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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. An obsessive desire to set fire to things.
Q1. An obsessive desire to set fire to things.
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) pyromania
Answer: (D) pyromania
Answer: (D) pyromania
Substitute Word: pyromania.
Pyromania is a serious mental health condition that is characterized by an irresistible urge to start fires. People with pyromania often experience a sense of pleasure or relief after setting a fire. However, they may also feel guilty or remorseful about their actions.
Substitute Word: pyromania. Pyromania is a serious mental health condition that is characterized by an irresistible urge to start fires. People with pyromania often experience a sense of pleasure or relief after setting a fire. However, they may also feel guilty or remorseful about their actions.
Substitute Word: pyromania. Pyromania is a serious mental health condition that is characterized by an irresistible urge to start fires. People with pyromania often experience a sense of pleasure or relief after setting a fire. However, they may also feel guilty or remorseful about their actions.
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Q2. A word or law no longer in use.
Q2. A word or law no longer in use.
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) Obsolete
Answer: (C) Obsolete
Answer: (C) Obsolete
Obsolete
Obsolete
Obsolete
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Q3. A large, deep pot used both in the oven and as a serving vessel.
Q3. A large, deep pot used both in the oven and as a serving vessel.
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) casserole
Answer: (B) casserole
Answer: (B) casserole
Substitute Word: casserole.
Casseroles are versatile and convenient for cooking and serving various dishes, from hearty stews to decadent desserts.
Substitute Word: casserole. Casseroles are versatile and convenient for cooking and serving various dishes, from hearty stews to decadent desserts.
Substitute Word: casserole. Casseroles are versatile and convenient for cooking and serving various dishes, from hearty stews to decadent desserts.
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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. Method of talking in a roundabout way.
Q5. Method of talking in a roundabout 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) circumlocution
Answer: (B) circumlocution
Answer: (B) circumlocution
Substitute Word: circumlocution.
Circumlocution refers to the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be evasive or to avoid saying something directly.
Substitute Word: circumlocution. Circumlocution refers to the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be evasive or to avoid saying something directly.
Substitute Word: circumlocution. Circumlocution refers to the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be evasive or to avoid saying something directly.
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Q6. Obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat?
Q6. 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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Q7. Give one-word substitution for ‘life history of a person written by another person’.
Q7. 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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Q8. Incapable of being read.
Q8. Incapable of being read.
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) illegible
Answer: (C) illegible
Answer: (C) illegible
Substitute Word: illegible.
Illegible: Difficult or impossible to read.
Substitute Word: illegible. Illegible: Difficult or impossible to read.
Substitute Word: illegible. Illegible: Difficult or impossible to read.
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Q9. A family of young animals.
Q9. A family of young animals.
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) brood
Answer: (C) brood
Answer: (C) brood
Substitute Word: brood.
A brood typically refers to a group of offspring produced at the same time by a bird or other animal.
Substitute Word: brood. A brood typically refers to a group of offspring produced at the same time by a bird or other animal.
Substitute Word: brood. A brood typically refers to a group of offspring produced at the same time by a bird or other animal.
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Q10. A partner in crime.
Q10. A partner in crime.
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) Accomplice
Answer: (A) Accomplice
Answer: (A) Accomplice
Substitute Word: Accomplice.
Synonyms: Co-conspirator, Abettor.
Substitute Word: Accomplice. Synonyms: Co-conspirator, Abettor.
Substitute Word: Accomplice. Synonyms: Co-conspirator, Abettor.
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Q11. A set of rooms forming one residence in a building.
Q11. A set of rooms forming one residence in a building.
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) apartment
Answer: (C) apartment
Answer: (C) apartment
Substitute Word: apartment.
Synonyms: Flat.
Substitute Word: apartment. Synonyms: Flat.
Substitute Word: apartment. Synonyms: Flat.
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Q12. The part of a country's government responsible for its legal system.
Q12. The part of a country's government responsible for its legal system.
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) judiciary
Answer: (A) judiciary
Answer: (A) judiciary
Substitute Word: judiciary.
Substitute Word: judiciary.
