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One-word substitution is the replacement of a phrase or a group of words with a single word. It's a valuable tool for enhancing vocabulary, improving writing conciseness, and facilitating clearer communication.
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Category Description: One-word substitution is the replacement of a phrase or a group of words with a single word. It's a valuable tool for enhancing vocabulary, improving writing conciseness, and facilitating clearer communication.
Q1. Obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat?
Q1. Obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (A) Anorexia
Answer: (A) Anorexia
Answer: (A) Anorexia
Substitute Word: Anorexia.
Substitute Word: Anorexia.
Substitute Word: Anorexia.
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Q2. Something happening by chance in a happy and beneficial way.
Q2. Something happening by chance in a happy and beneficial way.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (B) serendipity
Answer: (B) serendipity
Answer: (B) serendipity
Substitute Word: serendipity.
Serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Substitute Word: serendipity. Serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Substitute Word: serendipity. Serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
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Q3. Give one-word substitution for ‘life history of a person written by another person’.
Q3. Give one-word substitution for ‘life history of a person written by another person’.
Answer: (B) Biography
Answer: (B) Biography
Answer: (B) Biography
A biography is a written account of a person's life, written by someone other than the subject.
A biography is a written account of a person's life, written by someone other than the subject.
A biography is a written account of a person's life, written by someone other than the subject.
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Q4. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
Q4. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (A) electorate
Answer: (A) electorate
Answer: (A) electorate
Substitute Word: electorate.
Substitute Word: electorate.
Substitute Word: electorate.
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Q5. Having no moral principles.
Q5. Having no moral principles.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) Unscrupulous
Answer: (C) Unscrupulous
Answer: (C) Unscrupulous
Substitute Word: Unscrupulous.
Synonyms: Amoral, Immoral, unethical.
Immoral: This implies that someone actively engages in actions that are considered wrong or harmful by societal standards.
Amoral: This suggests that someone lacks any moral sense or understanding of right and wrong. They may not be consciously aware of ethical considerations or may simply not care about them.
The term unethical is also sometimes used, but it generally refers to specific actions or behaviors that violate ethical standards, rather than a general lack of moral principles.
Substitute Word: Unscrupulous. Synonyms: Amoral, Immoral, unethical. Immoral: This implies that someone actively engages in actions that are considered wrong or harmful by societal standards. Amoral: This suggests that someone lacks any moral sense or understanding of right and wrong. They may not be consciously aware of ethical considerations or may simply not care about them. The term unethical is also sometimes used, but it generally refers to specific actions or behaviors that violate ethical standards, rather than a general lack of moral principles.
Substitute Word: Unscrupulous. Synonyms: Amoral, Immoral, unethical. Immoral: This implies that someone actively engages in actions that are considered wrong or harmful by societal standards. Amoral: This suggests that someone lacks any moral sense or understanding of right and wrong. They may not be consciously aware of ethical considerations or may simply not care about them. The term unethical is also sometimes used, but it generally refers to specific actions or behaviors that violate ethical standards, rather than a general lack of moral principles.
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Q6. Impossible to satisfy.
Q6. Impossible to satisfy.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (D) insatiable
Answer: (D) insatiable
Answer: (D) insatiable
The word that means "impossible to satisfy" is insatiable.
Synonyms: Unappeasable, unquenchable, voracious.
The word that means "impossible to satisfy" is insatiable. Synonyms: Unappeasable, unquenchable, voracious.
The word that means "impossible to satisfy" is insatiable. Synonyms: Unappeasable, unquenchable, voracious.
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Q7. People living at the same time.
Q7. People living at the same time.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) contemporaries
Answer: (C) contemporaries
Answer: (C) contemporaries
Substitute Word: contemporaries.
Substitute Word: contemporaries.
Substitute Word: contemporaries.
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Q8. One who does not tire easily.
Q8. One who does not tire easily.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (B) indefatigable
Answer: (B) indefatigable
Answer: (B) indefatigable
Substitute Word: indefatigable.
Synonyms: Tireless.
Substitute Word: indefatigable. Synonyms: Tireless.
Substitute Word: indefatigable. Synonyms: Tireless.
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Q9. A place where clothes are kept.
Q9. A place where clothes are kept.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (A) Wardrobe
Answer: (A) Wardrobe
Answer: (A) Wardrobe
Substitute Word: Wardrobe.
Wardrobe: A tall cabinet with shelves, drawers, and a hanging space for clothes.
Closet: A small room or compartment built into a wall for storing clothes.
Dresser: A chest of drawers with a mirror, often used for storing clothes and accessories.
Substitute Word: Wardrobe. Wardrobe: A tall cabinet with shelves, drawers, and a hanging space for clothes. Closet: A small room or compartment built into a wall for storing clothes. Dresser: A chest of drawers with a mirror, often used for storing clothes and accessories.
