English Notes On – One Word Substitution – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
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Words for various fields of study
Phrase
One Word
Printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface
Lithography
Mapping of earth and its formation
Geography
Art related to ornate, good handwriting
Calligraphy
Scientific study of bodily diseases
Pathology
Study of birds
Ornithology
Study of celestial bodies
Astronomy
Study of collection of coins, tokens, paper money etc.
Numismatics
Study of earth and rocks
Geology
Study of election trends
Psephology
Study of flying aero planes
Aviation
Study of handwriting
Graphology
Study of hereditary, genes and variation in living organisms
Genetics
Study of human development
Anthropology
Study of languages
Philology
Study of living things
Biology
Study of religion
Theology
Study of science of insects
Entomology
Study of sound and sound waves
Acoustics
Study of the influence of planets and stars on human events
Astrology
Study of the law of the flow of water and other liquids
Hydraulics
Study of the relation between the organism and their environment
Ecology
Study of various aspects of aging
Gerontology
The science of time order
Chronology
Study of religion
Theology
The science of human development
Anthropology
Words used for experts and people with various qualities, habits and abilities.
Phrase
One Word
One with unlimited power
Autocrat
One who walks on ropes
Funambulist
An expert in writing by hand
Chirographer
The doctor who attends to child delivery
Obstetrician
The doctor who attends to corns in the feet and hands
Chiropodist
The doctor who deals with the female reproductive system
Gynecologist
The doctor who specializes in root canal and nerve treatment
Endodontist
The doctor who straightens teeth
Orthodontist
The doctor who treats bone problems
Orthopedician
The doctor who treats eye diseases
Ophthalmologist
The doctor who treats gums
Peridontist
The doctor who treats heart problems
Cardiologist
The doctor who treats skin diseases
Dermatologist
One who is all powerful
Omnipotent
One who is all knowing
Omniscient
One who is present all over
Omnipresent
One who can throw his voice
Ventriloquist
One who talks while sleeping
Somniloquist
One who takes part in dialogue or conversation
Interlocutor
One who walks in sleep
Somnambulist
One who walks at night
Noctambulist
One who is violently against established beliefs and traditions
Iconoclast
One who turns his thoughts inwards
Introvert
One who turns his thoughts outwards
Extrovert
One who is both inwards and outwards at times
Ambivert
One who demands strict conformity to rules
Martinet
One who believes in ruthless self-aggrandizement
Egoist
One who doesn’t consume alcohol
Teetotaler
One who exhibits courage or fearlessness
Intrepid
One who easily believes others
Credulous
One who is capable of using both hands
Ambidextrous
One who knows a lot about good food and wine
Connoisseur
One who is beyond reform
Incorrigible
Well known for bad qualities
Notorious
Perfectly, highly skilled reached the zenith of art
Consummate
A shrewish loud-mouthed female
Virago
One who is extravagantly romantic, chivalrous and impractical
Quixotic
Words used for various likes and dislikes.
Phrase
One Word
One who is a boot licker, flatterer
Sycophant
One who has keen interest in food and drinks
Gourmet
Love for mankind
Philanthropy
Someone who loves collecting books
Bibliophile
One who loves and admires the British
Anglophile
One who loves without seriousness
Philanderer
Fondness towards women
Philogyny
One who loves men
Androphile
One who loves wisdom (hence pursues it)
Philosopher
One who hates men
Misandrist
Madness or obsession with males
Andromania
One who hates women
Misogynist
One who hates mankind
Misanthropist
One who loves his country
Patriot
Excessive love for one’s country
Super patriotism
One who hates marriage
Misogamist
One who loves to speak
Loquacious
Strong, deep dislike
Antipathy
Simultaneously affected by similar feelings
Sympathy
Mentally identifying oneself with other person or a thing
Empathy
Something or someone makes you feel deep sadness or pity
Pathetic
Words used for practices & beliefs related to religion, marriage and family.
Phrase
One Word
Related to marriage
Matrimony
One who believes in the presence of God
Theist
One who doesn’t believe in the presence of God
Atheist
One who believes in the theory of only one God
Monotheist
One who believes in many Gods
Polytheist
One who believes that God is union of all forces of the universe
Pantheist
Religious madness
Theomania
Battle among the Gods
Theomachy
Practicing only one marriage (having only one wife)
Monogamy
Practicing two marriages (having two wives)
Bigamy
Practice of several marriages (having many wives)
Polygamy
Self-fertilization especially in plants
Autogamy
Marriage within one’s own tribe
Endogamy
Marriage outside one’s tribe
Exogamy
Having several husbands
Polyandry
People who have both male and female sexual organs
Hermaphrodite
An inheritance from father
Patrimony
A name framed after father’s name
Patronymic
Fatherhood
Paternity
A father-like figure
Patriarch
Words used for various systems of governance.
