ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
irreparable (Adj.) : too bad/too herculean (Adj.) : needing a lot hysteria (N.) : a state of extreme
serious to repair or put right of strength, determination or effort excitement, fear or anger in which
irremediable (Adj.) : too bad to grandiose (Adj.) : seeming very a person, or a group of people,
be corrected/cured impressive but too large, com- loses control of his emotions and
128. (3) incredible plicated, expensive, etc. to be starts to cry, laugh, etc.
incredible (Adj.) : unbelievable; practical or possible aphasia (N.) : the loss of the abil-
impossible/very difficult to be- 133. (4) optimist ity to understand or produce
lieve optimist (N.) : a person who al- speech because of brain damage
inevitable (Adj.) : unavoidable; ways expects good things to hap- amnesia (N.) : a medical condi-
that you cannot avoid/prevent pen or things to be successful tion in which somebody party/
florist (N.) : a person who completely loses his memory
ineffable (Adj.) : too great/beau-
tiful to describe in words owns/works in a shop/store that 138. (2) epicurean
ineluctable (Adj.) : unavoidable; sells flowers and plants epicurean (Adj.) : devoted to
artist (N.) : a person who cre- pleasure and enjoy yourself
that you cannot avoid
129. (2) mummy ates works of art-paintings/ terrestrial (Adj.) : living on the
drawings land/on the ground, rather than
mummy (N.) : a body of a hu-
theist (N.) : one who believes in in water/on trees/ in the air
man/an animal that has been
the existence of God celestial (Adj.) : of the sky/
preserved by treating it with spe-
134. (4) cemetry heaven
cial oils and wrapping it in cloth;
cemetry (N.) : an area of land pedestrian (N.) : a person walk-
embalm
used for burying dead people, es- ing in the street and not travel-
corpse (N.) : a dead body (hu-
pecially one that is not beside a ling in a vehicle
man)
church 139. (1) aquarium
morgue (N.) : a building in which
cave (N.) : a large hole in the aquarium (N.) : a glass tank
dead bodies are kept before they
side of a hill/under the ground where fish and water plants are
are buried/burned
church (N.) : place of worship of kept
mortuary (N.) : morgue
the Christians sanatorium (N.) : a hospital for
130. (3) depraved
synagogue (N.) : a building recovery/for the treatment of se-
depraved (Adj.) : morally bad; where the Jews meet for religious vere/chronic diseases
wicked; evil worship and teaching nursery (N.) : a place where
desultory (Adj.) : going from one 135. (4) conceited young plants/trees are grown for
thing to another, without a defi- sale/for planting somewhere
conceited (Adj.) : having too
nite plan and without enthusiasm else
much pride in yourself and what
dilapidated (Adj.) : old and in you do aviary (N.) : a place where birds
very bad condition (furniture and exaggeration (N.) : a statement are kept
buildings); ramshackle or description that makes some- 140. (1) teetotaller
dilatory (Adj.) : not acting quick- thing seem larger, better, worse teetotaller (N.) : a person who
ly enough; causing delay or more important than it really does not drink alcohol
131. (2) autocracy is alcoholic (N.) : a person who reg-
autocracy (N.) : a system of gov- adulations (N.) : admiration and ularly drinks too much alcohol
ernment of a country in which praise that is greater than is nec- and cannot easily stop drinking
one person has complete power essary addict (N.) : a person who is un-
despotism (N.) : the rule of a abundance (N.) : a large quanti- able to stop taking harmful
ruler with great power, one who ty that is more than enough drugs
uses it in a cruel way 136. (4) feminist bagpiper (N.) : someone who
monarchy (N.) : a system of gov- feminist (N.) : a person who sup- plays the bagpipe
ernment by a king/queen ports the belief that women 141. (2) pantheism
anarchy (N.) : a situation in a should have the same rights and pantheism (N.) : the belief that
country, an organization, etc. in opportunities as men God is present in all natural
which there is no government, fanatic (N.) : a person who is things
order/control extremely enthusiastic atheism (N.) : the belief that God
132. (2) momentous misogynist (N.) : a man who does not exist
momentous (Adj.) : very impor- hates women scepticism (N.) : an attitude of
tant/serious because there may philanderer (N.) : a man who has doubting that claims/statements
be important results sexual relationships with many that are true and that something
exemplary (Adj.) : severe pun- different women will happen
ishment used as a warning to 137. (2) insomnia animism (N.) : the belief that
others; providing a good exam- insomnia (N.) : the condition of plants, objects and natural
ple for people to copy being unable to sleep things each have a living soul
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