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One-word substitutions A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area Epidemic A Government by the officials Bureaucracy A Government by the people Democracy A handwriting that cannot be read...

One-word substitutions A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area Epidemic A Government by the officials Bureaucracy A Government by the people Democracy A handwriting that cannot be read Illegible A letter, poem etc. whose author is unknown Anonymous A life history written by oneself Autobiography A life history written by somebody else Biography A list of books Catalogue A loss or damage that cannot be compensated Irreparable A medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine Antidote A medicine that kills germs Germicide A person liable to be called to account for his action Answerable A person supported by another and giving him/her nothing in return Parasite A person who cannot read or write Illiterate A person who does not believe in the institution of marriage Misogamist A person who knows everything Omniscient A sentence whose meaning is unclear Ambiguous A speech delivered without any previous preparation Extempore One who does not believe in the existence of God Atheist One who does something not professionally but for pleasure Amateur One who doubts the existence of god Agnostic One who looks on the bright side of things Optimist One who looks on the dark side of things Pessimist That cannot be altered or withdrawn Irrevocable That which does not bear the name of the writer Anonymous Words Antonyms Adorable Hateful Affordable Costly Attractive Boring Accept Refuse Artificial Natural Ascent Descent Adult Child Allow Forbid all None Alike Different annoy satisfy about exactly above below absence presence abundance lack accidental Intentional amateur professional approximately exactly argue agree  arrival departure children parents courage fear clever stupid complicated simple construction destruction cheap expensive continue interrupt compulsory voluntary Demand Disclaim damage repair Destroy Raise Dictatorship Republic devil angel Domestic Foreign Effective Ineffective Efficient Inefficient Effort Ease elementary advanced emigrate immigrate Valid Invalid Valuable Worthless Variety Uniformity Xerox Original SYNONYMS 1. Magnify – expand: He magnified their happiness like their pain. 2. Baffle – confuse, deceive: The bad news he received consecutively confused him. 3. Beautiful – attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning: You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life. 4. Bossy – controlling, tyrannical: You have a structure that likes to bossy. 5. Fair – just, objective, impartial, unbiased: We believe you are impartial. 6. Funny – humorous, comical, hilarious, hysterical: My uncle is the most funny person in the family, and when we all get together, they always make us laugh. 7. Happy – content, joyful, mirthful, upbeat: I think the most important factor in this life is to be happy. 8. Hardworking- diligent, determined, industrious, enterprising: Maybe she was the quietest girl in our class, but more hardworking than all of us. Advertisements 9. Honest – honorable, fair, sincere, trustworthy: Being honest should be one of our most important character traits. 10. Hypocrisy – duplicity, falseness: Everyone knows that they can never tolerate hypocrisy. 11. Important – required, vital, essential, primary, significant, critical: We need to talk to you about this important issue immediately. 12. Intelligence – smart, bright, brillant, sharp: We all know that you have unique intelligence. 13. Introverted – shy, bashful, quiet, withdrawn: You already have an extroverted personality, we believe you will overcome all this. 14. Kind – thoughtful, considerate, amiable, gracious: We have always known you as a kind person, I could not make sense of all this. 15. Lazy – idle, lackadaisical, lethargic, indolent: When I met her teacher today, she told me that she was too lazy this year. 16. Lucky – auspicious, fortunate: How lucky you are! You won this game. 17. Mean – unfriendly, unpleasant, bad- tempered, difficult: I can’t figure out what this means most, please speak a little more. 18. Old – antiquated, ancient, obsolete, extinct: Today we will visit old aunts. 19. Outgoing – friendly, sociable, warm, extroverted: I think it has an extroverted structure. 20. Pacify – appease, placate: I came here to appease you. 21. Positive – optimistic, cheerful, starry- eyed, sanguine: I always recommend you to be positive. 22. Strong – stable, secure, solid, tough: We saw that he was a strong man this morning. 23. True – genuine, factual, accurate, correct, real: What is the correct word called? 24. Unhappy – sad, depressed, melancholy, miserable: You are not unhappy, you just feel that way. 25. Weak – frail, infirm, puny, fragile: I don’t think she is a weak woman. 26. About – approximately: I know very little about you. 27. Abstract – summary: Our topic today is abstract nouns. 28. Zealous – ardent, fervent 29. Almost – nearly: We’re almost close, there is little left. 30. To answer – to reply: Please give me an urgent answer. 31. Anyway – besides: Anyway, this is the case. 32. Arise – occur: All these problems are occur by your indifference. 33. Aromatic – fragrant: All this has an aromatic smell. 34. Awful- terrible: What is this awful smell? 35. To behave – to act: Act just how you want to treat me. 36. Believable – plausible: I told you that you are a believable person. 37. Beneficial – favourable: All of these fruits are beneficial for your health. 38. Bizarre – weird: Who is this bizarre looking man? 39. Business – commerce, trade: You’re too good for this business. 40. Candy – sweet: You are a girl like a candy. 41. Class – lesson, course: I am the oldest child in our class. 42. Clever – intelligence: You have good intelligence. 43. To close – to shut: Please stay a little close to me. 44. Comfort – consolation: What does comfort mean to you? 45. Comic – comedian: We all know what a comic man he is. 46. Complete – total: Complete all these tests. 47. Completely – totally: I left all my heritage to you completely. 48. To connect – to associate, to put through: I cannot connect the computer to the internet. 49. Considerate – thoughtful: Your father is a very thoughtful man. 50. Zone – area, region