One word substitution–15
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| Home sickness or sentimental longing for the past. | Nostalgia |
| Incapable of being admitted or allowed. | Inadmissible |
| Incapable of being avoided. | Unavoidable/Inevitable |
| Incapable of being conquered. | Unconquerable |
| The absence of a governance in a country. | Anarchy |
| That which precludes the passage of light. | Opaque |
| That which is subject to death. | Mortal |
| That which is forbidden,prohibited by law. | Illicit |
| That which is everlasting. | Perennial |
| That which is contrary law. | Illegal |
| That which is a government in which no distinction. | Secular |
| That which is a government by official. | Bureaucracy |
| That which is a government by priests or ecclesiastics. | Hierarchy |
| That which is allows the passage of rays of light. | Transparent |
| That letter which is of unknown or un-admitted authorship. | Anonymous |
| Singing for some other person without his permission. | Forgery |
| Resulting in death. | Fatal |
| Property inherited from one’s father or ancestor. | Patrimony |
| Person who work in the same department of an office. | Colleagues |
| One who writes drama. | Dramatist |
| One who writes books. | Author |
| One who writes a novel. | Novelist |
| One who watches over students taking an exam. | Invigilator |
| One who walks. | Pedestrian |
| One who undergoes the penalty of death for the persistence of his faith/convictions. | Martyr |
| One who treats diseases by performing operations. | Surgeon |
| One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks. | Teetotaler |
| One who studies the working of a human mind. | Psychologist |
| One who studies the stars. | Astronomer |
| One who studies the science and origin of words. | Etymologist |