Thursday 24 July 2014

One Word Substitution : Set 32


Words alike in sound but different in meaning and spelling
Paronym
A dog used for hunting
Hound
A magnificent tomb
Mausoleum
An impudent girl
Minx
Flesh of sheep used as food
Mutton
Secretion of a plant which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate flowers
Nectar
A member of a wandering tribe
Nomad
A person who looks after horses in a inn
Ostler
A set of instruments put together for a purpose
Apparatus
An area planted with grapes
Vineyard
A disease that is found regularly in a particular place
Endemic
A disease widely epidemic
Pandemic
That which can not be burnt
Incombustible
A person who is very careful in the use of money
Frugal/parsimonious
Able to walk after being bedridden
Ambulatory
Absolute right
Prerogative
Accept without protest or silently
Acquiesce
Being economical in speech or expressed in few words
Laconic

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