ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
accuser (N.) : a person who says fatalist (N.) : a person who be- philology (N.) : the scientific
that somebody has done some- lieves that events are decided by study of the development of lan-
thing wrong/is guilty of some- fate and cannot be controlled guage/of a particular language
thing communist (N.) : a person who 491. (3) glazier
482. (3) volunteer believes in an economic system glazier (N.) : a person whose job
483. (1) sceptic in which the state controls the is to fit glass into the frames of
sceptic (N.) : a person who usu- means of producing everything windows, etc.
ally doubts that claims/state- on behalf of the people welder (N.) : a person whose job
ments are true, especially those 487. (4) extempore is to weld materials together
that other people believe in extempore (Adj.) : spoken/done sculptor (N.) : a person who
deist (N.) : a person who believes without any previous thought/ makes sculptures
preparation patisserie (N.) : a shop/store
in God, especially God that cre-
ated the universe but does not impromptu (Adj.) : done with- that sells cakes, etc.
part in it out preparation/planning 492. (3) anarchy
unscripted (Adj) : not written/ anarchy (N.) : a situation in a
rationalist (N.) : a person who
prepared in detail in advance country, an organisation, etc. in
believes that all behaviours, opin-
ions, etc. should be based on Ad lib (Adj.) : not prepared/ which there is no government,
practised order/control
reason rather than on emotions/
religious beliefs [All the above words are related monarchy (N.) : a system of gov-
to speech] ernment by a king/a queen
positivist (N.) : a person who
488. (2) amnesia mobocracy (N.) : political con-
believes in a system of philoso-
phy based on things that can be amnesia (N.) : a medical condi- trol by a mob
seen/proved, rather than on tion in which somebody partly/ democracy (N.) : a system of
ideas completely loses one’s memory government in which all the peo-
amnesty (N.) : a period of time ple of a country can vote to elect
484. (1) coffle
during which people can admit their representatives
coffle (N.) : a group of animals, to a crime/give up weapons with- 493. (2) accomplice
prisoners, or slaves chained to- out being punished accomplice (N.) : a person who
gether in a line dementia (N.) : a serious mental helps another to commit a crime/
crew (N.) : all the people work- disorder caused by brain disease/ to do something wrong
ing on a ship, plane, etc. injury, that affects the ability to 494. (3) inaudible
company (N.) : a group of per- think, remember and behave nor-
inaudible (Adj.) : that you can-
sons - firm, business enterprise mally
not hear
cortege (N.) : a line of cars/peo- myopia (N.) : the inability to see
imperceptible (Adj.) : very small
ple moving along slowly at a fu- things clearly when they are far
and therefore unable to be seen/
neral. away
felt
485. (1) mercenary 489. (2) eulogy
indelible (Adj.) : impossible to
mercenary (N.) : a soldier who eulogy (N.) : a speech/piece of forget/remove ; (of ink, pens,
will fight for any country/group writing praising somebody/ etc.) leaving a mark that cannot
that offers payment something very much be removed
liquidator (N.) : a person re- tribute (N.) : an act, a statement ineffable (Adj.) : too great/beau-
sponsible for closing down a or a gift that is intended to show tiful to describe in words
your respect/admiration, espe-
business and using any profits 495. (2) jaunt
cially for a dead person
from the sale to pay its debts jaunt (N.) : a short journey that
accolade (N.) : praise/an award
venal (Adj.) : prepared to do dis- you make for pleasure; excursion
for an achievement that people
honest/immoral things in return rambler (N.) : a person who
admire
for money ; corrupt walks in the countryside for plea-
oration (N.) : a formal speech
hireling (N.) : a person who is sure, especially as part of an
made on a public occasion, es-
willing to do anything/work for organised group
pecially as part of a ceremony
anyone as long as he is paid detour (N.) : a longer route that
490. (2) calligraphy
486. (1) fastidious you take in order to avoid a prob-
calligraphy (N.) : beautiful hand- lem/to visit a place
fastidious (Adj.) : being careful writing that you do with a spe-
that every detail of something is stroller (N.) : a person who is
cial pen/brush
correct ; meticulous ; difficult to enjoying a slow relaxed walk
genealogy (N.) : the study of fam-
please 496. (4) incentive
ily history, including the study
Infallible (Adj.) : never wrong; of who the ancestors of a partic- incentive (N.) : something that
never making mistakes ; that ular person were encourages you to do something
never fails ; always doing what cartography (N.) : the art/pro- remark (N.) : something that you
it is supposed to do cess of drawing/making maps say/or write which expresses an
SEE–689