One Word Substitution (1-528)

Abate

Become less intense or widespread

Abattoir

A place where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food

Abbot

The superior of a monastery

Abbreviation

To reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole

Abdicate

To give up one's authority or throne

Abdication

Act of giving up (renouncing) the throne

Aberration

Deviation from the right course

Ablution

The act of washing oneself

Abnegate

To refuse or deny oneself

Abolish

Formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution

Aboriginal

Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists

Aborigines

The original inhabitants/natives of a country

Abridge

To shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense

Abridgement

A shortened version of a larger work

Abrogate

Cancel or do away with (a law or agreement)

Abscond

To go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere

Absolution

Formal forgiveness of a person's sins

Absurd

Wildly unreasonable, illogical or ridiculous

Accelerate

To increase the speed

Accolade

Any award, honour or laudatory notice

Accomplice

A person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something morally wrong // A partner in crime

Accord

Be harmonious or consistent with

Accountant

A person whose profession is to keep accounts

Acerbic

Sharp, bitter, or harsh in temper, language, etc.

Acoustics

The scientific study of sound

Acquit

To decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime

Acrobat

An entertainer who performs difficult physical feats

Acronym

An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

Acrophobia

Fear of great heights

Act

To do something // to behave in a particular way // to perform a part in a play/film/function

Actionable

Giving cause for legal action

Activate

Make a machine active or operative

Acumen

The ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions // Sharpness and accuracy of judgement

Addict

A person who is physically dependent on a substance/harmful drugs

Adhere

Believe in and follow the practices of

Adolescence

The period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

Adonis

An extremely beautiful young man

Adorable

Very attractive and easy to feel love for

Adulterate

Make impure by adding inferior substances

Adventurous

Willing to take risks and try new ideas

Advocate

A person who supports or speaks in favour of something

Aerial

Growing/existing/living in air

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Agenda

A list of items to be discussed at a meeting

Aggrandize

To increase the importance, position or wealth

Aggressive

Always ready to attack or quarrel // One who is hostile and violent

Agnostic

One who is not sure about God's existence

Agony

Extreme mental or physical suffering

Album

A blank book for keeping a collection of photographs, stamps or pictures

Alchemy

Study of chemistry in a medieval fashion

Algaecide

A substance for killing algae

Algophobia

Fear of pain

Alien

A person belonging to a foreign country // different from what you are used to // A fictional being from another world

Alimony

The money paid to former wife, husband or partner when the marriage is ended

Allegory

A story, play, picture, etc. In which each character/event is a symbol representing an idea/a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.

Alliteration

Words that begin with the same letter, syllable or sound // Repetition of an initial sound in two or more words of a line

Alluvium

Soil deposited by flowing water

Alma Mater

The school or college in which one has been educated

Almanac

A publication containing astronomical or meteorological annual calendar that contains important dates and time

Alpinism

Mountain climbing

Altar

A table or flat surface where offerings are made to a deity

Altimeter

Instrument that measures the altitude of the land surface

Altitude

The height above sea level

Altruist

Someone who makes charitable donations intended to the welfare of other people

Alumnus

A former student of a school, college or university

Amateur

One who plays for pleasure rather than as a profession // A person who is neither well experienced nor professional // A non-professional who is inept at a particular activity

Amaxophobia

Fear of riding in a car

Ambassador

A diplomatic representative in another country

Ambidextrous

Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well

Ambience

The character and atmosphere of a place

Ambiguous

Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite

Ambivalent

Having or showing both good and bad feelings

Ambivert

One who has the qualities like shyness and openness at the same time

Amble

Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace // To walk aimlessly

Ameliorate

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

Amenable

Readily reacting to suggestions and influences // willing to be guided or controlled

Amicable

Someone who is friendly and good natured

Amicably

In a friendly and peaceable manner

Amnesia

A partial or total loss of memory

Amnesty

An official pardon // the formal act of liberating someone

Amoral

Not following any moral rules and not caring about right/wrong

Amphibians

Animal that can live both on land and in water

Amputee

A person who has had one or more limbs removed

Anagram

A word or a phrase formed by rearranging a different word

Analogy

A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based

Analysis

Detailed examination of something complex

Anarchist

A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary // A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness

Anarchy

A situation in a country, an organization, etc. In which there is no government, order/control

Anatomy

The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms

Anchor

A person who presents a radio/television programme

Ancient

Belonging to long past

Anecdote

A short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or an event

Anesthetist

A medical specialist who administers drugs for relieving pain during surgery

Anile

Like a weak old woman

Animosity

A strong dislike/hostility

Annihilate

To destroy completely

Anniversary

The date on which an event happened in some previous year

Annuity

A fixed sum paid annually

Anomaly

Departure from common rule

Anonymous

Whose names are not known // An unknown author