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One who believes that nothing cab be Agnostic CUET 2022

known about god or of anything except
material thing. One Word Substitution

One who studies , collects, or sell things Antiquarian

of the past.

One who is appointed by parties to Arbitrator

settle disputes
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One who is recovering from illness Convalescent One Word Substitution

One who drives a motor car Chauffeur

A person or shop that sells equipment Chandler

for ships
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Leader of the people who can sway his Demagogue CUET 2022
followers by his oratory
One Word Substitution

Shy, timid , unwilling to face a situation Diffident

One who looks at everything from a Egocentric

personal point of view
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A person sent to a mission Emissary
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

One who secretly listens to the talk of Eavesdropper

others

A man who is womanish in his habits Effeminate

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One devoted to the pleasures of eating Epicure
CUET 2022
and drinking
One Word Substitution

One who is banished from his home or Exile

his country

One who deals in fish Fishmonger

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One who walks on rope Funambulist CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

One who believes in fate Fatalist

A person who is devoted to the welfare Feminist

of women
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One who runs away from justice or the Fugitive CUET 2022
law
One Word Substitution

A connoisseur of food and drink Gourmet

Simple and easily deceived Gullible

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One who studies rocks and soil Geologist CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

One who eat too much Glutton

One who travels from place to place Hawker, pedlar

selling miscellaneous articles
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A person or thing that goes before and Harbinger CUET 2022
announces the coming of something
One Word Substitution

One who believes that gaining pleasure Hedonist

is the most important thing in life

One who is fond of entertaining guests Hospitable

One who pretends to be what he is not Hypocrite, TARGET :
Imposter CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

One who is beyond reform Incorrigible

One who breaks images and idols Iconoclast

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One who breaks images and idols Iconoclast CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

One who acts against religion Heretic

One who believes in no government and Anarchist

therefore incites disorder in state
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Onw who does not believe in existence Atheist
of god One Word Substitution

One who is appointed by parties to Arbitrator

settle disputes

One who engages in any pursuit for the Amateur

love of it but not for gain
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One who can use both hands with Ambidextrous CUET 2022
equal ease
One Word Substitution

One who devotes his life for the welfare Altruist

of others

One who does not follow usual rules of Bohemian

social life
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One who has narrow religious views Bigot CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

A person who is fond of fighting Bellicose

A lover of books Bibliophile

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Onw who sneers at the aims and beliefs Cynic CUET 2022
of his fellowmen
One Word Substitution

Onw who believes in keeping things as Conservative

they are

One who is completely self-satisfied Complacent

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Onw who mends shoes Cobbler CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

A person who does clever tricks which Conjuror

appear magical

One who is hundred years old Centenarian

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One who lives on flesh Cannibal
One Word Substitution

A person who regards the whole world Cosmopolitan

as his country

One who has special skills in judging Connoisseur

art,music,tastes etc
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One who is always finding faults Censorious CUET 2022
One Word Substitution

One living the same time as another Contemporary

A person who deliberately sets fire to a

Arsonist
building
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One who makes an official examination One Word Substitution
Auditor
of accounts

A person who has changed his faith Apostate

One who leads an austere life Ascetic

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One Word Substitution
One who is bad in spellings Cacographer

One who feeds on human flesh Cannibal

A person who is blindly devoted to an

idea/ A person displaying aggressive or Chauvinist
exaggerated patriotism
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A girl/woman who flirts with man Coquette One Word Substitution

One who is a centre of attraction Cynosure

A person having a sophisticated charm Debonair

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A dabbler (not serious) in art, science One Word Substitution
Dilettante
and literature

One who often talks of his achievements Egotist

Someone who leaves one country to

Emigrant
settle in another
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One hard to please (very selective in his CUET 2022
Fastidious
habits) One Word Substitution

One who is filled with excessive

Fanatic
enthusiasm in religious matters

A lover of good food Gourmand

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Conferred as an honour Honorary One Word Substitution

A person of intellectual or erudite tastes Highbrow

A patient with imaginary symptoms and

Hypochondriac
ailments
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A person who is controlled by wife Henpeck One Word Substitution

One who shows sustained enthusiastic

Indefatigable
action with unflagging vitality

One who does not express himself freely Introvert

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Who behaves without moral principles Immoral One Word Substitution