Substitute Word: judiciary.
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Q13. A geometrical figure with eight sides.
Q13. A geometrical figure with eight sides.
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) Octagon
Answer: (A) Octagon
Answer: (A) Octagon
Substitute Word: Octagon.
An octagon is a polygon with eight sides.
Substitute Word: Octagon. An octagon is a polygon with eight sides.
Substitute Word: Octagon. An octagon is a polygon with eight sides.
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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. One who pretends to be what he is not.
Q15. One who pretends to be what he is not.
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) Hypocrite
Answer: (B) Hypocrite
Answer: (B) Hypocrite
Substitute Word: Hypocrite.
A hypocrite is someone who claims to have certain moral standards or beliefs but does not actually live up to them.
Substitute Word: Hypocrite. A hypocrite is someone who claims to have certain moral standards or beliefs but does not actually live up to them.
Substitute Word: Hypocrite. A hypocrite is someone who claims to have certain moral standards or beliefs but does not actually live up to them.
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Q16. Touching along the side or boundary.
Q16. Touching along the side or boundary.
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) contiguous
Answer: (D) contiguous
Answer: (D) contiguous
Substitute Word: contiguous.
Substitute Word: contiguous.
Substitute Word: contiguous.
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Q17. Unable to think clearly because of a mental illness.
Q17. Unable to think clearly because of a mental illness.
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) Deranged
Answer: (A) Deranged
Answer: (A) Deranged
Substitute Word: Deranged.
Substitute Word: Deranged.
Substitute Word: Deranged.
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Q18. A person who preaches religion and considered to be a messenger of God.
Q18. A person who preaches religion and considered to be a messenger of God.
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) Prophet
Answer: (D) Prophet
Answer: (D) Prophet
Substitute Word: Prophet.
A prophet is a person who is believed to have been divinely inspired to speak on behalf of God.
Substitute Word: Prophet. A prophet is a person who is believed to have been divinely inspired to speak on behalf of God.
Substitute Word: Prophet. A prophet is a person who is believed to have been divinely inspired to speak on behalf of God.
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Q19. A person who loves money andhate spending it.
Q19. A person who loves money andhate spending it.
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) Miser
Answer: (B) Miser
Answer: (B) Miser
Substitute Word: Miser.
Synonyms: hoarder.
Miser: This term specifically refers to someone who loves money and hates to spend it, often to the point of extreme frugality and even hoarding.
Hoarder: While hoarders may accumulate money, the term generally refers to someone who compulsively collects and stores a large number of objects, often to the point of clutter and disorganization.
Both terms imply an excessive attachment to possessions, including money, and a reluctance to part with them.
Substitute Word: Miser. Synonyms: hoarder. Miser: This term specifically refers to someone who loves money and hates to spend it, often to the point of extreme frugality and even hoarding. Hoarder: While hoarders may accumulate money, the term generally refers to someone who compulsively collects and stores a large number of objects, often to the point of clutter and disorganization. Both terms imply an excessive attachment to possessions, including money, and a reluctance to part with them.
Substitute Word: Miser. Synonyms: hoarder. Miser: This term specifically refers to someone who loves money and hates to spend it, often to the point of extreme frugality and even hoarding. Hoarder: While hoarders may accumulate money, the term generally refers to someone who compulsively collects and stores a large number of objects, often to the point of clutter and disorganization. Both terms imply an excessive attachment to possessions, including money, and a reluctance to part with them.
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Q20. A person appointed by two parties to resolve a dispute.
Q20. A person appointed by two parties to resolve a dispute.
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) arbitrator
Answer: (D) arbitrator
Answer: (D) arbitrator
Substitute Word: arbitrator.
An arbitrator is an impartial third party who is chosen by two disputing parties to hear their arguments and make a decision that will resolve their conflict.
Substitute Word: arbitrator. An arbitrator is an impartial third party who is chosen by two disputing parties to hear their arguments and make a decision that will resolve their conflict.
Substitute Word: arbitrator. An arbitrator is an impartial third party who is chosen by two disputing parties to hear their arguments and make a decision that will resolve their conflict.
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