ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION VERY IMPORTANT LISTS | WBCS | PSC | RAIL | PANCHAYAT

  ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION LISTS

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People & Personalities

• ​Altruist – One who does good deeds for others unselfishly
• ​Amateur – One who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than professionally
• ​Ambivert – One who has both introverted and extroverted qualities
• ​Apostate – One who abandons a religious faith or political belief
• ​Ascetic – One who practices severe self-discipline and avoids indulgences
• ​Calligrapher – A person skilled in beautiful handwriting
• ​Cartographer – A person who draws or produces maps
• ​Chauvinist – A person displaying aggressive, exaggerated patriotism or belief in superiority
• ​Connoisseur – An expert judge in matters of taste and fine arts
• ​Cynic – One who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest
• ​Egoist – A person who considers self-interest as the foundation of morality
• ​Egotist – A person who talks constantly about themselves
• ​Epicure – A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink
• ​Fatalist – One who believes that all events are predetermined by fate
• ​Fugitive – One who runs away from justice or the law
• ​Gourmet – A person with refined taste in good food
• ​Henpecked – A man controlled or dominated by his wife
• ​Heretic – One who holds beliefs contrary to accepted religious principles
• ​Hypocrite – A person who pretends to have morals or beliefs they do not possess
• ​Iconoclast – One who destroys or attacks cherished beliefs and institutions
• ​Introvert – One who tends to focus inward and avoids social interactions
• ​Malingerer – One who pretends to be ill to escape work
• ​Martyr – One who dies or endures great suffering for a cause
• ​Mercenary – A soldier or worker driven solely by financial reward
• ​Misanthrope – One who dislikes and avoids humankind
• ​Misogynist – One who harbors hatred or deep prejudice against women
• ​Mortuary – A person who prepares bodies for burial or cremation (mortician)
• ​Numismatist – A collector or student of coins, banknotes, and medals
• ​Optimist – A person inclined to look at the bright side of things
• ​Pauper – A very poor person
• ​Philanthropist – A lover of humanity who donates time or wealth
• ​Philatelist – A person who collects or studies postage stamps
• ​Polyglot – A person who speaks or writes several languages
• ​Recluse – A person who lives a solitary life and avoids people
• ​Sadist – One who derives pleasure from inflicting pain on others
• ​Somnambulist – One who walks in their sleep
• ​Spendthrift – A person who spends money in an extravagant, reckless way
• ​Stoic – A person who endures pain or hardship without showing feelings
• ​Theist – A person who believes in the existence of a god or gods
• ​Veteran – A person who has had long experience in a particular field

​Killing & Death

• ​Autopsy – Post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death
• ​Biopsy – Examination of living tissue taken from the body to diagnose illness
• ​Cemetery – A large burial ground
• ​Cenotaph – A monument erected in memory of a person buried elsewhere
• ​Crematorium – A place where dead bodies are incinerated
• ​Epitaph – Inscription written on a tombstone
• ​Fratricide – The killing of one's brother
• ​Genocide – The deliberate extermination of a large group of people or race
• ​Homicide – The killing of one human being by another
• ​Infanticide – The killing of an infant
• ​Matricide – The killing of one's mother
• ​Mortuary – A room or building in which dead bodies are kept before burial
• ​Patricide – The killing of one's father
• ​Posthumous – Occurring, awarded, or published after a person's death
• ​Regicide – The action of killing a king or monarch
• ​Sororicide – The killing of one's sister
• ​Suicide – The act of taking one's own life
• ​Uxoricide – The murder of one's wife

​Places & Habitations

• ​Apiary – A place where bees are kept and maintained
• ​Aquarium – A transparent tank of water where fish and water creatures are kept
• ​Archipelago – A group or cluster of islands
• ​Aviary – A large cage or enclosure for keeping birds
• ​Barracks – A building or group of buildings used to house soldiers
• ​Cloakroom – A room in a public building where coats and luggage may be left
• ​Dormitory – A large bedroom for a number of people in an institution or school
• ​Granary – A storehouse for threshed grain
• ​Hangar – A large building for housing aircraft
• ​Monastery – A community of monks living under religious vows
• ​Orchard – A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees
• ​Sanatorium – An establishment providing care for long-term convalescents
• ​Wardrobe – A tall cabinet or small room for hanging and storing clothes

​Governance & Society

• ​Anarchy – A state of disorder due to the absence of government or authority
• ​Aristocracy – Government ruled by the highest social class or nobility
• ​Autocracy – System of government by one person with absolute power
• ​Bureaucracy – A system of government in which state officials make decisions
• ​Democracy – Government by the people, through elected representatives
• ​Gerontocracy – Government ruled by old people
• ​Monarchy – A form of government with a monarch (king or queen) at the head
• ​Oligarchy – A small group of people having control of a country or institution
• ​Plutocracy – Government governed by the wealthy class
• ​Theocracy – A system of government in which priests or clergy rule in the name of God

​General & Miscellaneous Concepts

• ​Affidavit – A written statement confirmed by oath for use as evidence
• ​Ambidextrous – Able to use the right and left hands equally well
• ​Ambiguous – Having a double meaning or open to more than one interpretation
• ​Anachronism – Something that belongs or appears to belong to another time period
• ​Anonymous – Bearing no name or of unknown source
• ​Chronological – Arranged in the order of occurrence in time
• ​Cosmopolitan – Familiar with and at home in many different countries and cultures
• ​Ephemeral – Lasting for a very short time
• ​Inaudible – Unable to be heard
• ​Incorrigible – Incapable of being reformed or corrected
• ​Infallible – Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
• ​Insolent – Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
• ​Invincible – Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
• ​Irrevocable – Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered
• ​Omnipotent – Having unlimited or universal power
• ​Omnipresent – Present everywhere at the same time
• ​Omniscient – Knowing everything
• ​Panacea – A universal remedy for all difficulties or diseases
• ​Unanimous – Held or agreed to by everyone involved