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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 person who is trained for travelling into space.
Q1. A person who is trained for travelling into space.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) scientist
(A) scientist
(B) physicist
(B) physicist
(C) astronaut
(C) astronaut
(D) pilot
(D) pilot
Answer: (C) astronaut
Answer: (C) astronaut
Substitute Word: astronaut.
Substitute Word: astronaut.

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Q2. The act of compelling or forcing authority on others.
Q2. The act of compelling or forcing authority on others.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) aspersion
(A) aspersion
(B) volition
(B) volition
(C) coercion
(C) coercion
(D) Scion
(D) Scion
Answer: (C) coercion
Answer: (C) coercion
Substitute Word: coercion. Coercion involves using force, threats, or other forms of pressure to compel someone to do something against their will. The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
Substitute Word: coercion. Coercion involves using force, threats, or other forms of pressure to compel someone to do something against their will. The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

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2024-12-11

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Q3. The science concerned with the properties of sound.
Q3. The science concerned with the properties of sound.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) Acrobatics
(A) Acrobatics
(B) Acoustics
(B) Acoustics
(C) Geology
(C) Geology
(D) Pedagogy
(D) Pedagogy
Answer: (B) Acoustics
Answer: (B) Acoustics
Substitute Word: Acoustics. Acoustics deals with the generation, propagation, reception, and control of sound waves.
Substitute Word: Acoustics. Acoustics deals with the generation, propagation, reception, and control of sound waves.

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2024-12-10

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Q4. A wooden drum in which beer or oil is stored.
Q4. 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?
(A) gale
(A) gale
(B) bale
(B) bale
(C) barrel
(C) barrel
(D) cache
(D) cache
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.

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2024-12-11

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Q5. A decision on which one cannot go back.
Q5. A decision on which one cannot go back.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) intractable
(A) intractable
(B) invincible
(B) invincible
(C) invulnerable
(C) invulnerable
(D) irrevocable
(D) irrevocable
Answer: (D) irrevocable
Answer: (D) irrevocable
Substitute Word: irrevocable. An irrevocable decision is final and cannot be changed or reversed.
Substitute Word: irrevocable. An irrevocable decision is final and cannot be changed or reversed.

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2024-12-11

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Q6. A word formed from the initial letters of other words.
Q6. A word formed from the initial letters of other words.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) Homonym
(A) Homonym
(B) Acronym
(B) Acronym
(C) Toponym
(C) Toponym
(D) Pseudonym
(D) Pseudonym
Answer: (B) Acronym
Answer: (B) Acronym
Substitute Word: Acronym.
Substitute Word: Acronym.

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2024-12-10

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Q7. Causing no harm
Q7. Causing no harm

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) insolvent
(A) insolvent
(B) inorganic
(B) inorganic
(C) integral
(C) integral
(D) innocuous
(D) innocuous
Answer: (D) innocuous
Answer: (D) innocuous
Substitute Word: innocuous. Synonyms: harmless, safe, inoffensive.
Substitute Word: innocuous. Synonyms: harmless, safe, inoffensive.

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2024-12-09

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Q8. The science or philosophy of law?
Q8. The science or philosophy of law?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) Justice
(A) Justice
(B) infirmary
(B) infirmary
(C) jurisprudence
(C) jurisprudence
(D) archive
(D) archive
Answer: (C) jurisprudence
Answer: (C) jurisprudence
Substitute Word: jurisprudence.
Substitute Word: jurisprudence.

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@1925

2024-12-09

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Q9. Give one-word substitution for ‘a person who loots and plunders ships’.
Q9. Give one-word substitution for ‘a person who loots and plunders ships’.

(A) Robber
(A) Robber
(B) Pirate
(B) Pirate
(C) Dacoit
(C) Dacoit
(D) Looter
(D) Looter
Answer: (B) Pirate
Answer: (B) Pirate
A pirate is a person who engages in robbery or plundering, especially on the high seas.
A pirate is a person who engages in robbery or plundering, especially on the high seas.

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2024-10-28

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Q10. Identification with another person’s feelings.
Q10. Identification with another person’s feelings.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) empathy
(A) empathy
(B) charity
(B) charity
(C) humanity
(C) humanity
(D) antipathy
(D) antipathy
Answer: (A) empathy
Answer: (A) empathy
Substitute Word: empathy.
Substitute Word: empathy.

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@1984

2024-12-11

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Q11. A close-fitting cover for a sword.
Q11. A close-fitting cover for a sword.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) Quiver
(A) Quiver
(B) Shank
(B) Shank
(C) Sheath
(C) Sheath
(D) Dagger
(D) Dagger
Answer: (C) Sheath
Answer: (C) Sheath
Substitute Word: Sheath. Synonyms: Scabbard, Sword case.
Substitute Word: Sheath. Synonyms: Scabbard, Sword case.

