One word substitution–33
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| To make expressive gestures or motions while speaking. | Gesticulate |
| A list of explanations of rare,technical or obsolete words. | Glossary |
| Language that is made commonplace by being used frequently. | Hackneyed |
| A noisy or vehement speech intended to excite passions. | Harangue |
| A list of articles and their description. | Inventory |
| Language which is confused and unintelligible. | Jargon |
| A book of accounts showing debits and credits. | Ledger |
| Study of night. | Lucubration |
| A declaration of plans and promises put forward for election,o political party or a sovereign. | Manifesto |
| A written account,usually in book form,of the interesting and memorable experiences of one’s life. | Memoirs |
| A note to serve as a reminder. | Memorandum |
| The concluding part of a speech. | Peroration |
| Passing off another author’s work as one’s own. | Plagiarism |
| One who writes plays,dramatist. | Playwright |
| A short speech by a player at the beginning of a play. | Prologue |
| Speaking to oneself. | Soliloquy |
| A play with a sad or tragic end. | Tragedy |
| The trade mark of the maker seen on paper when it is held up to the light. | Watermark |
| One who pretends to have a great deal of knowledge. | Wiseacre |
| Unable to die. | Immortal |
| That which cannot be moved. | Immovable |
| That which cannot be passed. | Impassable |
| That which cannot be pierced or penetrated. | Impenetrable |
| Enduring for all times. | Imperishable |
| Not admitting the passage or entrance of water etc. | Impervious |
| That which cannot be taken by assault. | Impregnable |
| Not endowed with life. | Inanimate |
| That which cannot be heard. | Inaudible |
| Incapable of being burnt. | Incombustible |
| Incapable of being redeemed from evil,or beyond correction. | Incorrigible |
| That which cannot be erased. | Indelible |
| Incapable of being destroyed. | Indestructible |
| Absolutely necessary. | Indispensable |
| That which cannot be avoided or prevented. | Inevitable |
| That which cannot be made plain or understood. | Inexplicable |
| Incapable of making errors. | Infallible |
| That which cannot be imitated. | Inimitable |
| That which cannot be conquered. | Invincible |
| That which cannot be seen. | Invisible |
| That which cannot be wounded or injured. | Invulnerable |
| That which cannot be lessened. | Irreducible |
| Not relating to the matter at hand. | Irrelevant |
| That which cannot be repaired or remedied. | Irreparable |
| That which cannot be replaced in case of loss. | Irreplaceable |
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