In the realm of language proficiency assessments, mastering one word substitution (OWS) is pivotal, especially when preparing for exams such as the SSC, including the prestigious SSC CGL. From the foundational stages, like Class 3, students begin encountering these exercises, where a single word stands in for more complex concepts. As learners progress, they compile a growing list of one word substitutions to enhance their command over English. Examples of these one word substitutes abound, with terms like ‘cynosure’ highlighting the focal point and ‘ephemeral’ encapsulating fleeting moments. These exercises are not only integral for exams but also for broader linguistic proficiency in everyday English one word substitution scenarios. Embracing these substitutes provides an easy yet effective way to navigate the intricacies of language, ensuring a solid foundation for success in language assessments.
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| 3501 | TUMOR | abnormal growth in some part of the body | “He was not himself. Because of the tumor.” |
| 3502 | HYPERTENSION | abnormally high blood pressure | Once he felt better, he stopped taking his cholesterol and hypertension drugs. |
| 3503 | HYPOTENSION | abnormally low blood pressure | It said Amini suffered heart arrhythmia, hypotension and loss of consciousness before been taken to a hospital. |
| 3504 | MONOTONY | absence of variety | Not a tree grew anywhere to break the monotony of the gold-green plain, for the soils of the tundra are permanently frozen. |
| 3505 | CUSTOMARY | according to custom | Carl joined Molly with a cigar, meeting his wife’s scowl with his customary defense, “Everyone has to have some bad habit.” |
| 3506 | CHRONOLOGICAL | according to sequence of time | She wondered if he was talking about publication order or chronological order, but asking seemed a bit too hoity-toity. |
| 3507 | KIDNAPPING | act of carrying away by force for money | There were struggles, pursuits, an assault on a rival, finally a sensational kidnapping. |
| 3508 | ABDUCTION | act carrying away unlawfully or by force | “The woods are all abuzz with news of his abduction,” Muriel said. |
| 3509 | PUBLICITY | act of providing information to general public | Never one to shun free publicity, Bloom accepted instantly and traveled to the club with a dozen of his dancers. |
| 3510 | SEDITION | act of speech for inciting the public against the government | “Father got into a rage. He said that Sam was too smart a boy to be fooled by sedition.” |
| 3511 | PROCURATOR | agent who has a power of attorney | “The death is not believed to be suspicious and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.” |
| 3512 | MIRACLE | amazing or remarkable event | She tried again and again, waiting for her boxes and jars to yield the miracle of transformation. |
| 3513 | RANSOM | amount of money paid to free a prisoner | The King of England had ordered that there were to be no ransoms in hit sort of battle. |
| 3514 | RECREATION | amusement or refreshment after hard work | I followed her into a recreation room, and she asked me where I was hurt. |
| 3515 | SOLICITOUS | anxious to help or serve somebody | The mistress of the local inn was at first shocked to see a young girl traveling alone and then solicitous. |
| 3516 | HANDICRAFT | art or craft needing skill with hand | She may rely too long on Athena’s gifts” talent in handicraft and a clever mind; so cunning”history cannot show the like among the ringleted ladies of Akhaia, Mykene with her coronet, Alkmene, Tyro. |
| 3517 | CARTOGRAPHY | art of map making | Seeing Slant was in some distress, I rose and I replied that I was gratified they had applied to me, but begged them continue without the imperfections of my cartography. |
| 3518 | ACROBATICS | art of performing acrobatic acts | Speaking, as I said”along with the rest of life’s acrobatics”can be seen in a certain light as a distraction. |
| 3519 | ARCHITECTURE | art and science of building construction | What might’a hurt the most was the fact that all the photos that I had taken on Rose and me’s architecture tours were gone. |
| 3520 | ANCIENT | belonging to long past | She found herself surrounded by a knee-high mound of treasure”Roman denarii, silver drachmas, ancient gold jewelry, glittering diamonds and topaz and rubies”enough to fill several lawn bags. |
| 3521 | CONTRACT | binding agreement to supply goods or do some work | “We got the contract, we got the contract, we got the contract, we got the contract,” my father sang. |
| 3522 | SARCASM | bitter and ironical remark | They were also drawn too high and draped the rest of her features into an expression of boredom, almost sarcasm. |
| 3523 | DIRECTORATE | board of directors in a company or orqanisation | Ugwu stole some of the milk and sugar that Master brought home from the directorate and put them in old tins and gave them to her. |
