Thursday 24 July 2014

One Word Substitution : Set 15


A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD
CHIP
A pioneer of a reform movement
Apostle
Wicked to a high degree
Heinous
The original inhabitants of a country
Aborigines
Dungeon entered by trapdoor
Oubliette
Science of printing
Typography
One who robs smuggler of his smuggled goods after the border has been crossed
Hijacker
Use of more words than are needed to express the meaning
Pleonasm
The science of judging of a person’s character capabilities etc. From an examination of the shape of his skull
Phrenology
A political leader who tries to stir up people
Demagogue
A light sailing boat built especially for racing
Yacht
Atonement for one’s sins
Repentance
Be the embodiment or perfect example
Personify
A person who maliciously destroys by fire
Incendiary
The line which a plough cuts in the ground
Furrow
A person who forsakes religion
Renegade
A person concerned with practical results and values
Pragmatist

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