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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. Come in the way of.
Q1. 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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Q2. Incapable of being read.
Q2. 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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Q3. Give one-word substitution for ‘a person who loots and plunders ships’.
Q3. 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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Q4. Causing no harm
Q4. 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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Q5. A government by the nobles.
Q5. A government by the nobles.
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) Aristocracy
Answer: (B) Aristocracy
Answer: (B) Aristocracy
Substitute Word: Aristocracy.
In an aristocracy, power is held by a small group of privileged people, typically those of noble birth.
Substitute Word: Aristocracy. In an aristocracy, power is held by a small group of privileged people, typically those of noble birth.
Substitute Word: Aristocracy. In an aristocracy, power is held by a small group of privileged people, typically those of noble birth.
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Q6. Movement of people or animals from one area to another.
Q6. Movement of people or animals from one area to another.
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) Migration
Answer: (B) Migration
Answer: (B) Migration
Substitute Word: Migration.
Substitute Word: Migration.
Substitute Word: Migration.
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Q7. The stage of growth between boyhood and youth.
Q7. 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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Q8. A person who loves money andhate spending it.
Q8. 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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Q9. A song or music in praise of God.
Q9. A song or music in praise 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: (C) Hymn
Answer: (C) Hymn
Answer: (C) Hymn
Substitute Word: Hymn.
Hymns are religious songs or poems of praise to God or a deity.
Substitute Word: Hymn. Hymns are religious songs or poems of praise to God or a deity.
Substitute Word: Hymn. Hymns are religious songs or poems of praise to God or a deity.
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Q10. Seeming reasonable.
Q10. 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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Q11. Small room where dishes are washed.
Q11. 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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Q12. A person who is trained for travelling into space.
Q12. 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?
What is one word substitution of the phrase?
Answer: (C) astronaut
Answer: (C) astronaut
Answer: (C) astronaut
Substitute Word: astronaut.
Substitute Word: astronaut.
Substitute Word: astronaut.
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Q13. A person who believes everything easily.
Q13. 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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Q14. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
Q14. 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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Q15. A shortened form of a word or phrase.
Q15. 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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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 group of cattle.
Q17. A group of cattle.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Substitute in one word.
Answer: (B) Herd
Answer: (B) Herd
Answer: (B) Herd
Substitute Word: Herd.
Synonyms: Flock, Drove.
Substitute Word: Herd. Synonyms: Flock, Drove.
Substitute Word: Herd. Synonyms: Flock, Drove.
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Q18. A ruler with complete power over a country.
Q18. 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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Q19. A word or law no longer in use.
Q19. 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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Q20. An apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current.
Q20. 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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