ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
blurb (N.) : a short description 703. (1) lexicographer friable (Adj.) : easily broken up
of a book, a new product, etc. lexicographer (N.) : a person into small pieces
monoloque (N.) : a dramatic sto- who rites and edits dictionaries eternal (Adj.) : without an end;
ry, told/ performed by one per- cartographer (N.) : a person who existing/ continuing forever
son draws/ makes maps 711. (3) fatalism
epiloque (N.) : a speech, etc. at bibliographer (N.) : a person who fatalism (N.) : the belief that
the end of a play, book, or film studies the history of books and events are decided by fate and
that acts as a conclusion their production that you cannot control them
696. (2) ineligible lapidist (N.) : a skilled worker pessimism (N.) : a feeling that
697. (4) lexicographer who cuts and engraves precious bad things will happen and that
lexicographer (N.) : a person who stones something will not be success-
writes and edits dictionaries 704. (2) monotheist ful
lexicon (N.) : all the words/ monotheist (N.) : a person who pragmatism (N.) : thinking about
phrases used in a particular lan- believes that there is only one solving problems in a practical
guage/ subject God and sensible way rather than by
lexical (Adj.) : connected with polytheist (N.) : me who believes having fixed ideas and theories
the words of a language in the existence of God/gods superstition (N.) : the belief that
lexicography (N.) : the theory philogymist (N.) : a lover/ friend particular events happen in a
and practice of writing dictionar- of women way that cannot be explained by
ies theist (N.) : a person who be- reason/ science
698. (3) plagiarist lieves in the existence of God/ 712. (2) premiere
plagiarist (N.) : a person who gods premiere (N.) : the first public
copies another person’s ideas, 705. (2) accomplice performance of a film/ play
words/ work and pretends that 706. (3) lease opener (N.) : the first action in
they are their own lease (N.) : a legal agreement an event, a game, etc.
plagiarism (N.) : an act of copy- that allows you to use a building debut (N.) : the first public ap-
ing another person’s i deas, piece of equipment/ some land pearance of a performer/ sports
words/ work and pretend that for a period of time, usually in player
they are your own return for rent
preview (N.) : an occasion at
nepotism (N.) : giving unfair assurance (N.) : guarantee; which you can see a movie/
advantages to your own family if promise
show, etc. before it is shown to
you are in a position of power deal (N.) : an agreement the general public
(by giving jobs) bond (N.) : a legal agreement by
699. (2) aquatic 713. (4) infallible
which a bank lends you money
700. (2) aviary to buy a house, etc. which you 714. (1) embezzlement
aviary (N.) : a large building for pay back over many years embezzlement (N.) : the act of
keeping birds in 707. (4) fratricide stealing money that you are re-
apiary (N.) : a place where bees fratricide (N.) : the crime of kill- sponsible for or that belongs to
are kept ing your brother/ sister your employer
701. (1) congregation homicide (N.) : the crime of kill- misconduct (N.) : unacceptable
congregation (N.) : a group of ing somebody deliberately behaviour (by a professional per-
people who are gathered togeth- patricide (N.) : the crime of kill- son)
er in a church to worship God ing your father debasement (N.) : the fact of
mob (N.) : a large crowd of peo- 708. (4) etiquette making something/ somebody
ple, especially one that may be- 709. (4) gullible less valuable/ respected
come violent/ cause trouble gullible (Adj.) : too willing to corruption (N.) : dishonest/ il-
702. (3) metallurgy believe/ accept what other peo- legal behaviour (of people in au-
metallurgy (N.) : the scientific ple tell you and therefore easily thority)
study of metals and their uses tricked 715. (4) curator
meteorite (N.) : a piece of rock tangible (Adj.) : that can be curator (N.) : a person whose
from outer space that hits the clearly seen to exist job is to be in charge of the objects/
earth’s surface trickster (N.) : a person who works of art in a museum/an art
metaphysics (N.) : the branch tricks/ cheats people gallery, etc.
of philosophy that deals with the 710. (4) ephemeral philatelist (N.) : a person who
nature of existence, truth and ephemeral (Adj.) : lasting/ used collects/ studies stamps
knowledge for only a short period of time 716. (1) pantheism
metalloid (N.) : a chemical ele- metronomic (Adj.) : happening
ment which has properties both pantheism (N.) : the belief the
regularly, as if keeping time with
of metals and of other solid sub- God is present in all natural
a device that makes a regular
stances things
sound like a clock
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