One Word Substitution Flashcards

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1
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An apartment building with both individual and shared areas

A

Condominium

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2
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A group of three powerful people

A

Triumvirate

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3
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Operation of the body after death

A

Postmortem

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4
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Not allowing the passage of light

A

Opaque

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5
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Science regarding the principles of classification

A

Taxonomy

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6
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A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudices

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Demagogue

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7
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The fear of being confined to small spaces

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Claustrophobia

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8
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A general pardon granted by the government

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Amnesty

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9
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One who hates women

A

Misogynist

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10
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One who cannot be corrected

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Incorrigible

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11
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A school boy who bunks classes frequently

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Truant

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12
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The detailed plan of a journey

A

Itinary

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13
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Stealing of ideas or writing of someone

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Plagiarism

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14
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A person who consumes human flesh

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Cannibal

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15
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One who is unaffected or indifferent to joy, pain, pleasure or grief

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Stoic

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16
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A person who is slow to understand

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Obtuse

17
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The study of linguistics or literature

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Philology