Test Yourself on One Word Substitutes

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 knows everything

  1. Omnipresent
  2. Omniscient
  3. Omnipotent
  4. Omnifarious

2. One who has obstinate and narrow religious views

  1. Theosophist
  2. Bigot
  3. Philosopher
  4. Theologian

3. The sound of the funeral bell

  1. Knell
  2. Spell
  3. Dong
  4. Ding-dong

4. Military waking signal sounded in the morning

  1. Reveille
  2. Lullaby
  3. Anthern
  4. Soprano

5. One who can work equally well with both hands

  1. Ambivert
  2. Ambivalent
  3. Ambidexterous
  4. Ambipotent

6. A person in his seventies

  1. Sexagenarian
  2. Septuagenarian
  3. Centurion
  4. Patriarch

7. A government by officials

  1. Oligarchy
  2. Aristocracy
  3. Plutocracy
  4. Bureaucracy

8. One who talks in sleep

  1. Somniloquist
  2. Egoist
  3. Somnambulist
  4. Altruist

9. Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter

  1. Pun
  2. Alliteration
  3. Transferred epithet
  4. Oxymoron

10. A specialist who tests eyesight

  1. Optician
  2. Ophthalmologist
  3. Ichthyologist
  4. Neurologist

11. A public waiting room as in a hotel or air terminal

  1. Arcade
  2. Lounge
  3. Enclave
  4. Portico

12. A wall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area

  1. Dam
  2. Mound
  3. Bridge
  4. Embankment

13. Motion of head, hands etc., as a mode of expression indicating attitude.

  1. Gesture
  2. Grin
  3. Gestation
  4. Grimace

14. Bitter and violent attack in words

  1. Diaspora
  2. Diacriticism
  3. Diadem
  4. Diatribe

15. The place at which a river meets the sea.

  1. Estuary
  2. Sanctuary
  3. Apiary
  4. Aviary

16. A fictitious name adopted by authors, poets etc.

  1. Pseudonym
  2. Homonym
  3. Acronym
  4. Synonym

17. A place where birds are kept

  1. Aquarium
  2. Nest
  3. Aviary
  4. Sanctuary

18. A method which never fails.

  1. Unflinching
  2. Irreparable
  3. Irremediable
  4. Infallible

19. Something which cannot be believed.

  1. Inevitable
  2. Ineffable
  3. Incredible
  4. Ineluctable

20. Body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial

  1. Corpse
  2. Mummy
  3. Morgue
  4. Mortuary

21. Of very bad morals; characterized by debasement or degeneration.

  1. Desultory
  2. Dilapidated
  3. Depraved
  4. Dilatory

22. Government by a single ruler who has unlimited power.

  1. Despotism
  2. Autocracy
  3. Monarchy
  4. Anarchy

23. The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

  1. Plagiarism
  2. Copyright
  3. Fraud
  4. Cheating

24. A person who is always hopeful and looks upon the brighter side of things

  1. florist
  2. artist
  3. theist
  4. optimist

25. A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix.

  1. epilogue
  2. bibliography
  3. index
  4. credits


SentenceAns

26. To have a very high opinion of oneself

  1. exaggeration
  2. adulations
  3. abundance
  4. conceited

27. A person who turns his thoughts both outward and inward.

  1. Introvert
  2. Ambivert
  3. Extrovert
  4. Philosopher

28. Inability to sleep

  1. hysteria
  2. insomnia
  3. aphasia
  4. amnesia

29. One who is given to pleasures of the mind

  1. terrestrial
  2. epicurean
  3. celestial
  4. pedestrian

30. A tank where fish or water plants are kept

  1. Aquarium
  2. Sanatorium
  3. Nursery
  4. Aviary

31. A person who never takes alcoholic drinks

  1. teetotaler
  2. alcoholic
  3. addict
  4. bagpiper

32. Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God

  1. Atheism
  2. Pantheism
  3. Scepticism
  4. Animism

33. Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illegally on a wall or other surface in a public place.

  1. Graffiti
  2. Cartoon
  3. Sketch
  4. Caricature

34. The state of being miserable bereft of all possessions

  1. Dependant
  2. Complacent
  3. Destitute
  4. Omnipresent

35. That which cannot be called back

  1. Irresponsible
  2. Irrevocable
  3. Irredeemable
  4. Incalculable

36. A member of a political party in Parliament appointed to control its parliamentary discipline and tactics, esp. ensuring attendance and voting in debates.

  1. Chairperson
  2. Spokesperson
  3. Whip
  4. Mouthpiece

37. Flat metal or Porcelain plate fixed on a wall as an ornament or memorial.

  1. tabloid
  2. poster
  3. board
  4. plaque

38. A hole in the ground that shoots out hot water and steam.

  1. geyser
  2. spring
  3. fountain
  4. volcano

39. A person who is unable to pay his debts.

  1. solvent
  2. banker
  3. insolvent
  4. lender

40. A mass of land ice formed by the accumulation of snow on high ground.

  1. glacier
  2. iceberg
  3. mountain
  4. avalanche

41. One who hates mankind

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

42. A person who breaks into a house in order to steal

  1. Poacher
  2. Bandit
  3. Intruder
  4. Burglar

43. Tough tissues in joints -

  1. Ligaments
  2. Endoderm
  3. Muscles
  4. Fibre

44. A triangular tract of deposited earth, alluvium, etc., at the mouth of a river

  1. Sigma
  2. Estuary
  3. Delta
  4. Mangrove

45. Ready to believe anything.

  1. Credible
  2. Incredible
  3. Credulous
  4. Incredulous

46. The art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect.

  1. Taxidermy
  2. Dermatology
  3. Sculpting
  4. Masonry

47. A written statement confirmed by oath.

  1. Injunction
  2. Evidence
  3. Affidavit
  4. Indemnity

48. The Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures.

  1. Origami
  2. Bonsai
  3. Ikebana
  4. Kimono

49. An excessively greedy eater

  1. Connoisseur
  2. Epicure
  3. Glutton
  4. Indolent

50. A special place or building with a track for cycle-racing

  1. Stadium
  2. Velodrome
  3. Arena
  4. Ring

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