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2024-12-07

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Q12. A person who sells and arranges cut flowers.
Q12. A person who sells and arranges cut flowers.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) nutritionist
(A) nutritionist
(B) agriculturist
(B) agriculturist
(C) florist
(C) florist
(D) botanist
(D) botanist
Answer: (C) florist
Answer: (C) florist
Substitute Word: florist.
Substitute Word: florist.

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Q13. That which cannot be seen through.
Q13. That which cannot be seen through.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) translucent
(A) translucent
(B) transparent
(B) transparent
(C) impervious
(C) impervious
(D) opaque
(D) opaque
Answer: (D) opaque
Answer: (D) opaque
Substitute Word: opaque. Synonyms: Impenetrable, Non-transparent, Obscure.
Substitute Word: opaque. Synonyms: Impenetrable, Non-transparent, Obscure.

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Q14. Seeming reasonable.
Q14. Seeming reasonable.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) plausible
(A) plausible
(B) permeable
(B) permeable
(C) versatile
(C) versatile
(D) volatile
(D) volatile
Answer: (A) plausible
Answer: (A) plausible
Substitute Word: plausible.
Substitute Word: plausible.

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Q15. A group of stars found close together.
Q15. A group of stars found close together.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) concoction
(A) concoction
(B) conflagration
(B) conflagration
(C) confederation
(C) confederation
(D) constellation
(D) constellation
Answer: (D) constellation
Answer: (D) constellation
Substitute Word: constellation. Synonyms: Asterism. A constellation is a recognized grouping of stars that forms a distinct pattern in the night sky. These patterns have been given names and stories throughout history, often associated with mythology or folklore. Examples include Orion, Ursa Major (the Big Dipper), and Taurus. An asterism is a smaller, less formally defined group of stars within a constellation or sometimes across multiple constellations. They often form recognizable patterns but aren't officially recognized as constellations. Examples include the Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) and the Summer Triangle (formed by stars from three different constellations). So, whether a group of stars is called a constellation or an asterism depends on its size, shape, and whether it has been officially recognized by astronomical societies.
Substitute Word: constellation. Synonyms: Asterism. A constellation is a recognized grouping of stars that forms a distinct pattern in the night sky. These patterns have been given names and stories throughout history, often associated with mythology or folklore. Examples include Orion, Ursa Major (the Big Dipper), and Taurus. An asterism is a smaller, less formally defined group of stars within a constellation or sometimes across multiple constellations. They often form recognizable patterns but aren't officially recognized as constellations. Examples include the Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) and the Summer Triangle (formed by stars from three different constellations). So, whether a group of stars is called a constellation or an asterism depends on its size, shape, and whether it has been officially recognized by astronomical societies.

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Q16. The Science which studies the crust of the earth.
Q16. The Science which studies the crust of the earth.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) zoology
(A) zoology
(B) etymology
(B) etymology
(C) biology
(C) biology
(D) geology
(D) geology
Answer: (D) geology
Answer: (D) geology
Substitute Word: geology. Geology is a broad term that encompasses the study of Earth's solid, liquid, and gaseous parts, as well as the processes that shape them. It includes the study of rocks, minerals, fossils, and the history of the planet.
Substitute Word: geology. Geology is a broad term that encompasses the study of Earth's solid, liquid, and gaseous parts, as well as the processes that shape them. It includes the study of rocks, minerals, fossils, and the history of the planet.

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2024-12-10

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Q17. Incapable of being read.
Q17. Incapable of being read.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) unseen
(A) unseen
(B) eligible
(B) eligible
(C) illegible
(C) illegible
(D) vague
(D) vague
Answer: (C) illegible
Answer: (C) illegible
Substitute Word: illegible. Illegible: Difficult or impossible to read.
Substitute Word: illegible. Illegible: Difficult or impossible to read.

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2024-12-11

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Q18. That which is no longer useful.
Q18. That which is no longer useful.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) Abundant
(A) Abundant
(B) Reluctant
(B) Reluctant
(C) Dominant
(C) Dominant
(D) Redundant
(D) Redundant
Answer: (D) Redundant
Answer: (D) Redundant
Substitute Word: Redundant. Synonyms: obsolete.
Substitute Word: Redundant. Synonyms: obsolete.

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Q19. A short statement of a general truth or rule of conduct.
Q19. 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?
(A) instance
(A) instance
(B) illustration
(B) illustration
(C) maxim
(C) maxim
(D) parable
(D) parable
Answer: (C) maxim
Answer: (C) maxim
Substitute Word: maxim. Synonyms: aphorism.
Substitute Word: maxim. Synonyms: aphorism.

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2024-12-09

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Q20. A slowly moving mass or river of ice.
Q20. A slowly moving mass or river of ice.

What is one word substitution of the phrase?

What is one word substitution of the phrase?
(A) typhoon
(A) typhoon
(B) glacier
(B) glacier
(C) blizzard
(C) blizzard
(D) avalanche
(D) avalanche
Answer: (B) glacier
Answer: (B) glacier
Substitute Word: glacier.
Substitute Word: glacier.

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2024-12-11

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