Tuesday 14 July 2015

English --- One Word Substitutions -09

Accountable: Liable to being called to account, answerable
Ambidextrous: Able to use both hands with equal facility
Amnesty: A general pardon granted by a government
Amphibious: Capable of living both on land and in water
Anarchy: Absence of any form of political authority
Animate: Having life
Anonymous: Having an unknown or unacknowledged name
Antedate: To be of an earlier date than
Antidote: A medicine that counteracts the effect of another medicine
Antonym:A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
Aquatic: Of animals living in water
Aristocracy: Government by the nobles
Atheist: One who does not believe in the existence of God
Audience: The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance
Autobiography: The biography of a person written by that person
Autocracy: Government by a single person having unlimited power, despotism
Avaricious: Greedy, extremely desirous of wealth
Behead: To cut off the head
Brittle: Hard but liable to be easily broken
Bureaucracy: Government by officials
Cannibal: Animal that feeds on its own species
Carnivorous: Of animals feeding on flesh
Catalogue: An organized, descriptive list of items arranged systematically
Centenarian: A person who has attained the ages of 100 years or more
Colleagues: A fellow member of a profession
Contemporary: Belonging to the same time
Convalescence: Gradual return to health and strength after illness
Cosmopolitan: Sophisticated so as to be at home in all parts of the world
Credulous: Disposed to believe too readily


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