One-Word Substitutions Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering English one-word substitutions from the provided lecture notes.

Philanthropist

A person who loves all mankind // Someone who freely gives money and help to people who need it

Epitaph

An inscription on a tombstone in the memory of the person who has died

Obsolete

Something no longer in use

Illegible

Handwriting which is difficult or impossible to read

Inevitable

Something that cannot be avoided // Certain to happen

Aviary

A place for keeping the birds in a confined space

Contemporary

Belonging to the same time // A person living in the same age with another

Stoic

A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing his feelings/complaining

Atheist

One who doesn't believe in the existence of God

Cartographer

A person who draws or makes maps

Claustrophobia

An extreme fear of being in a small confined place

Omniscient

One who knows everything

Panacea

A solution for all difficulties or diseases

Polyglot

A person who knows and is able to use several languages

Chronology

An arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

Extempore

A speech or a presentation made without previous preparation

Fastidious

One who is difficult to please

Utopia

An imagined society where everything is perfect and everyone is happy // A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

Amateur

One who plays for pleasure rather than as a profession // A person who is neither well experienced nor