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 |