ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1. A person who believes in fate -Fatalist
2. A person who is above hundred years -Centenarian
3. A book published after the death of its author -Posthumas
4. A book written by an unknown author -Anonymous
5. A cinema show which is held in the afternoon -Matinee
6. A citizen of the world -Cosmopolitan
7. A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area -Epidemic
8. A drug or other substance that induces sleep -Soporific
9. A flesh eating animal -Carnivorous
10. A game in which neither party wins -Draw
11. A game in which no one wins -Draw
12. A game or batter in which neither party wins -Drawn/ Tie
13. A Government by a king or queen -Monarchy
14. A Government by one -Autocracy
15. A Government by the few -Oligarchy

16. A person who finds pleasure by inflicting pain on others = Sadist
17. A general pardon of political offender = Amnesty
18. A person who is made to bear the blame due to others = Scapegoat
19. A person who pays much attention to his clothes and appearance = Dandy
20. A person hard to please = Fastidious
21. A person who considers himself superior to others in culture and intellect = Highbrow
21. A wishful longing for something one has known in the past = Nostalgia
22. The art of cutting trees and bushes in to ornamental shapes = Topiary
23. An associate in an office or institution = Colleague
24. A person who believes in God = Theist