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One Word Substitution

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Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A colony of rooks

  1. Rookery

  2. Troop

  3. Mound

  4. Lair


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A collection of wild animals for display

  1. Skein

  2. Menagerie

  3. Hank

  4. Fleet


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 A menagerie is a collection of wild animals placed on display.

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The home of a sheep

  1. Pen

  2. Hole

  3. Holt

  4. Fold


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A number of people gathered for a social purpose

  1. Company

  2. Horde

  3. Mob

  4. Crowd


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 When people come over for a social gather, we say we are having or keeping "company".

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The home of a lion

  1. Cave

  2. Sty

  3. Den

  4. Form


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A place where muslims worship

  1. Mosque

  2. Temple

  3. Church

  4. Synagogue


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The kitchen of a ship

  1. Byre

  2. Paddock

  3. Lodge

  4. Galley


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A place where rabbits are kept

  1. Aviary

  2. Hutch

  3. Kennel

  4. Cage


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Rabbits are kept in a hutch.

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One skilled in the care of hands and feet

  1. Mammalogist

  2. Ethologist

  3. Chiropodist

  4. Dentist


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A collection of books

  1. Bench

  2. Posse

  3. Library

  4. Bevy


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who carves stones

  1. Painter

  2. Vintner

  3. Vendor

  4. Sculptor


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who attends to the diseases of the eye

  1. Allergist

  2. Oculist

  3. Exodontist

  4. Dermatologist


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who writes books

  1. Author

  2. Poet

  3. Almoner

  4. Novelist


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 An author writes books. A poet writes poetry specifically. An almoner collects alms or tithes for a church. A novelist is an author who specializes in writing novels.

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who works in a coal mine

  1. Collier

  2. Jockey

  3. Cutler

  4. Tanner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 A collier is a coal miner. A jockey rides a race horse. A cutler makes knives. A tanner works with hides and animal skins to prepare leather.

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A woman with dark hair

  1. Blonde

  2. Brunette

  3. Archer

  4. Flaxen


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who feeds on fruit

  1. Fruitarian

  2. Vulgarian

  3. Vegetarian

  4. Barbarian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 A fruitarian is one who eats only fruits. A vulgarian is one who is unrefined and vulgar. A vegetarian is one who eats who eats only fruit and vegetables and other non-meat products. A barbarian is an uncivilized person.

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The study of eggs

  1. Biology

  2. Entomology

  3. Oology

  4. Zoology


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who fishes with a rod

  1. Archer

  2. Plotter

  3. Angler

  4. Astrologer


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who hates marriage

  1. Misogamist

  2. Misanthropist

  3. Chauvinist

  4. Misogynist


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

Engaged to be married

  1. Spinsterhood

  2. Betrothed

  3. Adulthood

  4. Bachelorhood


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The science dealing with the logic of quantity,shape and arrangement using numbers

  1. Mathematics

  2. Economics

  3. Civics

  4. Physics


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

Murder of a sister

  1. Suicide

  2. Patricide

  3. Sororicide

  4. Homicide


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

Murder of a king

  1. Regicide

  2. Fratricide

  3. Matricide

  4. Parricide


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who deals in furs

  1. Furrier

  2. Glazier

  3. Masseur

  4. Astronomer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 A furrier is someone who works with furs. A glazier works with glass. A masseur is a man who provides massages for a living.. An astronomer studies the stars.

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who draws maps

  1. Geologist

  2. Florist

  3. Usurer

  4. Cartographer


Correct Option: D
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