ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION - Examples

Practice Set for ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

Instructions: Choose one word from the options given below that matches the definitions correctly given in bold fonts.  

1.     Study of earth.

(1) Seismology               (2) Geology                   

(3) Earthquake               (4) Histology

2.     Fond of entertaining guests.

(1) Entertainer                (2) Fastidious                

(3) Generous                 (4) Hospitable

3.     One who pretends to be what he is not.

(1) Robber                     (2) Fraud                       

(3) Hypocrite                 (4) Fallible

4.     Something that is very essential or necessary.

(1) Incredible                  (2) Indispensable           

(3) Invincible                  (4) Invisible

5.     Person who considers himself superior to others in culture and intellect

(1) Highbrow                  (2) Novice                    

(3) Arbitrator                  (4) Inevitable

6.     Use of new words.

(1) Bibliophile                (2) Rename                  

(3) Nostalgia                 (4) Coinage

7.     A house for storing grains.

(1) Store                       (2) Granary                    

(3) Yard                        (4) Stock

8.     Printed notice of Somebody’s death.

(1) Emeritus                  (2) Amiable                  

(3) Obituary                   (4) Peer

9.     Worship of idols.

(1) Idolatry                     (2) Pessimist                 

(3) Optimist                   (4) Topiary

10.  A person who compiles a dictionary.

(1) Pauper                     (2) Amateur                   

(3) Volunteer                 (4) Lexicographer

11.  One who copies the writing of others
(1) Iconoclast           (2) Plagiarist                  

(3) Truant                      (4) None of these

12.  One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks
(1) Amphibians         (2) Deponent                 

(3) Teetotaler                 (4) None of these

13.  A person who is made to bear the blame due to others
(1) Omnipresent      (2) Anonymous              

(3) Scapegoat               (4) Epilogue

14.  Remain same in pleasure and pain
(1) Amnesty            (2) Stoic                       

(3) Pseudonym              (4) None of these

15.  One who is honorably discharged from service
(1) Nostalgia           (2) Emeritus                  

(3) Idolatry                    (4) None of these

16.  A person who collects postage stamps.

(1) Philatelist                 (2) Avaricious                

(3) Numismatist             (4) Accumulator

17.  That which cannot be conquered.

(1) Indestructible            (2) Invincible                  

(3) Indefensible              (4) Ambiguous 

18.  A man who goes on foot.

(1) Omnipresent             (2) Hiker                        

(3) Pedestrian                (4) Stroller        

19.  A person who speaks less.

(1) Garrulous                 (2) Dandy                      

(3) Blabbermouth           (4) Reticent

20.  The act or habit of talking in one’s sleep.

(1) Somniloquy              (2) Somnambulism        

(3) Stammer                  (4) Monogamy

21.  A man who is always ready to help others.

(1) Civilized                    (2) Kind                         

(3) Samaritan                 (4) Belligerent   

22.  A person who looks on the dark sides of the things.

(1) Pessimist                 (2) Optimist                   

(3) Joyful                       (4) Voracious   

23.  A man who has no money.

(1) Wealthy                    (2) Pauper                     

(3) Gloomy                     (4) Mentor

24.  A man who does not make mistakes.

(1) Intellectual                (2) Perfect                     

(3) Misbehavior              (4) Infallible      

25.  A person who is all powerful.

(1) Omnipotent              (2) Omniscient              

(3) Robust                     (4) Body-builder

26.  A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute.
(1) Platonic              (2) Arbitrator                  

(3) Regicide                   (4) Almanac

27.  Animals living on land as well as in water.
(1) Amphibians         (2) Anonymous              

(3) Pragmatist                (4) Epilogue

28.  A fictitious name opted by a writer is called
(1) Fastidious           (2) Dandy                      

(3) Pseudonym               (4) Amnesty

29.  A group of symptoms which consistently occur together.
(1) Atheist               (2) Philistine                  

(3) Truant                      (4) Syndrome

30.  An associate in an office or institution.
(1) Helper                 (2) Colleague                 

(3) Amateur                   (4) Deponent

31.   To examine one's own thoughts and feelings.
(1) Introspection       (2) Hypocrite                 

(3) Convalescent            (4) None of these

32.  An entertainer who performs difficult physical actions.
(1) Arbitrator            (2) Acrobat                    

(3) Platonic                   (4) None of these

33.  An amount of money or property left to someone in a will.
(1) Voluptuary           (2) Peer                         

(3) Legacy                     (4) None of these

34.  A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc.
(1) House                 (2) Room                      

