One word substitutions-part ii

Sourav Banerjee MA,MSW (Shabda Bramha) (8842 Points)

26 November 2011  

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTIONS-Part  II

 

 

B

Being all of one opinion = Unanimous

Belief in many gods = Polytheism

Belief in one god = Monotheism

Believing in the principle of equality = Egalitarian

Belonging to the same time = Contemporary

Belonging to another country  or race = Alien, Foreign

Best or choicest part of society = Elite

Bitterness or sharpness of temper, language, manners =            Acrimony

Born after the death of the father or published after the death of the author = Posthumous

(to) Brake in upon action or speech = Interrupt

Burning or charred log = Brand.

 

 

C

 

Capable of more than one interpretation = Ambiguous, Equivocal

(A) centre of attraction  or admiration = Cynosure

Catching or conveyed by contact = Contagious

(To) Cause to become poor = Impoverish

Complicated political or dramatic situation = Imbroglio

Contrary to nature = Unnatural

Crazy for collecting and possessing books = Bibliophilism

Critical judge of/in matters of taste/arts = Connoisseur

Cruel and indiscriminate killing of many human being, especially defenseless = Massacre

Cure of all diseases = Panacea