One word substitution–8
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 |