LESSON 13, One Word Substitutes 1

List of One Word Substitutions :-
One word can often express the idea of a phrase or a clause and can help in writing or communicating precisely. List of some common one-word substitutions are given below. Please learn it to improve your word power.
Here are some one word substitutes with corresponding meanings. Please also visit the video which offers additional examples of one word substitutes and explains their usage in sentences. The best way to increase your vocabulary is to learn a new word, find its meaning and make a sentence of your own. Happy Vocabulary Building!

Word

Meaning

Galaxy

Irregular luminous band of stars.

Garage

A shed for motor car.

Gazette

A government publication relating to order, notification etc.

Geology

Study of Earth

Germicide

A medicine that kills germs

Glossary

A long list of words with their meaning.

Glutton

One who eats too much

Grammar

Art and science dealing with a language.

Granary

A store house for a threshed grain.

Gratis

Without payment

Gregarious

Of animals living in flocks

Gullible

One who is easily deceived

Harangue

A noisy and loud speech before a long gathering.

Hearse

Vehicle to carry dead bodies.

Herbivorous

A grass eating animal

Heritage

what is got from ancestors

Heterogeneous

Things of different nature

Histology

Study of Tissue

Homogeneous

Thing of same nature.

Honorary

A position for which no salary is paid

Horizon

The point where the earth and sky seem to meet.

Hospitable

Fond of entertaining guests.

Hostility

Intense aggression or anger state of antagonism

Humanitarian

One who feels sympathetic towards human beings

Hung

Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority