Solution:
One word substitute is Legitimate.
Liable: responsible by law; legally answerable.
Eligible: having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions.
Legalised: make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law.
Legitimate: conforming to the law or to rules.
Solution:
One word substitute is Malapropism.
Onomatopoeia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Malapropism: the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect.
Neologism: a newly coined word or expression.
Pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
Solution:
One word substitute is Incredible.
Incredible: impossible to believe.
Incredulous: (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
Implausible: (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.
Unreliable: not able to be relied upon.
116. One absorbed in his own thoughts and feelings rather than in things outside
Solution:
One word substitute is Introvert.
Scholar: a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.
Recluse: a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
Introvert: a person predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things.
Intellectual: a person possessing a highly developed intellect.
Solution:
One word substitute is Postulate.
Doctrine: a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.
Maxim: a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
Tenet: a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
Postulate: suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
Solution:
The one word substitution is Fratricide.
Homicide - killing of one person by another.
Regicide - the action of killing a king.
Fratricide - the killing of one’s brother or sister.
Suicide - intentionally causing one’s own death.
119. One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks
Solution:
One word substitute is Teetotaller.
Puritan: a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.
Samaritan: a charitable or helpful person
Pedant: a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
Teetotaller: a person who never drinks alcohol.