One – Word Substitutes

 One – Word Substitutes

1.     1. Yearly return of a particular date         ----------- Anniversary.

2.      2.One who prepares plans for buildings -----------architect  .

3.      3.Professional dancer, singer etc ---------------- artist .

4.      4.The story of one’s own life -----------------autobiography

5.     5. Fit to be eaten as food -------------- edible .

6.      6.One who is self – centred -------------egoist .

7.      7.One who lives for pleasure ----------Hedonist.

8.     8. Serving without pay -------------- honorary

9.     9 Attractive force by which bodies are pulled towards the        centre of the earth ------ gravitation.

 

 10. Disease that is widely prevalent at a particular time --------epidemic.

11.  One who leaves a country to settle in another  -----------emigrant.

12.  Land band of stars encircling the heavens -------------- galaxy.

13.  Art of garden cultivation ------------ horticulture.

14.  Foreigner who comes and settles in a country  --------Imminent.

15.  That cannot be avoided  ,sure  to happen -------Invitable.

16.  That cannot be explained    ------------------- Inexplicable.

17.  That cannot be heard --------Inaudible. 

18.  That cannot be understood  ---------Incomprehensible.

19.  Incapable of going wrong ------------Infallible.

20.  That cannot be touched --------------- Intangible.

21.  One who sells articles at public sales ------------------ Auctioneer.

22.  A person who is easily deceived  or tricked ------------- Gullible.

23.  Submission to all that happens as inevitable ------------- fatalism.

24.  A person who worships only one God -------------Monotheist.

25.  Animals living in water ------------ Acquatic.

26.  Someone not fit to be chosen --------- ineligible.

27.  One who deals with furs ----------- tanner.

28.  The complete control of trade in particular goods or type of goods ------ monopoly.

29.  Impossible   to understand ----------- Unintelligible.

30.  Change ordinary metals into goods ---------- Alchemy.

31.  A person or thing that has the same name as other ---------  Namesake.

32.  Exclusive  right to publish a book ----------  Copyright.

33.  An area where wild birds or animals protected and encouraged to breed ----  Sanctuary.

34.A person who destroys property by fire -------- Arsonist