ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
515. (2) burrow monologue (N.) : a long speech leash (N.) : a long piece of leath-
burrow (N.) : a hole/tunnel in in a play, movie, etc. spoken by er, chain or rope used for hold-
the ground made by animals such one person, especially when ing and controlling a dog
as rabbits, for them to live in alone whip (N.) : a long thin piece of
bore (N.) : a deep hole made in 520. (1) spelelogy rope/leather, attached to a handle,
the ground, especially to find speleology (N.) : the scientific used for making animals move
water or oil study of caves or punishing people
516. (4) libertarian seismology (N.) : the scientific 525. (4) connoisseur
libertarian (N.) : a person who study of earthquakes connoisseur (N.) : an expert on
strongly believes that people topology (N.) : the way the parts matters involving the judgement
should have the freedom to do of something are arranged and of beauty, quality/skill in art,
and think as they like related food/music
guardian (N.) : a person who numismatics (N.) : the study of optimist (N.) : a person who al-
protects something ; a person coins and medals ways expects good things to
who is legally responsible for the 521. (1) oligarchy happen/things to be successful
care of another person, especial- oligarchy (N.) : a form of gov- hostage (N.) : a person who is
ly a child whose parents have ernment in which only a small captured and held prisoner by a
died ; custodian group of people hold all the power person/group, and who may be
tyrant (N.) : a person who has autocracy (N.) : a system of gov- injured/killed if people do not do
complete power in a country and ernment of a country in which what the person/group is asking
uses it in a cruel and unfair way one person has complete power 526. (1) rhinologist
humanitarian (N.) : a person monarchy (N.) : a system of gov- rhinologist (N.) : a specialist in
who is conerned with reducing ernment by a king/a queen diseases of the nose
suffering and improving the con- anarchy (N.) : a situation in a otologist (N.) : a specialist in
ditions that people live in country, an organisation, etc. in diseases of the ear
517. (1) shrapnel which there is no government, pathologist (N.) : a physician
shrapnel (N.) : fragments from order/control. who practises, evaluates, or su-
an exploded artillery shell, mine, 522. (4) biodegradable pervises diagnostic tests
or bomb biodegradable (Adj.) : capable podiatrist (N.) : a person whose
splinters (N.) : small, thin sharp of being decomposed by biologi- job is the care and treatment of
pieces of wood, metal, glass, etc. cal agents, especially bacteria people’s feet
that have broken off a larger inflammable (Adj.) : that can 527. (2) mammals
pieces burn easily ; flammable 528. (4) sedative
filings (N.) : very small pieces perishable (Adj.) : likely to de- sedative (N.) : a drug that makes
of metal made when a larger cay/or go bad quickly somebody go to sleep/makes him
piece of metal is filled feel calm and relaxed
biological (Adj.) : connected
518. (1) culture with the processes that take place reviver (N.) : one that revives
culture (N.) : the customs and within living things (brings back)
beliefs, art, way of life and so- 523. (1) rancid stimulant (N.) : a drug/sub-
cial organisation of a particular stance that makes you feel more
rancid (Adj.) : having an un-
country/group awake and gives you more energy
pleasant stale taste/smell as the
civilization (N.) : a society, its result of decomposition energic (Adj.) : full of energy
culture and its way of life during 529. (3) extempore
insipid (Adj.) : having almost no
a particular period of time/in a
taste/flavour 530. (2) carnivorous
particular part of the world
savoury (Adj.) : having a pleas- 531. (2) pseudonym
infrastructure (N.) : the basic
ant taste/smell pseudonym (N.) : a name used
systems and services that are
tepid (Adj.) : slightly warm, by somebody, especially a writ-
necessary for a country or an
organisation to run smoothly sometimes in a way that is not er, instead of his real name
pleasant nickname (N.) : an informal,
(buildings, transport, water and
power supplies) 524. (4) yoke name for a person that is con-
yoke (N.) : a long piece of wood nected with his real name, his
ritual (N.) : a series of actions
that are always performed in the that is fastened across the necks personality/appearance, or with
of two animals, so that they may something he has done
same way, especially as part of
a religious ceremony pull heavy loads. sobriquet (N.) : an informal
rein (N.) : a long narrow leath- name/title that you give some-
519. (4) soliloquy
er band that is attached to a body/something ; nickname
soliloquy (N.) : a speech in a
metal bar in a horse’s mouth pet name (N.) : a name you use
play in which a character, who
and is held by the rider in or- for somebody instead of his real
is alone on the stage, speaks
der to control the horse name, as a sign of affection
his/her thoughts
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