ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTES: Part 3

SR. NO. PHRASE WORD

192. Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or

Eccentric
suspicion

193. One who advocates or practices social equality

Egalitarian

194. A person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires,
Egoist
needs, or interests

195. A person who has the practice of talking about oneself too
Egotist
much

196. A composition expressing one's grief over a loss Elegy

197. Able to express oneself clearly and well

Eloquent

198. An order of a government prohibiting the departure of

Embargo
commercial ships from its ports
199. One that leaves one place to settle in another Emigrant

200. A person sent on a mission to represent another Emissary

201. A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or

on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged Encyclopedia
alphabetically

202. Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin Endemic

203. The state of being bored

Ennui

204. A branch of zoology that deals with insects

Entomology
205. A person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially that
Epicurean
derived from fine food and drink

206. A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and

Epigram
amusing way

207. An engraved inscription

Epigraph

208. A poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series

Epistle
of letters

209. An inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one

buried there

Epitaph

210. A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular

Epitome
quality or type

211. A rider or performer on horseback Equestrian

212. An acrobat who performs balancing feats, especially a
tightrope walker

Equilibrist

213. The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses
the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length

Equinox

214. Fear of work Ergophobia

215. Literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality Erotica

216. A person who seeks distraction and relief from unpleasant

Escapist
realities, especially in the form of entertainment or fantasy

217. The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by

governments to obtain political and military information

Espionage

218. A water passage where the tide meets a river current

Estuary

219. The customary code of polite behaviour in society or among

Etiquette
members of a particular profession or group

220. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or

Eulogy
something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just
 died

221. A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one

considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to Euphemism
something unpleasant or embarrassing

222. A state of overwhelming and pleasurable emotion Euphoria

223. The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable

Euthanasia
and painful disease or in an irreversible coma

224. A short trip for pleasure

Excursion

225. The forced removal from a homeland Exile

226. A disrespectful or indecent word or expression

Expletive
227. Spoken or done without preparation Extempore

228. A gregarious and unreserved person

Extrovert

229. The area beyond the suburbs

Exurbia

230. A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a

Fable
moral

231. An exact copy, especially of written or printed material Facsimile

232. Extreme scarcity of food

Famine

233. A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and

typically including crude characterization and ludicrously Farce
improbable situations
234. A person who shoes horses

Farrier

235. The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological

period

Fauna

236. The action or process of causing the death of a fetus Feticide

237. A complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one Fiasco

238. A person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental
plants

Florist
239. A small fleet of ships or boats

Flotilla

240. A period of two weeks Fortnight

241. An authorization granted by a government or company to an

individual or group enabling them to carry out specified Franchise
commercial activities

242. An illustration preceding and usually facing the title page of a

book or magazine

Frontispiece

243. A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding Fugitive

244. A complete scale of musical notes Gamut

245. A member of a gang of criminals Gangster

246. A group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it

Garrison

247. Excessively talkative

Garrulous

248. The practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food Gastronomy

249. A person lacking social grace and assurance Gauche

250. The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial,
Genocide
political, or cultural group

251. A branch of medicine that deals with the problems and

Geriatrics
diseases of old age

252. A young man paid or financially supported by a woman,

Gigolo
typically an older woman, to be her escort or lover

253. One who eats greedily or too much

Glutton

254. One who is excessively fond of eating and drinking

Gourmand
255. A connoisseur of good food

Gourmet

256. Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on

a wall or other surface in a public place

Graffiti

257. A storehouse for threshed grain

Granary

258. An informal person-to-person means of circulating information

Grapevine
or gossip

259. A person who is new to or inexperienced at a particular

Greenhorn
activity
260. Likely to seek or enjoy the company of others

Gregarious

261. Easily persuaded to believe something Gullible

262. An experience involving the apparent perception of something

Hallucination
not present

263. A small settlement, generally one smaller than a village

Hamlet

264. A lengthy and aggressive speech

Harangue
265. A usually secluded house or part of a house allotted to women
Harem
in some Muslim households

266. A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman Harridan

267. A person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures Hedonist

268. A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several

Heirloom
generations

269. A faithful follower or political supporter, especially one

Henchman
prepared to engage in crime or violence by way of service

270. A collection of dried plant specimens usually mounted and

systematically arranged for reference

Herbarium

271. Feeding on plants

Herbivorous

272. A person who believes, teaches, or advocates something

Heretic
opposed to accepted beliefs

273. A scheme of rank or order Hierarchy

274. A person who possesses or has pretensions to superior learning
Highbrow
or culture

275. A destructive burning Holocaust

276. The intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life Homicide

277. One of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but
Homonym
different in meaning

278. A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an

organized gang

Hooligan

279. The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or

ornamental plants

Horticulture

280. A person who is impetuous or easily becomes angry and violent Hothead
281. A seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camel

Howdah

282. A person promoting human welfare and social reform Humanitarian

283. A small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling

Hutch

284. A religious song Hymn

285. The representation of something in terms that go beyond the

Hyperbole
facts
286. A person who is abnormally anxious about their health

Hypochondriac

287. A person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs

Hypocrite
or feelings

288. A person who destroys religious images or opposes their

veneration

Iconoclast

289. A person that admires intensely and often blindly one that is
Idolater
not usually a subject of worship; a worshipper of idols

290. Incapable of being read or deciphered Illegible

291. A person who is unable to read or write Illiterate

292. A person affected with moderate mental retardation Imbecile

293. A person who comes to a country to take up permanent

Immigrant
residence
294. A person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive
others, especially for fraudulent gain

Imposter

295. Not named or identified by a name Incognito

296. Soldiers marching or fighting on foot

Infantry

297. A place (as in a school or prison) where sick or injured

individuals receive care and treatment

Infirmary

298. A person who is regularly unable to sleep Insomniac

299. Intellectuals considered as a social class Intelligentsia

300. The act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting
Interment
place

301. A shy or reserved person Introvert

302. A system of government in which all have equal political

Isocracy
power

303. A planned route or journey Itinerary