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One Word Substitution

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Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Using new words

  1. Coinage

  2. Vocabulary

  3. Neologism

  4. Malapropism


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Poem in short stanzas narrating a popular story

  1. Ballet

  2. Epic

  3. Ballad

  4. Sonnet


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old people

  1. Oncology

  2. Geriatrics

  3. Obstetrics

  4. Endocrinology


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Wicked to a high degree

  1. Cruel

  2. Hateful

  3. Heinous

  4. Abominable


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

All the words are related on a small level; however heinous most closely defines the phrase because something that is heinous such as a heinous crime is extremely wicked. I.e. Shop lifting is a wicked thing, but not as wicked or heinous as grand theft or armed robbery.

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A house for storing grains

  1. Cellar

  2. Store

  3. Godown

  4. Granary


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Place where birds are kept

  1. Zoo

  2. Apiary

  3. Armoury

  4. Aviary


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A person very hard to please

  1. Obstinate

  2. Unconquerable

  3. Fastidious

  4. Invincible


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A person who is fastidious is very much concerned about details, therefore a person who is fastidious is hard to please.

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

One desirous of getting money

  1. Avaricious

  2. Voracious

  3. Garrulous

  4. Greedy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It means a person who is greedy for wealth or riches.

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

To mediate between two parties in a dispute

  1. Interfere

  2. Interact

  3. Interrupt

  4. Intercede


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

One who is neither intelligent nor dull

  1. Tolerable

  2. Commoner

  3. Mediocre

  4. Diligent


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A thing liable to be easily broken

  1. Breakable

  2. Ductile

  3. Brittle

  4. Delicate


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Lack of enough blood

  1. Amnesia

  2. Insomnia

  3. Anaemia

  4. Allergy


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks

  1. Puritan

  2. Samaritan

  3. Pedant

  4. Teetotaller


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Indifference to pleasure or pain

  1. Docility

  2. Stoicism

  3. Patience

  4. Reticence


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

The original inhabitants of a country

  1. Aborigines

  2. Citizens

  3. Natives

  4. Primitive


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aborigines refers to one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region. So, it is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Carefully performing duties

  1. Punctual

  2. Punctilious

  3. Sincere

  4. Pugnacious


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Punctilious means strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others

  1. Intellectual

  2. Aristocrat

  3. Elite

  4. Highbrow


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A name adopted by an author in his writings

  1. Title

  2. Nomenclature

  3. Nickname

  4. Pseudonym


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pseudonym is a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity. pen name

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A woman of lax morals

  1. Prostitute

  2. Harlot

  3. Concubine

  4. Licentious


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

Dungeon entered by trapdoor

  1. Cellar

  2. Ditch

  3. Vault

  4. Oubliette


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oubliette is a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling, as in certain old castles.

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A slow- witted and incompetent person

  1. Nigger

  2. Dud

  3. Snotty

  4. Duffer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Duffer means a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person.

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

The place where bricks are baked

  1. Foundry

  2. Mint

  3. Cemetery

  4. Kiln


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A man who is with the qualities of woman

  1. Loquacious

  2. Celibate

  3. Effeminate

  4. Epicurean


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

A person who enters without any invitation

  1. Burglar

  2. Intruder

  3. Thief

  4. Vandal


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

The period between two reigns

  1. Lapse

  2. Interregnum

  3. Stasis

  4. Anachronism


Correct Option: B
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