ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
impressionist (N.) : an artist who deprived child (N.) : a child who 237. (4) misogynist
paints in a style developed in is without enough food, educa- misogynist (N.) : a man who
France in the late 19th century tion and all the things that are hates women
that uses colours to show the ef- necessary for it to live a happy philanthropist (N.) : a rich per-
fects of light on things and to sug- and comfortable life son who helps the poor and
gest atmosphere rather than waif (N.) : a thin child who doesn’t those in need, especially by giv-
showing exact details have enough to eat ing money
implorer (N.) : a person who 233. (2) gesture ascetic (N.) : not allowing your-
asks somebody to do something gesture (N.) : a movement made self physical pleasures, especial-
because he wants/ needs it very with your hands, head, face to ly for religious reasons
much show a specific meaning/feeling/ misogamist (N.) : a person who
229. (3) bottleneck idea hates marriages
bottleneck (N.) : a narrow or jibe (N.) : an unkind remark 238. (4) nomenclature
busy section of road where the about somebody nomenclature (N.) : a system of
traffic often gets slower and pose (V.) : to create a problem, naming things
stops ; logjam to ask a question to sit/stand in horticulture (N.) : the study/
bypass (N.) : a road that passes a particular position practice of growing flowers, fruits
around a town/ city rather than mimicry (N.) : the action/skill and vegetables
through the centre of being able to copy the voice, miniature (N.) : very small;
breach (N.) : a failure to do some- movements of others much smaller than usual; a very
thing that must be done by law 234. (2) mortgage small detailed painting/model
blockhead (N.) : a very stupid mortgage (N.) : a legal agreement genocide (N.) : the murder of a
person by which a bank lends you mon- whole race or group of people
230. (4) jury ey to buy a house 239. (1) walkway
jury (N.) : a group of members document (N.) : an official pa- walk way (N.) : a path set aside
of the public who listen to the per/book that gives information for walking
facts of a case in a court and lease (N.) : a legal agreement that walk-out (N.) : to leave a meet-
decide whether or not somebody allows you to use a building, a ing, performance, etc.; to stop
is guilty of a crime piece of equipment or some land working; to desert
association (N.) : an official for a period of time, usually in walk-about (N.) : an occasion
group of people who love to join return for rent when an important person walks
together for a particular purpose invoice (N.) : a bill among ordinary people to meet
council (N.) : a group of people 235. (2) dereliction and talk to them
elected to govern an area such dereliction (N.) : wilful negligence ; walk over (N.) : to treat some-
as a city/ country the fact of deliberately not doing body badly; to defeat somebody
bar (N.) : a room/ establishment what you ought to do, especially easily
where alcoholic drinks are when it is part of your job 240. (2) panacea
served over a counter debacle (N.) : an event/a situa- panacea (N.) : something that
231. (4) addict tion that is a complete failure and will solve all the problems of a
addict (N.) : a person who is very causes embarrassment particular situation
interested in something and determination (N.) : the quality laxative (N.) : a medicine, food/
spends a lot of his free time in it ; drink that makes somebody emp-
that makes you continue trying
a person who is unable to stop ty his bowels easily
to do something even when this
taking harmful drugs is difficult antidote (N.) : a substance that
criminal (N.) : connected with/ controls the effects of a poison/
deterrent (N.) : a thing that
involving crime disease
makes somebody less likely to
martyr (N.) : a person who suf- do something purgative (N.) : a substance/
fers very much or is killed be- 236. (2) ambidextrous medicine that causes your bow-
cause of his religious/ political els to empty
ambidextrous (N.) : able to use
beliefs 241. (3) philanthropist
both the hands equally well
gladiator (N.) : a man trained to philanthropist (N.) : a rich per-
ambivert (N.) : a person who is
fight other men/animals in or- son who helps the poor and
both an introvert and an extro-
der to entertain public those in need
vert
232. (4) A posthumous child misanthrope (N.) : a person who
ambivalent (N.) : having or
hates and avoids other people
posthumous child (N.) : given showing both good and bad feel-
or happening after someone has ings anthropologist (N.) : a person
died who studies about the human
ambitious (N.) : determined to
race, its origin, developments,
orphan (N.) : a child whose par- be successful, rich, powerful,
customs and beliefs
ents are dead etc.
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