English Word Power 13 - Dictionary of One-word Substitution: ...
Manik Joshi
- 01 augustus 2014
- 9781310870163
Samenvatting:
One-Word Substitutes: A Word that is used in place of a complete sentence
This book covers the following topics:
(01). Related Words
(02). Scientific Studies
(03). That Which Cannot Be…
(04). Types of Behavior
(05). Types of Doctors
(06). Different Instruments
(07). A Particular Type of Place
(08). A Particular Type of Person
(09). Phobia and Mania
(10). Connected With…
(11). Country-Government
(12). Types of States
(13). Types of Statements
(14). Money-Related
(15). Other Topics
(A). Professions
(B). A Collection of Things
(C). Act of Killing
(D). Physical Appearance of A Person
(16). Various One-word Substitutes
Sample This:
(01). Related Words
01a. A person who looks at the bright side of things -- Optimist
01b. A person who looks at the dark side of things -- Pessimist
02a. All the animals living in a particular area -- Fauna
02b. Plants and vegetation in a particular area -- Flora
03a. A government tax on goods brought into the country -- Customs
03b. A government tax on goods made within a country -- Excise
04a. A person who is more interested in others -- Extrovert
04b. A person who keeps himself to himself -- Introvert
05a. That which cannot be harmful or dangerous -- Innocuous
05b. Causing serious harm in a gradual or unnoticeable way -- Insidious
06a. A person who is taking an examination -- Examinee
06b. A person who examines the copies of examinees -- Examiner
07a. A person who talks too much -- Garrulous/Loquacious
07b. A person who eats too much -- Glutton
08a. To suddenly change direction -- Deflect
08b. To keep on changing direction during movement -- Meander
09a. Ability to know something on the basis of feelings rather than reasoning -- Intuition
09b. Ability to speak without moving your lips -- Ventriloquism
10a. To change a law in order to improve it -- Amend
10b. To correct the mistakes in the manuscript, etc. -- Emend
11a. A person between 70 and 79 years old -- Septuagenarian
11b. A person between 80 and 89 years old -- Octogenarian
12a. Animals having spinal column -- Vertebrate
12b. An animal with thick skin -- Pachyderm
13a. Obeying rules and requests -- Compliance
13b. Open refusal to obey -- Defiance
14a. The state of being married -- Matrimony
14b. The state of being unmarried -- Bachelorhood
15a. A woman whose husband has died -- Widow
15b. A man whose wife has died -- Widower
16a. Things of different nature -- Heterogeneous
16b. Things of the same nature -- Homogeneous
17a. A religious song -- Hymn
17b. A pleasant song used for causing children to sleep -- Lullaby
18a. To rise in value -- Appreciate
18b. To go down in value -- Depreciate
19a. A disorder in which a person eats too little because of abnormal fear of being fat -- Anorexia
19b. A disorder in which a person repeatedly eats too much -- Bulimia
20a. To increase the intensity of a disease -- Aggravate
20b. To go from bad to worse – Deteriorate
21a. A school for small children -- Kindergarten
21b. A student who has left school or class without permission -- Truant
22a. To free somebody from all blame -- Exonerate
22b. To free a person from a charge by verdict -- Acquit
23a. A co-worker in the same institution -- Colleague
23b. Equal in rank -- Peer
24a. An office with a high salary but no work -- Sinecure
24b. A position in an organization without salary -- Honorary
25a. An assembly of hearers at a lecture or concert -- Audience
25b. An assembly of worshippers -- Congregation