Single Word Substitution 5
Single Word Substitution 5
Q. Choose the single word substitution of the given sentence or phrase from the options.
401. A person who has just started learning
(a) Foreman
(b) Apprentice
(c) Accomplice
(d) Novice
Ans: (b). Single Word Substitution 5
402. Indifference to pleasure or pain
(a) Docility
(b) Stoicism
(c) Patience
(d) Reticence
Ans: (b)
403. A person who makes and sells women’s hat
(a) Draper
(b) Tinker
(c) Milliner
(d) Farrier
Ans: (c).Single Word Substitution 5
404. The doctrine that human souls pass from one body to another at the time of death
(a) Transition
(b) Metamorphosis
(c) Transmigration
(d) Extrapolation
Ans: (c)
405. Science of bodily structure
(a) Anthropology
(b) Neurology
(c) Hygiene
(d) Anatomy
Ans: (d)
406. Printed notice of somebody’s death
(a) Condolence
(b) Calumny
(c) Obituary
(d) Ouija
Ans: (c).
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407. A thing liable to be easily broken
(a) Breakable
(b) Ductile
(c) Brittle
(d) Delicate
Ans: (c)
408. To come as a settler into another country
(a)Alienate
(b) Emigrate
(c) Migrate
(d) Immigrate
Ans: (d)
409. A written declaration made on oath in the presence of a magistrate
(a) Voucher
(b) Dossier
(c) Affidavit
(a) Document
Ans: (c)
410. People in a rowdy scene
(a) Individual
(b) Discrete
(c) Congregation
(d) Rabble
Ans: (d)
411. People at a lecture or concert
(a) Congregation
(b) Audience
(c) Mob
(d) Spectators
Ans: (b)
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412. That which makes it difficult to recognise the presence of real nature of somebody or something
(a) Cover
(b) Mask
(c) Camouflage
(d) Pretence
Ans: (c)
413. The public building where weapons and ammunition are made or stored
(a) Godown
(b) Cellar
(c) Armoury
(d) Arsenal
Ans: (d)
414. A man who is having the qualities of a woman
(a) Loquacious
(b) Celibate
(c) Effeminate
(d) Epicurean
Ans: (c)
415. A person who pretends to be somebody else
(a) Imposter
(b) Liar
(c) Rogue
(d) Magician
Ans: (a)
416. A person 70 to 79 years old
(a) Nonagenarian
(b) Centenarian
(c) Octogenarian
(d) Septuagenarian
Ans: (d)
417. Fear of going to bed
(a) Clinophobia
(b) Ballistophobia
(c) Xenophobia
(d) Stenophobia
Ans: (a)
418. Bring to an end
(a) Hurl
(b) Hustle
(c) Final
(d) Finish
Ans: (d)
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419. Interested mainly in a small group, country etc.
(a) Fanatic
(b) Patriotic
(c) Insular
(d) Usurer
Ans: (c)
420. A physician who delivers babies
(a) Paediatrician
(b) Obstetrician
(c) Gynaecologist
(d) Psychiatrist
Ans: (b)
421. The period between the two reigns
(a) Interregnum
(b) Lapse
(c) Intermission
(d) Stasis
Ans: (a)
422. Property inherited from one’s father or ancestor
(a) Alimony
(b) Patrimony
(c) Inheritance
(d) Legacy
Ans: (b).Single Word Substitutio
423. A poem in short stanzas narrating a popular story
(a) Ballet
(b) Epic
(c) Ballad
(d) Sonnet
Ans: (c)
424. A word no longer in use
(a) Exotic
(b) Primitive
(c) Obsolete
(d) Ancient
Ans: (d)
425. One who eats human flesh
(a) Beast
(b) Savage
(c) Carnivorous
(d) Cannibal
Ans: (d)
426. A person who enters without any invitation
(a) Burglar
(b) Intruder
(c) Thief
(d) Vandal
Ans: (b)
427. A person who sneaks into a country using a false name with a hostile intention
(a) Infiltrator
(b) Sniper
(c) Invader
(d) Aggressor
Ans: (a)
428. One who thinks that human nature is essentially evil
(a) Agnostic
(b) Cynic
(c) Misogynist
(d) Sceptic
Ans: (b)
429. Lack of enough blood
(a) Amnesia
(b) Insomnia
(c) Anaemia
(d) Allergy
Ans: (c).Single Word Substitution 5
430. The creature having both male and female organs
(a) Homosexual
(b) Sodomite
(c) Hermaphrodite
(d) Masochist
Ans: (c)
431. Causing difficulty or hard to deal with
(a) Awkward
(b) Rustic
(c) Bumpkin
(d) Villager
Ans: (c)
432. A short journey taken as a leisure activity
(a) Hike
(b) Excursion
(c) Picnic
(d) Stroll
Ans: (b)
433. Connoisseur of choice food
(a) Gourmand
(b) Glutton
(c) Gourmet
(d) Greedy
Ans: (c)
434. The act of violating the sanctity of a church
(a) Blasphemy
(b) Sacrilege
(c) Desecration
(d) Heresy
Ans: (b). Single Word Substitution
435. The caretaker of a person or a thing
(a) Dean
(b) Curator
(c) Custodian
(d) Warden
Ans: (c)
436. One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige
(a) Aristocrat
(b) Affluent
(c) Maverick
(d) Parvenu
Ans: (d)
