One word substitutes - Degree 6th sem English Grammar

 Exercise 1

1. One who knows many languages - POLYGLOT

2. One who dislikes or distrusts women - MISOGYNIST

3. One who loves books - BIBLIOPHILE

4. One who is doubtful about the existence of god - AGNOSTIC

5. A person who doubts accepted opinions - SCEPTIC

6. One who is unaffected by joy or grief - STOIC

7. A person who believes that everything is motivated by selfishness - CYNIC

8. A person who expects the worst - PESSIMIST

9. One who hates or mistrusts humankind - MISANTHROPE

10. A person who supports women's rights - a FEMINIST

11. A person who is overly anxious about his/her health - COMPLAINING

12. A person who is selfless and has concern for the welfare of others - ALTRUIST

13. A person who is 70 years old - SEPTUAGENARIAN

14. A person of unorthodox or unconventional views - MAVERICK

15. A person who pretends to be what he/she is not - HYPOCRITE

Exercise 2

1. Open to more than one possible meaning or interpretation - AMBIGUOUS

2. Script or print that is impossible or hard to read - ILLEGIBLE

3. Not fit or qualified - INELIGIBLE

4. Not speaking freely or openly - RETICENT

5. Capable of being understood - INTELLIGIBLE

6. Difficult or impossible to understand - INCOMPREHENSIBLE

7. Causing sleep or drowsiness - SOPORIFIC

8. Excessively attentive to details - FASTIDIOUS

9. A condition present from birth - CONGENITAL

10. Pleasant and suited to one's nature - CONGENIAL