SSC One word substitutions : Pertaining to Government / literary arts

SSC One word substitutions:  Pertaining to Government / literary arts

SSC One word substitutions

Pertaining to Government

1. To give up throne or other office of dignity : Abdicate
2. A diplomatic minister of the highest order sent by one country to another : Ambassador
3. Absence of government : Anarchy
4. A person who is out to destroy all government and order : Anarchist
5. Government by one : Autocracy/Despotism
6. Government by the officials/ departments of state : Bureaucracy
7. Government by the nobles : Aristocracy
8. The right of self government : Autonomy
9. Government of the people, for the people, by the people : Democracy
10. Government by the king or queen : Monarchy
11. Government by a few : Oligarchy
12. Government by the rich : Plutocracy
13. The science of government : Politics
14. To decide a political question by the direct vote of the whole electorate : Referendum
15. A person(s) who takes up arms against the government : Rebel
16. Too much official formality:  Red Tapism
17. Sweeping governmental change : Revolution
18. Government by divine guidance : Theocracy
19. Part of the government which preserves law and order and carries out the laws made  : Executive

Pertaining to the Literary Arts

1. A work whose writer is unknown Anonymous
2. A record of one’s life written by himself Autobiography
3. The history of the life of a person Biography
4. A humorous play, having a happy ending Comedy
5. A list of books in a library Catalogue
6. A book in which the events of each day are recorded Diary
7. The heading or short description of a newspaper article, chapter of a book Caption
8. A book containing the words of a language with their definitions, in alphabetical order Dictionary
9. A book of names and address Directory
10. A short speech by a player at the end of a play Epilogue
11. A brief summary of a book Epitome
12. A book containing information on all branches of knowledge Encyclopedia
13. To remove the offensive portion of a book Expurgate
14. A speech delivered without earlier preparation Extempore
15. A noisy or vehement speech intended to excite passions Harangue
16. A written account, usually in book form of the interesting and memorable experience of one’s life Memoir
17. A declaration of plans and promises put forward by a candidate for Election, a political party or a Sovereign Manifesto
18. A short speech by a player at the beginning of a play Prologue

One word substitutions Literary Arts

1. Literary theft, or passing off an author’s original work as one’s own Plagiarism
2. A writer who borrows words and ideas from another author Plagiarist
3. A statement open to more than one interpretation Ambiguous
4. One who cannot read or write Illiterate
5. One who does not care for literature and art Philistine
6. The first speech delivered by a person Maiden
7. A word or law no longer in use Obsolete
8. A person very reserved in speech Reticent
9. A style full of words Verbose
10. Incapable of being described adequately Indescribable
11. Speaking one’s thoughts aloud to oneself Soliloquizing
12. A play with a sad or tragic end Tragedy
13. Something that can’t be read Illegible
14. One who is a great lover of books Bibliophile
15. A person who is especially competent to pass judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste : Connoisseur