A person who is incapable of being

Impregnable
tampered with

One who is unable to pay his debts Insolvent

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A person who is mentally ill Lunatic
One Word Substitution

A person who dislikes humankind and

Misanthrope
avoids human society

A person who primarily concerned with

Mercenary
making money at the expense of ethics
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One Word Substitution
Someone in love with himself Narcissist

One who collect coins as hobby Numismatist

A person who likes or admires women Philogynist

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A person who speaks more than one One Word Substitution
Polyglot
language

One who lives in solitude Recluse

Someone who walks in sleep Somnambulist

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A person who is indifferent to the pains One Word Substitution
Stoic
and pleasures of life

A scolding nagging bad-tempered

Termagant
woman

A person who shows a great or excessive

Uxorious
fondness for one’s wife
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One who possesses outstanding
technical ability in a particular art or Virtuoso One Word Substitution
field

A group of guns or missile launchers

Battery
operated together at one place

A large bundle bound for storage or

Bale
transport
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A large gathering of people of a One Word Substitution
Bevy
particular type

An arrangement of flowers that is

Bouquet
usually given as a present

A family of young animals Brood

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A group of things that have
Cache One Word Substitution
been hidden in a secret place

A group of people, typically with

Caravan
vehicles or animals travelling together

A closed political meeting Caucus

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An exclusive circle of people with a
Clique One Word Substitution
common purpose

A group of followers hired to applaud at

Claque
a performance

A series of stars Constellation

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A funeral procession Cortege One Word Substitution

A group of worshippers Congregation

A herd or flock of animals being driven

Drove
in a body
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One Word Substitution
A small fleet of ships or boats Flotilla

A small growth of trees without

Grove
underbrush

A community of people smaller than a

Hamlet
village
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A group of cattle or sheep or other One Word Substitution
Herd
domestic mammals

A large group of people Horde

A temporary police force Posse

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A large number of fish swimming
Shoal One Word Substitution
together

A strong and fast-moving stream of

Torrent
water or other liquid

The medieval forerunner of chemistry Alchemy

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A person who presents a
Anchor One Word Substitution
radio/television programme

One who studies the evolution of

Anthropologist
mankind

A person who is trained to travel in a

Astronaut
spacecraft
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The scientific study of the physiology, CUET 2022
structure, genetics, ecology, distribution,
Botany One Word Substitution
classification, and economic importance
of plants

A person who draws or produces maps Cartographer

A person who writes beautiful writing Calligrapher

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A person who composes the sequence One Word Substitution

of steps and moves for a performance of Choreographer
dance

A person employed to drive a private or

Chauffeur
hired car

A person who introduces the performers

Compere
or contestants in a variety show
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A keeper or custodian of a museum or
Curator One Word Substitution
other collection

The branch of biology concerned with

Chronobiology
cyclical physiological phenomena

A secret or disguised way of writing Cypher

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The study of statistics Demography One Word Substitution

The use of the fingers and hands to

Dactylology
communicate and convey ideas

A person who sells and arranges cut

Florist
flowers
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A line of descent traced continuously One Word Substitution
Genealogy
from an ancestor

The therapeutic use of sunlight Heliotherapy

The art or practice of garden cultivation

Horticulture
and management
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One who supervises in the examination
Invigilator One Word Substitution
hall

The theory or philosophy of law Jurisprudence

A person who compiles dictionaries Lexicographer

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The scientific study of the structure and One Word Substitution
Odontology
diseases of teeth

One who presents a radio programme Radio Jockey

The art of effective or persuasive

Rhetoric
speaking or writing
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The branch of science concerned with
One Word Substitution
the origin, structure, and composition of Petrology
rocks

One who study the elections and trends

Psephologist
in voting

An artist who makes sculptures. Sculptor

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One Word Substitution
A building where animals are butchered Abattoir

A place where bees are kept; a

Apiary
collection of beehives

A building containing tanks of live fish of

Aquarium
different species
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One Word Substitution
A place or scene of activity, debate, or
Arena
conflict

A collection of weapons and military

Arsenal
equipment

An institution for the care of people who

Asylum
are mentally ill
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A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal,
Burrow One Word Substitution
especially a rabbit, as a dwelling

