Words, when chosen judiciously, can create an impact in the listener’s mind. This also leads to the building of image and engaging the audience. We must keep the context and the sentences very simple and less wordy so that people can quickly understand what is being said. Here One Word Substitution covers all those aspects of simplifying the language and makes it more interesting, ear-soothing and easily comprehensible.
You may ask, “What is One Word Substitution”? Well, One Word Substitution is replacing a phrase with a single word.
You might still have a hard time when conversing using One Word substitution in daily life. interestingly in day to day life, you do not know that you use lots of one-word substitutions Ex- Quickly - Doing something very fast.
One Word Substitution is necessary for life because it plays a significant role in our oration, writing, tone of writing and much more since it makes the sentence concise and precise at the same time.
Before we jump into solving One Word Substitution, please note that it is not only a skill used in professional life but also a study material for Govt Exams. In UPSC, CAT, PCS etc., you will find a much trickier One Word Substitution to solve.
Now, as we have gone over the usability of one-word, let’s venture in the direction of “How” to “Solve” One Word Substitution.
Solving One Word Substitutions:
First, when solving a One Word Substitution, you have to look for Prefix and suffix of the word. The words in One Word Substitutions are always a combination of two words often derived from Latin or Greek bearing a particular meaning. When these words are combined, they give birth to a word that has a meaning completely different to them formed through the combination of the meaning of the two words(Prefix and Suffix).
Note: The study of words by the Prefix and Suffix thus studying “the root” of the word is known as Etymology; it also helps in studying One Word Substitution and its usability.
Interestingly Etymology is a subject taught in Personality Development Skills classes in colleges, but we are learning them from class 4 or class 5 (Also known as Middle School) already.
Example- Now, if we talk about the word Psychology, per se, “Psych” has derived from the Greek word “Psykhe”, Which means “Soul, mind, Psyche”, and the Greek word “Logos” which means “The study of”. When these two words combine, they give birth to the Latinized word “Psychologia”, Which led to the modern-day word Psychology, meaning “the study of the mind.”
Similarly, there are tonnes of words that are a combination of two words that give birth to the One Word substitution.
Now let us see some examples of One Word substitution now-
Conclusion
One Word Substitutions have been used from time immemorial. It provides with the conciseness of using One Word substitutions over the messy use of long phrases. One Word substitutions is a method to create impactful sentences that are short and easy to comprehend. It also can create a lot of depth in the sentences depending on the choice of words as well.
Vocabulary plays an important role in your expression of thoughts and One Word substitutions play an important role in building vocabulary. Also in official conversations and emails, One Word substitutions are highly encouraged.
The above given One Word Substitutions are some words we use in day to day life. Using these One Word Substitutions it becomes very easy to converse and leave a lasting impact on your audience.
At last as a parting thought, keep in mind these One Word Substitutions and it can lead to a great change in your personality and your oration ability.
Best Of Luck and keep developing your One Word Substitutions knowledge further.
