One Word Substitutes Practice Set 3

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

31. A mammal which lays eggs

  1. Monotreme
  2. Marsupial
  3. Rodent
  4. Reptile

32. One who is beyond reform

  1. Optimistic
  2. Incorrigible
  3. Indefatigable
  4. Notorious

33. Science of diseases

  1. Philology
  2. Pathology
  3. Psychology
  4. Virology

34. One who secretly listens to the talk of others

  1. Spy
  2. Detective
  3. Emissary
  4. Eavesdropper

35. One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a State

  1. Monarchist
  2. Anarchist
  3. Autocrat
  4. Naxalite

36. A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one

  1. Euphemism
  2. Truism
  3. Favouritism
  4. Altruism

37. The murder of parent or a near relative

  1. Patricide
  2. Parricide
  3. Matricide
  4. Homicide

38. Animals who live in herds

  1. Sociable
  2. Gregarious
  3. Carnivorous
  4. Social

39. A broad road bordered with trees

  1. Boudoir
  2. Boulevard
  3. Avenue
  4. Facade


SentenceAns

40. Violation of something holy or sacred

  1. Profanity
  2. Sedition
  3. Sacrilege
  4. Slander

41. Simple, fast-spreading plant without flowers or leaves, which can often cause disease.

  1. Bacteria
  2. Amoeba
  3. Virus
  4. Fungus

42. Give and receive mutually

  1. present
  2. reciprocate
  3. compromise
  4. approve

43. One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom.

  1. dreamer
  2. seer
  3. idealist
  4. visionary

44. A doctor who treats children

  1. paediatrician
  2. pedagogue
  3. pedestrian
  4. paedophile

45. One who studies election trends by means of opinion polls.

  1. Entomologist
  2. Psephologist
  3. Demogogue
  4. Eugenist

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