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.
| Animals with backbone. | Vertebrates |
| A poem in which the first letters of each line,taken in order,form a name or a sentence. | Acrostic |
| A list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting. | Agenda |
| A book with blank pages for putting autographs,pictures,stamps,etc. | Album |
| A succession of the same initial letters in a passage. | Alliteration |
| A record of one’s life written by himself/herself. | Autobiography |
| A handwritten signature. | Autograph |
| A statement which is accepted as true without proof. | Axiom |
| A list of books in a library catalogue,sources used in the preparation of a book. | Bibliography |
| The record of the life of a person written by someone else. | Biography |
| The heading or shot description of a newspaper article,chapter of a book,etc. | Caption |
| A humorous play,having a happy ending. | Comedy |
| The exclusive right of an author or his heirs to publish or sell copies of his writings. | Copyright |
| A principle or standard by which anything is,or can be judged. | Criterion |
| A conservation between two persons. | Dialogue |
| A book in which the events of each day are recorded. | Diary |
| A book containing the words of a language with their definitions,in alphabetical order. | Dictionary |
| A book of names and addresses. | Directory |
| A mournful song (or poem) for the dead. | Dirge |
| A poem of lamentation,especially for the dead. | Elegy |
| A writing or speech in praise of a person,eulogy. | Encomium |
| A book containing information on all branches of knowledge. | Encyclopaedia |
| To pronounce words distinctly. | Enunciate |
| A short speech by a player at the end of a play. | Epilogue |
| A brief summary of a book,an abstract. | Epitome |
| An error or misprint in printing,or writing. | Erratum |
| An extract or selection from a book of writing. | Excerpt |
| To remove the offensive portions of a book. | Expurgate |
| Still in use (of books published long ago). | Extant |
| Delivered (of a speech) without previous preparation. | Extempore |
| An exact copy of handwriting,printing,or of a picture. | Facsimile |
| A picture facing the title of a book. | Frontispiece |
