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19th June 2015.

self development: One Word Substitution -
1.One who is out to subvert a government=Anarchist
2.One who is recovering from illness=Convalescent
3.One who is all powerful=Omnipotent
4.One who is present everywhere=Omnipresent
5.One who knows everything=Omniscient
6.One who is easily deceived=Gullible
7.One who does not make mistakes=Infallible
8.One who can do anything for money=Mercenary
9.One who has no money=Pauper
10.One who changes sides=Turncoat
11.One who works for free=Volunteer
12.One who loves books=Bibliophile
13.One who can speak two languages=Bilingual
14.One who loves mankind=Philanthropist
15.One who hates mankind=Misanthrope
16.One who looks on the bright side of things=Optimist
17.One who looks on the dark side of things=Pessimist
18.One who doubts the existence of god=Agnostic
19.One who pretends to be what he is not=Hypocrite
20.One incapable of being tired=Indefatigable
21.One who helps others Good=Samaritan
22.One who copies from other writers=Plagiarist
23.One who hates women=Misogynist
24.One who knows many languages=Polyglot
25.One who is fond of sensuous pleasuresEpicure
26.One who thinks only of himself=Egoist
27.One who thinks only of welfare of women=Feminist.
28.One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain=Stoic
29.One who is quite like a womanEffeminate
30.One who has strange habits=Eccentric
31.One who speaks less=Reticent
32.One who goes on foot=Pedestrian
33.One who believes in fate=Fatalist
34.One who dies without a Will=Intestate
35.One who always thinks himself to be ill=Valetudinarian
36.A Government by the people=Democracy
37.A Government by a king or queen=Monarchy
38.A Government by the officials=Bureaucracy
39.A Government by the rich=Plutocracy
40.A Government by the few=Oligarchy
41.A Government by the Nobles=Aristocracy
42.A Government by one=Autocracy
43.Rule by the mob=Mobocracy
44.That through which light can pass=Transparent
45.That through which light cannot pass=Opaque
46.That through which light can partly pass=Translucent
47.A sentence whose meaning is unclear=Ambiguous
48.A place where orphans live=Orphanage
49.That which cannot be described=Indescribable
50.That which cannot be imitated=Inimitable
51.That which cannot be avoided=Inevitable
52.A position for which no salary is paid=Honorary
53.That which cannot be defended=Indefensible
54.Practice of having several wives=Polygamy
55.Practice of having several husbands=Polyandry
56.Practice of having one wife or husband=Monogamy
57.Practice of having two wives or husbands=Bigamy
58.That which is not likely to happen=Improbable
59.People living at the same time=Contemporaries
60.A book published after the death of its author=Posthumas
61.A book written by an unknown author=Anonymous
62.A life history written by oneself=Autobiography
63.A life history written by somebody else=Biography
64.People who work together=Colleagues
65.One who eats too much=Glutton
66.That which cannot be satisfied=Insatiable
67.One who questions everything=Cynic
68.A flesh eating animal=Carnivorous
69.A grass eating animal=Herbivorous
70.One who lives in a foreign country=Immigrant
71.To transfer one's authority to another=Delegate
72.One who is a newcomer=Neophyte
73.That which is lawful=Legal
74.That which is against law=Illegal
75.One who is unmarried=Celibate
76.A game in which no one wins=Draw
77.A study of man=Anthropology
78.A study of races=Ethnology
79.A study of the body=Physiology
80.A study of animals=Zoology
81.A study of birds=Ornithology
82.A study of ancient things=Archaeology
83.A study of derivation of words=Etymology
84.Murder of a human being=Homicide
85.Murder of a father=Patricide
86.Murder of a mother=Matricide
87.Murder of an brother=Fratricide
88.Murder of an infant=Infanticide
89.Murder of self=Suicide
90.Murder of the king=Regicide
91.To free somebody from all blame=Exonerate
92.To write under a different name=Pseudonym
93.A thing no longer in use=Obsolete
94.A handwriting that cannot be read=Illegible
95.Words written on the tomb of a person=Epitaph
96.One who is greedy for money=Avaricious
97.Something that cannot be imitated=Inimitable
[7:22PM, 19/06/2015] Abbas Ali:
98.One who doesn't know how to read and write--Illiterate
99.A person's peculiar habit--Idiosyncrasy
100.An animal who preys on other animals--Predator
101.Violating the sanctity of a church--Sacrilege
102.One who can throw his voice--Ventriloquist
103.A small house with all rooms on one floor=Cottage
104.Mania for stealing articles—Kleptomania
105.Some thing that is poisonus or unhealthy.--toxic
106.Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks--Dipsomania
107.A number of Peacocks:: Muster
108.A number of bees living in the same place:Hive
109.A number of chickens hatched at the same time:Troop
110.A number of mules::Barren
111.A number of kittens:Kindle
112.A number of wild geese or swans in flight:
113.A number of people gathered together for some common purpose:Gathering
114.A number of disorderly people:Crew
115.A number of artistes, dancers or acrobats:Troupe A number of persons, of the same race, character, etc:Tribe
116.A number of Soldiers:Army
117.A collection of Slaves:Gang
118.A number of judges or bishops:Bench
119.A Collection of books:Library
120.A Collection of Flags:Audience
121.A number of merchant ships protected by warships:Convoy
123.A large collection of trees :Forest
124.A collection of eggs:Clutch
125.A quantity of bread baked at the same time:Batch
126.A bundle of hay:Truss
127.An elderly unmarried woman: Spinster.
128.An associate in a office or institution: Colleague
129.To induce to have sexual intercourse: Seduce
130.A supporter of the cause of women: Feminist
131.One who is well versed in the science of female ailment. Gynecologist.
132.An official numbering of the population. Census
133.An examination of dead body.Autopsy.
134.Of unknown authorship. Anonymous.
135.A man who wastes his money on luxury:Extravagant.
136.A broad road bordered with trees =Boulevard .
137.Violation of something holy or sacred = Sacrilege .
138.Concluding part of a literary work =Epilogue .
139.One who is beyond reform=Incorrigible.
140.Science of diseases =Pathology .
141.One who secretly listens to the talk of others =Eavesdropper
142.One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a State =Anarchist
143.A mild or indirect expression substituted for on offensive or harsh one =Euphemism
144.The murder of a parent or a near relative =Parricide
145. Animals who live in herds =Gregarious
 146.A holy book – Scripture
147. Underground caves with burying places for the dead- Catacombs
148.Revolt against a lawful authority -Mutiny.
 149.A government of a few – Oligarchy
 150.The platform in a temple where idols are  kept – Altar

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