200 Most Important one word Substitution for SSC CGL 2017

1.Audience – a number of people listening to a lecture
2.Altruist – one, who considers the happiness and well-being of others first
3.Atheist – a person who does not believe in God
4.Anthropologist – one, who studies the evolution of mankind
5.Autocracy – government by one person
6.Autobiography – the life history of a person written by himself
7.Amputate – to cut off a part of a person’s body which is infected
8.Arsenal – a place for ammunition and weapons
9.Archives – a place where government or public records are kept
10.Amateur – a man who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
11.Aristocracy – government by the nobles
12.Aquatic – animals/plants ere which live in water
13.Amphibian – animals which live both on land and sea
14.Ambidexter – one, who can use either hand with ease
15.Alimony – allowance paid to wife on legal separation
16.Anthology – a collection of poems
17.Abdication – voluntary giving up of throne in favour of someone
18.Arbitrator – a person, appointed by two parties to solve a dispute
19.Astronomer – a person, who studies stars, planets and other heavenly bodies
20.Astrologer – a person who studies the influence of heavenly bodies on human beings

21.Anthology – a collection of poems
22.Axiom – a statement which is accepted as true without proof
23.Agenda – a list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting
24.Anarchist – one, who is out to destroy all governance, law and order
25.Almanac – an annual calender with positions of stars
26.Bigamy – the practice of having two wives or husbands at a time
27.Bibliophile – a lover and collector of books
28.Bouquet – a collection of flowers
29.Bureaucracy – government by the officials
30.Belligerent – a person, nation that is involved in war
31.Biennial – an event which happens once in two years
32.Blasphemy – the act of speaking disrespectfully about sacred things
33.Creche – a nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at work
34.Cosmopolitan – a person who regards whole world as his country
35.Chauffeur – one, who is employed to drive a motor car
36.Curator – a person incharge of a museum
37.Carnivorous – one, who lives on flesh
38.Cannibal – one, who feeds on human flesh
39.Contemporaries – belonging to or living at the same time
40.Cloak room – a place for luggage at railway station

41.Cynosure – centre of attraction
42.Connoisseur – a critical judge of any art and craft
43.Crusade – a religious war
44.Choreographer – one, who teaches dancing
45.Cacographist – a person, who is bad in spellings
46.Calligraphist – a person, who writes beautiful handwriting
47.Cynic – one, who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men
48.Convalescent – one, who is recovering health
49.Cavalry – soldiers, who fight on horse back
50.Cardiologist – a person, who is specialist in heart diseases
51.Cartographer – one, who draws maps
52.Dormitory – the sleeping rooms with several beds especially in a college or institution
53.Drawn – a game that results neither in victory nor in defeat
54.Elegy – a poem of lamentation
55.Epitaph – words which are inscribed on the grave or the tomb in the memory of the buried
56.Ephemeral – lasting one day
57.Effeminate – a person who is womanish
58.Emigrant – a person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another
59.Edible – fit to be eaten
60.Egotism – practice of talking too much about oneself

61.Encyclopaedia – a book that contains information on various subjects
62.Epicure – one, who is devoted to the pleasure of eating and drinking
63.Florist – one, who deals-in flowers
64.Fastidious – one, who is very -selective in one’s taste
65.Fanatic or Bigot – one, who is filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in religious matters
66.Fatal – causing death
67.Fatalist – one, who believes in fate
68.Facsimile – an exact copy of handwriting, printing etc
69.Fauna – the animals of a certain region
70.Flora – the plants of a particular region
71.Fratricide – murder of brother
72.Fugitive – one, who runs away from justice or the law
73.Fragile – easily broken
74.Feminist – one, who works for the welfare of the women
75.Granary – a place for grains
76.Genocide – murder of race
77.Gregarious – animals which live in flocks
78.Hangar – a place for housing aeroplanes
79.Hive – a place for bees
80.Horticulture – the art of cultivating and managing gardens

81.Homicide – murder of man
82.Hearse – a vehicle which is used to carry a dead body
83.Hedonist – one, who believes that pleasure is the chief good (sensual)
84.Horizon – a line at which the earth and the sky seem to meet
85.Honorary – holding office without any remuneration
86.Heretic – one, who acts against religion
87.Herbivorous – one, who lives on herbs
88.Insolvent/Bankrupt – a person who is unable to pay his debts
89.Inaudible – a sound that cannot be heard
90.Inaccessible – that cannot be easily approached
91.Incorrigible – incapable of being corrected
92.Irreparable – incapable of being repaired
93.Illegible – incapable of being read
94.Inevitable – incapable of being avoided
95.Impracticable – incapable of being practised
96.Immigrant – a person who comes to one country from another in order to settle there
97.Invincible – one, too strong to be overcome
98.Indelible – that cannot be erased
99.Incognito – travelling under another name than one’s own
100.Indefatigable – one, who does not tire easily