A collection of items of the same type

Cache
stored in a hidden or inaccessible place

A public room or building where

Casino
gambling games are played
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A large burial ground, especially one not One Word Substitution

Cemetery
in a churchyard

A room in a public building where

Cloakroom
outdoor clothes or luggage may be left

A place where a dead person’s body is

Crematorium
cremated
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a Christian community of nuns living One Word Substitution
Convent
together under monastic vows

Nursery where babies and young

children are cared for during the Creche
working day

A stoppered glass container into which

Decanter
wine or spirit is decanted
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A large bedroom for a number of people One Word Substitution
Dormitory
in a school or institution

The nest of a squirrel, typically in the

Drey
form of a mass of twigs in a tree

A room or building equipped for

gymnastics, games, and other physical Gymnasium
exercise
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CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
A storehouse for threshed grain Granary

A large building with an extensive floor

Hangar
area, typically for housing aircraft.

A box or cage, typically with a wire mesh

front, for keeping rabbits or other small Hutch
domesticated animals
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A place in a large institution for the care CUET 2022
Infirmary
of those who are ill One Word Substitution

A small shelter for a dog Kennel

A place where wild animal live Lair

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CUET 2022
A place where coins, medals, or tokens
Mint One Word Substitution
are made

A collection of wild animals kept in

Menagerie
captivity for exhibition

A building or buildings occupied by a

community of monks living under Monastery
religious vows
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A place where bodies are kept for
Morgue One Word Substitution
identification

A piece of enclosed land planted with

Orchard
fruit trees

A large natural or artificial lake used as a

Reservoir
source of water supply
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A small kitchen or room at the back of a
house used for washing dishes and Scullery One Word Substitution
another dirty household work

A close-fitting cover for the blade of a

Sheath
knife or sword

A room or building for sick children in a

Sanatorium
boarding school
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A place where animal hides are tanned Tannery One Word Substitution

A large, tall cupboard in which clothes

Wardrobe
may be hung or stored

A self-governing country or region Autonomy

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A state of disorder due to absence or CUET 2022
non-recognition of authority or other Anarchy One Word Substitution
controlling systems

A form of government in which power is

Aristocracy
held by the nobility

A system of government by one person

Autocracy
with absolute power
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A system of government in which most CUET 2022
of the important decisions are taken by
Bureaucracy One Word Substitution
state officials rather than by elected
representatives

A system of government by the whole

population or all the eligible members
Democracy
of a state, typically through elected
representatives

A state, society, or group governed by

Gerontocracy
old people
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A state or country run by the worst,
least qualified, or most unscrupulous Kakistocracy One Word Substitution
citizens

Government by new or inexperienced

Neocracy
hands

Government by the populace Ochlocracy

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A small group of people having control
Oligarchy One Word Substitution
of a country or organization

Government by the wealthy Plutocracy

Government not connected with

Secular
religious or spiritual matters
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CUET 2022
A form of government with a monarch One Word Substitution
Monarchy
at the head

A political system based on government

Thearchy
of men by God

An extreme or irrational fear of heights Acrophobia

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CUET 2022
An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of One Word Substitution
Aerophobia
air

Fear of being egotistical, being alone or

Autophobia
isolated

A phobia of pain Algophobia

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One Word Substitution
An abnormal fear of heights Altophobia

An emotional disorder characterized by

an obsessive desire to lose weight by Anorexia
refusing to eat

An extreme or irrational fear of open or

Agoraphobia
public places
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CUET 2022
An abnormal and persistent fear of One Word Substitution
Bathophobia
depths

Fear or hatred of books Bibliophobia

Fear of ugliness and things that are ugly Cacophobia

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
A dislike of being in the centre Centrophobia

An extreme fear about beauty Cellophobia

Fear of time Chronophobia

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
Fear of dogs Cynophobia One Word Substitution

An extreme or irrational fear of confined

Claustrophobia
places

A delusion of being possessed by evil

Demonomania
spirits
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CUET 2022
An abnormal and persistent fear of One Word Substitution
Dipsophobia
drinking alcohol

An abnormal and persistent fear of work

Ergophobia
or finding employment

Fear of getting married, being in a

Gamophobia
relationship, or commitment
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CUET 2022
Physical or psychological fear of sexual One Word Substitution
Genophobia
relations or sexual intercourse

