Monday, January 02, 2006

One Word Substitutes

Check your Vocabulary. Try substituting each of the following descriptions with a single word, that fits it best. (Look for answers below)

1. A person who always thinks about himself

2. A person who always speaks about himself

3. A collector of books

4. A person who analyses handwriting

5. An assortment of spoons, knives and forks

6. Somebody who walks

7. Someone who is on a horse

8. A custom, in which one man has many wives

9. A custom in which one woman has many husbands

10. A person who hates marriage


Answers

1. Egoist
2. Egotist
3. Bibliophile
4. Graphologist
5. Cutlery
6. Pedestrian
7. Equestrian
8. Polygamy
9. Polyandry
10. Misogamist

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