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One Word Substitution

Description: this is a test for one word substituion in english
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

One who compiles dictionary

  1. Calligrapher

  2. Editor

  3. Lexicographer

  4. Compiler


Correct Option: C

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

Bringing about gentle and painless death from incurable disease

  1. Suicide

  2. Euphoria

  3. Gallows

  4. Euthanasia


Correct Option: D

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

A person who does not believe in any religion

  1. Philatelist

  2. Rationalist

  3. Atheist

  4. Theist


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A person who does not believe in God and does not follow a religion is referred to as an atheist.

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

An animal story with a moral

  1. Fable

  2. Tale

  3. Anecdote

  4. Parable


Correct Option: A

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

One who despises persons of lower social position

  1. Prim

  2. Snob

  3. Prig

  4. Aristocrat


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 A snob is someone of high social standing or class who tends to look down upon others from lower classes.

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

One who is determined to take revenge for wrong done to him

  1. Vindicator

  2. Usurer

  3. Vindictive

  4. Virulent


Correct Option: C

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

Person who claims to have great love for and understanding of what is beautiful in nature, art, etc.

  1. Critic

  2. Aesthete

  3. Connoisseur

  4. Artist


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Option (2) is correct.

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

Gradual recovery after illness

  1. Hysteria

  2. Amnesia

  3. Superannuation

  4. Convalescence


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose one word substitution for the description given below.

A man of lax morals

  1. Ruffian

  2. Licentious

  3. Pirate

  4. Vagabond


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Licentious' means 'indecent'.

Directions: Choose one word substitution for the description given below.

One who is unrelenting and cannot be moved by entreaties

  1. Inexorable

  2. Infallible

  3. Impregnable

  4. Inexplicable


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Inexorable' refers to someone who is impossible to persuade.

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

To cause troops, etc. to spread out in readiness for battle

  1. Align

  2. Collocate

  3. Deploy

  4. Disperse


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Deploy means to move (troops) into position for military action.

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

List of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting

  1. Schedule

  2. Agenda

  3. Proceedings

  4. Excerpts


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting is called agenda.

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

Person who brings suit into a court

  1. Plaintiff

  2. Litigant

  3. Deponent

  4. Defendant


Correct Option: A

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

The short remaining end of a cigarette

  1. Stump

  2. Stub

  3. Rag

  4. Scrap


Correct Option: B

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

A process involving too much official formality

  1. Nepotism

  2. Diplomacy

  3. Red-tapism

  4. Bureaucracy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Excessive formality needed is often referred to as red tape.

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

A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc.

  1. Cellar

  2. Sty

  3. Pen

  4. Lair


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pen is a small area to keep livestock. Sty is specifically for pigs. Lair is the home of a wild animal. Cellar is a room at the bottom of a house and is below ground level.

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

One who cuts precious stones

  1. Philatelist

  2. Drover

  3. Lapidist

  4. Oculist


Correct Option: C

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

A disease which spreads by contact

  1. Infectious

  2. Contagious

  3. Contiguous

  4. Contextual


Correct Option: B

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

One who lends money at high rate of interest

  1. Solvent

  2. Uxorious

  3. Usurer

  4. Shylock


Correct Option: C

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

Government by the Gods

  1. Plutocracy

  2. Theocracy

  3. Thearchy

  4. Pant isocracy


Correct Option: C

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

Commencement of words with the same letter

  1. Rhyme

  2. Alliteration

  3. Pun

  4. Oxymoron


Correct Option: B

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

A person not sure of the existence of God

  1. Theist

  2. Atheist

  3. Agnostic

  4. Cynic


Correct Option: C

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

Unselfish concern for others

  1. Cynicism

  2. Nepotism

  3. Philanthropy

  4. Altruism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Option (4) is correct.

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

A person who believes that pleasure is the chief good

  1. Stoic

  2. Hedonist

  3. Epicure

  4. Sensual


Correct Option: B

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

The place where public, government or historical records are kept

  1. Coffer

  2. Pantry

  3. Scullery

  4. Archives


Correct Option: D
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