List of One Word Substitution
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1. An underhand device resorted to in order to justify misconduct - Stratagem |
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2. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage – Stowaway |
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3. A post with little work but high salary – Sinecure |
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4. Impossible to describe – Ineffable |
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5. Clues available at a scene – circumstantial |
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6. One who criticises popular beliefs which he thinks is mistaken or unwise – Iconoclast |
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7. An unexpected piece of good fortune – windfall |
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8. Detaining and confining someone – Interment |
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9. An emolument over and above fixed income or salary – Honorarium |
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10. Science of the races of mankind- Ethnology |
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11. The animals of a particular region – Fauna |
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12. An inscription on a tomb – epitaph |
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13. Something that causes death – Fatal/Deadly |
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14. Release of a prisoner from jail on certain terms and condition – Parole |
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15. A person who writes decoratively - Calligrapher |
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16. Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong – conscience |
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17. One who loves books – Bibliophile |
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18. Speaking without preparation – Extempore |
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19. Special trial of the Head of State by Parliament – Impeachment |
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20. Loss of memory – Amnesia |
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21. Someone able to use both hands with equal skill – Ambidextrous |
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22. To struggle helplessly – Flounder |
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23. To look at someone in an angry or threatening way – Glower |
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24. Pertaining to cattle – Bovine |
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25. A raised place on which offerings to a God are made – altar |
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26. Cure for all diseases – Panacea |
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27. A guide-post pointing out the way for a place - finger-post |
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28. A person who thinks only about himself’ and not about others’ needs -egocentric |
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29. Something that cannot be explained – inexplicable |
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30. A written declaration made on oath in the presence of a magistrate - affidavit |
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31.Operation of the body after death - post-mortem |
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32.Not allowing the passage of light - Opaque |
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33.Science regarding principles of classification - taxonomy |
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34.That which is no longer fashionable or in use – obsolete |
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35.Belief in many gods - pantheism |
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36.Murder of a king – regicide |
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37.A place where birds are kept – Aviary |
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38.An apartment building in which each apartment is ownedseparately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas – condominium |
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39.A study of the human race – Anthropology |
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40.A round or cylindrical container used for storing thingssuch as food, chemicals or rolls of film – Canister |
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41.A place of permanent residence – Domicile |
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42.Chanting of magic spells – Incartation |
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43.A group of three books, films etc. That have the same subjector characters – Trilogy |
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44.An expert in an area of the fine or other arts – Connoisseur |
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45.The art of preserving skin of animals, birds, fishes – Taxidermy |
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46.Stealing of ideas or writings of someone else – Plagiarism |
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47.A school boy who cuts classes frequently is - Truant |
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48.One who hates women – Misogynist |
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49.A person who consumes human flesh -Cannibal |
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50.Detailed plan of a journey – Schedule |
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51.One who cannot be corrected - Incorrigible |
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52.A general pardon granted by the Government to political offenders – Amnesty |
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53.An excessively morbid desire to steal – kleptomania |
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54.One who is unaffected or indifferent to joy, pain, pleasure or grief – Stoic |
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55.A study of sounds is known as – phonetics |
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56.A person specially interested in the study of coins and medals – numismatist |
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57.A person in a vehicle or on horseback escorting another vehicle – Escort |
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58.To reduce to nothing – Null |
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59.A person of obscure position who has gained wealth – Parvenu |
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60.A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom – venerable |
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61.A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase – Acronym |
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62.Intentional destruction of racial groups. - Genocide |
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63.That which has a double meaning – ambiguous |
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64.Governed by a sense of duty – conscientious |
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65.The depository where state records and documents are preserved – archive |
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66.Incapable of making errors – infallible |