Substitute Word: Wardrobe. Wardrobe: A tall cabinet with shelves, drawers, and a hanging space for clothes. Closet: A small room or compartment built into a wall for storing clothes. Dresser: A chest of drawers with a mirror, often used for storing clothes and accessories.
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Q10. Morals that govern one's behaviour.
Q10. Morals that govern one's behaviour.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (B) Ethics
Answer: (B) Ethics
Answer: (B) Ethics
Substitute Word: Ethics.
Ethics are a system of moral principles that guide an individual or group's behavior.
Substitute Word: Ethics. Ethics are a system of moral principles that guide an individual or group's behavior.
Substitute Word: Ethics. Ethics are a system of moral principles that guide an individual or group's behavior.
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Q11. Seeming reasonable.
Q11. Seeming reasonable.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (A) plausible
Answer: (A) plausible
Answer: (A) plausible
Substitute Word: plausible.
Substitute Word: plausible.
Substitute Word: plausible.
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Q12. An imaginary ideal society.
Q12. An imaginary ideal society.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Answer: (C) Utopia
Answer: (C) Utopia
Answer: (C) Utopia
Substitute Word: Utopia.
Substitute Word: Utopia.
Substitute Word: Utopia.
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Q13. An instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity and air pressure.
Q13. An instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity and air pressure.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) chronometer
Answer: (C) chronometer
Answer: (C) chronometer
Substitute Word: chronometer.
Chronometers are highly accurate timepieces specifically designed to maintain precision under various conditions, including motion and changes in temperature, humidity, and air pressure. They are crucial for navigation and other applications where precise timekeeping is essential.
Substitute Word: chronometer. Chronometers are highly accurate timepieces specifically designed to maintain precision under various conditions, including motion and changes in temperature, humidity, and air pressure. They are crucial for navigation and other applications where precise timekeeping is essential.
Substitute Word: chronometer. Chronometers are highly accurate timepieces specifically designed to maintain precision under various conditions, including motion and changes in temperature, humidity, and air pressure. They are crucial for navigation and other applications where precise timekeeping is essential.
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Q14. A person who believes everything easily.
Q14. A person who believes everything easily.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) credulous
Answer: (C) credulous
Answer: (C) credulous
Substitute Word: credulous.
Synonyms: Gullible
Substitute Word: credulous. Synonyms: Gullible
Substitute Word: credulous. Synonyms: Gullible
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Q15. Animals living in flocks.
Q15. Animals living in flocks.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) gregarious
Answer: (C) gregarious
Answer: (C) gregarious
Substitute Word: gregarious.
Gregarious animals are social animals that tend to live in groups or flocks. This behavior offers several advantages, such as increased protection from predators, improved foraging efficiency, and enhanced social interaction.
Substitute Word: gregarious. Gregarious animals are social animals that tend to live in groups or flocks. This behavior offers several advantages, such as increased protection from predators, improved foraging efficiency, and enhanced social interaction.
Substitute Word: gregarious. Gregarious animals are social animals that tend to live in groups or flocks. This behavior offers several advantages, such as increased protection from predators, improved foraging efficiency, and enhanced social interaction.
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Q16. A short statement of a general truth or rule of conduct.
Q16. A short statement of a general truth or rule of conduct.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) maxim
Answer: (C) maxim
Answer: (C) maxim
Substitute Word: maxim.
Synonyms: aphorism.
Substitute Word: maxim. Synonyms: aphorism.
Substitute Word: maxim. Synonyms: aphorism.
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Q17. Causing no harm
Q17. Causing no harm
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (D) innocuous
Answer: (D) innocuous
Answer: (D) innocuous
Substitute Word: innocuous.
Synonyms: harmless, safe, inoffensive.
Substitute Word: innocuous. Synonyms: harmless, safe, inoffensive.
Substitute Word: innocuous. Synonyms: harmless, safe, inoffensive.
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Q18. A person who sells and arranges cut flowers.
Q18. A person who sells and arranges cut flowers.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) florist
Answer: (C) florist
Answer: (C) florist
Substitute Word: florist.
Substitute Word: florist.
Substitute Word: florist.
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Q19. To increase the speed.
Q19. To increase the speed.
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (B) Accelerate
Answer: (B) Accelerate
Answer: (B) Accelerate
Substitute Word: Accelerate.
Substitute Word: Accelerate.
Substitute Word: Accelerate.
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Q20. A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow used by Eskimos?
Q20. A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow used by Eskimos?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (D) igloo
Answer: (D) igloo
Answer: (D) igloo
Substitute Word: igloo.
Substitute Word: igloo.
Substitute Word: igloo.
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