One Word Substitutions

1. Abdication -voluntary giving up of throne in favour of someone

2. almanac -an annual calendar with position of stars

3. amphibian -animal that live both on land and sea

4. allegory -a story that expresses ideas through symbols

5. anomaly -departure from common rule

6. aquatic -animals that live in water

7. autobiography- the life history of a person written by himself

8. axiom- a statement accepted as true without proof

9. anonymous - bearing no name