ENGLISH: ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION

IMPORTANT ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR UPCOMING SSC EXAM 2016.

1. Words for lines written on the tomb of a person 

Epitaph- a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

2. Study of the origin and history of words 

Etymology - an explanation of where a word came from : the history of a word,  the study of word histories

3. The practice of eating human flesh 

Cannibalism-the usually ritualistic eating of human flesh by a human being

4. Someone who works only for personal profit 

Mercenary -primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

5. A heavy unnatural slumber 

Stupor -a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.

6. A deep dislike of foreigners 

Xenophobia -dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

7. The cannot be overcome 

Insurmountable -too great to be overcome. 

8. To walk slowly, wasting time 

Dawdle -waste time; be slow. 

9. One who is appointed to deal with complaints made by common people against banks companies etc.

Ombudsman -an official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against a company or organization, especially a public authority.

10. The profession of writing dictionaries 

Lexicography -the activity or occupation of compiling dictionaries.

11. A group of girls 

Bevy  -a large group of people or things of a particular kind.

12. A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a drama

Epilogue -a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. 

13. A mournful song (or poem) for the dead

Dirge -a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.

14. Stealthily done 

 Surreptitious-kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

15. Something no longer in use

Obsolete -no longer produced or used; out of date. 

16. One not concerned with right or wrong 

Amoral -lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.

17. Severely abusive writing in journals 

Scurrilous -making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation. 

18. Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space 

Claustrophobia -extreme or irrational fear of confined places

19. A person who is unable to pay his debts 

Insolvent -unable to pay debts owed.  

20. A person coming to a foreign land to settle there 

Immigrant -a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.