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.
A breaker of images. | Iconoclast |
Those living on the other side of the globe. | Antipodes |
One who is keenly desirous of money. | Avaricious |
One who has suddenly risen from a low position to a high position. | Upstart |
One who changes his party or principles. | Turn-coat |
That which lasts for a short time. | Transient |
A person lacking knowledge. | Ignorant |
One who is a lover of books. | Bibliophile |
A man whose wife is dead. | Widower |
One who tells private concerns of others. | Tell-tale |
Capable of being seen-through. | Transparent |
That which is easy to carry over a long distance. | Portable |
A person who is deprived of protection of law; a habitual criminal. | Outlaw |
A figure with eight sides. | Octagon |
A list of books etc. | Catalogue |
Incapable of being seen through. | Opaque |
A person’s last utterance. | Swan-song |
A book or paper written by hand. | Manuscript |
That which cannot be recalled or altered. | Irrevocable |
A person who has no regard for other’s feelings. | Inconsiderate |
Things or ideas containing elements of the same nature. | Homogeneous |
Things or ideas containing elements of the opposite nature. | Heterogeneous |
Unable to pay one’s debts. | Depreciate |
Making more rapid in speed. | Accelerate |
To work out the plan in all its details. | Elaborate |
That which cannot be defended. | Indefensible |
Of very little worth. | Trivial |
Having many wives at a time. | Polygamy |
Capable of two interpretations. | Equivocal |
Animals with four legs. | Quadruped |
To express disapproval of. | Dissent |
To join as friend or partner. | Associate |