One Word Substitution Definitions PDF

One word substitution is a process in which people use one word to replace a wordy phrase or a sentence to make the sentence structure more concise in style and clearer in meaning. It helps us in summarizing, précis writing and in all other types of official communications. Listed below are some com...

One word substitution is a process in which people use one word to replace a wordy phrase or a sentence to make the sentence structure more concise in style and clearer in meaning. It helps us in summarizing, précis writing and in all other types of official communications. Listed below are some commonly used one word substitutes: +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 55. Accustom | to make | | | yourself/somebody/something get | | | used to something | +===================================+===================================+ | 1. Amateur | One who does an activity for | | | pleasure, not as one's job. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2. Apparatus | The set of tools and machines | | | that you use for a particular | | | scientific, medical, or technical | | | purpose. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3. Archetype | A perfect example of something, | | | because it has the most important | | | qualities that belong to that | | | type. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4. Antiquarian | Someone who is concerned with old | | | and rare objects. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5. Ameliorate | The act of making a bad situation | | | better or less harmful | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6. Buzzword | A word or phrase from one special | | | area of knowledge that people | | | suddenly think is very important. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7. Bankable | Something which is likely to be | | | profitable or make a lot of money | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 8. Blue-collar | The type of workers who work in | | | industry, doing physical work, | | | rather than in offices. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 9. Combustion | The act of burning something or | | | the process of burning. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 10. Collegiate | Something related to or belonging | | | to a college student. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 11. Decommission | The act of stopping the use of a | | | ship, weapon, or nuclear reactor. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 12. Delegate | Someone who has been elected or | | | chosen to speak, vote, or take | | | decisions for a group. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 13. Gengineer | A scientist who works in the | | | field of genetic engineering | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 14. Egotist | Someone who likes to talk about | | | himself/herself. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 15. Equivocal | One who deliberately shares | | | information in an unclear way. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 16. Empirical | The quality of any study which | | | relies on practical experiences | | | rather than on theories. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 17. Fulcrum | An activity or situation which is | | | the most important. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 18. Flamboyant | The style of behaving in a | | | confident and exciting way so | | | that people notice you. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 19. Freelance | The manner of working | | | independently for different | | | companies rather than being | | | employed by one particular | | | company. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 20. Gazette | An official newspaper containing | | | important information about | | | decisions that have been made | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 21. Gullible | The quality of believing what | | | other people tell you and getting | | | easily tricked. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 22. Hullabaloo | noise, or the kind of talk of | | | | | | or the style of newspaper stories | | | which report something showy or | | | surprising. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 23. Homogeneous | Someone or something of the same | | | type. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 24. Hypocrite | One who pretends to have certain | | | beliefs or opinions or qualities. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 25. Illegible | Something which is difficult or | | | impossible to read. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 26. Impromptu | The act of doing or saying | | | something without any preparation | | | or planning. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 27. Incorrigible | Someone who is bad in a way that | | | cannot be changed or improved. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 28. Inexplicable | A phenomenon which is too unusual | | | or strange to be explained or | | | understood. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 29. Indoctrinate | The act of training someone to | | | accept a particular set of | | | beliefs, especially political or | | | religious ones, and not considers | | | any other. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 30. Infallible | Someone or something which is | | | always right. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 31. Inimitable | Someone or something which is | | | | | | too good or skilful for anyone | | | else to copy with the same high | | | standard. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 32. Introspect | The act of examining and | | | analyzing one's own thoughts and | | | feelings. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 33. Irreconcilable | inability to agree on most things | | | or on important things | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 34. Irrevocable | A decision, action, or change | | | that cannot be changed or | | | reversed. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 35. Itinerary | A plan of a journey, including | | | the route and the places that one | | | will visit. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 36. Labyrinth | A large network of paths or | | | passages which cross each other, | | | making it very difficult to find | | | your way. