ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTES: Part 4

SR. NO. PHRASE WORD

304. Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that

Jargon
are difficult for others to understand

305. A short excursion or journey made for pleasure

Jaunt

306. A person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover Jilt

307. A person who rides in horse races, especially as a profession

Jockey

308. A young kangaroo or other marsupial Joey

309. A special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating
Jubilee
twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity

310. A military or political group that rules a country after taking

power by force

Junta

311. The official power to make legal decisions and judgements Jurisdiction

312. A young person Juvenile

313. A small shelter for a dog

Kennel
314. An establishment where children below the age of compulsory
education play and learn

Kindergarten

315. A person or thing that is essential to the success of an

Kingpin
organization or operation

316. A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or

profit

Kleptomania

317. A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low

sandbank or coral reef

Lagoon

318. A speech or text targeted to publicly criticize or ridicule

Lampoon
someone or something
319. Honour by adorning with a laurel or presenting with an award Laurel

320. A room, building, or cubicle containing a toilet or toilets

Lavatory

321. A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a

Layman
particular subject

322. A person who compiles dictionaries Lexicographer

323. A person who believes in free will Libertarian

324. A humorous five-line poem with a rhyme scheme ‘aabba’ Limerick

325. A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization Linchpin

326. A person skilled in foreign languages Linguist

327. Well-educated people who are interested in literature

Literati

328. Surgical removal of a calculus (stone) from the bladder,

Lithotomy
kidney, or urinary tract

329. A quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep Lullaby

330. A person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a
specified area

Magnate

331. A great work, especially the greatest achievement of an artist

or writer

Magnum opus

332. A magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of

Malediction
bringing about evil; a curse

333. Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat

Malnutrition
334. A written statement declaring publicly the intentions,
motives, or views of its issuer

Manifesto

335. A dummy used to display clothes in a shop window

Mannequin

336. A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather

than typed or printed

Manuscript

337. A person who demands complete obedience or a strict

Martinet
disciplinarian
338. A person who sacrifices something of great value and
especially life itself for the sake of principle

Martyr

339. A person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic

figure especially to bring them good luck

Mascot

340. A social gathering of persons wearing masks and often

fantastic costumes

Masquerade

341. An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people Massacre

342. An afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema Matinee

343. The killing of one's mother Matricide

344. The state of being married

Matrimony

345. An independent individual who does not go along with a group

or party

Maverick

346. A general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct Maxim

347. A piece of grassland, especially one used for hay

Meadow

348. A narrative composed from personal experience Memoir

349. A place where animals are kept and trained especially for
exhibition

Menagerie

350. Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of

Mercenary
ethics

351. A person whose build is compact and muscular Mesomorph

352. A leader regarded as the saviour of a particular country,

group, or cause

Messiah

353. A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something

else Metaphor

354. A person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats Milliner

355. A place where the new coins and paper money of a country
are made

Mint
356. An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions

Mirage

357. A person who hates or distrusts humankind Misanthrope

358. One who is extremely stingy with money

Miser

359. A wrong or inaccurate name or designation

Misnomer
360. A hatred of marriage Misogamist

361. A hatred of women Misogynist

362. A person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to

promote Christianity in a foreign country

Missionary

363. A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or

emperor

Monarch

364. A house for persons (monks) under religious vows

Monastery
365. A long speech by one actor in a play or film Monologue

366. A room or building in which dead bodies are kept, for hygienic
storage or for examination, until burial or cremation

Mortuary

367. A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall

Mural

368. A building or part of a building in which objects of interest are

displayed

Museum

369. To cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of Mutilation

370. A widely held but false belief or idea

Myth

371. The lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation Nadir

372. Showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement Naïve

373. One that has the same name as another

Namesake

374. An extremely self-centered person who has an exaggerated

Narcissist
sense of self-importance

375. An addictive drug affecting mood or behaviour, especially an

illegal one

Narcotics

376. The supposed practice of communicating with the dead,

Necromancy
especially in order to predict the future
377. A person who is new to a subject or activity Neophyte

378. The practice among those with power or influence of favouring

Nepotism
relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs

379. A physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of

the nervous system

Neurologist

380. A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment Niche

381. Done, occurring, or active at night

Nocturnal

382. An unrivalled or matchless person or thing Nonpareil

383. A small bunch of flowers

Nosegay
384. The state of being homesick Nostalgia

385. Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed Notorious

386. A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation Novice

387. The study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and
sometimes related objects

Numismatics

388. A place where children are temporarily cared for in their

Nursery
parents' absence

389. Excessive sexual desire by a female Nymphomania

390. A fertile or green area in an arid region (such as a desert)

Oasis

391. A notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical

Obituary
account

392. A person whose age is in the eighties Octogenarian

393. A long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes
Odyssey
of fortune

394. A government in which a small group exercises control

especially for corrupt and selfish purposes

Oligarchy

395. Having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight Omniscient

396. A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers
and instrumentalists

Opera

397. A person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the

Optimist
future or the success of something

398. A public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled

Orator
399. A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees

Orchard

400. The scientific study of birds

Ornithology

401. A child whose parents are dead

Orphan

402. Following or conforming to the traditional or generally

Orthodox
accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice

403. A person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society

Outcast
or social group
404. A person in a motor vehicle or on horseback who goes in front
Outrider
of or beside a vehicle as an escort or guard

405. Producing young by means of eggs which are hatched after

Oviparous
they have been laid by the parent, as in birds

406. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms

Oxymoron
appear in conjunction

407. A person who opposes war or warlike policies

Pacifist