Please commit to memory the table below – this is a list of commonly asked One Word Substitutions we have collected from past Law Entrance Exams. They are asked in several forms – as One Word Substitutions, as Fill In The Blanks and as part of Reading Comprehension questions.
| One who is all powerful | Omnipotent |
| One who is present everywhere | Omnipresent |
| One who knows everything | Omniscient |
| One who believes in God | Theist |
| One who does not believe in God | Atheist |
| One who claims to have no knowledge of God | Agnostic |
| One who does not worship God | Pagan |
| Killing of a human being | homicide |
| Killing of a brother | fratricide |
| Killing of a king | regicide |
| Marrying one husband or one wife | monogamy |
| Marrying two wives or two husbands | bigamy |
| Marrying more than one wife | polygamy |
| Marrying more than one husband | polyandry |
| That which cannot be conquered | invincible |
| That which cannot be corrected | incorrigible |
| That which cannot be explained | inexplicable |
| That which cannot be believed | incredible |
| That which cannot be approached | inaccessible |
| That which cannot be heard | inaudible |
| That which cannot be imitated | inimitable |
| That which cannot be repaired | irreparable |
| That which goes from father to son | hereditary |
| That which lasts forever | eternal |
| That which lasts for a short time | transient |
| Killing of one’s father | patricide |
| Killing of one’s mother | matricide |
| Killing of infant | infanticide |
| Government by a king | monarchy |
| Government by one man | dictatorship |
| Government by a few | oligarchy |
| Government by the nobility | aristocracy |
| Government by the officials | bureaucracy |
| Government by the rich | plutocracy |
| Government by the people | democracy |
| That which cannot be cured | incurable |
| That which cannot be described | indescribable |
| That which cannot be divided | indivisible |
| That which cannot be harmed | invulnerable |
| That which cannot be moved | immovable |
| That which ends in death | Fatal |
| Person who thinks only of himself | Egoist |
| A person who believes in fate | Fatalist |
| Examination of a dead body | Post-mortem |
| A person with a bad reputation | Notorious |
| Person who is unable to pay debts | Bankrupt |
| Something that can be heard | Audible |
| A list of books, etc. | Catalogue |
| A state of dryness | Drought |
| To free from germs | Sterilize |
| Place of permanent residence | Domicile |
| Something dull and uninteresting | Monotonous |
| One who eats human flesh | Cannibal |
| One who is indifferent to pain or pleasure | Stoic |
| List of things to be discussed at a meeting | Agenda |
| A general pardon by the government | Amnesty |
| One who walks in sleep | Somnambulist |
| A drug that induces sleep | Narcotic |
| Money paid to employees on retirement | Gratuity |
| One who does not show favour to anyone | Impartial |
| Insensitive and cruel | Callous |
| Out of date | Obsolete |
| Skill and tact in dealing with people | Diplomacy |
| Aggressive or war-like behaviour | Belligerence |
| One who looks at the dark side of things | Pessimist |
| That which cannot be understood | Unintelligible |
| One who has no regard for feelings of others | Inconsiderate |
| A storehouse for grain | Granary |
| To throw light on something difficult | Elucidate |
| A line of persons waiting to be attended to | Queue |
| A person with narrow religious views | Fanatic |
| Not identified by name; of unknown identity | Anonymous |
| Anything that destroys the effect of poison | Antidote |
| Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics | Mercenary |
| A written declaration on oath before a magistrate | Affidavit |
| Familiar with many different cultures | Cosmopolitan |
| Property inherited from father | Patrimony |
| Government which respects all religions | Secular |
| That which cannot be changed | Irrevocable |
| A bunch of flowers | Bouquet |
| One who is interested in the welfare of women | Feminist |
| A substance which can be easily broken | Brittle |
| One who totally abstains from all alcoholic drinks | Teetotaller |
| One who eats too much | Glutton |
| For the first time | Maiden |
| One who lives on others | Parasite |
| A man of singular temperament, unconventional and slightly strange | Eccentric |
| Written by hand | Manuscript |
| Too much official formality | Red tapism |
| Favouring of relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs | Nepotism |
| One who is out to destroy all governments | Anarchist |
| One who easily believes others | Credulous |
| Lover of humanity | Philanthropist |
| The worship or tolerance of many gods | Pantheism |
| After death | Posthumous |
| One who cannot make a mistake | Infallible |
| To destroy completely | Annihilate |
| One who is made angry easily | Irritable |
| Easy to carry | Portable |
| A breaker of images | Iconoclast |
| An animal with 4 legs | Quadruped |
| A style that is full of words | Verbose |
| Remedy for all diseases | Panacea |
| Scientific study of old age and old people | Gerontology |
| Incapable of being seen through | Opaque |