| 3524 | DELEGACY | body of delegates | Henry appealed to a General Council, when a Council could be held which should be more than a Papal delegacy. |
| 3525 | COMMUNITY | body of people living in one place, district, etc. | I’d seen the abuse of power in many cases before, but there was something especially upsetting about it here, where not only a single defendant was being victimized but an entire community as well. |
| 3526 | ELECTORATE | body of voters | Assume that one-third of the electorate prefers Dukakis to Gore to Jackson, that another one-third prefers Gore to Jackson to Dukakis, and that the last one-third prefers Jackson to Dukakis to Gore. |
| 3527 | SKELETON | bony framework of a human or animal body | As the Washington boat swept under the black skeleton of the railroad bridge at the three-mile mark, it was still nearly three lengths back with a mile to go. |
| 3528 | SCRIPTURE | book or writing of a sacred or religious nature | He stayed up most nights reading, copying interesting scriptures or writing his theories down in a book very similar to the one carried by Benton Sage. |
| 3529 | EROTICA | books, pictures, etc. intended to arouse sexual desire | It’s time to admit that data has joined agenda, erotica, insignia, opera, stamina, and other technically plural Latin and Greek words that have become thoroughly Anglicized as singular nouns taking singular verbs. |
| 3530 | BARRACKS | building where soldiers live | But Aureliano José knew then what he had to do, because he was no longer a child but a barracks animal. |
| 3531 | RECALL | call back to the mind | And she wondered if she was mistaken, if she had perhaps imagined the bodies lying in the dust, so many bodies in the yard that recalling them made salt rush to her mouth. |
| 3532 | REMIND | cause a person to remember | Speaking of things that remind me of Blue. |
| 3533 | SENSATIONAL | causing a quick and excited reaction | After a bit of inquiry, the landlord placed the home on the rental market with a severe discount to account for the sensational circumstances of the prior tenant’s eviction. |
| 3534 | COMICAL | causing people to laugh | Instead, my reflection is almost comical, with my sunken cheeks and bulging eyes, framed by this yellow-and-white halo. |
| 3535 | INFANT | child during the earliest period of its life | The infant was recovering rapidly”his face had already rounded out, and he seemed to have accepted Masvita as his new mother. |
| 3536 | INTIMATE | close and familiar | This was the turning point, they say, where Sapiens cast off its intimate symbiosis with nature and sprinted towards greed and alienation. |
| 3537 | PROTOCOL | code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence | This railroad turned out to be the protocols I mentioned above”the language of the Internet and World Wide Web. |
| 3538 | METAMORPHOSIS | complete change in appearance or character especially natural) | All in all, she created sixty life-size scenes, depicting ninety new insect metamorphoses and fifty-three species of plants. |
| 3539 | VOLTE-FACE | complete change in something | But it was the volte-face at the end that garnered headlines. |
| 3540 | FIASCO | complete failure | Chief Powhatan is angry about the coronation fiasco. |
| 3541 | CHOREOGRAPHY | composition of stage dance | “No. It’s really too late to change the choreography. But never fear. The circuses will be marvelous! Ah…not the modern sort of circus, mind you. That would require clowns, and I hate clowns.” |
| 3542 | OMNIGENOUS | comprising all kinds | It was instead that an ominous picture was congealing in his mind of patriot soldiers being fleeced by an army of speculators whose only loyalty was to their own profit margins. |
| 3543 | PERSEVERANCE | constant effort to achieve something | The tide of the war might be turning, but there were many battles ahead to win, and victory would require perseverance. |
| 3544 | MUTILATION | damage by breaking or cutting a necessary part of the body | Whenever we rounded a corner, she would try to make a shield out of her body to protect the babies from what she felt sure would be mutilation or death. |
| 3545 | SADISM | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others | I don’t know who invented the template for the standard writing workshop, but whoever it was seems to have struck the perfect balance between sadism and masochism. |
| 3546 | MOSAIC | design made by putting together colored pieces of glass or stones | She was a mosaic of her grandmother Rommely’s mysticism, her tale-telling, her great belief in everything and her compassion for the weak ones. |
| 3547 | PROHIBITORY | designed to forbid something’ | “From this alone, it would seem to follow that Texas’s laws fall on the regulatory rather than prohibitory side of the line ” and thus may not be applied on tribal lands,” he added. |
