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English – One Word Substitution – Set 45
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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:
The study of languages- A. Anthropology
- B. Lexicography
- C. Philosophy
- D. Philology
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Philology
The correct one word is Philology.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Sharp and direct- A. Anodyne
- B. Zoonic
- C. Acerbic
- D. Acidic
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Answer: C. Acerbic
The correct one word is Acerbic.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
After my father passed away, I used to look at a series of stars, trying to find the unknown.- A. Horde
- B. Galaxy
- C. Constellation
- D. Caravan
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Answer: C. Constellation
The correct one word is Constellation.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person having significant experience in an occupation- A. Agnostic
- B. Novice
- C. Veteran
- D. Fastidious
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Answer: C. Veteran
The correct one word is Veteran.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The act of washing oneself- A. Solutions
- B. Steaming
- C. Bathing
- D. Ablutions
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Answer: D. Ablutions
The correct one word is Ablutions.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A very expensive and elaborately built tomb- A. Mosque
- B. Mausoleum
- C. Cemetery
- D. Masterpiece
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Answer: B. Mausoleum
The correct one word is Mausoleum.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A place where coins and medals are made.- A. Mine
- B. Barn
- C. Office
- D. Mint
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Answer: D. Mint
The correct one word is Mint.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An excessively intense desire for returning to past or lost conditions- A. Paranoia
- B. Glitterati
- C. Affection
- D. Nostalgia
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Answer: D. Nostalgia
The correct one word is Nostalgia.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The act of killing one’s mother- A. Uxoricide
- B. Homicide
- C. Matricide
- D. Regicide
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Answer: C. Matricide
The correct one word is Matricide.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Today my dad will teach me how to make a small shelter for my dog.- A. shed
- B. kennel
- C. Canal
- D. Burrow
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Answer: B. kennel
The correct one word is kennel.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists- A. Aboriginal
- B. Ancient
- C. Native
- D. Original
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Answer: A. Aboriginal
The correct one word is Aboriginal.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An eccentric manner of living- A. Bohemian
- B. Gourmet
- C. Misanthrope
- D. Numismatist
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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:
The property left to someone by a will- A. Lexical
- B. Legend
- C. Ledger
- D. Legacy
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Answer: D. Legacy
The correct one word is Legacy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A small island- A. Lagoon
- B. Islet
- C. Isthmus
- D. Closet
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Answer: B. Islet
The correct one word is Islet.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A group of stars having a particular shape- A. Planet
- B. Constellation
- C. Orbit
- D. Galaxy
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Answer: B. Constellation
The correct one word is Constellation.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A huge building with a spacious area to house aircrafts.- A. House
- B. Airport
- C. Hanger
- D. Hangar
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Answer: D. Hangar
The correct one word is Hangar.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Allowance given to a wife from her husband on separation- A. Alimony
- B. Allegory
- C. Advocacy
- D. Affidavit
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Answer: A. Alimony
The correct one word is Alimony.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Formal forgiveness of a person’s sins- A. Absolutism
- B. Ablutions
- C. Forgiveness
- D. Absolution
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Answer: D. Absolution
The correct one word is Absolution.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Holding on to something or keeping an opinion with determination- A. Obnoxious
- B. Loquacious
- C. Tenacious
- D. Gracious
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Answer: C. Tenacious
The correct one word is Tenacious.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A perfectionist- A. Meticulous
- B. Omniscient
- C. Optimist
- D. Ambidextrous
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Answer: A. Meticulous
The correct one word is Meticulous.