Practice Exercise 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. A four-wheeled carriage for a baby, pushed by a person on foot.

  1. Pram
  2. Spam
  3. Buggie
  4. Cart

2. To cut something into two pieces.

  1. severe
  2. sever
  3. sewer
  4. sow

3. A bicycle for two or more people.

  1. barrow
  2. toboggan
  3. tricycle
  4. tandem

4. Act of deceiving somebody in order to make money.

  1. fraud
  2. robbery
  3. pickpocket
  4. theft

5. A word which reads the same when read forward or backwards

  1. abbreviation
  2. anagram
  3. palindrome
  4. homonym

6. Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses and therefore not definite

  1. amphibious
  2. ambiguous
  3. amorphous
  4. confusing

7. A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another

  1. palindrome
  2. acronym
  3. anagram
  4. hologram

8. Anything which is no longer in use

  1. obscure
  2. obsolete
  3. pristine
  4. lapsed

9. A person coming to a foreign land to settle there.

  1. immigrant
  2. emigrant
  3. tourist
  4. settler

10. A thrown object or a weapon capable of returning to thrower.

  1. missile
  2. boomerang
  3. harpoon
  4. catapult

11. One who goes to settle in another country

  1. Immigrant
  2. Alien
  3. Citizen
  4. Emigrant

12. Strong concentrated black coffee made under steam pressure

  1. Instant
  2. Filter
  3. Espresso
  4. Coke

13. Belonging to all parts of the world -

  1. Versatile
  2. Universal
  3. Cosmopolitan
  4. Secular

14. One who walks on ropes

  1. Funambulist
  2. Upholsterer
  3. Acrobat
  4. Aviator

15. The study of the origin and history of words

  1. Linguistics
  2. Etymology
  3. Verbose
  4. Anthology

16. A word formed from the initial letters of other words

  1. Palindrome
  2. Homonym
  3. Anagram
  4. Acronym

17. The study of maps

  1. Cartography
  2. Geography
  3. Geology
  4. Atlas

18. Extreme or irrational fear of heights

  1. Acrophobia
  2. Agoraphobia
  3. Claustrophobia
  4. Anthrophobia

19. The first model of a new device

  1. Prototype
  2. Sculpture
  3. Icon
  4. Photograph

20. A building where an audience sits-

  1. Aquarium
  2. Gymnasium
  3. Auditorium
  4. Stadium

21. A house or flat on the roof or the top floor of a tall building.

  1. Dormitory
  2. Penthouse
  3. Gable
  4. Skyscraper

22. A Greek mythological horse with wings.

  1. Unicorn
  2. Phoenix
  3. Pegasus
  4. Sphinx

23. A four footed animal.

  1. Tetraped
  2. Quadruped
  3. Polyped
  4. Double-paired

24. A person who believes in the total abolition of war.

  1. Socialist
  2. Communist
  3. Fascist
  4. Pacifist

25. Constant effort to achieve something.

  1. Patience
  2. Vigour
  3. Attempt
  4. Perseverance


SentenceAns

26. One who collects coins

  1. Archaeologist
  2. Numismatist
  3. Philatelist
  4. Connoisseur

27. Dangerous and beautiful creatures in Greek mythology who lured sailors with their enchanting music to shipwreck on the rocky coast.

  1. Siren
  2. Virago
  3. Vixen
  4. Sphinx

28. Customs and habits of a particular group :

  1. Mores
  2. Traditions
  3. Rites
  4. Rituals

29. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

  1. Pass
  2. Strait
  3. Peninsula
  4. Isthmus

30. Indifference to pleasure or pain

  1. Perseverance
  2. Tolerance
  3. Stoicism
  4. Reticence

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

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

46. A system of Government in which only one political party is allowed to function :

  1. Oligarchy
  2. Dictatorship
  3. Totalitarianism
  4. Theocracy

47. A body of persons appointed to hear evidence and give their verdict in trials.

  1. Association
  2. Council
  3. Bar
  4. Jury

48. Concluding part of a literary work

  1. Epilogue
  2. Bibliography
  3. Soliloquy
  4. Episode

49. Succession of rulers belonging to one family.

  1. Dynasty
  2. Lineage
  3. Ancestry
  4. Progeny

50. The act of wilfully telling an untruth when on oath.

  1. Testimony
  2. Perjury
  3. Affidavit
  4. Petition

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