ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
sexual relationships with many agnostic (N.) : a person who epic (N.) : a long narrative poem
different women doubts truth of religion telling of a hero’s deeds
philanthropist (N.) : a rich per- sceptic (N.) : someone who ha- sonnet (N.) : a verse form con-
son who helps the poor and bitually doubts accepted beliefs sisting of 14 lines with a fixed
those in need, especially by giv- misogynist (N.) : someone who rhyme scheme
ing money dislikes women 599. (2) mosaic
Don Juan Casanova (N.) : a man 591. (2) virtuoso mosaic (N.) : art consisting of a
who loves and has sex with many virtuoso (N.) : someone who is design made of small pieces of
women dazzlingly skilled in any field; a coloured stone/ glass
philatelist (N.) : a person who musician who is a master of tracery (N.) : decoration consist-
collects/ studies stamps technique and artistry ing of an open pattern of inter-
585. (1) chauffeur artiste (N.) : a public performer lacing ribs
586. (2) nostalgia (dancer/ singer) relief (N.) : sculpture consisting
nostalgia (N.) : a feeling of sad- diva (N.) : a distinguished female of shapes carved on a surface
ness mixed with pleasure and operatic singer so as to stand out from the sur-
affection when you think of hap- 592. (4) parboil rounding background
py times in the past parboil : cook briefly (vegeta- oleograph (N.) : a print textured
reminiscence (N.) : a spoken/ bles) to resemble an oil painting
written description of something saute (V.) : fry briefly over high 600. (3) claustrophobia
that somebody remembers about heat claustrophobia (N.) : fear of
their past life 593. (1) avant - garde being closed in a confined space
wistfulness (N.) : sad thought avant-garde (N.) : artists/ writ- xenophobia (N.) : fear of strang-
about something that you would ers whose ideas are ahead of ers/ foreigners
like to have, especially something their time acrophobia (N.) : fear of great
in the past that you can no long- iconoclast (N.) : someone who heights
er have tries to destroy traditional ideas/ pyrophobia (N.) : fear of fire
587. (2) laxative institutions
601. (1) mythophobia
antacid (N.) : a medicine that nerd (N.) : a student who stud-
prevents/ corrects acidity (in the mythophobia (N.) : fear of
ies excessively
stomach) myths, stories/ making false
594. (1) benefactor
statements
laxative (N.) : a medicine, food/ benefactor (N.) : a person who
drink that makes somebody emp- legendary (Adj.) : remarkable
helps people/ institutions
ty their bowels easily enough to be famous ; very well-
beneficiary (N.) : the recipient
known
588. (1) pantheism of funds/ other benefits
lyophobia (N.) : (in chemistry)
pantheism (N.) : belief in many/ tycoon (N.) : a very wealthy/
having little attraction between
all Gods powerful businessman
particles and the medium of dis-
monotheism (N.) : belief in only 595. (3) apartheid
persion
one God apartheid (N.) : the former offi-
(4) oratory (N.) : skill in public
polytheism (N.) : belief that cial policy of racial segregation
speaking
there is more than one God (in South Africa)
charvinism (N.) : fanatical pa- 602. (2) chauffeur
atheism (N.) : the belief that God
does not exist triotism chauffeur (N.) : a person em-
theism (N.) : the belief that God ployed to drive a private/ hired
589. (2) inflorescence
exists car
inflorescence (N.) : the flower-
partisan (N.) : an ardent and claustrophobia (N.) : fear of
ing part of a plant/ arrangement
enthusiastic supporter of some being closed in a confined space
of flowers on a stalk
person/ activity cabby (N.) : a taxi driver
bouquet (N.) : a bunch of flow-
ers arranged in an attractive way 596. (1) eternal cavalier (N.) : a courtly gentle
so that it can be carried in a cer- eternal (Adj.) : continuing for- man, especially one acting as a
emony/presented as a gift ever; everlasting lady’s escort
wreath (N.) : an arrangement of mortal (Adj.) : subject to death wagoner (N.) : one who drives a
flowers and leaves (in a circle) infallible (Adj.) : incapable of wagon
placed on graves, worn on head/ failure/error 603. (3) somnambulism
hung on doors as christmas dec- 597. (1) itinerary somnambulism (N.) : walking in
oration. 598. (3) ballad sleep
incandescence (N.) : being very ballad (N.) : a narrative poem of obsession (N.) : an idea/ thought
bright popular origin that continually preoccupies/
590. (2) cynic ballet (N.) : a theatrical repre- intrudes on a person’s mind
cynic (N.) : someone who is crit- sentation of a story performed hallucination (N.) : an experi-
ical of the motives of others to music by ballet dancers ence involving the apparent per-
SEE–695