One Word Substitution
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Introduction: One word substitution refers to the act of replacing a lengthy phrase with a single word in order to enhance the clarity of the sentence structure. The meaning is unchanged, however the sentence becomes shorter when the phrase is replaced.
Activity - 1
1.Existing at the time of birth - Congenital
2.A list of books on a subject -
Bibliography
3. A state of long deep unconsciouness -
Coma
4.Correction of mistakes made in a printed
book- Corrigendum
5. The custom of having only one marriage -
Monogamy
6.One who hates mankind - Misanthrope
7.One who engages in charitable work - A
philanthropist
8.Study of the family tree for tracing
ancestry - Genealogy
9.One who tests eye- sight - Optometrists
10.A student of linguistics - A linguist
11.A Science of hereditary - genetics
12. One who treats problems of bones -
Orthopedic Doctors
13.Ugly illegible handwriting - Cacography
14.Extra sensory perception - Intuition
15.Study of physical structure - Anatomy
16.Long addicted to a habit - Obsessed
17. Principles of teaching - Pedagogy
18.More interested in the welfare of others
than in one's own - Altruism
19.Pertaining to the science of plants
- Botany
20.One who studies Religion - Theologian
21.High blood pressure - Hypertension
22.A relic of ancient time - Artifact
23.The study of speech sounds - Phonology
24.An Official decision of a court -
Judgment
25.Of Caused by earthquakes - Seismology
26.A person who is 60- 69 years old - A sexagenarian.
27.Occuring every six years - Sextenn′ial.
28.Just and unavoidable punishment -
Nemisis
29.A covering for a head - bonnets
30.A medicine that kills germs -
Antibiotics
31.A place of calm and safety - Haven
32.The art of coocking and eating good
foods - Gastronomy
33.Belonging to the middle class -
bourgeois
34.The money which is divided into
shareholders - Dividend
35.One who can see into the future - A fortune teller
Activity -2
1.A person who does not beleive in the
existence of God - Atheist
2.A place were beer is made - Brewery
3.An uncivilized person - Barbaric
4.Ome who plays funny parts in movies or
plays - Comedian
5.A sudden complete failure - A
catastrophic failure
6.Hard and uninteresting work - Drudgery
7. A long narrative poem - Epic
8.Make a mistake; do wrong - error /
blunder
9. A supporter of the cause of women -
Feminist
10.A size of paper also called 'legal'
format - FOOLSCAP
11. The killing of one man by another man -
Murder
12.The art of garden cultivation -
Horticulture
13. Practicing of forming and following
ideals -
14.Handwriting which cannot be read - illegible
15. A young Kangaroo - A joey
16.One who has no interest in literature
and art - Philistine
17.Capable of catching fire - Combustible
18.A pleasant song sung by mother to her
child while sleeping - Lullaby
19.The scientific study of weather
conditions - Meteorology
20.Strong feeling of wanting to vomit -
Nausea
21. One who is all Powerful -
Almighty/omnipotent
22.One who uses common sense - Good sense
23.One who beleives in the abolition of war
- A pacifist
24.A good relationship between two people -
Rapport
25.An unmarried woman - Spinster
26.One who buys and sells shares for others
- A stock trader
27.A place for invalids and convalescent -
A sanatorium
28.A structure on which criminals used to
be hanged - The gallows
29.Taking place and happening at the same
time - Concurrent
30.One who beleives in the existence of God
- Theist
31. Ashort stay at a place - Sojourn
32.A decision takes by the votes of all - A
referendum
33.The killing of one's wife - Uxoricide
34.A Ruler who rules cruelly - A Tyrant
35.Worship of idols - Idolatry
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