Word Substitutes & Similarities Flashcards
1. Homonyms 2. Homophones 3. One word Substitutes 4. One word substitutes for persons 5. One word substitutes for places 6. Synonyms (50 cards)
homonyms
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.
adapt
- make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
homonyms
adopt
- legally take (another’s child) and bring it up as one’s own.
- choose to take up, follow, or use.
affect
effect
a person who is selfish, self- absorbed and self centered
one word substitutes
egoist/egotist
inscription on a tombstone
Epitaph
one who believes in the philosophical doctrine of fatalism
Fatalist
people of noble families or the highest social class. Also, government of a country by a small group of people, especially hereditary nobility
Aristocracy
a person who does not believe in God or deities
Atheist
a land animal that breeds in water
Amphibian
an expression or statement that has more than one meaning
Ambiguity
an account of somebody’s life written by that person
Autobiography
an account of somebody’s life written by another person
Biography
somebody who eats human flesh
cannibal
somebody who works or serves only for personal profit. Also, a professional soldier paid to fight for an army other than that of his or her army.
mercenary
a person who hates women
misogynist
a person who does not believe in the isntitution of marriage
misogamist
a drug or other substances that induces sleep
soporific
a person who knows everything
omniscient
an animal or a human being that eats any kind of food
omnivorous
a person who has power over all
omnipotent
a supposed cure for all diseases or porblems
panacea
a person supported by another and giving him/her nothing in return
parasite
a person who remains unmoved anbd unaffected by other people’s opinions, arguments or suggestions.
impervious
someone who cannot read or write
illiterate
