We are here to continue with our list of ‘one word substitution‘. 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.
| To lay stress on. | Emphasise |
| A person who is a total abstainer from all alcoholic drinks. | Teetotaller |
| A person who is hard to please. | Fastidious |
| One who believes in God. | Theist |
| A place where dead bodies are kept. | Mortuary |
| Incapable or being cured. | Incurable |
| Incapable of being conquered. | Invincible |
| A person who thinks only of himself. | Egoist |
| A person who goes along a road on foot. | Pedestrain |
| One who knows everything. | Omniscient |
| Something useful for health. | Wholesome |
| A person who does not get tired. | Indefatigable |
| Going from bad to worse. | Deteriorate |
| A speech which cannot be understood. | Unintelligible |
| To root out an evil. | Eradicate |
| A substance which can be easily broken. | Brittle |
| One who eats human flesh. | Cannibal |
| To be reserved in speech. | Reticent |
| A place where clothes are kept. | Wardrobe |
| Animals that eat flesh. | Garnivorous |
| Examination of dead body. | Post-mortem |
| To excite a person to commit a crime. | Instigate |
| A man interested in the welfare of women. | Feminist |
| A person who looks at the bright side of life. | Optimism |
| A list of things to be discussed at a meeting. | Agenda |
| One who speaks for others. | Spokesman |
| A student who is absent from the class without permission. | Truant |
| Without money. | Penniless |
| That which can be solved. | Soluble |
| That which cannot be solved. | Insoluble |
| A scheme that cannot be put into practice. | Impracticable |
| A book containing every kind of information. | Encyclopaedia |