| 3548 | DIAGNOSIS | determination of a disease by its symptoms | It was urgent, the official went on, to “get this patient to some reputable hospital for diagnosis and treatment free from the interference of her husband.” |
| 3549 | CONTRACEPTIVE | device or drug to prevent conception | He offered to enlighten me, and I gratefully accepted: he described how contraceptives work, and I asked him very boldly how boys could tell they were grown-up. |
| 3550 | INSTANTANEOUS | happening in an instant | His instantaneous reply: its cool spier, my brother’s in town too. |
| 3551 | MASK | dramatic performance | Before writing the letter, Clinton had placed an hourglass-shaped mask on a piece of paper and then had formed the secret message within that shape. |
| 3552 | MISINTERPRET | draw a wrong conclusion | As I read Bernal’s paper, however, I suddenly became enthusiastic about Schramm, for, if he had misinterpreted his data, by accident he had hit upon the right answer. |
| 3553 | CARTOON | drawing dealing with current political events in an amusing way | It would all happen like the brass sections in the Ruizes’ best rumbas, a meteoric cartoon explosion, with no blood or pain. |
| 3554 | DEFAULT | fail to pay a debt in time | “Alice, my sister who is two years younger than I am, is going to live on the mountain with me”for better or worse. “The way I look at it, she’s here by default. |
| 3555 | HENCHMAN | faithful supporter | All day, the ladies kept calling and were received gallantly by Mattie’s henchmen. |
| 3556 | NECROPHILIA | fear of a dead body | In his review of the first season for The New York Times, Mike Hale wrote that the show “emulates the original “Trek’ series to a degree somewhere between sincere homage and creepy necrophilia.” |
| 3557 | ECO PHOBIA | fear of home surroundings | She was working on a video about aquaphobia that she hoped to sell. |
| 3558 | AUTOPHAGY | fear of one’s self | One might be forgiven for thinking that it is Temple and Swift, the critics of modern science, who live in a disenchanted world, not Wotton, its advocate. |
| 3559 | TRAVELOGUE | film or lecture about travels | “So where do you put a travelogue that refers to a place that doesn’t exist any more?” |
| 3560 | GEO-STATIONARY | fixed orbit in space in relation to earth | As it turns out, Carnival is also set to use MEO constellations in conjunction with geostationary earth orbit, GEO, ones for its own high-performance broadband connectivity. |
| 3561 | VIRGIN | girl or woman who has not experienced sexual union | Up in the cab, Neumann Two says, “You never scrambled her eggs, you old virgin.” |
| 3562 | STOICISM | indifference to pleasure or pain | Shin remembers that when one of his classmates, Byun Soon Ho, complained about a fever and feeling unwell, a guard gave him a lesson in the benefits of stoicism. |
| 3563 | PNEUMONIA | inflammation of the lungs | “I just want to find out if Chief White Halfoat died of pneumonia yet,” the man shouted back. |
| 3564 | LEGISLATURE | part of a government which is concerned with making rules | Phelps explained that she had run away from an abusive and unfaithful husband, who was a prominent member of the Massachusetts state legislature. |
| 3565 | CONSTITUTION | laws and principles to govern a state | The South, too eager for independence, accepted this constitution. |
| 3566 | FRIGATE | light sailing boat built especially for racing | According to Millis, astronauts might harness the energy in the vacuum to push a spaceship, just as mariners harnessed the wind to drive a frigate. |
| 3567 | HOPE | look forward to | Harry had not lost hope of finding and saving Hagrid; he ran so fast that they were halfway toward the forest before they were brought up short again. |
| 3568 | PHIL MUSE | lover of poetry and art | |
| 3569 | CUSTOMER | one who buys goods from a shop | The poor waitress asked for her autograph and everything, and probably still tells that story to customers. |
| 3570 | SOCIALITE | the person prominent in fashionable society | Henry looks at him, glances at the dozens of millionaires and socialites milling around, and back at him. |
| 3571 | STATESMANSHIP | skill and wisdom in managing public affairs | O’Toole, who has written biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Adams, mostly avoids using Wilson’s career to teach a contemporary political lesson or to judge whether his personality got in the way of his statesmanship. |
| 3572 | ACCOMPLISHMENT | skill in social and domestic art | Most researchers believe that these unprecedented accomplishments were the product of a revolution in Sapiens’ cognitive abilities. |
| 3573 | ACCOMPLISHED | skilled in social and domestic art | The ultimate work of energy production is accomplished not in any specialized organ but in every cell of the body. |
| 3574 | CRAFTSMAN | skilled workman who practices a craft | Jeff Masemola, our master craftsman, had managed to make a passkey that unlocked most of the doors in and around our section. |
