English Vocabulary and One Word Substitutions

A set of flashcards based on common one-word substitutions and vocabulary terms often found in competitive exams.

What term describes a person able to use the left hand and right hand equally well?

Ambidextrous

What is the term for a person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions?

Iconoclast

What word identifies one who cannot make mistake?

Infallible

What word refers to someone who makes charitable donations intended to the welfare of other people?

Altruist

What is the name for the place where public, government or historical records are kept?

Archive

What term is used for a person who loves or collects books?

Bibliophile

What is the murder of a whole race or a group of people called?

Genocide

What term describes a sound that cannot be heard?

Inaudible

What term describes one who cannot be corrected or one who is beyond reform?

Incorrigible

What is the term for a person who writes and edits dictionaries?

Lexicographer

What term refers to someone working or acting merely for money or other rewards, or a soldier who fights for the sake of money?

Mercenary

Who is a person who hates and avoids other people?

Misanthrope

What is the term for sentimental longing for a period in the past?

Nostalgia

What type of animal can live both on land and in water?

Amphibians

What is the life history of a person written by himself called?

Autobiography

What is a person who eats human flesh called?

Cannibal

What is the term for a person employed to drive a private or hired car?

Chauffeur

What is the scientific study of worms and insects called?

Entomology

What word refers to one who is unable to pay debts?

Insolvent

What term is used for a person with strong desire to steal?

Kleptomania

What is government or rule by a small group of people called?

Oligarchy

What word describes one who is all powerful?

Omnipotent