(3) Home                       (4) Pen

35.  Strong and settled dislike between two persons.
(1) Elysium             (2) Demagogue             

(3) Antipathy                 (4) None of these

36.  A man who can speak two languages.
(1) Amateur              (2) Multilingual               

(3) Bilingual                   (4) None of these

37.  A man who does not make mistakes.
(1) Gullible               (2) Infallible                   

(3) Eccentric                  (4) None of these

38.  That through which light cannot pass.
(1) Opaque              (2) Translucent               

(3) Transparent              (4) None of these

39.  Only flesh eating animal.
(1) Omnivorous         (2) Herbivorous                         

(3) Epicure                    (4) Carnivorous

40.  A branch of science that deals with the study of animals.
(1) Chemistry          (2) Civics                      

(3) Zoology                   (4) None of these

41.  Detailed plan of journey.
(1) Itinerary              (2) Topiary                    

(3) Obituary                   (4) None of these

42.  That which cannot be corrected.
(1) Inevitable              (2) Incorrigible               

(3) Invincible                    (4) None of these

43.  A person pretending to be somebody he is not.
(1) Misogynist           (2) Indefatigable            

(3) Imposter                    (4) None of these

44.  A man who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness.
(1) Mercenary           (2) Omnipotent             

(3) Misanthropist            (4) Cynic

45.  A person who sacrifices his life for a cause.
(1) Philanthropist      (2) Martyr                     

(3) Optimist                   (4) None of these

46.  Atonement for one’s sins.
(1) Pragmatist          (2) Repentance             

(3) Eccentric                  (4) Punishable

47.  A man who does not believe in God.
(1) Theist                 (2) Agnostic                 

(3) Atheist                     (4) Pessimist

48.  Journey to a holy place.
(1) Nostalgia            (2) Visit                         

(3) Mediocre                  (4) Pilgrimage

49.  A person who has a long experience of any occupation.
(1) Veteran              (2) Sadist                      

(3) Punctilious               (4) Blemish

50.  A man who knows many languages.
(1) Taciturn              (2) Amiable                  

(3) Philistine                  (4) Polyglot

51.  Impossible to remove, erase or wash away.

(1) Indelible                   (2) Efface                     

(3) Eradicate                 (4) Abolish

52.  Expressed or characterized by the use of too many words.

(1) Verbose                   (2) Lengthy                    

(3) Brief                         (4) Detail

53.  True, authentic or adequate at first sight.

(1) Glance                     (2) Prima facie              

(3) Look                        (4) Foray

54.  A person who knows everything.

(1) Omnipresent                  (2) Omniscient              

(3) Predictor                        (4) Omnipotent

55.  A man who talks much.

(1) Taciturn                          (2) Garrulous                 

(3) Speaker                          (4) Tillable

56.  That which is against law.
(1) Violent                     (2) Illegal                       

(3) Insipid                            (4) Unruly

57.  An animal that preys on other animals.
(1) Hunter                      (2) Orion                       

(3) Predator                         (4) Dependable

58.  A list of books.
(1) Bibliophile                (2) Catalogue                

(3) Library                           (4) Stock

59.  That which cannot be heard.
(1) Loud                        (2) Inaudible                  

(3) Heard                             (4) Noisy

60.  That which cannot be avoided.
(1) Mandatory                (2) Inevitable                

(3) Necessary                      (4) Unimportant

61.  Murder of a king

(1) Regicide                  (2) Matricide                  

(3) Genocide                 (4) Infanticide

62.  Ready to believe

(1) Credible                   (2) Creditable                

(3) Credulous                (4) Incredible

63.  Murder of a brother

(1) Regicide                  (2) Fratricide                  

(3) Homicide                 (4) Patricide

64.  Voice loud enough to be heard

(1) Oral                         (2) Applaudable             

(3) Audible                    (4) Inaudible

65.  Tending to be silent

(1) Intangible                 (2) Taciturn                    

(3) Unequivocal             (4) Synoptic

66.  Science of sound

(1)   Acoustic                 (2) Algedonics               

(3) Audiology                (4) Aretaics

Answers:

1. (2)     2. (4)      3. (3)     4. (2)     5. (1)     6. (4)     7. (2)     8. (3)     9. (1)     10. (4)

11. (2)   12. (3)    13. (3)   14. (2)   15. (2)   16. (1)   17. (2)   18. (3)   19. (4)      20. (1)

21. (3)   22. (1)    23. (2)   24. (4)   25. (1)   26. (2)   27. (1)   28. (3)   29. (4)      30. (2)

31. (1)   32. (2)    33. (3)   34. (4)   35. (3)   36. (3)   37. (2)   38. (1)   39. (4)      40. (3)

41. (1)   42. (2)   43. (3)   44. (4)   45. (2)   46. (2)    47. (3)   48. (4)   49. (1)      50. (4)

51. (1)   52. (1)   53. (2)   54. (2)   55. (2)   56. (2)    57. (3)   58. (2)   59. (2)      60. (2)

61. (1)   62. (3)   63. (2)   64. (3)   65. (2)   66. (1)