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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 dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow used by Eskimos?
Q1. 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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Q2. A family of young animals.
Q2. 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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Q3. Act of giving up the throne.
Q3. Act of giving up the throne.
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) Abdication
Answer: (A) Abdication
Answer: (A) Abdication
Substitute Word: Abdication.
Synonyms: Resignation, Renunciation.
Substitute Word: Abdication. Synonyms: Resignation, Renunciation.
Substitute Word: Abdication. Synonyms: Resignation, Renunciation.
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Q4. A glass container in which fish can be kept?
Q4. 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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Q5. A person who wastes money on luxury?
Q5. A person who wastes money on luxury?
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) Extravagant
Answer: (D) Extravagant
Answer: (D) Extravagant
Substitute Word: Extravagant
Synonyms: wasteful, spendthrift.
Substitute Word: Extravagant Synonyms: wasteful, spendthrift.
Substitute Word: Extravagant Synonyms: wasteful, spendthrift.
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Q6. A wooden drum in which beer or oil is stored.
Q6. 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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Q7. A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others.
Q7. A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others.
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) highbrow
Answer: (B) highbrow
Answer: (B) highbrow
Substitute Word: highbrow.
Elitist: This describes the belief that a certain group of people are superior to others, often based on factors like social status, wealth, education, or intellectual ability.
Pretentious: This suggests an attempt to appear more important or intelligent than one actually is, often by using affected language or behavior.
Substitute Word: highbrow. Elitist: This describes the belief that a certain group of people are superior to others, often based on factors like social status, wealth, education, or intellectual ability. Pretentious: This suggests an attempt to appear more important or intelligent than one actually is, often by using affected language or behavior.
Substitute Word: highbrow. Elitist: This describes the belief that a certain group of people are superior to others, often based on factors like social status, wealth, education, or intellectual ability. Pretentious: This suggests an attempt to appear more important or intelligent than one actually is, often by using affected language or behavior.
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Q8. Come in the way of.
Q8. Come in the way of.
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) Hamper
Answer: (C) Hamper
Answer: (C) Hamper
Substitute Word: Hamper.
"Come in the way of" is an idiom that means to make it difficult for something to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly.
Synonyms: obstruct, Block, Hinder, Impede, Interfere, Obstruct.
Substitute Word: Hamper. "Come in the way of" is an idiom that means to make it difficult for something to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly. Synonyms: obstruct, Block, Hinder, Impede, Interfere, Obstruct.
Substitute Word: Hamper. "Come in the way of" is an idiom that means to make it difficult for something to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly. Synonyms: obstruct, Block, Hinder, Impede, Interfere, Obstruct.
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Q9. An obsessive desire to set fire to things.
Q9. 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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Q10. Statement open to more than one interpretation.
Q10. Statement open to more than one interpretation.
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) Ambiguous
Answer: (B) Ambiguous
Answer: (B) Ambiguous
Substitute Word: Ambiguous.
An ambiguous statement is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
Substitute Word: Ambiguous. An ambiguous statement is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
Substitute Word: Ambiguous. An ambiguous statement is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
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Q11. The science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Q11. The science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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) radiology
Answer: (D) radiology
Answer: (D) radiology
Substitute Word: radiology.
Radiology encompasses the medical use of imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, Ultrasound, etc.
Substitute Word: radiology. Radiology encompasses the medical use of imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, Ultrasound, etc.
Substitute Word: radiology. Radiology encompasses the medical use of imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, Ultrasound, etc.
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Q12. A slowly moving mass or river of ice.
Q12. A slowly moving mass or river of ice.
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) glacier
Answer: (B) glacier
Answer: (B) glacier
Substitute Word: glacier.
Substitute Word: glacier.
Substitute Word: glacier.
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Q13. A short statement of a general truth or rule of conduct.
Q13. 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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Q14. The original inhabitants of a country.
Q14. 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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Q15. One who does not tire easily.
Q15. 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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Q16. A set of rooms forming one residence in a building.
Q16. 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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Q17. Resistant to particular infection.
Q17. Resistant to particular infection.
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) Immune
Answer: (A) Immune
Answer: (A) Immune
Substitute Word: Immune.
Synonyms: Resistant.
Substitute Word: Immune. Synonyms: Resistant.
Substitute Word: Immune. Synonyms: Resistant.
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Q18. Flesh eating animal.
Q18. 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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Q19. A collection of drawings, documents, etc. that represent a person's work.
Q19. A collection of drawings, documents, etc. that represent a person's work.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Answer: (C) Dossier
Answer: (C) Dossier
Answer: (C) Dossier
Dossier
Dossier
Dossier
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Q20. A word or law no longer in use.
Q20. 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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