a Misanthrope [especially hated Jews].

16. Monopoly: the complete control of trade in particular goods.

Eg: In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.

17. Misogynist: A person who hates woman.

Eg: He is a misogynist.

18. Misogamist: A person who hates marriage.

Eg: Vijay is a misogamist.

19. Monotheism: A belief that there is only one God.

Eg: Buddhism supports monotheism.

20. Maiden: A speech delivered for the first time.

Eg: The maiden speech made by Swami Vivekananda in Chicago.

21. Matin: Morning Prayer in a church.

Eg: The Bishop has completed matin just now.

22. Neologism: A new word coined by an author.

Eg: The word realism neologised by Champfleury, a French novelist.

23. Novice: A person who is new to a trade or profession.

Eg: Pratap is a novice to this business.

24. Notorious: A person noted for bad reputation.

Eg: Nepolian was a notorious ruler.

25. Obituary: A notification or a notice of a person’s death in newspaper.

Eg: An obituary was published in newspapers on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's life.

26. Pedant: A person who has keen desire to show off his knowledge and learning.

Eg: Vinay is a pedant.

Finally, I want to tell you one thing that learning number of one-word substitutes help you to enhance your knowledge of vocabulary.

Thank you.

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