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ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION Quiz for SSC Exams
Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
- That which cannot be corrected
(a) Impregnable (b) Immolation
(c) Incorrigible (d) Ineligible
- A person who is blamed for the wrong doings of others
(a) Bursar (b) Captor
(c) Phlegmatic (d) Scapegoat
- The act of speaking irreverently about sacred things
(a) Atheist (b) Blasphemy
(c) Bellicose (d) Defection
- A person who talks too much of himself
(a) Egoist (b) Elite
(c) Emetic (d) Egotist
- Take away or alter the natural qualities of
(a) Denature (b) Unadulterated
(c) Authentic (d) Limpid
- Decay of organic matter producing a fetid smell
(a) Putrefy (b) Crisp
(c) Neoteric (d) Virgin
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Diminish in value over a period of time
(a) Escalate (b) Augment
(c) Aggrandise (d) Depreciate
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Not able to produce children
(a) Gravid (b) Hebetic
(c) Fecund (d) Sterile
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A funeral poem
(a) Elegy (b) Pandemonium
(c) Parody (d) Sonnet
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One who walks in sleep
(a) Drover (b) Fastidious
(c) Numismatist (d) Somnambulist
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One skilled in telling stories
(a) Ventral (b) Fanatic
(c) Raconteur (d) Tyro
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Fear of Fire
(a) Arsonphobia (b) Astraphobia
(c) Astropphobia (d) Arrhenphobia
- One who is honourably discharged from service
(a) Belligerent (b) Emeritus
(c) Truant (d) Mercenary
- A perception without objective reality
(a) Cynicism (b) Hallucination
(c) Illusion (d) Optimism
- A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy
(a) Callous (b) Credulous
(c) Gullible (d) Bohemian
- One who eats too much
(a) Impostor (b) Glutton
(c) Hypochondriac (d) Intestate
- A roundabout way of speaking
(a) Centipede (b) Circumlocution
(c) Coercion (d) Concentric
- An old unmarried woman
(a) Masochist (b) Septuagenarian
(c) Sniper (d) Spinster
- One who is determined to take full revenge for wrongs done to him
(a) Enmity (b) Nigger
(c) Pedantic (d) Vindictive
- Just punishment for wrongdoing
(a) Dandy (b) Nemesis
(c) Prodigy (d) Wagon
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A strong blast of wind (ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION Quiz for SSC Exams
(a) Implosion (b) Trickle
(c) Gust (d) Mantle
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Phobia of dogs
(a) Orophobia (b) Cynophobia
(c) Vatrachophobia (d) Phemophobia
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One who is new to a profession
(a) Nuance (b) Pun
(c) Tyro (d) Vandal
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A speech or a presentation made without previous preparation
(a) Euphemism (b) Obituary
(c) Extempore (d) Soliloquy
- Easily duped or fooled
(a) Bigot (b) Gullible
(c) Ridicule (d) Venerable
अवश्य पढ़े – idimos and Quiz Question
- Atonement for one’s sins
(a) Elite (b) Ignoramus
(c) Incendiary (d) Repentance
- Killing of one’s own child
(a) Foeticide (b) Filicide
(c) Infanticide (d) Lupicide
- A lover of work
(a) Oenophile (b) Technophile
(c) Romanophile (d) Ergophile
- Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin
(a) Ableism (b) Iconoclast
(c) Maiden (d) Nepotism
- One who does not care for literature or art
(a) Dictator (b) Hypocrite
(c) Philistine (d) Primitive
- To give up a throne voluntarily
(a) Archer (b) Bigot
(c) Abdicate (d) Delegate
- Words written on the tomb of a person
(a) Epigram (b) Epitome
(c) Epicure (d) Epitaph
- Mania for travel
(a) Dromomania (b) Hypomania
(c) Megalomania (d) Nymphomania
- One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige
(a) Egotist (b) Imposter
(c) Parvenu (d) Scullery
- An associate in crime
(a) Accomplice (b) Callous
(c) Itinerant (d) Philistine
- Man behaving more like a woman than as a man
(a) Biped (b) Effeminate
(c) Gregarious (d) Inalienable
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Speaking with a stammer or lisp
(a) Melliloquent (b) Dentiloquent
(c) Fatiloquent (d) Stuttering
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Excessive desire to work
(a) Ergomania (b) Idolomania
(c) Islomania (d) Ethnomania
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Study of tumours
(a) Oenology (b) Oncology
(c) Phrenology (d) Upology
- The highest point
(a) Tempest (b) Outpost
(c) Archive (d) Zenith
- That which is away from centre
(a) Eccentric (b) Eclectic
(c) Ellipsis (d) Equine
- One who value practicality
(a) Apotheosis (b) Pliable
(c) Pragmatist (d) Realist
- One who loads and uploads ships
(a) Stevedore (b) Transgressor
(c) Lapidist (d) Reticent
- Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted
(a) Invocation (b) Incognito
(c) Heresy (d) Mercenary
- Distorted representation of something
(a) Travesty (b) Solemnity
(c) Seriousness (d) Gravity
- A feeling of intense longing for something
(a) Yearning (b) Apathy
(c) Satiety (d) Gratification
- In exactly the same words as were used originally
(a) Verbatim (b) Offbeat
(c) Divergent (d) Contrary
- A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions
(a) Adherent (b) Sceptic
(c) Zealot (d) Ineligible
- Showing strong feeling
(a) Meek (b) Vehement
(c) Apathetic (d) Impotent
- A sheath for the blade of a sword
(a) Scabbard (b) Denude
(c) Divulge (d) Expose
