One Word Substitutes Practice Test

Directions: In the questions given below, four alternatives are given for a description. Click on the option which you think is the BEST SUBSTITUTE of the description.

SentenceAns

1. One who believes in offering equal opportunities to women in all spheres.

  1. male chauvinist
  2. feminist
  3. fatalist
  4. futurist

2. Killing of a child

  1. homicide
  2. genocide
  3. infanticide
  4. suicide

3. The art of eating good food

  1. gastronomy
  2. astronomy
  3. vegetarianism
  4. gourmet

4. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain.

  1. stoic
  2. stylist
  3. cynic
  4. psychic

5. Lasting only for a moment

  1. momentous
  2. momentary
  3. trivial
  4. petty

6. Habit of walking in sleep

  1. Ventriloquism
  2. Somniloquism
  3. Somnambulism
  4. Fatalism

7. To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items

  1. Furnish
  2. Cherish
  3. Tarnish
  4. Garnish

8. A place where government/public records are kept

  1. Archive
  2. Museum
  3. Shelf
  4. Cellar

9. One who has the ability to project his voice so that it seems to come from another source

  1. Funambulist
  2. Ventriloquist
  3. Plagiarist
  4. Soliloquist

10. Too much official formality

  1. Bureaucracy
  2. Red-Tapism
  3. Nepotism
  4. Formalism

11. One who destroys images or attacks popular beliefs

  1. Imagist
  2. Misanthropist
  3. Iconoclast
  4. Masochist

12. Dry weather with no rainfall

  1. Draught
  2. Draft
  3. Drought
  4. Desert

13. A sly look that is lustful

  1. Leer
  2. Lore
  3. Lark
  4. Littoral

14. A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal for his religion.

  1. Clergy
  2. Heretic
  3. Fanatic
  4. Terrorist

15. Deep in thought

  1. Meditation
  2. Pensive
  3. Pesky
  4. Purloin

16. Without risk of punishment

  1. impudent
  2. impunity
  3. Inexorable
  4. Imperturable

17. A person who is difficult to please

  1. Fastidious
  2. Hideous
  3. Connoisseur
  4. Atheist

18. The worship of idols or images

  1. Atheism
  2. Theism
  3. Idolatry
  4. Iconoclasm

19. Something that is poisonous or unhealthy

  1. Trivial
  2. Toxic
  3. Torpid
  4. Tragic

20. A remedy for all diseases

  1. Amnesia
  2. Panacea
  3. Intelligentsia
  4. Parasol

21. A hater of mankind

  1. Misanthrope
  2. Misogynist
  3. Philanthropist
  4. Misogamist

22. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks

  1. Megalomania
  2. Dipsomania
  3. Kleptomania
  4. Pyromania

23. One who deserts his principles or party.

  1. Apostle
  2. Proselyte
  3. Renegade
  4. Critic

24. One who has been chosen to settle the differences between two or more parties

  1. Broker
  2. Arbitrator
  3. Judge
  4. Connoisseur

25. The habit of always admiring oneself

  1. Psychosis
  2. Neurosis
  3. Narcissism
  4. Paranoia


SentenceAns

26. To take back, withdraw or renounce

  1. Repent
  2. Retrace
  3. Refuse
  4. Recant

27. A planned route or journey

  1. Odyssey
  2. Travelogue
  3. Itinerary
  4. Pilgrimage

28. Marriage with more than one person at the same time

  1. Polyandry
  2. Polygamy
  3. Polyphony
  4. Polygyny

29. A collection of poems

  1. Anthropology
  2. Anthology
  3. Eulogy
  4. Etymology

30. Feeding on food made both of plants and flesh

  1. Carnivorous
  2. Omnipotent
  3. Omnivorous
  4. Optimist

31. A place where nuns live and work

  1. Church
  2. School
  3. Abode
  4. Convent

32. A film based on the biography of a well-known personality.

  1. Documentary
  2. Biopic
  3. Animation
  4. Anthology

33. Wild and noisy disorder.

  1. Agitation
  2. Revolution
  3. Pandemonium
  4. Stir

34. A person without a settled home

  1. Vagrant
  2. Immigrant
  3. Emigrant
  4. Diaspora

35. One who does not follow the usual rules of social life.

  1. Bohemian
  2. Artisan
  3. Partisan
  4. Physician

36. Placing a thing beside another.

  1. Impose
  2. Repose
  3. Juxtapose
  4. Expose

37. Expert in the scientific study of birds.

  1. Dermatologist
  2. Zoologist
  3. Ornithologist
  4. Astronaut

38. Building in which dead bodies are kept for a time.

  1. Mortuary
  2. Monastery
  3. Sanatorium
  4. Crematorium

39. One who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life.

  1. Hedonist
  2. Pessimist
  3. Misanthrope
  4. Philistine

40. To treat a dead body with chemicals in order to preserve it.

  1. Pasteurise
  2. Postmortem
  3. Napalm
  4. Embalm

41. Property handed down after the death of a person.

  1. Legacy
  2. Legend
  3. Patrimony
  4. Inheritance

42. A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

  1. Ballad
  2. Parable
  3. Epic
  4. Novel

43. A group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues

  1. Bevy
  2. Covey
  3. Troupe
  4. Coterie

44. Causing or ending in death

  1. Fatal
  2. Ghastly
  3. Serious
  4. Dangerous

45. Having the characteristics of an eagle

  1. Canine
  2. Bovine
  3. Feline
  4. Aquiline

46. Something capable of being done.

  1. probable
  2. feasible
  3. tenable
  4. explicable

47. That which lasts for a short time.

  1. Regular
  2. Ephemeral
  3. Rotatory
  4. Repository

48. A sweet course or dish usually served at the end of a meal

  1. appetizer
  2. dessert
  3. cuisine
  4. salad

49. The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society

  1. Anthropology
  2. Sociology
  3. Ecology
  4. Demography

50. The art of beautiful handwriting

  1. Typography
  2. Crytography
  3. Cartography
  4. Calligraphy

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