Most One word substitution asked by UPSC

 



One Word Substitutions      
                                                 
1.Outlaw- A person has lost protection of law 
2.Forgery- Falsification of documents 
3.Expiate- To make atonement for one’s sins 
4.Vendetta- Committing murder in revenge 
5.Brittle- The thing can be easily broken
6.Entomologists- Experts who scientifically study insects
7.Hypocrite- One who pretends to be what he is not 
8.Manuscript- A paper/story/poem first written out by hand  
9.Mint- A place where money is coined  
10.Respiration- The process by means of which plants and animals breath 
11.Cynic- One who sneers at the aims and belief of his fellow men 
12.Patrimony- Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors 
13.Effeminate- A person who is womanish in his habits  
14.Proselyte- One who is converted form one religion to another   
15.Boutique- A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics 
16.Interlude- Interval between two events  
17.Idiosyncrasy- A person’s peculiar habit 
18.Procrastination- The Art of delaying  
19.Ophthalmologist- A doctor who specializes in the diseases of the eyes 
20.Glutton- A person who eats too much 
21.Isthmus- A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land  
22.Predator- A animal which lives by preying on other animals  
23.Oligarchy- Government of rule by a small group of people 
24.Plagiarist- One who copies from other writers 
25.Palpable- Thing that can be felt or touched.

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