101.Infallible – one, who is free from all mistakes and failures
102.Invigilator – one, who supervises in the examination hall
103.Itinerant – one, who journeys from place to place
104.Infirmary – a home or room used for ill or injured people
105.Infanticide – murder of an infant
106.Infantry – soldiers, who fight on foot
107.Inflammable – liable to catch fire easily
108.Interregnum – a period of interval between two reigns or governments
109.Kennel – a place for dogs
110.Lunatic asylum – a home for lunatics
111.Lexicographer – one, who compiles a dictionary
112.Loquacious – one, who talks continuously
113.Linguist – one, who is skilled in foreign languages
114.Lapidist – one, who cuts precious stones
115.Misanthrope – a hater of mankind
116.Misogamist – one, who hates marriage
117.Mortuary – a place, where dead bodies are kept for post mortem
118.Mercenery – working only for the sake of money
119.Matricide – murder of mother
120.Martyr – one, who dies for a noble cause

121.Maiden speech – the first speech delivered by a person
122.Mint – a place where coins are made
123.Misogynist – a hater of womankind
124.Morgue – a place, where dead bodies are kept for identification
125.Mammals – animals which give milk
126.Monogamy – the practice of marrying one at a time
127.Missionary – a person, who is sent to propagate religion
128.Numismatics – the study of coins
129.Namesake – a person having same name as another
130.Nostalgia – a strong desire to return home, home sickness
131.Novice or Tyro – one, new to anything, inexperienced
132.Narcotic – a medicine for producing sleep
133.Optimist – a person who looks at the brighter side of things
134.Orphan – one, who has lost parents
135.Omnipresent – one, who is present everywhere
136.Omnipotent – one, who is all powerful
137.Omniscient – one, who knows everything
138.Opaque – that which cannot be seen through
139.Obituary – an account in the newspaper of the funeral of the one deceased
140.Orphanage – a home for orphans

141.Obstetrician – one, who is skilled in midwifery
142.Ostler – one, who looks after horses at an inn
143.Omnivorous – one, who eats everything
144.Pessimist – a person who looks at the darker side of things
145.Potable – fit to drink
146.Post mortem – an examination of dead body
147.Philanthropist – a lover of mankind
148.Patricide – murder of father**** 149.Philatelist – one, who collects stamps
150.Plagiarism – literary theft or passing off an author’s original work as one’s own
151.Polygamy – the practice of marrying more than one wife at a time
152.Polyandry – the practice of marrying more than one husband at a time
153.Philogynist – a lover of womankind
154.Plebiscite – (a decision made by) votes of all qualified citizens
155.Philanderer – one, who amuses himself by love making
156.Philistine – one who does not care for art and literature
157.Plutocracy – government by the rich
158.Pseudonym – an imaginary name assumed by an author for disguise
159.Posthumous – a child born after the death of his father or the book published after the death of the writer
160.Panacea – a remedy for all diseases

161.Paediatrician – a person, who is specialist in child diseases
162.Platitude – ordinary remarks often repeated
163.Pedant – one, who makes a vain display of his knowledge
164.Polyglot – one, who speaks many languages
165.Paleography – the study of ancient writing
166.Posse – a number of policemen called to quell a riot
167.Parole – pledge given by a prisoner for temporary release, not to escape
168.Pedestrian – one, who goes on foot
169.Portable – that can be carried easily
170.Quarantine – an act of separation from other persons to avoid infection
171.Rhetoric – the art of elegant speech or writing
172.Regicide – murder of King or Queen
173.Sacrilege – violating or profaning religious things/places
174.Sculptor – one, who cuts in stones
175.Suicide – murder of oneself
176.Stable – a place for horses
177.Somnambulist – a person, who walks in sleep
178.Somniloquist – a person, who talks in sleep
179.Souvenir – a thing kept as a reminder of a person, place or event
180.Swan song – the last work (literary) of a writer

181.Sot, Toper – one, who is a habitual drunkard
182.Sinecure – a job with high salary but little responsibility
183.Stoic – a person, who is indifferent to pleasure and pain and has control over his passions
184.Sanatorium – a place for the sick to recover health
185.Sororicide – murder of sister
186.Triennial – an event which happens once in three years
187.Truant – a person/student who absents himself from class or duty without permission
188.Teetotaller – one, who does not take any intoxicating drink
189.Transparent – that which can be seen through
190.Theocracy – government by religious principles
191.Uxorious – one extremely fond of one’s wife
192.Utopia – an imaginary perfect social and political system
193.Uxoricide – murder of wife
194.Verbatim – repetition of speech or writing word for word
195.Volunteer – one, who offers one’s services
196.Virgin – a woman who has no sexual experience
197.Versatile – interested in and clever at many different things
198.Veteran – one, who has a long experience of any occupation
199.Venial – a fault that may be forgiven
200.Wardrobe – a place for clothes