One word substitution Practice questions set 2







Practice questions on One-word Substitution set 2


Q1 The place where public, government or historical records are kept

(A)Coffer

(B)Pantry

(C)Archives

(D)Scullery

Q2 . List of issues to be discussed at a meeting

(A)schedule

(B)agenda

(C)time-table

(D)plan

Q3. A person who is fluent in two languages

(A)Versatile

(B)Expert

(C)Bilingual

(D) Knowledgeable

Q4. One who eats human flesh

(A)Maneater

(B)Cannibal

(C)Beast

(D)Savage

Q5. The quality of being politely firm and demanding

(A) assertive

(B)bossy

(C) aggressive

(D) lordy

Q6 To feel or express disapproval of something or someone

(A)declare

(B)deprive

(C)depreciate

(D)deprecate

Q7. Animals that can live on land and in water

(A)anthropoids

(B)aquatics

(C)amphibians

(D)Aquarians

Q8. To agree to something

(A)assure

(B)assent

(C)adapt

(D)adhere

Q9. A lover of books

(A)bibliomaniac

(B)bibliophile

(C)bibliographer

(D)bilingualism

Q10. To keep a great person or event in people’s memory

(A)communicate

(B)commensurate

(C)commemorate

(D)commiserate

Q11. A person who is physically dependent on a substance

(A)Criminal

(B)Martyr

(C)Gladiator

(D)Addict

Q12. Failing to discharge one’s duty

(A)Debacle

(B) Dereliction

(C) Determination

(D)Deterrent

Q13. Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well

(A)ambivert

(B)ambidextrous

(C)ambivalent

(D)ambitious

Q14. To confirm with the help of evidence

(A)corroborate

(B)implicate

(C)designate

(D)extricate

Q15. Capable of being interpreted in two ways

(A)confusing

(B)unclear

(C)ambiguous

(D)ambivert

Q16. Fit to be eaten

(A)legible

(B)credible

(C)audible

(D)edible

Q17. Always ready to attack or quarrel

(A)creative

(B)impatient

(C)aggressive

(D)malicious

Q18. Fluent and clear in speech

(A)emotional

(B)enthusiastic

(C)articulate

(D)confident

Q19. Spoken or done without preparation

(A)verbose

(B)extempore

(C)amateur

(D)verbation

Q20. One who gains benefit from something

(A)a benefactor

(B)a miser

(C)a hermit

(D)a beneficiary

Q21. A list of books available in a library

(A)Catalogue

(B)Bibliography

(C)Backlist

(D)Index

Q22. One who performs daring gymnastic feats

(A)Athlete

(B)Juggler

(C)Acrobat

(D)Conjuror

Q23 A person of good understanding knowledge and

reasoning power

(A) Expert

(B) Intellectual

(C) Snob

(D) Literate

Q24 Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous

(A) Evade

(B) Evacuate

(C) Avoid

(D) Exterminate

Q25. One who is fond of fighting

(A) Bellicose

(B) Aggressive

(C) Belligerent

(D) Militant

Q26 A person not sure of the existence of god

(A) Cynic

(B) Agnostic

(C) Atheist

(D) Theist

Q27 A place that provides refuge

(A) Asylum

(B) Sanatorium

(C) Shelter

(D) Orphanage

Q28 A story in which ideas are symbolized as people

(A)Allegory

(B)Fable

(C)Legend

(D)Parable

Q29 That which is clearly understood

(A)ambiguous

(B)dexterity

(C)unambiguous

(D)monoism

Q30 Short lived or fleeting

(A)permanent

(B)ephemeral

(C)effeminate

(D)optimist

Q31 The gradual recovery of health and strength after disease

(A)destitute

(B)convalescence

(C)emeritus

(D)asylum

Q32 One who eats excessively

(A)glutton

(B)lean

(C)neologism

(D)omniscient

Q33 Underground place for storing wine or other provisions.

(A)Garage

(B) Cellar

(C) Attic

(D) Hall

Q34 Free somebody from blame or guilt

(A)excuse

(B) reprimand

(C) exonerate

(D) acquit

Q35 One who plays for pleasure rather than as a profession.

(A) player

( B) Amateur

(C) Performer

(D) Actor

Q36 That which can be drunk

(A) edible

( B) palatable

(C) Potable

(D) culpable

Q37 One who is neither intelligent nor dull

(A) ordinary

B) average

(C) fair

D) mediocre

Q38 Person leading a life of strict self discipline

(A)hedonist

(B) disciplinarian

(C) atheist

(D) ascetic

Q39 A person who loves everybody

(A)egoist

(B) fatalist

(C) humanist

(D) altruist

Q40 A small village or a group of houses.

(A) community

(B) settlement

(C) hamlet

(D) colony

Q41 Fear of being in closed, isolated places:

(A) Claustrophobia

(B) Depression

(C) Schizophrenia

(D) Neurosis

Q42 A roundabout way of expression:

(A) Wordiness

(B) Circumlocution

(C) Verbosity

(D) Euphemism

Q43 The theory that gods and goddesses have human form:

(A) Anthropomorphism

(B)Anthropology

(C) Avatars

(D) Incarnation

Q44 The science of sound

(A) Percussion

(B) Acoustics

(C) Sonography

(D) Sonology

Q45 One who can use both his left and right hands:

(A) Double-dealing

(B) Multitasker

(C) Disingenuous

(D)Ambidextrous

Q46 Loss of voice:

(A) Voicelessness

(B) Aphonia

(C) Freeze

(D) Phonology

Q47 Of unknown authorship:

(A) Incognito

(B) Pseudo

(C) Anonymous

(D) Unidentified

Q48 A hundred year old man:

(A) Century

(B) Centurion

(C) Cent

(D) Centenarian

Q49 Something resulting in death:

(A) Fatal

(B) Fateful

(C) Destructive

(D) Catastrophic

Q50 Counterfeiting a document:

(A) Fabrication

(B) Imitation

(C) Sham

(D) Forgery







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