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One Word Substitution

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Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who listens secretly to the private conversation of others

  1. Epicure

  2. Interpreter

  3. Linguist

  4. Eavesdropper


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who collects coins

  1. Pedant

  2. Pessimist

  3. Numismatist

  4. Optimist


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 A numismatist is a coin collector.

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who is new to anything

  1. Cannibal

  2. Pilgrim

  3. Novice

  4. Recluse


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who pretends to be what he is not

  1. Hypocrite

  2. Egotist

  3. Minion

  4. Altruist


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who kills a politically prominent person

  1. Assassin

  2. Obscurant

  3. Ward

  4. Accomplice


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 An assassin is someone who carries out killings which are politically motivated.

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who imitates the voice, gestures etc. of another

  1. Exile

  2. Fugitive

  3. Cynic

  4. Mimic


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

A woman with dark hair

  1. Captor

  2. Tinter

  3. Coiffeuse

  4. Brunette


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

A woman with light-coloured hair

  1. Debutante

  2. Archer

  3. Blonde

  4. Drover


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who breaks images or religious objects

  1. Conscript

  2. Iconoclast

  3. Martyr

  4. Lunatic


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who journeys from place to place

  1. Pedestrian

  2. Itinerant

  3. Pilgrim

  4. Conscript


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who walks in one's sleep

  1. Somnambulist

  2. Egotist

  3. Fugitive

  4. Voluble


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who journeys to a holy place

  1. Vegetarian

  2. Cannibal

  3. Pilgrim

  4. Fruitarian


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

A leader of the people who can sway his followers by his oratory

  1. Demagogue

  2. Successor

  3. Obscurant

  4. Ingrate


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who receives or entertains guests

  1. Courier

  2. Host

  3. Incendiary

  4. Heckler


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 One who receives guests or entertains guests is called a host.

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

A person devoted to luxurious living

  1. Mimic

  2. Linguist

  3. Epicure

  4. Courier


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who feeds on fruits

  1. Vegetarian

  2. Cannibal

  3. Pilgrim

  4. Fruitarian


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who is sent on a mission to represent the interests of another

  1. Antiquary

  2. Emissary

  3. Pedestrian

  4. Zoophilist


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 An emissary is someone who is sent to represent the interests of another.

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who is opposed to intellectual progress and political reform

  1. Obscurant

  2. Alcoholic

  3. Teetotaller

  4. Blonde


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who examines votes at an election

  1. Canvasser

  2. Ingrate

  3. Emissary

  4. Itinerant


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 A canvasser in one aspect is someone who examines votes in an election.

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

A noisy, abusive and scolding woman

  1. Termagant

  2. Stowaway

  3. Blonde

  4. Brunette


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who fishes with a hook

  1. Angler

  2. Blonde

  3. Coiffeur

  4. Archer


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who attempts to win favour by flattering influential people

  1. Pedant

  2. Sycophant

  3. Patriot

  4. Prophet


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who hates marriage

  1. Misogynist

  2. Heckler

  3. Misogamist

  4. Coadjutor


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession

  1. Assassin

  2. Amateur

  3. Pilgrim

  4. Cannibal


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who has a habit of eating all kinds of food

  1. Alcoholic

  2. Pantophagist

  3. Archer

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
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