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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. A glass container in which fish can be kept?
Q1. A glass container in which fish can be 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: (D) Aquarium
Answer: (D) Aquarium
Answer: (D) Aquarium
Substitute Word: Aquarium.
Substitute Word: Aquarium.
Substitute Word: Aquarium.
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Q2. Impossible to satisfy.
Q2. 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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Q3. Incapable of being read.
Q3. 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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Q4. Give one-word substitution for ‘life history of a person written by another person’.
Q4. 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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Q5. A wooden drum in which beer or oil is stored.
Q5. A wooden drum in which beer or oil is stored.
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) barrel
Answer: (C) barrel
Answer: (C) barrel
Substitute Word: barrel.
Synonyms: Cask.
A cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.
Substitute Word: barrel. Synonyms: Cask. A cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.
Substitute Word: barrel. Synonyms: Cask. A cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.
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Q6. Something that is no longer in use.
Q6. Something that is no longer in use.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Answer: (C) Obsolete
Answer: (C) Obsolete
Answer: (C) Obsolete
Obsolete
Obsolete
Obsolete
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Q7. A large building or group of buildings used to house soldiers.
Q7. A large building or group of buildings used to house soldiers.
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) barracks
Answer: (D) barracks
Answer: (D) barracks
Substitute Word: barracks.
Substitute Word: barracks.
Substitute Word: barracks.
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Q8. Seeming reasonable.
Q8. 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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Q9. The dates when days and nights are of equal length.
Q9. The dates when days and nights are of equal length.
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) equinox
Answer: (A) equinox
Answer: (A) equinox
Substitute Word: equinox.
There are two equinoxes each year:
Vernal Equinox: Around March 20th or 21st.
Autumnal Equinox: Around September 22nd or 23rd.
During these equinoxes, the Sun's rays shine directly on the equator, resulting in roughly equal day and night lengths across most of the Earth.
Substitute Word: equinox. There are two equinoxes each year: Vernal Equinox: Around March 20th or 21st. Autumnal Equinox: Around September 22nd or 23rd. During these equinoxes, the Sun's rays shine directly on the equator, resulting in roughly equal day and night lengths across most of the Earth.
Substitute Word: equinox. There are two equinoxes each year: Vernal Equinox: Around March 20th or 21st. Autumnal Equinox: Around September 22nd or 23rd. During these equinoxes, the Sun's rays shine directly on the equator, resulting in roughly equal day and night lengths across most of the Earth.
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Q10. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
Q10. 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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Q11. A shortened form of a word or phrase.
Q11. A shortened form of a word or phrase.
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) abbreviation
Answer: (D) abbreviation
Answer: (D) abbreviation
Substitute Word: abbreviation.
Substitute Word: abbreviation.
Substitute Word: abbreviation.
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Q12. A ruler with complete power over a country.
Q12. A ruler with complete power over a country.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Answer: (B) Dictator
Answer: (B) Dictator
Answer: (B) Dictator
Dictator
Synonyms: Supreme leader, Absolute ruler, Tyrant, Despot, Autocrat
Dictator Synonyms: Supreme leader, Absolute ruler, Tyrant, Despot, Autocrat
Dictator Synonyms: Supreme leader, Absolute ruler, Tyrant, Despot, Autocrat
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Q13. A large impressive house.
Q13. A large impressive house.
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) mansion
Answer: (A) mansion
Answer: (A) mansion
Substitute Word: mansion.
Substitute Word: mansion.
Substitute Word: mansion.
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Q14. Touching along the side or boundary.
Q14. 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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Q15. A collection of drawings, documents, etc. that represent a person's, especially an artist's work.
Q15. A collection of drawings, documents, etc. that represent a person's, especially an artist's work.
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) Dossier
Answer: (D) Dossier
Answer: (D) Dossier
Substitute Word: Dossier.
Synonyms: Portfolio.
Substitute Word: Dossier. Synonyms: Portfolio.
Substitute Word: Dossier. Synonyms: Portfolio.
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Q16. One who does not tire easily.
Q16. 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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Q17. A building where an audience sits.
Q17. A building where an audience sits.
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) Auditorium
Answer: (D) Auditorium
Answer: (D) Auditorium
Substitute Word: Auditorium.
Auditoriums are specifically designed spaces to accommodate an audience, typically for performances, lectures, or other events.
Substitute Word: Auditorium. Auditoriums are specifically designed spaces to accommodate an audience, typically for performances, lectures, or other events.
Substitute Word: Auditorium. Auditoriums are specifically designed spaces to accommodate an audience, typically for performances, lectures, or other events.
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Q18. People living at the same time.
Q18. 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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Q19. The original inhabitants of a country.
Q19. The original inhabitants of a country.
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) aborigines
Answer: (C) aborigines
Answer: (C) aborigines
Substitute Word: aborigines.
While "natives" is also sometimes used, "Aborigines" specifically refers to the earliest known inhabitants of a particular region.
Synonyms: native.
Substitute Word: aborigines. While "natives" is also sometimes used, "Aborigines" specifically refers to the earliest known inhabitants of a particular region. Synonyms: native.
Substitute Word: aborigines. While "natives" is also sometimes used, "Aborigines" specifically refers to the earliest known inhabitants of a particular region. Synonyms: native.
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Q20. Flesh eating animal.
Q20. Flesh eating animal.
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) Carnivore
Answer: (B) Carnivore
Answer: (B) Carnivore
Substitute Word: Carnivore.
They have specialized features like sharp teeth and claws to help them hunt and tear their prey. Examples of carnivores include lions, tigers, wolves, and sharks.
Substitute Word: Carnivore. They have specialized features like sharp teeth and claws to help them hunt and tear their prey. Examples of carnivores include lions, tigers, wolves, and sharks.
Substitute Word: Carnivore. They have specialized features like sharp teeth and claws to help them hunt and tear their prey. Examples of carnivores include lions, tigers, wolves, and sharks.
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