One Word Substitute

Sr.ExplanationOne Word Substitution
101A place where government / public records are keptArchive
102A place where Jews worship according to their religionSynagogue
103A place where money is coinedMint
104A place where monks live as a secluded communityMonastery
105A pole or beam used as a temporary supportProp
106A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudicesDemagogue
107A post with little work but high salarySinecure
108A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign armyMercenary
109A proficient public speakerOrator
110A religious discourseSermon
111A remedy for all diseasesPanacea

112
A round or cylindrical container used for storing things such as food, chemicals or rolls offilm
Canister
113A school for infants and young childrenKindergarten
114A sea abounding in islandsArchipelago
115A set of three related works by same authorTrilogy
116A short journey made by a group of persons togetherExcursion
117A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of dramaEpilogue
118A short story based on your personal experienceAnecdote
119A short trip or excursionJaunt
120A sly look that is lustfulLeer
121A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc.Pen
122A small house with all rooms on one floorBungalow
123A small room in a big house, hotel, etc. where glasses, dishes, spoons food, etc. are keptPantry
124A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc.Boutique
125A song embodying religious and sacred emotionsHymn
126A speaker’s platformPodium
127A special fondness or liking forPropensity
128A specialist who tests eyesightOptometrist
129A speech designed to incite actionExhortation
130A strong dislikeAnimosity
131A study of sounds is known asPhonetics
132A style full of wordsVerbose
133A style in which a writer makes display of his knowledgePedantic
134A supplement to a willCodicil
135A system of Government in which only one political party is allowed to functionTotalitarianism
136A tank where fish or water plants are keptAquarium
137A test in which cells from diseased organs are removes and testedBiopsy
138A thing likely to be easily brokenBrittle
139A thrown object or a weapon capable of returning to throwerBoomerang
140A wall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an areaDyke
141A woman having more than one husband at the same timePolyandry
142A woman whose husband is deadWidow
143A woman with dark brown hairBrunette
144A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phraseAcronym
145A word which reads the same when read forward or backwardsPalindrome
146A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of anotherAnagram
147A workman who fits and repairs pipesPlumber
148A writing or a speech in praise of someoneEulogy
149A written statement about someone’s character, usually provided by an employerTestimonial
150Able to use right hand and left hand equally wellAmbidextrous
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