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English – One Word Substitution – Set 30
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- The test contains 20 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
- You have to finish the test in 10 minutes.
- You are awarded 1 mark for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
- There is no negative marking for questions you do not attempt.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
To confirm with the help of evidence- A. extricate
- B. designate
- C. implicate
- D. corroborate
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. corroborate
The correct one word is corroborate.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The time between midnight and noon- A. Antipodes
- B. Antenatal
- C. Afternoon
- D. Ante – meridian
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Answer: D. Ante – meridian
The correct one word is Ante – meridian.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who is a dabbler in arts,science or literature- A. Maestro
- B. Connoisseur
- C. Dilettante
- D. Aesthete
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Answer: C. Dilettante
The correct one word is Dilettante.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
To look at someone in an angry or threatening way- A. Gnaw
- B. Grind
- C. Glower
- D. Gnash
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Answer: C. Glower
The correct one word is Glower.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A post with little work but high salary- A. Director
- B. Sinecure
- C. Ombudsman
- D. Trustee
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Answer: B. Sinecure
The correct one word is Sinecure.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Failing to discharge one’s duty- A. Deterrent
- B. Dereliction
- C. Determination
- D. Debacle
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Answer: B. Dereliction
The correct one word is Dereliction.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A long journey especially by sea- A. odyssey
- B. voyage
- C. flight
- D. safari
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Answer: B. voyage
The correct one word is voyage.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Person who is rough and ill mannered- A. sycophant
- B. debonair
- C. boorish
- D. cajole
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Answer: C. boorish
The correct one word is boorish.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An unconventional style of living- A. bohemian
- B. abysmal
- C. matinee
- D. dilettante
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Answer: A. bohemian
The correct one word is bohemian.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who is brilliant performer of music on stage- A. verbatim
- B. virtuoso
- C. vibrant
- D. verso
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Answer: B. virtuoso
The correct one word is virtuoso.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A verse letter- A. epitaph
- B. epistle
- C. testament
- D. erudite
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Answer: B. epistle
The correct one word is epistle.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Shaking movement of the ground- A. Vibrate
- B. Shiver
- C. Tremor
- D. Oscillate
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Answer: C. Tremor
The correct one word is Tremor.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A hater of knowledge and learning- A. Misogynist.
- B. Misologist
- C. Philologist
- D. Bibliophile
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Answer: B. Misologist
The correct one word is Misologist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A place where fruit trees are grown- A. plantation
- B. orchard
- C. garden
- D. farm
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Answer: B. orchard
The correct one word is orchard.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A fictitious name used by an author- A. homonym
- B. alibi
- C. pseudonym
- D. anonymous
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Answer: C. pseudonym
The correct one word is pseudonym.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who helps a person in need- A. collaborator
- B. mercenary
- C. samaritan
- D. veteran
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Answer: C. samaritan
The correct one word is samaritan.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An established principle of practical wisdom- A. Marxism
- B. Platonism
- C. Maxim
- D. Neologism
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Answer: C. Maxim
The correct one word is Maxim.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A general pardon of offenders- A. acquittal
- B. parley
- C. amnesty
- D. parole
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Answer: C. amnesty
The correct one word is amnesty.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The art of preserving skin of animals, birds and fish- A. philology
- B. taxonomy
- C. taxidermy
- D. seismology
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Answer: C. taxidermy
The correct one word is taxidermy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Very dramatic- A. hypocritic
- B. hoary
- C. hirsute
- D. histrionic
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Answer: D. histrionic
The correct one word is histrionic.