Fear of old age Geraphobia

Fear of knowledge Gnosiophobia

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
Fear of women Gynaephobia One Word Substitution

Fear of writing or handwriting Graphophobia

An irrational and intense fear of travel Hodophobia

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
An excessive fear or aversion to
Hedonophobia
obtaining pleasure

Fear of disease Haemetophobia

An obsessive fear of words Logophobia

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
An extreme fear of wind or drafts Menemophobia

An extreme or irrational fear of the night

Nyctophobia
or of darkness

Fear of medication Pharamacophobia

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
Fear of death Thanatophobia One Word Substitution

Extreme superstition regarding the

Triskaidekaphobia
number thirteen

A solemn procession, especially for a

Cortege
funeral
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CUET 2022

A poem of serious reflection, typically a One Word Substitution

Elegy
lament for the dead

A phrase or form of words written in

Epitaph
memory of a person who has died

Killing of one’s son or daughter Filicide

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CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
Destruction or abortion of a fetus Foeticide

Killing of one’s brother or sister Fratricide

Killing of a large group of people Genocide

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
Killing of one person by another Homicide

Killing of infants Infanticide

Burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb Interment

 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
Killing of one’s mother Matricide

A room or building in which dead bodies

Mortuary
are kept

A news article that reports the recent

Obituary
death of a person
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CUET 2022
Killing of a parent or other near relative Parricide One Word Substitution

Killing of one’s father Patricide

An examination of a dead body to

Postmortem
determine the cause of death
 TARGET :
CUET 2022
Killing of a parent or other near relative Parricide One Word Substitution

Killing of one’s father Patricide

An examination of a dead body to

Postmortem
determine the cause of death
 TARGET :
CUET 2022

Action of killing a king Regicide One Word Substitution

Killing of one’s sister Sororicide

Act of intentionally causing one’s own

Suicide
death
 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
Killing of one’s wife Uxoricide

The branch of physics concerned with

Acoustics
the properties of sound

The sound of Alligators Bellow

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An annual calendar containing CUET 2022
important dates and statistical
Almanac One Word Substitution
information such as astronomical data
and tide tables

A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is

Amphibian
born in water and breathes with gills

A story, poem, or picture that can be

interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, Allegory
typically a moral or political one
 TARGET :
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A statement or proposition on which an One Word Substitution
Axiom
abstractly defined structure is based

A nation or person engaged in war or

conflict, as recognized by international Belligerent
law

An examination of tissue removed from

a living body to discover the presence, Biopsy
cause, or extent of a disease
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The action or offence of speaking
One Word Substitution
sacrilegiously about God or sacred Blasphemy
things; profane talk

The arrangement of events or dates in

Chronology
the order of their occurrence

A vigorous campaign for political, social,

Crusade
or religious change
 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
Lasting for a very short time Ephemeral

Spoken or done without preparation Extempore

Release someone from a duty or

Exonerate
obligation
 TARGET :
CUET 2022
One Word Substitution
Fond of company Gregarious

Making marks that cannot be removed Indelible

Incapable of making mistakes or being

Infallible
wrong
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CUET 2022

Certain to happen Inevitable One Word Substitution

A sentimental longing or wistful

Nostalgia
affection for a period in the past

A solution or remedy for all difficulties

Panacea
or diseases
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A doctrine which identifies God with the One Word Substitution
Pantheism
universe

Excessively concerned with minor

Pedantic
details or rules

The practice of taking someone else’s

work or ideas and passing them off as Plagiarism
one’s own
 TARGET :
CUET 2022

Safe to drink Potable One Word Substitution

The emblems or insignia of royalty Regalia

Violation or misuse of what is regarded

Sacrilege
as sacred
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A position requiring little or no work but CUET 2022
giving the holder status or financial Sinecure One Word Substitution
benefit

A thing that is kept as a reminder of a

Souvenir
person, place, or event

An imaginary ideal society free of

Utopia
poverty and suffering
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Denoting A sin that is not regarded as
Venial One Word Substitution
depriving the soul of divine grace

In exactly the same words as were used

Verbatim
originally

One who takes care of A building Janitor

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One Word Substitution