| 3575 | OBTUSE | slow in understanding | Though I knew he had been drinking, I wondered that an educated man and an observer could be so obtuse”could create such an embarrassing situation for a Negro. |
| 3576 | OBSTETRICIAN | specialist in pregnancy and childbirth | She was tall, and broad-shouldered, with hips that her obstetrician assured her were made for childbearing. |
| 3577 | GERONTOLOGIST | specialist in the non-medical problem of aging | Why did the gerontologist immediately switch his choice after watching the debate? |
| 3578 | GOSSIP | idle talk | Our divided movement is pulling together, gossip and grievances cast aside. |
| 3579 | EUPHONIC | that which appears sweet sounding | That, in roughly 90 euphonic minutes, a world-weary spirit could be healed, because America has already been made great? |
| 3580 | CREDIBLE | that which can be easily believed | Thus “it snowed on Christmas Day’ is perfectly credible if it is a statement about Sydney, Nova Scotia, but suspect if it is a statement about Sydney, New South Wales. |
| 3581 | TANGIBLE | that which can be perceived by touch | This was an early hint of one of the emerging drawbacks of science funded on a large scale: the bigger the financial contribution, the more its donors wished to see tangible results from their money. |
| 3582 | ERADICABLE | that which can be rooted out | In the collective imagination, a tumor is a distinct and eradicable thing represented by a lump or mass. |
| 3583 | COLLABORATE | work in partnership in art or literature | There was no doubt that Daliwonga was collaborating with the government. |
| 3584 | CO-OPERATION | working together for a common purpose | Left to themselves, they devised systems of cooperation and work sharing; when there was a crisis, they rose to it. |
| 3585 | STATIONERY | writing material, pen, paper, etc | It was a single piece of lime green stationery. |
| 3586 | MEMORANDUM | written statement for a person or committee to give information | As he spoke he took from his pocket-book the memorandum which had been in Lucy’s breast, and which she had torn in her sleep. |
| 3587 | ESCAPIST | a person who does not want to see the realities of life and tries to escape | So involved was I in my escapist daydreams, I lost all track of the seconds racing by. |
| 3588 | POLYGLOT OR MULTILINGUAL | one who knows many languages | States, though”especially so-called empires formed by amalgamation or conquest of states”are regularly multiethnic and multilingual. |
| 3589 | MELODY | a sweet music | Descants are also a type of harmony, but are instead placed above the melody. |
| 3590 | REPATRIATE | to send back a person to one’s country | “If I am not mistaken, miss, you are Volksdeutsche, a Lithuanian who was allowed to repatriate into Germany. Your liberty belongs to Adolf Hitler. We can certainly hand you back over to Stalin.” |
| 3591 | SUMMON | an official call to appear in a court of law | “I don’t think it likes summoning Romans to fight other Romans!’ |
| 3592 | ROTUNDA | circular building or hall with a dome | Across the rotunda, the doors of the conclave chamber opened and the scythes began to file in. |
| 3593 | SUBPOENA | an order requiring a person to attend a court | You subpoenaed documents and took depositions and pored over court records until you had put together a detailed and precise accounting of each stage in the deadly quarrel. |
| 3594 | MUTILATE | to cut apart a person’s body | It was a 1955 edition of Jet magazine, a publication primarily designed for black readers, and the photograph on the front showed a dead boy’s mutilated head, face, and neck”up close. |
| 3595 | REFLEX | an involuntary action under a stimulus is described as a | My mom says my reflexes are trying to keep up with the fact that I’m growing so much. |
| 3596 | JOURNALISM | art of writing for newspapers and magazines | Henry explained that he had started a career as a journalist, but after hearing Reverend Finney’s remarks, he was inspired to leave journalism and enroll at Lane Seminary in Ohio. |
| 3597 | VOLUNTARILY | doing something according to one’s own free will | “Something big that will be certain to get one or more of you guys to voluntarily leave school,” he said. |
| 3598 | PUNTER | a person who gambles or bets | It was safe to say I was a terrible punter, and after a little while, Wello told me it would be better if I stopped. |
| 3599 | FOUNDLING | an abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by somebody | Lazlo was a boy no longer, no trace remaining”outwardly”of the small bald foundling with cuts on his head. |
| 3600 | WALKWAY | a raised passageway in a building | They were on the wooden walkway behind the stores and restaurants. |
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1. What is One Word Substitution?
One Word Substitution involves using a single word to replace a longer phrase or expression, condensing complex ideas into concise terms for effective communication.
