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One Word Substitution

1. Abdicate – To renounce power or responsibility

2. Abhor – To hate intensely

3. Abscond – To run away secretly

4. Adage – A proverb or short statement expressing truth

5. Adept – Highly skilled or proficient

6. Altruism – Unselfish concern for the welfare of others

7. Anachronism – Something out of its proper time period

8. Anarchy – Absence of government or control

9. Apathy – Lack of interest or emotion

10. Apt – Suitable or appropriate

11. Aristocracy – Government by the upper class

12. Avarice – Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

13. Benevolent – Kind and well-meaning

14. Benign – Harmless, gentle

15. Blatant – Completely obvious or conspicuous

16. Brevity – Shortness in time or duration

17. Cacophony – Harsh or discordant noise

18. Camaraderie – Mutual trust and friendship among people

19. Candor – Openness, honesty

20. Capitulate – To surrender after resistance

21. Censure – To express severe disapproval

22. Circumspect – Cautious or wary

23. Coerce – To force someone to do something


24. Collusion – Secret cooperation for deceitful purposes

25. Complacent – Self-satisfied, often without awareness of danger

26. Concur – To agree

27. Condone – To overlook or forgive

28. Conflagration – A large destructive fire

29. Connoisseur – An expert in a particular field

30. Contrite – Feeling sorry for one's sins or wrongdoings

31. Corpulent – Fat or obese

32. Craven – Cowardly or lacking courage

33. Cursory – Hasty and not thorough

34. Debacle – A complete failure or disaster

35. Debunk – To expose the falseness of something

36. Defenestration – The act of throwing someone out of a window

37. Deft – Skillful, quick, and neat in movement

38. Delineate – To describe or portray something precisely

39. Denigrate – To criticize unfairly

40. Depravity – Moral corruption or wickedness

41. Deter – To discourage from an action

42. Diaphanous – Light, delicate, and translucent

43. Discreet – Careful and prudent in speech or action

44. Disdain – To regard with scorn or contempt

45. Disparate – Essentially different, not allowing comparison

46. Diverge – To separate from a common point

47. Doomed – Likely to fail or suffer


48. Ebullient – Enthusiastic, bubbling with energy

49. Eccentric – Unconventional and slightly strange

50. Egregious – Outstandingly bad or shocking

51. Elucidate – To make clear or explain

52. Enervate – To weaken or drain energy

53. Enigmatic – Mysterious or difficult to understand

54. Ephemeral – Lasting for a very short time

55. Equanimity – Mental calmness and composure

56. Erudite – Having extensive knowledge

57. Exacerbate – To make a situation worse

58. Exemplary – Serving as a desirable model

59. Exonerate – To clear someone from blame or fault

60. Expedite – To speed up or make something happen quicker

61. Extol – To praise highly

62. Fallacy – A mistaken belief or flawed argument

63. Fervent – Having or displaying intense emotion

64. Flabbergasted – Extremely surprised or shocked

65. Flippant – Lacking seriousness, disrespectful

66. Fortuitous – Happening by chance, often by good luck

67. Frivolous – Not having any serious purpose or value

68. Furtive – Secretive, attempting to avoid notice

69. Galvanize – To shock or stimulate into action

70. Garrulous – Excessively talkative

71. Gluttony – Overindulgence in food or drink


72. Grandiloquent – Pompous or extravagant in speech

73. Gravitas – Seriousness, dignity

74. Hapless – Unfortunate or unlucky

75. Harangue – A lengthy and aggressive speech

76. Heresy – Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious views

77. Hilarity – Great amusement or laughter

78. Homage – Special honor or respect shown publicly

79. Hubris – Excessive pride or self-confidence

80. Idiosyncratic – Peculiar to an individual

81. Ignoble – Not honorable in character or purpose

82. Imbibe – To drink, especially alcohol

83. Immaculate – Perfectly clean or tidy

84. Immutable – Unchanging over time

85. Impecunious – Having little or no money

86. Inane – Silly or senseless

87. Inculpate – To accuse or blame

88. Ineffable – Too great or extreme to be expressed in words

89. Inexorable – Impossible to stop or prevent

90. Ingrate – An ungrateful person

91. Innuendo – An indirect or subtle remark, usually negative

92. Insipid – Lacking flavor or interest

93. Intrepid – Fearless and adventurous

94. Jocular – Joking or playful

95. Lethargy – Lack of energy or enthusiasm


96. Ludicrous – Ridiculous or absurd

97. Magnanimous – Generous or forgiving

98. Malevolent – Having or showing a wish to do evil

99. Mendacious – Lying or dishonest

100. Munificent – Very generous

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