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One word substitution test with answers
One word substitution test with answers
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
Q51. Clues available at a scene
(A) circumstantial
(B) derivative
(C) inferential
(D) suggestive
Q52. The animals of a particular region.
(A) Flora
(B) Museum
(C) Zoo
(D) Fauna
Q53. The use of many words where only a few are necessary
(A) circumlocution
(B) circumspection
(C) circumscription
(D) circumvention
Q54. One who is a citizen not of a country but of the world
(A)Bohemian
(B)Cosmopolitan
(C)Philanthropist
(D)Internationalist
Q55. One who has become dependent on something or drugs is
(A) Adamant
(B) Edict
(C) Addict
(D) Derelict
Q56. A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a dram
(A) prologue
(B) dialogue
(C) epilogue
(D) monologue
Q57. Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite.
(A) amphibious
(B) ambiguous
(C) amorphous
(D) confusing
Q58. One who believes in offering equal opportunities to women in all spheres.
(A) male chauvinist
(B) feminist
(C) fatalist
(D) futurist
Q59. The art of good eating
(A) gastronomy
(B) astronomy
(C) vegetarianism
(D) gourmet
Q60. The study of the origin and history of words.
(A) Linguistics
(B) Etymology
(C) Verbose
(D) Anthology
Q61. A person who breaks into a house in order to steal—
(A) Poacher
(B) Bandit
(C) Intruder
(D) Burglar
Q62. The study of maps—
(A) Cartography
(B) Geography
(C) Geology
(D) Atlas
Q63. That which lasts for a short time.
(A) Regular
(B) Transitory
(C) Rotatory
(D) Repository
Q64. Ready to believe anything.
(A) Credible
(B) Incredible
(C) Credulous
(D) Incredulous
Q65. A four footed animal.
(A) Tetraped
(B) Quadruped
(C) Polyped
(D) Double-paired
Q66. One who secretly listens to the talk of others
(A) Spy
(B) Detective
(C) Emissary
(D) Eavesdropper
Q67. One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a State
(A) Monarchist
(B) Anarchist
(C) Autocrat
(D) Naxalite
Q68. A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one
(A) Euphemism
(B) Truism
(C) Favouritism
(D) Altruism
Q69. One who is greedy
(A) Voracious
(B) Avaricious
(C) Carnivorous
(D) Omnivorous
Q70. A place where government/ public records are kept
(A) Archive
(B) Museum
(C) Shelf
(D) Cellar
Q71. Dry weather with no rainfall
(A) Draught
(B) Draft
(C) Drought
(D) Desert
Q72. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks
(A) Megalomania
(B) Dipsomania
(C) Kleptomania
(D) Pyromania
Q73. A place where nuns live and work
(A) Church
(B) School
(C) Abode
(D) Convent
Q74. One who does not follow the usual rules of social life.
(A ) Bohemian
(B) Artisan
(C) Partisan
(D) Physician
Q75. A group of girls
(A) Bevy
(B) Covey
(C) Troupe
(D) Coterie
Q76. Causing or ending in death
(A) Fatal
(B) Deadly
(C) Serious
(D) Dangerous
Q77. One who loves books
(A) Scholar
(B) Bibliographer
(C) Teacher
(D) Bibliophile
Q78. One who has obstinate and narrow religious views
(A) Theosophist
(B) Bigot
(C) Philosopher
(D) Theologian
Q79. Motion of head, hands etc, as a mode of expression indicating attitude.
(A) Gesture
(B) Grin
(C) Gestation
(D) Grimace
Q80. Bitter and violent attack in words
(A) Diaspora
(B) Diacritics
(C) Diadem
(D) Diatribe
Q81. Treatment by means of exercise and massage.
(A) Chemotherapy
(B) Hydrotherapy
(C) Physiotherapy
(D) Psychotherapy
Q82. The abandonment of one's country or cause
(A) Defection
(B) Disloyalty
(C) Desertion
(D) Migration
Q83. A place where birds kept
(A) Aquarium
(B) Den
(C) Aviary
(D) Sanctuary
Q84. Of very bad morals; characterized by debasement or degeneration.
(A) Desultory
(B) Dilapidated
(C) Depraved
(D) Dilatory
Q85. To have a very high opinion of oneself
(A) exaggeration
(B) adulations
(C) abundance
(D) conceited
Q86. One who is given to pleasures of the flesh
(A) terrestrial
(B) epicurean
(C) celestial
(D) pedestrian
Q87. A tank where fish or water plants are kept
(A) Aquarium
(B) Sanatorium
(C) Nursery
(D) Aviary
Q88. A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner as to cause laughter
(A) Cartoon
(B) Cacography
(C) Cartography
(D) Caricature
Q89. The state of being miserable bereft of all possessions
(A) Dependent
(B) Complacent
(C) Destitute
(D) Omnipresent
Q90. To run away with a lover
(A) deceive
(B) cheat
(C) escape
(D) elope
Q91. Science of heredity
(A) hereditary
(B) genetics
(C) genesis
(D) inheritance
Q92. Arrangement in order of occurrence
(A) timely
(B) chronological
(C) chronic
(D) temporal
Q93. Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure
(A) metronome
(B) compass
(C) pedometer
(D) barometer
Q94. To renounce a high position of authority or control
(A) Abduct
(B) Abandon
(C) Abort
(D) Abdicate
Q95. Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong
(A) cleverness
(B) conscience
(C) consciousness
(D) fear
Q96. Loss of memory
(A) Ambrosia
(B) Amnesia
(C) Insomnia
(D) Forgetting
Q97. To struggle helplessly
(A) Flounder
(B) Founder
(C) Fumble
(D) Finger
Q98. A person who writes decoratively
(A) Calligrapher
(B) Collier
(C) Choreographer
(D) Cartographer
Q99. To look at someone in an angry or threatening way
(A) Glower
(B) Gnaw
(C) Gnash
(D) Grind
Q100. Words uttered impiously about God
(A) amoral
(B) philosophy
(C) logic
(D) blasphemy
One word substitution test with answers:
1 | C | 26 | B | 51 | A | 76 | A |
2 | B | 27 | A | 52 | D | 77 | B |
3 | C | 28 | A | 53 | A | 78 | B |
4 | B | 29 | C | 54 | B | 79 | A |
5 | A | 30 | B | 55 | C | 80 | D |
6 | D | 31 | B | 56 | C | 81 | C |
7 | C | 32 | A | 57 | B | 82 | C |
8 | B | 33 | B | 58 | B | 83 | C |
9 | B | 34 | C | 59 | A | 84 | C |
10 | C | 35 | B | 60 | B | 85 | B |
11 | D | 36 | D | 61 | D | 86 | B |
12 | B | 37 | D | 62 | A | 87 | A |
13 | B | 38 | D | 63 | B | 88 | D |
14 | A | 39 | D | 64 | B | 89 | C |
15 | C | 40 | C | 65 | B | 90 | D |
16 | D | 41 | A | 66 | D | 91 | B |
17 | C | 42 | B | 67 | B | 92 | B |
18 | C | 43 | A | 68 | A | 93 | D |
19 | B | 44 | B | 69 | D | 94 | D |
20 | D | 45 | D | 70 | A | 95 | B |
21 | B | 46 | B | 71 | C | 96 | B |
22 | C | 47 | C | 72 | B | 97 | C |
23 | B | 48 | D | 73 | D | 98 | A |
24 | B | 49 | A | 74 | A | 99 | A |
25 | A | 50 | D | 75 | A | 100 | D |
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