One Word Substitution for competitive examinations

 Sample Questions

Format

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one that can be substituted for the given words/sentences in the following questions:

 

1. One who sacrifices his life for a cause

(a) patriot (b) martyr (c) soldier (d) revolutionary

 

2. A person interested in reading books and nothing else

(a) book-keeper (b) scholar (c) bookworm (d) student

 

3. A person who brings goods illegally into the country

(a) importer (b) exporter (c) fraud (d) smuggler

 

4. Yearly celebration of a date or an event

(a) birthday (b) anniversary (c) jubilee (d) centenary

 

5. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence

(a) communism (b) capitalism (c) internationalism (d) imperialism

 

6. The murder of the king is called a

(a) homicide (b) matricide (c) patricide (d) regicide

 

7. Allowance paid by a husband to his wife on legal separation is

(a) compensation (b) alimony (c) substance (d) maintenance

 

8. A tank in which fish are kept is called an

(a) aquarium (b) aquacade (c) aquatint (d) aquatone

 

9. Talking disrespectfully of sacred things is called

(a) blasphemy (b) heresy (c) atheism (d) apostasy

 

10. A person who studies the formation of the earth

(a) meteorologist (b) anthropologist (c) geologist (d) seismologist

 

 

 

Answers

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d) 

6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)

 

 

 

 

List of Important One-Word Substitutes

Person who looks at the dark side of everything- pessimist

 

Person who looks at the bright side of everything- optimist

 

Person who abstains from all alcoholic drinks- teetotaller

 

One who conceals his identity as a writer under an assumed pen-name –pseudonym

 

One who eats everything- omnivorous

 

Animal that eats flesh or other animals- carnivorous

 

Animals that can live on land and water –amphibians

 

Person who knows or can speak many languages -polyglot

 

Child without parents- orphan

 

That which can be eaten- edible

 

That which can be easily digested- palatable

 

A state of perfect balance- equilibrium

 

That which lasts forever or is never-ending- eternal

 

A speech without any previous preparation- extempore

 

A hater of women- misogynist

 

A person who is very fond of sensuous enjoyment- hedonist

 

A person with refined taste in food and wine- epicure

 

Specialist of diseases of infants- paediatrician

 

The large-scale departure of people- exodus

 

Disease that spreads by contact- contagious

 

Person who is hard to please- dissenter

 

Person who believes in God -theist

 

Person who does not believe in the existence of God- atheist

 

Person leading a life of strict self-discipline- ascetic

 

 

 

 

 

Workout

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one that can be substituted for the given words/phrase:

1. The people in a theatre or cinema

(a) assembly (b) crowd (c) audience (d) spectators

2. A man who operates on sick people

(a) operator (b) surgeon (c) physician (d) physiotherapist

3. A book containing summarized information on all branches of knowledge

(a) dictionary (b) encyclopaedia (c) anthology (d) directory

4. An instrument for viewing objects at a distance

(a) telescope (b) microscope (c) periscope (d) kaleidoscope

5. A hater of learning and knowledge

(a) illiterate (b) bibliophile (c) misologist (d) misogynist

6. A person who looks at the dark side of everything

(a) sadist (b) blind (c) pessimist (d) optimist

7. Animals who eat flesh of another animal

(a) maneater (b) beast (c) carnivorous (d) cannibal

8. Animals that can live on land and water

(a) aquatic (b) amphibians (c) reptiles (d) gregarious

9. One who eats everything

(a) carnivorous (b) gourmet (c) omnivorous (d) omnipotent

 

10. A woman having several husbands at the same time

(a) polygamy (b) polyandry (c) polysexual (d) polyglot

11. The state of complete continence on the part of a woman

(a) celibacy (b) virginity (c) unmarried (d) spinster

12. A person who hates women

(a) intolerant (b) misogamist (c) bigamist (d) gullible

13. Destruction of unborn baby in mother’s womb

(a) foeticide (b) infecticide (c) abortion (d) regicide

14. A sleeping room for many persons

(a) boarding (b) hostel (c) dormitory (d) dwelling

15. One who murders one’s mother

(a) genocide (b) gamicide (c) matricide (d) patricide

 

 

 

 

Answers

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 

6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b) 

11. (b) 12. (b)13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (c)