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One Word Substitutions

Atheist
Agnostic
Agenda
Alien
Anarchist
Antiquarian
Audible
Autobiography
Aquatic
Antidote
Anatomy
Anthropology
Aristocracy
Autonomy
Betrothed
Biography
Bibliophile
Bouquet
Brewery
Barracks
Bureaucracy
Bigot
Bigamist
Cannibal
Carnivorous
Contemporary
Cosmopolitan
Confectioner
Cobbler
Contraband
Cavalry
Crusade
Connoisseur
Cassino
Cemetery
Calligraphy
Celibate
Drover
Draw
Dowar
Democracy
Extempore
Edible
Espionage
Encyclopaedia
Elegy
Epicure
Epitaph

One who does not believe in God


One who doubts the existence of God
A list of things to be discussed at a meeting
One who lives in a foreign country
One who believes in lawlessness
One who studies things of the past
That which can be heard
A record on ones life written by oneself
Animals that live in water
A medicine to counteract poison
The science of the structure of human body
The study of mankind
Government by the nobility
The right of self-government
Engaged to be married
A record of ones life written by somebody else
A lover of books
A bunch of flowers
A factory for manufacturing beer
A building for lodging of soldiers
Government by officials
One intolerantly devoted to a particular creed
One who has two wives at the same time
One who eats human flesh
One who eats flesh
One who lives at the same time as another
One for whom the world is a home
One who sells sweets and pastries
One who mends shoes
Smuggling of goods
Soldiers on horses
A war of religion
An expert judge of art, music, etc.
A place with gambling tables
A place where dead bodies are buried
The art of beautiful handwriting
One who is vowed to unmarried life
One who deals in cattle
A game or battle where no party wins
The house of an Arab
Government of, for and by the people
A speech made without preparation
That which can be eaten
The act of spying
A book of information on all branches of knowledge
A poem of mourning
One who is devoted to the pleasures of life
An inscription on a tomb

Fauna
Flora
Fatal
Feminist
Fratricide
Hyperbole
Herbivorous
Humanitarian
Homicide
Hypocrite
Inaudible
Illegible
Inflammable
Incombustible
Incorrigible
Illiterate

The animals of a certain region


The plants and vegetation of a region
A disease that ends in death
One who champions the cause of women
Murder of a brother
An exaggerated statement
One who eats vegetables only
One who is sympathetic to mankind
Killing of a man
One who pretends to be what he is not
That which cannot be heard
That which cannot be read
Liable to catch fire easily
Incapable of being burnt
Incapable of being corrected
One who cannot read or write

Infantry
Insolvent
Igloo
Immune
Immigrant
Jockey
Kleptomaniac
Legible
Legacy
Linguist
Lexicographer
Lunatic asylum
Mammal
Manuscript
Misanthrope
Museum
Maiden speech
Matricide
Mimic
Mint
Mortuary
Morgue
Misogynist
Neurotic
Novice
Omniscient
Omnipotent
Omnipresent
Obsolete
Oculist
Orphanage
Oligarchy
Plagiarist

Soldiers on foot
Unable to pay ones debts
The house of an Eskimo
Free from infection
One who settles in another country
A professional rider in horse races
One who has an irresistible tendency to steal
That which can be read
The property left to someone by a will
One who knows many languages
One who compiles dictionaries
A place where mad men are kept
Animal that suckles its young
A book or paper written by hand
One who hates mankind
A place where ancient things are kept
A persons first speech
Killing of ones mother
Imitates the voice and gestures of others
A place where money is coined
A place where dead bodies are kept
A place where dead bodies are kept for identification
A hater of women
A person suffering from nervous breakdown
One who is new in his profession
One who knows everything
One who is all powerful
One who is present everywhere
Something no longer in use
One who cures eye diseases
A place where orphans are housed
Government by a few
A writer who steals ideas from another

Portable
Platitudes
Parole
Philanthropist
Parasite
Pedestrian
Philatelist
Patricide
Panacea
Post-mortem
Posthumous
Psychology
Palaeography
Polygamist
Polyandrist
Red tapism
Referendum
Regicide
Recluse
Reformatory
Resort
Soliloquy
Swan song
Souvenir
Secular
Stoic
Sculptor
Somnambulist
Suicide
Sheath
Sacrilege
Theist
Teetotaller
Uxorious
Unanimous
Utopia
Volunteer
Versatile
Wardrobe
Widow
Widower

That which can be carried


Commonplace remarks
Promise given by a prisoner to return to jail
One who loves mankind
One that lives on others
One who walks on foot
One who collects postage stamps
Killing ones father
A cure for all disease
An examination of a dead body
Occurring after death
The study of the human mind
The study of ancient writing
A man who has several wives at the same time
A woman who has more than one husband at a time
Too much official formality
Asking everyone for an opinion
Killing ones king
One who lives a solitary life
An institution for reforming young offenders
A place for improving ones health
A speech made to oneself
A persons last performance
A thing kept in memory of an event
Government which honours all religions
One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure
One who carves in stone
One who walks in ones sleep
Killing oneself
A case in which a sword is kept
Violating religious things
One who believes in God
One who does not drink liquor
One who is extremely fond of his wife
A decision on which all agree
An imaginary ideal
One who offers ones services
One who is gifted with several talents
The place where clothes are kept
A woman whose husband is dead
A man whose wife is dead

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