ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
recalled (V.) : to remember those in a particular text, explain- 559. (3) potable
something ; recollect the ability ing their meanings potable (Adj.) : safe to drink
549. (2) apathy catalogue (N.) : a complete list (water)
apathy (N.) : the feeling of not of items, for example, of things edible (Adj.) : fit/suitable to be
being interested in or enthusi- that people can look at/buy eaten
astic about something, or things 554.(2) cellar palatable (Adj.) : having a pleas-
in general cellar (N.) : an underground room ant/acceptable taste (food/drink)
empathy (N.) : the ability to un- often used for storing things culpable (Adj.) : responsible and
derstand another person’s feel- (wine, salt, etc.) deserving blame for having done
ings, experience, etc. attic (N.) : a room/space just something wrong
sympathy (N.) : the feeling of below the roof of a house, often 560. (4) mediocre
being sorry for somebody ; show- used for storing things mediocre (Adj.) : not very good;
ing that you understand and care 555. (3) exonerate of only average standard
about somebody’s problems exonerate (V.) : to officially state average (Adj.) : ordinary ; not
pity (N.) : a feeling of sympathy that somebody is not responsi- special
and sadness caused by the suf- ble for something that he has 561. (4) ascetic
fering and troubles of others been blamed for
550. (4) fluke ascetic (N.) : a person who lives
excuse (V.) : to forgive somebody in a simple and strict way, with-
fluke (N.) : a lucky/unusual for something that he has done out physical pleasures, especially
thing that happens by accident, (not being polite, making a small for religious reasons (monks,
not because of planning/skill mistake, etc.) hermits, saints)
serenpidity (N.) : the fact of reprimand (V.) : to tell somebody hedonist (N.) : a person who
something interesting or pleas- officially that you do not approve believes that pleasure is the most
ant happening by chance of him/his actions ; rebuke important thing in life
551. (1) epilogue acquit (V.) : to decide and state
epilogue (N.) : a speech, etc. at disciplinarian (N.) : a person who
officially in court that somebody believes in using rules and pun-
the end of a play, book, film/ is not guilty of a crime
movie that comments on or acts ishment for controlling people
556. (2) amateur
as a conclusion to what has hap- atheist (N.) : a person who be-
amateur (N.) : a person who lieves that God does not exist
pened
takes part in a sport or other 562. (4) altruist
epigram (N.) : a short poem/ activity for enjoyment, not as a
phrase that expresses an idea in altruist (N.) : someone who
job
a clever/amusing way makes charitable donations in-
557. (4) pioneer
epitaph (N.) : words that are tended to increase human well-
written/said about a dead per- pioneer (N.) : a person who is being
son, especially on a gravestone the first to study and develop a egoist (N.) : a person who thinks
particular area of knowledge, that he/she is better than other
epicure (N.) : a person who en-
culture, etc. that other people people and who thinks and talks
joys food and drink of high quality
then continue to develop too much about himself
and knows a lot about it
forerunner (N.) : a person/thing
552. (1) ecology fatalist (N.) : a person who be-
that came before and influenced
ecology (N.) : the study of the lieves that events are decided by
somebody/something else that is
relation of plants and living crea- fate and cannot be controlled
similar, a sign of what is going to
tures to each other and to their humanist (N.) : a person who
happen
environment believes that solving human prob-
558. (4) bureaucracy
psychology (N.) : the scientific lems with the help of reason is
study of the mind and how it in- bureaucracy (N.) : a system of more important than religious
fluences behaviour government in which there are a beliefs.
philosophy (N.) : the study of large number of state officials
563. (3) hamlet
the nature and meaning of the who are not elected
democracy (N.) : a system of hamlet (N.) : a very small village
universe and of human life community (N.) : a group of
geography (N.) : the scientific government in which all the peo-
ple of a country can vote to elect people having common interests,
study of the earth’s surface, living in the same locality and
physical features, divisions, their representatives
under the same government
products, population, etc. anarchy (N.) : a situation in a
country, an organization, etc., in settlement (N.) : the process of
553. (3) lexicon
which there is no government, people making their homes in a
lexicon (N.) : a list of words on place
a particular subject or in a lan- order/control
oligarchy (N.) : a form of gov- colony (N.) : a country or an area
guage in alphabetical order
ernment in which only a small that is governed by people from
glossary (N.) : a list of techni-
group of people hold all the power another, more powerful, country
cal/special words, especially
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