CHSL 2020: One word Substitution
- speed greater than that of sound . - Supersonic
- A place where Buddhist monks live . - Monastery
- Doctor who deals with bone problems . - Orthopaedist
- A large bundle bound for storage or transportation . - Bale
- Someone who studies elections and voting statistics . - Psephologist
- Doing something awkwardly or in a clumsy manner . - Fumbling
- A person who draws or produces maps . - Cartographer
- The act of thinking now about something in the past. . - Retrospection
- A place where coins are manufactured . - Mint
- A person authorised to examine and verify accounts. . - Auditor
- One who is easily deceived . - Gullible
- In exactly the same words as were used originally . - Verbatim
- A person who presents and acts as a link in a radio or news programme . - Disc jockey
- Animal that can live both on land and in water . - Amphibian
- An act of breaking or failing to observe a law . - Breach
- A patient with imaginary symptoms and diseases . - Hypochondriac
- Based on chance rather than on reason or a plan . - Arbitrary
- A child whose parents are dead . - Orphan
- An imaginary, perfect state or place . - Utopia
- So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering . - Negligible
- In an enthusiastic way . - Heartily
- The branch of science concerned with the study of Earth and its composition . - Geology
- A close fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword . - Sheath
- a seven sided figure . - Heptagon
- Withdraw from a forward position in battle . - Retreat
- Relating to the present time . - Contemporary
- A person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a dance performance . - Choreographer
- Animals that live in water . - Aerial
- The scientific study of the universe and planets . - Astronomy
- Eat or drink food quickly and in large amounts . - Gulp
- A government run by the wealthy people . - plutocracy
- That which is incapable of being read or understood . - Illegible
- a person who formally requests something, especially a job . - applicant
- Continuing for a long time . - Prolonged
- Fond of company . - Gregarious
- A person who arranges and sells cut flowers . - Florist
- The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound . - Acoustics
- A new project or business activity involving some risk . - Venture
- Instrument that measures the altitude of the land surface . - Altimeter
- A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict . - Arena
- Relating to soldiers or war . - Martial
- one who pretends to be what he is not . - hypocrite
- Killing of one’s mother . - matricide
- a period of two weeks . - fortnight
- Something which cannot be taken by force . - Impregnable
- Not active or growing . - Dormant
- A strong interest in something or someone . - Fixation
- To come to an end . - Expire
- One who has the power to do anything . - Omnipotent
- A person who presents a radio/television programme . - Anchor
- The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree . - Drey
- A sentimental longing for a time in the past . - Nostalgia
- One who cannot be reformed or changed . - Incorrigible
- A person who pretends to have morals and beliefs that he or she doesn’t believe in . - Hypocrite
- A large cage, building or enclosure to keep birds . - Aviary
- Leather straps put around a horse’s head to control it . - Bridle
- A professional who works with patients who have heart problems . - Cardiologist
- The study of ancient civilisations and cultures by examining their sites . - Archaeology
- The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence. . - Chronology
- A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions . - Utopia
- Certain to happen . - Inevitable
- people existing or living at the same time . - Contemporaries
- A quick, sudden movement . - Flick
- A busy, main road for public use . - Thoroughfare
- someone who runs away from justice . - Fugitive
- A place where a dead person's body is burnt. . - Crematorium
- An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill . - Asylum
- one who investigates and solves crimes . - Detective
- A person who helps others in need . - Samaritan
- One who eats human flesh . - Cannibal
- A hunting weapon which comes back, used by Australian Aborigines . - Boomerang
- Causing a strong dislike . - Repulsive