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 37. Liquidate | The act of closing a business or | | | company and selling the things | | | that belong to it, in order to | | | pay its debts. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 38. Maiden | A young girl or a woman who is | | | not married. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 39. Memoir | A short piece of writing about a | | | person or place you knew well, or | | | an event that you experienced. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 40. Novice | Someone who has no experience in | | | a skill, subject, or activity. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 41. Obsolete | Something that is no longer | | | useful. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 42. Pedant | Someone who pays too much | | | attention to rules or to small | | | unimportant details, especially | | | | | | someone who criticises other | | | people in an extremely annoying | | | way. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 43. Paradox | A situation that seems strange | | | because it involves two ideas or | | | qualities that are very | | | different. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 44. Purveyor | A business that supplies goods, | | | services, or information. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 45. Prodigy | A young person who has a great | | | natural ability in a subject or | | | skill. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 46. Pseudonym | An invented name someone uses | | | instead of one\'s real name. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 47. Restitution | the act of giving back something | | | that was lost or stolen to its | | | owner | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 48. Reticent | A person who doesn't want to | | | share his/her ideas or feelings. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 49. Simulation | The activity of producing | | | conditions which are similar to | | | real ones, especially in order to | | | test something, or the conditions | | | that are produced. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 50. Sustainable | The quality of using natural | | | products and energy in a way that | | | doesn\'t harm the environment. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 51. Trade-off | The act of exchanging something | | | of value, especially as part of a | | | compromise. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 52. Unanimous | A decision, vote, agreement etc | | | in which all the people involved | | | agree. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 53. Versatile | To have many different skills | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 54. Whizzkid | A young person who is very | | | skilled or successful at | | | something. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **Let us practice** **Choose the most correct option (1-25)** 1\. Finally, through a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of corridors Rohan found Isha's office. A. labyrinth B. servile C. labyrinthine D. fixture 2\. After three years of heavy losses the company went into\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with debts totaling Rs 100 million. A. liquidate B. liquidation C. liquid D. bankruptcy 3\. There\'s a crowd of angry demonstrators making a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ outside the Houses of Parliament. A. hullabaloo B. humdrum C. uproar D. upstart 4\. This theory needs to be backed up with solid\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ data/evidence. A. upstart B. empirical C. liquid D. versatile 5\. Most of the students were \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ about answering questions. A. hesitating B. surely C. reticent D. illegible 6\. It is a curious \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty. A. paradox B. antithesis C. antonym D. opposite 7\. Foreign aid is badly needed to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the effects of the drought. A. analyze B. liquidate C. annex D. ameliorate 8\. He was a/an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional. A. debut B. novice C. newbie D. amateur 9\. His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. introspection B. paradox C. combustion D. simulation 10\. She has written a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of her encounters with W.H. Auden over the years. A. agenda B. memo C. memoir D. email 11\. They have become \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, with both sides refusing to compromise any further. A. irreconcilable B. Irrevocable C. indelible D. verbose 12\. They are demanding the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of ancient treasures that were removed from the country in the 16th century. A. recall B. restitution C. reissue D. simulation 13\. The government has decided to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ two battleships. A. simulate B. reinstitute C. decommission D. rehabilitate 14\. He was describing, in his own \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ style/way, how to write a best-selling novel. A. inimitable B. iniquitous C. stylistic D. texture 15\. They\'ve taken on some financial \_\_\_\_\_\_\_who are going to sort out all their problems. A. solution B. whizzkid C. relief D. purveyor 16\. Periodical publication of official news A. Gazette B. Magazine C. Memo D. Periodical 17\. That which cannot be corrected A. Unintelligible B. Indelible C. Illegible D. Incorrigible 18\. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge A. Pedantic B. Verbose C. Telegraphic D. Ornate 19\. One who possesses many talents A. Versatile B. Nubile C. Exceptional D. Gifted 20\. That which cannot be read A. Negligible B. Illegible C. Ineligible D. Incorrigible 21\. Habitually silent or talking little A. Servile B. Unequivocal C. Taciturn D. Synoptic 22\. Something which is impossible to correct A. Incurable B. Incorrigible C. Obsolete D. Invulnerable 23\. Detailed plan of a journey A. Travelogue B. Travelkit C. Schedule D. Itinerary 24\. A person who is not experienced in a job or situation A. Novice B. New C. Entrepreneur D. Debut 25\. To (cause to) change to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc A. Adapt B. Adopt C. Accustom D. Acclimatise **Match Column A with Column B (26-30)** Column A Column B 26\. Inexplicable Impeccable 27\. Veteran Fanciful 28\. Improbable Experienced 29\. Impromptu unpremeditated 30\. Infallible Incomprehensible