ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
indispensable (Adj.) : essential, athlete (N.) : a person who com- 334. (2) maiden speech
too important to be without petes in sports - running, jump- maiden speech (N.) : the first
325. (3) sanatorium ing, physical exercises, etc. speech made by a person
sanatorium (N.) : a place like a juggler (N.) : a person who juggles introductory speech (N.) : said
hospital where patients who have - to throw a set of three or more at the beginning of something as
a lasting illness or who are get- objects in air and catch and an introduction to what follows
ting better after an illness are throw them again quickly, one at concluding speech (N.) : said at
treated a time; an entertainer the end of something as a con-
hospital (N.) : a large building conjuror (N.) : a person who per- clusion to what happend
where people who are ill/sick/ forms magic tricks which seem initial speech (N.) : said at the
injured are given medical treat- to make things appear or disap- beginning
ment and care pear
335. (4) ornithologist
asylum (N.) : a hospital where 330. (2) sinecure
ornithologist (N.) : a person who
people who were mentally ill could sinecure (Adj.) : a job you are studies birds
be cared for, often for a long time paid for even though it involves
orthopaedic (N.) : the doctor con-
retreat (V.) : to move away from little or no work
cerned with injuries and diseas-
a place ; to recede ; to back off ; to -honorary (Adj.) : given as an
es of the bones/ muscles
retire honour ; not paid
indispensable (N.) : a dentist
326. (4) gnaw insolvent (Adj.) : not having who treats problems concerning
enough money to pay what you the position of the teeth and jaws
gnaw (V.) : to keep biting/ chew-
owe
ing hard 336. (1) figment
chew (V.) : to bite continuously sinuous (Adj.) : turning while
figment (N.) : something that is
moving, in an elegant way ; hav- imagined but does not exist
cut (V.) : to make an opening ;
ing many curves
to divide with a knife inevitable (Adj.) : that is sure
331. (2) numismatics
split (V.) : to divide ; to tear ; to to happen
leave somebody and stop having numismatics (N.) : the study of mirage (N.) : Illusion ; an effect
a relationship with him coins and medals
caused by hot air in deserts/ on
nymphomania (N.) : abnormally roads, that makes you think you
327. (2) pedantic
intense sexual desire in women can see something, such as wa-
pedantic (Adj.) : too worried
numerology (N.) : the use of ter which is not there
about small details or rules
numbers to try to tell somebody
ornate (Adj.) : covered with a shadow (N.) : shade within clear
what will happen in the future
lot of decoration boundaries
numeric (N.) : relating to num- 337. (1) versatile
artificial (Adj.) : not real ; made
bers ; expressed in numbers
or produced to copy something versatile (Adj.) : able to do many
332. (1) misogynist different things
showy (Adj.) : so brightly co- misogynist (N.) : a man who
loured, large/ exaggerated that projectile (Adj.) : very fast and
hates women
it attracts a lot of attention with a lot of force
misanthrope (N.) : a person who cyclostyle (Adj.) : print with a
328. (1 ) catalogue
hates and avoids other people cyclostyle - a writing implement
catalogue (N.) : a complete list
feminist (N.) : a person who sup- with a small toothed wheel that
of items ; a book/ pamphlet con-
ports the belief that women cuts small holes in a stencil
taining an examination (a num-
should have the same rights and
bered list) of things anglophile (N.) : a person who
opportunities as men
bibliography (N.) : books/ arti- is not British but who likes Brit-
effeminate (N.) : looking, behav- ain things very much
cles about a particular subject/ ing or sounding like a woman or
author 338. (2) confiscate
girl
backlist (N.) : the list of books confiscate (V.) : to officially take
333. (3) brunette something away from somebody
that have been published by a
brunette (N.) : a white–skinned offer (V.) : to say that you are
company in the past and are still
woman with dark brown hair willing to do something
available
blonde (N.) : (of hair) pale gold annex (V.) : to occupy ; to take
index (N.) : a list of names/top- in colour
ics that are referred to in a book control of a country, region, etc.
philogynist (N.) : one who es- especially by force
329. (3) acrobat
teems women as the higher type hijack (V.) : to use violence or
acrobat (N.) : an entertainer who
of humanity threats to take control of a vehi-
performs difficult acts such as
dotard (N.) : someone whose cle (plane) in order to force it to
balancing on high ropes (at a cir-
age has impaired (diminished in travel to a different place/ to
cus) ; an athlete who performs
strength, quality or utility) intel- demand something from a gov-
acts that need skill, agility and
lect ernment
coordination
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