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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. Method of talking in a roundabout way.
Q1. 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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Q2. An apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current.
Q2. An apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current.
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) transformer
Answer: (D) transformer
Answer: (D) transformer
Substitute Word: transformer.
Transformers are essential components in electrical systems, allowing us to efficiently transmit power over long distances and utilize it in various applications.
Substitute Word: transformer. Transformers are essential components in electrical systems, allowing us to efficiently transmit power over long distances and utilize it in various applications.
Substitute Word: transformer. Transformers are essential components in electrical systems, allowing us to efficiently transmit power over long distances and utilize it in various applications.
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Q3. The stage of growth between boyhood and youth.
Q3. The stage of growth between boyhood and youth.
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) Adolescence
Answer: (D) Adolescence
Answer: (D) Adolescence
Substitute Word: Adolescence.
Synonyms: Teenage.
Teenage: This is a common term for the period of adolescence, typically referring to ages 13-19.
Substitute Word: Adolescence. Synonyms: Teenage. Teenage: This is a common term for the period of adolescence, typically referring to ages 13-19.
Substitute Word: Adolescence. Synonyms: Teenage. Teenage: This is a common term for the period of adolescence, typically referring to ages 13-19.
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Q4. That which cannot be seen through.
Q4. That which cannot be seen through.
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) opaque
Answer: (D) opaque
Answer: (D) opaque
Substitute Word: opaque.
Synonyms: Impenetrable, Non-transparent, Obscure.
Substitute Word: opaque. Synonyms: Impenetrable, Non-transparent, Obscure.
Substitute Word: opaque. Synonyms: Impenetrable, Non-transparent, Obscure.
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Q5. Act of giving up the throne.
Q5. 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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Q6. An internal or external framework of bones.
Q6. An internal or external framework of bones.
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) Skeleton
Answer: (D) Skeleton
Answer: (D) Skeleton
Substitute Word: Skeleton.
Internal Skeleton: This refers to the endoskeleton, found within the body of most vertebrates, providing support and protection.
External Skeleton: This refers to the exoskeleton, found in invertebrates like insects and crustaceans, providing external support and protection.
Substitute Word: Skeleton. Internal Skeleton: This refers to the endoskeleton, found within the body of most vertebrates, providing support and protection. External Skeleton: This refers to the exoskeleton, found in invertebrates like insects and crustaceans, providing external support and protection.
Substitute Word: Skeleton. Internal Skeleton: This refers to the endoskeleton, found within the body of most vertebrates, providing support and protection. External Skeleton: This refers to the exoskeleton, found in invertebrates like insects and crustaceans, providing external support and protection.
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Q7. Small room where dishes are washed.
Q7. Small room where dishes are washed.
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) Scullery
Answer: (D) Scullery
Answer: (D) Scullery
Substitute Word: Scullery.
Substitute Word: Scullery.
Substitute Word: Scullery.
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Q8. A word formed from the initial letters of other words.
Q8. 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?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (B) Acronym
Answer: (B) Acronym
Answer: (B) Acronym
Substitute Word: Acronym.
Substitute Word: Acronym.
Substitute Word: Acronym.
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Q9. A collection of drawings, documents, etc. that represent a person's work.
Q9. 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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Q10. Obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat?
Q10. 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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Q11. Something happening by chance in a happy and beneficial way.
Q11. 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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Q12. Give one-word substitution for ‘a person who loots and plunders ships’.
Q12. Give one-word substitution for ‘a person who loots and plunders ships’.
Answer: (B) Pirate
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.
A pirate is a person who engages in robbery or plundering, especially on the high seas.
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Q13. Causing no harm
Q13. 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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Q14. A large, deep pot used both in the oven and as a serving vessel.
Q14. 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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Q15. Touching along the side or boundary.
Q15. 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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Q16. The science concerned with the properties of sound.
Q16. The science concerned with the properties of sound.
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) Acoustics
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.
Substitute Word: Acoustics. Acoustics deals with the generation, propagation, reception, and control of sound waves.
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Q17. Not supporting any side in an argument.
Q17. Not supporting any side in an argument.
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) Impartial
Answer: (A) Impartial
Answer: (A) Impartial
Substitute Word: Impartial.
Synonyms: Neutral, Unbiased.
Substitute Word: Impartial. Synonyms: Neutral, Unbiased.
Substitute Word: Impartial. Synonyms: Neutral, Unbiased.
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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. Extreme fear of water.
Q19. Extreme fear of water.
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) hydrophobia
Answer: (A) hydrophobia
Answer: (A) hydrophobia
Substitute Word: hydrophobia.
Synonyms: aquaphobia.
Substitute Word: hydrophobia. Synonyms: aquaphobia.
Substitute Word: hydrophobia. Synonyms: aquaphobia.
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Q20. A table or flat surface where offerings are made to a deity.
Q20. A table or flat surface where offerings are made to a deity.
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) Altar
Answer: (B) Altar
Answer: (B) Altar
Substitute Word: Altar.
Substitute Word: Altar.
Substitute Word: Altar.
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