Phrase
One Word
Government by one person (royal)
Monarchy
Government by two agencies
Diarchy
Government by a few powerful people
Oligarchy
Government by military class
Stratocracy
Government by divine guidance
Theocracy
Government by departments of state
Bureaucracy
Government by nobility
Aristocracy
Government by wealthy
Plutocracy
Government by the people
Democracy
A system of governing a country suggesting a father-child relation
Paternalism
Government by one absolutely
Autocracy
Absence of government
Anarchy
A system ruled or controlled by men
Patriarchy
The rule or control of mother
Matriarchy
Self-rule or control
Autonomy
Words used for various kinds of killings and manias.
Phrase
One Word
The killing of one’s husband
Mariticide
The killing of parents
Parricide
The killing of a whole race
Genocide
The killing of a new born child
Infanticide
The killing of a king
Regicide
The killing of a human being
Homicide
The killing of oneself
Suicide
The killing of a father
Patricide
The killing of a mother
Matricide
The killing of one’s brother
Fratricide
The killing of one’s sister
Sororicide
The killing of one’s wife
Uxoricide
Morbid compulsion to keep on consuming alcohol
Dipsomania
Morbid compulsion to steal
Kleptomania
Morbid compulsion to steal books
Bibliokleptomania
Morbid compulsion to start a fire
Pyromania
Morbid delusion of power, importance or godliness
Megalomania
Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a woman
Nymphomania
Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a man
Satyromania
Person with one-track mind
Monomania
Compulsion to tell lies
Mythomania
Madness with obsession with something
Mania
Words related to speech and written works.
Phrase
One Word
Book containing all the published work of an author
Omnibus
A written message from far off place
Telegraph
Informal, less grammatically rigid language
Colloquial
Talking around, a method of talking indirectly
Circumlocution
Generous, forgiving talk
Magniloquent
Expressive in the use of words
Eloquent
High sounding pompous speech or writing
Grandiloquent
A signature of a celebrity (signature of oneself)
Autograph
Walk before hand or an introductory statement
Preamble
Writing of one’s life story
Biography
Writing of one’s own life story
Autobiography
Written by light
Photograph
Few words packed with meaning, concise
Laconic
A speech to oneself, alone
Soliloquy
Words related to specific type of things, events and places.
Phrase
One Word
A place for sun to enter where one can sunbath
Solarium
A glass container in which fish and other water animals can be kept
Aquarium
A place for feet or speaker’s platform
Podium
The part of a theatre where people who are watching and listening sit
Auditorium
An optical device for projecting various celestial images and effects
Planetarium
An establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill
Sanatorium
A place where objects are exhibited
Museum
Trees whose leaves fall every autumn
Deciduous
That which falls upon, befalls, happens
Incident
That which falls to someone or something
Accident
That which falls on the western countries
Occidental
The school or college one attends
Alma Mater
A self-moving vehicle
Automobile
A machine that functions by itself
Automatic
A baby carriage
Perambulator
A carriage for sick people
Ambulance
Words used for various kinds of food eaters and eating habits.
Phrase
One Word
Living on all
Omnivorous
Living on fruits
Frugivorous
One who eat only fruits
Fruitarian
One who eats no animal flesh
Vegetarian
One who feeds on human flesh
Cannibal
One who enjoys food with a sensual pleasure
Gourmand
One whose eating habit is repulsive
Glutton
Living on flesh
Carnivorous
Living on grass
Herbivorous
Living on fish
Piscivorous
One who eats all kinds of food
Omnivorous
Words related to certain actions, time and direction.
Phrase
One Word
A backward look or a view into the past
Retrospect
A forward look or a view into future
Prospect
Examine one’s motives or look inwards
Introspect
To examine carefully
Inspect
A doubtful look or examination of one’s motives
Suspect
Careful, cautious watch on surroundings
Circumspect
To walk aimlessly
Amble
When two things befall together
Coincident
A thing occurring again and again for a long time
Chronic
Someone or something out of time
Anachronism
To send out of one’s native country
Expatriate
To walk around a place especially in a ritual fashion
Circumambulate
A highly accurate timepiece
Chronometer
Make to happen at the same time
Synchronize
An instrument which records short intervals of time
Chronograph
Capable of moving in all directions
Omnidirectional
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