- The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it
(a) Upthrust (b) Plunge
(c) Submerge (d) Capsize
- The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
(a) Sanction (b) Flatter
(c) Compliment (d) Sarcasm
- The crime of betraying one’s country
(a) Treason (b) Frankness
(c) Fidelity (d) Allegiance
Read More : Idioms and Phrases Quiz Questions
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Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideals
(a) Nonpartisan (b) Zealotry
(c) Neutral (d) Aloof
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Seeing to harm someone in return for a perceived injury
(a) Affable (b) Cordial
(c) Vengeful (d) Benign
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The state of being in short supply
(a) Plethora (b) Myriad
(c) Scarcity (d) Profusion
- Protection of or authority over someone
(a) Autonomous (b) Tutelage
(c) Nonaligned (d) Unaided
- Optimistic in an apparently difficult situation
(a) Sanguine (b) Pallid
(c) Pessimistic (d) Sallow
- Conformity to facts
(a) Veracity (b) Deceit
(c) Hypothesis (d) Theory
- Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste
(a) Scavenge (b) Disperse
(c) Dissipate (d) Scatter
- Excessively lengthy speech
(a) Concision (b) Verbiage
(c) Curt (d) Succinct
- An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty
(a) Spectacle (b) Receptacle
(c) Sceptre (d) Zephyr
- The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed
(a) Vigour (b) Vulnerability
(c) Fortitude (d) Clout
- A solemn promise or undertaking
(a) Pledge (b) Deceit
(c) Myth (d) Perjury
- Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse
(a) Heckle (b) Soothe
(c) Allay (d) Dulcify
- Not being what it purports to be (ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION Quiz for SSC Exams)
(a) Legitimate (b) Palpable
(c) Evident (d) Spurious
- The state or quality of being holy
(a) Avarice (b) Baseness
(c) Sanctity (d) Parsimony
- A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures
(a) Volatile (b) Steadfast
(c) Enduring (d) Definite
- Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain
(a) Sadistic (b) Genial
(c) Tender (d) Placid
- A person highly skilled ion music
(a) Virtuoso (b) Amateur
(c) Novice (d) Dabbler
- Free from disturbance
(a) Tranquil (b) Agitated
(c) Chaotic (d) Violent
- An arrangement of flowers fastened in a ring used for laying on a grave
(a) Brier (b) Prickle
(c) Wreath (d) Splint
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To move back and forth or sideways
(a) Sojourn (b) Tarriance
(c) Traverse (d) Breather
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The remains of something that has been badly damaged
(a) Pristine (b) Immaculate
(c) Wreckage (d) Sterile
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Deliberately destroy something for military advantage
(a) Devotion (b) Fidelity
(c) Sabotage (d) Ardour
- The area near or surrounding a particular place
(a) Horizon (b) Vicinity
(c) Distant (d) Removed
- Full of twists and turns
(a) Tortuous (b) Smooth
(c) Cinch (d) Fascile
- The practice of magic
(a) Palpable (b) Witchery
(c) Substantial (d) Corporal
- Irritating inconvenience
(a) Tranquillity (b) Hassle
(c) Harmony (d) Rectitude
- A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract
(a) Penalty (b) Reprieve
(c) Grace (d) Amnesty
- Complete with regard to every detail
(a) Thorough (b) Lackadaisical
(c) Lax (d) Cursory
- The faculty or power of using one’s will
(a) Antagonism (b) Aversion
(c) Rejection (d) Volition
- The quality of being particularly noticeable
(a) Salience (b) Frivolous
(c) Immaterial (d) Trivial
- Of a disease or poison extremely severe or harmful in its effects
(a) Innocuous (b) Virulent
(c) Naïve (d) Inoffensive
- A person or thing that is likely to cause harm
(a) Menace (b) Cordial
(c) Festal (d) Blithe
- Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
(a) Valiant (b) Stout
(c) Phobic (d) Foolhardy
One Word substitution CGL (PT) 2016
- A person who has lost the protection on the law.
(a) Outlaw (b) Immigrant
(c) Outcast (d) Orphan
- Falsification of documents etc.
(a) Xeroxing (b) Forgery
(c) Laminating (d) Copying
- To make atonement for one’s sins
(a) Expiate (b) Renounce
(c) Remonstrate (d) Recant
- Committing murder in revenge
(a) Massacre (b) Vendetta
(c) Homicide (d) Regicide
- The thing that can be easily broken
(a) Amorphous (b) Brittle
(c) Subtle (d) Solid
- An unimportant person
(a) Nonagenarian (b) Nonentity
(c) Nonpareil (d) Nonconformist
- Expert who scientifically study insects
(a) Gerontologists (b) Pathologists
(c) Entomologists (d) Ornithologists
- One who pretends to be what he is not
(a) Hypocrite (b) Pessimist
(c) Optimist (d) Infallible
- A paper/story/poem first written out by hand
(a) Handicraft (b) Manuscript
(c) Handiwork (d) Thesis
- A place where money is coined (ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION Quiz for SSC Exams
(a) Bank (b) Mint
(c) Firm (d) Parliament
- The process by means of which plants and animals breathe
(a) Respiration (b) Germination
(c) Absorption (d) Transpiration
- One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men
(a) Critic (b) Connoisseur
(c) Pedant (d) Cynic
- Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors
(a) Patrimony (b) Mercenary
(c) Hereditary (d) Aristocracy
- A person who is woman in his habits
(a) Feminist (b) Philogynist
(c) Effeminate (d) Feminine
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