Reseña del libro "Dictionary of One-word Substitution: Vocabulary Building (en Inglés)"
This book covers the following topics: (01). Related Words, (02). Scientific Studies, (03). That Which Cannot Be..., (04). Types of Behavior, (05). Types of Doctors, (06). Different Instruments, (07). A Particular Type of Place, (08). A Particular Type of Person, (09). Phobia and Mania, (10). Connected With..., (11). Country-Government, (12). Types of States, (13). Types of Statements, (14). Money-Related, (15). Other Topics, (A). Professions, (B). A Collection of Things, (C). Act of Killing, (D). Physical Appearance of A Person, (16). Various One-word Substitutes, Sample This: (01). Related Words--- 01a. A person who looks at the bright side of things- Optimist; 01b. A person who looks at the dark side of things- Pessimist --- 02a. All the animals living in a particular area- Fauna; 02b. Plants and vegetation in a particular area- Flora --- 03a. A government tax on goods brought into the country- Customs; 03b. A government tax on goods made within a country- Excise --- 04a. A person who is more interested in others- Extrovert; 04b. A person who keeps himself to himself- Introvert --- 05a. That which cannot be harmful or dangerous- Innocuous; 05b. Causing serious harm in a gradual or unnoticeable way- Insidious --- 06a. A person who is taking examination- Examinee; 06b. A person who examines the copies of examinees- Examiner --- 07a. A person who talks too much- Garrulous/Loquacious; 07b. A person who eats too much- Glutton --- 08a. To suddenly change direction- Deflect; 08b. To keep on changing direction during movement- Meander --- 09a. Ability to know something on the basis of feelings rather than reasoning- Intuition; 09b. Ability to speak without moving your lips- Ventriloquism --- 10a. To change a law in order to improve it- Amend; 10b. To correct the mistakes in manuscript, etc.- Emend --- 11a. A person between 70 and 79 years old- Septuagenarian; 11b. A person between 80 and 89 years old- Octogenarian --- 12a. Animals having spinal column- Vertebrate; 12b. An animal with thick skin- Pachyderm --- 13a. Obeying rules and requests- Compliance; 13b. Open refusal to obey- Defiance --- 14a. The state of being married- Matrimony; 14b. The state of being unmarried- Bachelorhood --- 15a. A woman whose husband has died- Widow; 15b. A man whose wife has died- Widower --- 16a. Things of different nature- Heterogeneous; 16b. Things of the same nature- Homogeneous --- 17a. A religious song- Hymn; 17b. A pleasant song used for causing children to sleep- Lullaby --- 18a. To rise in value- Appreciate; 18b. To go down in value- Depreciate --- 19a. A disorder in which a person eats too little because of abnormal fear of being fat- Anorexia; 19b. A disorder in which a person repeatedly eats too much- Bulimia --- 20a. To increase the intensity of a disease- Aggravate; 20b. To go from bad to worse - Deteriorate --- 21a. A school for small children- Kindergarten; 21b. A student who has left school or class without permission- Truant --- 22a. To free somebody from all blame- Exonerate; 22b. To free a person from a charge by the verdict- Acquit --- 23a. A co-worker in the same institution- Colleague; 23b. Equal in rank- Peer --- 24a. An office with a high salary but no work- Sinecure; 24b. A position in an organization without salary- Honorary --- 25a. An assembly of hearers at a lecture or concert- Audience; 25b. An assembly of worshippers- Congregation