437. A socially awkward person from the countryside (village).
(a) Philanderer
(b) Rustic
(c) Bumpkin
(d) Villager
Ans: (c)
438. A person’s first speech
(a) Preface
(b) Maiden
(c) Opener
(d) Extempore
Ans: (b). Single Word Substitution
439. A person who lives a solitary life and avoids other people
(a) Venerable
(b) Sage
(c) Quietus
(d) Recluse
Ans: (d)
440. One who does not know how to save money
(a) Reckless
(b) Lavish
(c) Spendthrift
(d) Careless
Ans: (c)
441. The interval between two events or two periods of time
(a) Intermission
(b) Interlude
(c) Interpolation
(d) Appendix
Ans: (b)
442. An expert judge in matters of taste
(a) Connoisseur
(b) Glutton
(c) Gourmet
(d) Greedy
Ans: (a)
443. Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin
(a) Favouritism
(b) Nepotism
(c) Worldliness
(d) Corruption
Ans: (b). Single Word Substitution
444. The loop of rope with a running knot used to hang a person
(a) Noose
(b) Cable
(c) Cord
(d) Chord
Ans: (a)
445. Irrational fear of crowds
(a) Ochlophobia
(b) Claustrophobia
(c) Sitophobia
(d) Astrophobia
Ans: (a)
446. A person who readily believes others
(a) Credible
(b) Credulous
(c) Sensible
(d) Sensitive
Ans: (b)
447. The thing that can be felt or touched
(a) Pandemic
(b) Palpable
(c) Panchromatic
(d) Paltry
Ans: (b)
458. A person who is very talkative
(a) Garrulous
(b) Speaker
(c) Orator
(d) Laxative
Ans: (a). Single Word Substitution
449. A person who is skilled in horsemanship
(a) Cavalier
(b) Equestrian
(c) Cavalryman
(d) Jockey
Ans: (b)
450. One who talks continuously
(a) Impecunious
(b) Loquacious
(c) Avaricious
(d) Voracious
Ans: (b)
451. Explicit undertaking to do something
(a) Agreement
(b) Decision
(c) Settlement
(d) Promise
Ans: (d). Single Word Substitution
452. A book containing summarised information on all branches of knowledge
(a) Dictionary
(b) Anthology
(c) Encyclopaedia
(d) Directory
Ans: (c)
453. To surround with armed forces
(a) Seize
(b) Attack
(c) Cease
(d) Besiege
Ans: (d)
454. Place where bankers exchange cheques and adjust balances
(a) Clearing-house
(b) Exchequer
(c) Commerce
(d) Bank
Ans: (a)
455. People in a riot
(a) Individual
(b) Separate
(c) Congregation
(d) Mob
Ans: (d). Single Word Substitution
456. A house providing accommodation for travellers
(a) Cafe
(b) Inn
(c) Restaurant
(d) Motel
Ans: (b)
457. A paper written in one’s own handwriting
(a) Manuscript
(b) Scroll
(c) Parchment
(d) Transcript
Ans: (a)
458. Forcing out (blood, etc.) from its vessel
(a) Extrapolate
(b) Extravasate
(c) Exuberate
(d) Extricate
Ans: (b)
459. Interested in and clever at many things
(a) Manicure
(b) Manifest
(c) Intelligent
(d) Versatile
Ans: (d)
460. A place of good climate for ill people
(a) Sanatorium
(b) Hospital
(c) Cemetery
(d) Asylum
Ans: (a)
461. Walk in a vain, self-important way
(a) Jog
(b) Trek
(c) Trudge
(d) Strut
Ans: (d)
462. Runaway from home with lover
(a) Ostracize
(b) Vanquish
(c) Abscond
(d) Elope
Ans: (d). Single Word Substitution
463. Murder of a new-born child
(a) Infanticide
(b) Regicide
(c) Fratricide
(d) Homicide
Ans: (a)
464. A person appointed by two parties to settle a dispute
(a) Arbiter
(b) Middleman
(c) Negotiator
(d) Mediator
Ans: (a)
465. A tumour that is not likely to spread
(a) Benign
(b) Localised
(c) Malignant
(d) Dead
Ans: (a). Single Word Substitution
466. The normal abode of an animal or plant
(a) Environment
(b) Habitat
(c) Settlement
(d) Niche
Ans: (b)
467. One who speaks or understands many languages
(a) Grammarian
(b) Scholar
(c) Linguist
(d) Polyglot
Ans: (d)
568. An alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, with explanations
(a) Appendix
(b) Index
(c) Bibliography
(d) Glossary
Ans: (d)
469. The rule of a person who is tyrant
(a) Anarchy
(b) Despotism
(c) Dictatorship
(d) Tyranny
