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English – One Word Substitution – Set 46
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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.
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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:
Fail to notice; ignore; condone (an offence etc.)- A. Overlook
- B. Overlong
- C. Overly
- D. Overlie
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Answer: A. Overlook
The correct one word is Overlook.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A room where dead bodies are kept until burial- A. Mortuary
- B. Sanatorium
- C. Safari
- D. Museum
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Answer: A. Mortuary
The correct one word is Mortuary.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone- A. Defection
- B. Delegate
- C. Degeneration
- D. Defamation
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Answer: D. Defamation
The correct one word is Defamation.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously or literally- A. Hypocrisy
- B. Hyperbole
- C. Hippocrates
- D. Hypertext
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Answer: B. Hyperbole
The correct one word is Hyperbole.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Cancel or do away with (a law or agreement)- A. Ultimation
- B. Prorogation
- C. Cancellation
- D. Abrogate
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Answer: D. Abrogate
The correct one word is Abrogate.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
To keep postponing doing a task later because you’re lazy- A. Diligent
- B. Multi-task
- C. Leave
- D. Procrastinate
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Answer: D. Procrastinate
The correct one word is Procrastinate.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A battle or anything involving or causing much bloodshed- A. Sanguinary
- B. Ineffable
- C. Redtapism
- D. Autocracy
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Answer: A. Sanguinary
The correct one word is Sanguinary.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something which is worth believing- A. Credible
- B. Spurious
- C. Expedient
- D. Impending
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Answer: A. Credible
The correct one word is Credible.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Strong hostility- A. Animalistic
- B. Anonymity
- C. Animosity
- D. Comity
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Answer: C. Animosity
The correct one word is Animosity.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Murder of an infant- A. Foeticide
- B. Feticide
- C. Sacrifice
- D. Infanticide
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Answer: D. Infanticide
The correct one word is Infanticide.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who loves humanity or believes in universal brotherhood- A. Magnanimous
- B. Philanthropist
- C. Misanthropist
- D. Humane
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Answer: B. Philanthropist
The correct one word is Philanthropist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
My uncle is someone who loves good food and knows a lot about it.- A. Gourmet
- B. Culinary
- C. Chauffeur
- D. Connoisseur
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Answer: A. Gourmet
The correct one word is Gourmet.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who can speak two languages- A. Multilingual
- B. Bilingual
- C. Trilingual
- D. Monolingual
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Answer: B. Bilingual
The correct one word is Bilingual.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
to give up completely or agree to forgo, especially in favour of another- A. Cosign
- B. Waive
- C. Surrender
- D. Forfeit
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Answer: C. Surrender
The correct one word is Surrender.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something that is capable of being accomplished- A. Feasible
- B. Untenable
- C. Eligible
- D. Irrevocable
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Answer: A. Feasible
The correct one word is Feasible.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The scientific study of plants and their structure- A. Botany
- B. Plantation
- C. Environment
- D. Biology
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Answer: A. Botany
The correct one word is Botany.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
While I was travelling in Europe, I met a man who drew maps.- A. Anthropologist
- B. Cartographer
- C. Geographer
- D. Arbitrator
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Answer: B. Cartographer
The correct one word is Cartographer.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who runs away from law- A. Fugitive
- B. Convict
- C. Fatalist
- D. Lunatic
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Answer: A. Fugitive
The correct one word is Fugitive.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Words that begin with the same letter, syllable or sound- A. Alliteration
- B. Metaphor
- C. Hyperbole
- D. Pun
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Answer: A. Alliteration
The correct one word is Alliteration.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Sita seems not to be affected by the pleasures and pains of life.- A. passive
- B. stoic
- C. strict
- D. Active
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Answer: B. stoic
The correct one word is stoic.