Wednesday, August 19, 2015

One- word Substitution Part- 2nd

One-word substitution Continues………….

Ø  A short amusing story about some real person or event.   → Anecdote.
Ø  Sea with a group of many islands.                                         → Archipelago.
Ø  Science and art of flying in aircraft.                                       → Aviation.
Ø  Science of mankind as an animal.                                          → Anthropology.
Ø  Science of the physical structure of the body.                      → Anatomy.
Ø  A positive and emphatic advancement of change or statement against a person.
                                                                                                         → Allegation.
Ø  To mitigate or lessen the suffering or pain.                           → Alleviate.
Ø  Recurrence of some disease after generation or similarity in special features with remote ancestors.                                                                                        → Atavism.
Ø  The science of bee keeping cultivation and maintenance of bee – hives.
                                                                                                         → Apiculture.
Ø  Kind of substance in the blood tending to neutralize others that are harmful.
                                                                                                        → Antibody.
Ø  A narrative describing one subject under the guise of another or a sustained metaphor.                                                                                                               → Allegory.
Ø  A government by one man.                                                    → Autocracy.
Ø  Neutral party called upon to settle a dispute without reference to any other party.
                                                                                                       → Arbiter.                                           
Ø  In a state of mutual hostility.                                                 → Antagonistic.
Ø  Capable of living both on land and water.                          → Amphibious.

To be continued soon…………………...

Till than prepare this collection of One-word substitution in English Grammar for Competitive exams and your vocabulary.

Best of Luck for your upcoming exams…………………….

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