Ans: (b)
470. Room with toilet facilities
(a) Suite
(b) Deluxe
(c) Lavatory
(d) Cabin
Ans: (c). Single Word Substitution
471. A group of fixed stars
(a) Congregation
(b) Cluster
(c) Constellation
(d) Galaxy
Ans: (c)
472. Incapable of being explained or accounted for
(a) Incredible
(b) Inexplicable
(c) Inexpressible
(d) Inexplicit
Ans: (b)
473. That which cannot be repaired or made good
(a) Irreplaceable (b) Irrevocable (c) Irreconcilable (d) Irreparable
Ans: (d)
474. A form of dramatic performance consisting of dancing and acting
(a) Mask
(b) Mosque
(c) Masque
(d) Mascot
Ans: (b)
475. To remove the skin of a potato or an orange
(a) Pare
(b) Peel
(c) Stripe
(d) Shave
Ans: (b)
476. Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island
(a) Archipelago
(b) Isthmus
(c) Peninsula
(d) Lagoon
Ans: (c)
477. That which can be carried
(a) Handy
(b) Portable
(c) Potable
(d) Bearable
Ans: (b)
478. A rough and bad-mannered person
(a) Boor
(b) Oaf
(c) Lout
(d) Yokel
Ans: (a). Single Word Substitution
479. A statement that cannot be understood
(a) Inexplicable
(b) Illegible
(c) Incomprehensible
(d) Infallible
Ans: (c)
480. To talk without respect for something sacred or holy
(a) Blasphemy
(b) Obscenity
(c) Rudeness
(d) Vulgarity
Ans: (a). Single Word Substitution
481. That which is perceptible by touch
(a) Contingent
(b) Tenacious
(c) Contagious
(d) Tangible
Ans: (d)
482. The plants and vegetation of a region
(a) Environment
(b) Fauna
(c) Landscape
(d) Flora
Ans: (d)
483. A perception without objective reality
(a) Hallucination
(b) Illusion
(c) Dyspepsia
(d) Allusion
Ans: (a)
484. Something which can be taken for granted
(a) Doctrine
(b) Maxim
(c) Tenet
(d) Postulate
Ans: (d)
485. A violent and bad-tempered woman
(a) Prostitute
(b) Concubine
(c) Virago
(d) Amazon
Ans: (c)
486. Open rebellion of soldiers and sailors against lawful authority
(a) Revolution
(b) Revolt
(c) Mutiny
(d) Anarchy
Ans: (c). Single Word Substitution
487. Words used in ancient times but no longer in general use now
(a) Extinct
(b) Current
(c) Modern
(d) Archaic
Ans: (d)
488. To congratulate someone in a formal manner
(a) Wish
(b) Solemnize
(c) Celebrate
(d) Felicitate
Ans: (d). Single Word Substitution
489. Seat on elephant’s back
(a) Saddle
(b) Howdah
(c) Lounge
(d) Hoof
Ans: (b)
490. A verse letter
(a) Epistle
(b) Epitaph
(c) Pantomime
(d) Lay
Ans: (a)
491. A person interested in reading books and nothing else
(a) Student
(b) Bookworm
(c) Book-keeper
(d) Scholar
Ans: (b)
492. A school for infants and young children
(a) Kindergarten
(b) Nursery
(c) Infantile
(d) School
Ans: (a). Single Word Substitution
493. The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect
(a) Onomatopoeia
(b) Malapropism
(c) Neologism
(d) Pun
Ans: (b)
494. A complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments /Joint sovereignty exercised over the country by two or more countries
(a) Condominium
(b) Colonialism
(c) Pandemonium
(d) Entente
Ans: (a)
495. Deviation or departure from common rule or standard
(a) Heterogeneity
(b) Anomaly
(c) Unanimity
(d) Anonymity
Ans: (b). Single Word Substitution
496. One who eats everything
(a) Omnipotent
(b) Omnivorous
(c) Omniscient
(d) Insolvent
Ans: (b)
497. A place adjoining kitchen, for washing dishes etc.
(a) Cellar
(b) Wardrobe
(c) Scullery
(d) Pantry
Ans: (c)
498. A person who is bad in spelling
(a) Calligraphist
(b) Pedant
(c) Cacographist
(d) Linguist
Ans: (c). Single Word Substitution
499. One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen
(a) Alien
(b) Native
(c) Primitive
(d) Prodigal
Ans: (a) Single Word Substitution
500. A sea abounding in islands /A sea having many islands.
(a) Archipelago
(b) Strait
(c) Ocean
(d) Gulf
Ans: (a) 0 0 0
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