One Word Substitutes
Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentences.
- A person who has had one or more limbs removed
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amputee amputee (N.) : a person who has had an arm/leg removed handicap (N.) : disability limber (Adj.) : capable of moving, bending, or controlling easily fatalist (N.) : a person who believes that events are decided by fate and cannot be controlled.
Correct Option: A
amputee amputee (N.) : a person who has had an arm/leg removed handicap (N.) : disability limber (Adj.) : capable of moving, bending, or controlling easily fatalist (N.) : a person who believes that events are decided by fate and cannot be controlled.
- A song sung at the death of a person
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elegy elegy (N.) : a poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for somebody who has died. sonnet (N.) : a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme ode (N.) : a poem that speaks to a person/thing/celebrates a special event liturgy (N.) : a fixed form of public worship used in churches
Correct Option: C
elegy elegy (N.) : a poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for somebody who has died. sonnet (N.) : a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme ode (N.) : a poem that speaks to a person/thing/celebrates a special event liturgy (N.) : a fixed form of public worship used in churches
- To destroy completely
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annihilate annihilate (V.) : to destroy somebody/something completely bluster (V.) : to talk in an aggressive/threatening way, but with little effect chide (V.) : to criticize/ blame ; to rebuke dawdle (V.) : to take a long time to do something/go somewhere
Correct Option: D
annihilate annihilate (V.) : to destroy somebody/something completely bluster (V.) : to talk in an aggressive/threatening way, but with little effect chide (V.) : to criticize/ blame ; to rebuke dawdle (V.) : to take a long time to do something/go somewhere
- No longer in existence or use
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obsolete obsolete (Adj.) : out of date ; no longer used invincible (Adj.) : too strong to be defeated/changed delete (V.) : to remove something that has been written/printed/ stored on a computer
Correct Option: C
obsolete obsolete (Adj.) : out of date ; no longer used invincible (Adj.) : too strong to be defeated/changed delete (V.) : to remove something that has been written/printed/ stored on a computer
- A cinema show held in the afternoon
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matinee
Correct Option: D
matinee