One word substitution

1. A book published after the death of its author means- Posthumous

2. A book written by an unknown author means -Anonymous

3. A flesh eating animal means- Carnivorous

4. A game in which no one wins means- Draw

5. A Government by a king or queen means- Monarchy

6. A Government by one means- Autocracy

7. A Government by the few means- Oligarchy

8. A Government by the Nobles means- Aristocracy

9. A Government by the officials means -Bureaucracy

10. A Government by the people means - Democracy

11. 11. A Government by the rich means - Plutocracy

12. A grass eating animal means- Herbivorous

13. A handwriting that cannot be read means- Illegible

14. A life history written by oneself means-Autobiography

15. A life history written by somebody else means- Biography

16. A person’s peculiar habit means- Idiosyncrasy

17. A place where orphans live means- Orphanage

18. A position for which no salary is paid means -Honorary

19. A sentence whose meaning is unclear means -Ambiguous

20. A study of ancient things means -Archaeology

21. A study of animals means - Zoology

22. A study of birds means - Ornithology

23. A study of derivation of words means - Etymology

24. A study of man means- Anthropology

25. A study of races means - Ethnology

26. A study of the body means- Physiology

27. A thing no longer in use means- Obsolete

28. Animal who preys on other animals means- Predator

29. A study of ancient things means- Archaeology

30. A study of animals means- Zoology

31. A study of birds means- Ornithology

32. A study of derivation of words means- Etymology

33. A study of man means- Anthropology

34. A study of races means- Ethnology

35. A study of the body means- Physiology

36. A professional rider in horse race means- Jokey

37. A number of sheeps means - Flock

38. A collection of flags means - Bunting

39. A number of stars grounded together means - Constellation

40. The house of an arab means- Dowar

41. A factory for manufacturing of beers means - Brewery

42. A place for the collection of dried plants means- Herbarium

43. A case in which the sword is kept means- Sheath

44. An unmarried woman means- Spinster

45. A person newly rich- Nouveau Rich

46. One who eats everything- Omnivorous

47. A place where birds are kept- Aviary

48. A place where bricks are baked- Kiln

49. To walk aimlessly- Wander

50. A hater of mankind - Misanthrope
One word substitution
51. A speech of too many worlds- Verbose speech

52. A heavy unnatural slumber- Coma

53. A place where money is coined- Mint

54. Decision that cannot be taken back - Irrevocable

55. One who foretells things by the starts- astrologer

56. A child of unusual or remarkable talent- Prodigy

57. A general pardon of political offenders- Amnesty

58. One who studies heavenly bodies - astronomer

59. Ideally perfect but impracticable- Utopian

60. A fair crack of the whip- A period of importance

61. A man whose wife has died is called a- widower

62. A person who undertakes a journey to a holy place- Pilgrim

63. A person who writes about his own life- Autobiography

64. An inscription on a tomb means - Epitaph

65. A vehicle for carrying dead body to the cemetery means -Hearse

66. A place where dead bodies are kept temporarily means -Mortuary

67. A person's own handwriting means - Autograph

68. An account of life written by self means- Autobiography

69. The life account of a person means -Biography

70. A list of books means- Catalogue

71. A book containing names and addresses of the persons means- Directory

72. An incident in a series of incidents means- Episode

73. A speech made without previous preparation means- Extempore

74. A list of special or technical words with definitions means- Glossary

75. A note to help memory means - Memorandum

76. A long speech by one man means -Monologue

77. A word or term no more in use means- Obsolete

78. A person who was before another person means- Predecessor

79. Murder of a father  means- Patricide

80. Murder of a human being means- Homicide

81. Murder of a mother means- Matricide

82. Murder of an brother means- Fratricide

83. Murder of an infant means- Infanticide

84. Murder of self means- Suicide

85. Murder of the king means- Regicide

86. One incapable of being tired means - Indefatigable

87. One who always thinks himself to be ill means- Valetudinarian

88. One who believes in fate means- Fatalist

89. One who can do anything for money means- Mercenary

90. One who can speak two languages means- Bilingual

91. One who can throw his voice means- Ventriloquist

92. One who changes sides means- Turncoat

93. One who copies from other writers means- Plagiarist

94. One who dies without a Will means - Intestate

95. One who does not make mistakes means- Infallible

96. One who doesn't know to read/write means- Illiterate

97. One who doubts the existence of God means- Agnostic

98. One who cats too much Glutton One who goes on foot means- Pedestrian

99. One who has no money means- Pauper

100. Rising from the dead means- Resurrection

101. The dead body of a human being means -Corpse

102. The dead body of an animal means -
Carcass

103. To dig up a corpse means- Exhume

104. The act of killing of the people of own kind means -Genocide

105. Term A list of the topics to be discussed at a meeting means- Agenda

106. The act of literary theft means- Plagiarism

107. Fear of work means - Ergophobia

108. Fear of marriage means - Gamophobia

109. Fear of birth means -Genophobia

110. Fear of old age means - Geraphobia

111. Fear of writing means - Graph phobia

112. Fear of pleasure means - Hedonophobia

113. Fear of travel means -Hydrophobia

114. Fear of women means - Gynophobia

115. Fear of getting fat means - Lipophobia

116. Fear of childbirth means - Maieusiphobia

117. Fear of snakes means -Ophiopobia

118. Fear of pain means - Aglophobia /odynophobia

119. Fear of getting fat makes young girl stop eating resulting in harmful effect means - Anorexia

120. Fear of males means- Androphobia

121. Fear of ugliness means- Cacophobia

122. Fear of doctors means- Catrophobia

123. Fear of depths means- Bathopobia

124. Fear of dogs means- Cynophobia

125. Extreme fear of beauty means - Cellophobia

126. Fear of thirst means - Dipsophobia

127. Fear of darkness means - Nyctophobia

128. Fear of ghosts means - Phasmophobia

129. Fear of deaths means - Thanatophobia

130. Fear of numbers means - Triskaidekaphobia

131. Fear of being robbed means- Harpaxophobia

132. Fear of cockroaches means - Katsaridaphobia

133. Fear of darkness means - Nyctophobia 

134. Fear of ghosts means - Phasmophobia

135. Fear of deaths means - Thanatophobia

136. Fear of numbers means - Triskaidekaphobia

137. Fear of dark  means - Lygophobia

138. Fear of failure means - Atychiphobia

139. Fear of God means - Zeusophobia

140. Fear of going to bed means - Clinophobia

141. Fear of poverty means - Peniaphobia

142. Fear of property means - Orthophobia

143. Fear of riding a car means - Amaxophobia

144. Fear of sex means - Xenophobia

145. Fear of speed means - Lalophobia

Fear of words means - Logophobia
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