Full List of Most Important One Word Substitutions With Answers For All Competitive Exams Part 5

161. A person who has no money to pay off his debts : Insolvent

162. Words uttered impiously about God : Blasphemy

163. An involuntary action under a stimulus is described as a : Reflex

164. A place where birds are kept : Aviary

165. One who collects coins : Numismatist

166. One who compiles a dictionary : Lexicographer

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

168. Causing or ending in death : Fatal

169. A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of  a drama : Epilogue

170. An unexpected piece of good fortune : Windfall

171. Reproducing or memorizing word for word : Verbatim

172. Detaining and confining someone : Internment

173. A government in which all religions are honoured : Secular

174. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage : Stowaway

175. An emolument over and above fixed income or salary : Honorarium

176. The practice of having more than one husband : Polyandry

177. That which cannot be called back : Irrevocable

178. A remedy for all diseases : Panacea

179. The study of maps : Cartography

180. Body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial : Mummy

181. Study of insects : Entomology

182. Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space : Claustrophobia

183. One who is a citizen not of a country but of the world : Cosmopolitan

184. Treatment by means of exercise and massage : Physiotherapy

185. A person who breaks into a house in order to steal : burglar

186. Tough tissues in joints : Ligaments

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187. Clues available at a scene : Circumstantial

188. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks : Dipsomania

189. Ready to believe anything : Credulous

190. A group of girls : Bevy

191. The first model of a new device : Prototype

192. Something that causes death : Fatal

193. Excessive preoccupation with one’s health : Hypochondria

194. A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a drama : Epilogue

195. Words written on a tomb : Epitaph

196. A person without training or experience in a skill or subject : Novice

197. One who deserts his principles or party : Renegade

198. A method which never fails : Infallible

199. Person who insists on adherence to formal rules or literary meaning : Pedant

200. A post with little work but high salary : Sinecure