2. Where can I find resources like PDFs for One Word Substitution?
PDFs compiling extensive lists of One Word Substitutions from A to Z are available online, offering examples and meanings, aiding in language proficiency and vocabulary building.
3. Are there One Word Substitution exercises available in languages other than English?
Yes, One Word Substitution exercises are available in various languages, including Hindi and Gujarati, catering to learners from different linguistic backgrounds.
4. Could you provide some One Word Substitution examples?
Certainly! Here are a few examples:
- Euphemism: A polite word used to replace a harsh one.
- Altruistic: Showing selfless concern for others.
- Omnipotent: Having unlimited power.
- Quintessential: Representing the most perfect example.
- Nostalgia: A sentimental longing for the past.
5. How can I find the meaning of One Word Substitutions in Gujarati?
Online platforms or dictionaries may provide translations or meanings of One Word Substitutions in Gujarati for reference.
6. Do you have a PDF with One Word Substitutions from A to Z?
There are PDF resources available that compile extensive lists of One Word Substitutions alphabetically, aiding in comprehensive vocabulary development and language proficiency.
7. Are there MCQs or questions related to One Word Substitutions?
Yes, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) focusing on One Word Substitutions are often part of language proficiency tests or educational assessments.
8. How can I practice One Word Substitution questions?
You can find practice questions online or in study materials designed specifically for language proficiency exams, aiding in better understanding and application of One Word Substitutions.
9. What’s the importance of understanding One Word Substitutions?
Mastery over One Word Substitutions enhances language proficiency, aiding in clearer and more concise communication while broadening vocabulary.
10. Where can I find the meaning of specific One Word Substitutions?
Online dictionaries, language learning platforms, or specific reference books often provide meanings and usage examples for various One Word Substitutions.
11. Can you provide some common One Word Substitution Examples?
Certainly! Here are a few examples:
- Altruistic: Showing selfless concern for others.
- Euphemism: A polite word used in place of a harsh one.
- Omnipotent: Having unlimited power.
- Nostalgia: Sentimental longing for the past.
- Verbose: Using more words than necessary.
12. Where can I find One Word Substitution Examples with Answers?
Online resources, study guides, or practice test materials often offer One Word Substitution examples with accompanying answers for self-assessment and learning.
13. Is there a PDF available with One Word Substitution Examples?
Yes, PDFs containing lists of One Word Substitution Examples are accessible online, providing a comprehensive resource for expanding vocabulary and language proficiency.
14. Are there Easy One Word Substitution Examples for beginners?
Absolutely! Examples like ‘Homebody’ for a person who prefers staying at home or ‘Novice’ for a beginner are simple yet effective examples suitable for beginners.
15. Are there One Word Substitution Examples available in Hindi?
Yes, resources providing One Word Substitution Examples in Hindi are available to aid Hindi-speaking learners in enhancing their vocabulary and language skills.
16. Can you offer One Word Substitution Examples suitable for Class 7 students?
Certainly! Examples like ‘Abundant’ for plentiful or ‘Bizarre’ for strange can be helpful and engaging for Class 7 students, aiding in their language development.
17. Do you have a list of 50 One Word Substitution Examples?
Here are 10 examples:
- Apathy: Lack of interest or concern.
- Dexterity: Skill in performing tasks.
- Dormant: Inactive or sleeping.
- Enigma: Something mysterious or puzzling.
- Facade: The front view of a building.
- Gregarious: Fond of company or sociable.
- Insolent: Rude or disrespectful.
- Jubilant: Feeling or expressing great happiness.
- Maverick: A non-conformist or independent-minded person.
- Nefarious: Wicked or criminal in nature.
18. Is there a compilation of 100 One Word Substitution Examples available?
While providing 100 examples here might be exhaustive, numerous resources online compile extensive lists of One Word Substitution Examples to aid in learning and language proficiency.
19. Can you offer 20 One Word Substitution Examples?
Absolutely! Here are a few more examples:
- Quintessential: Representing the most perfect example.
- Ravenous: Extremely hungry or famished.
- Surreptitious: Secretive or stealthy.
- Ubiquitous: Present everywhere or widespread.
- Voracious: Having a huge appetite.
20. Could you provide One Word Substitution Examples with meanings?
Certainly! Here are a few:
- Epitome: A perfect example or embodiment.
- Indolent: Lazy or idle.
- Labyrinth: A complex maze or network of paths.
- Myriad: Countless or a large number.
- Panacea: A solution or remedy for all problems.