One Word Substitutes
Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
- The study of worms and insects
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entomology (N.) : the scientific study of insects/worms
taxidermy (N.) : the art of stuffing dead animals, birds and fish with a special material so that they may look like living ones and can be displayed
ornithology (N.) : the scientific study of birds
paleontology (N.) : the study of fossils (the remains of animals or plants in rocks)Correct Option: B
entomology (N.) : the scientific study of insects/worms
taxidermy (N.) : the art of stuffing dead animals, birds and fish with a special material so that they may look like living ones and can be displayed
ornithology (N.) : the scientific study of birds
paleontology (N.) : the study of fossils (the remains of animals or plants in rocks)
- A person who attends to the diseases of the eye is an
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oculist (N.) : a doctor who examines and treats people’s eyes
optimist (N.) : a person who always expects good things to happen/ things to be successful
obstetrician (N.) : a doctor who is trained in the branch of medicine concerned with the birth of children
optician (N.) : a person who examines people’s eyes and recommends and sells glassesCorrect Option: A
oculist (N.) : a doctor who examines and treats people’s eyes
optimist (N.) : a person who always expects good things to happen/ things to be successful
obstetrician (N.) : a doctor who is trained in the branch of medicine concerned with the birth of children
optician (N.) : a person who examines people’s eyes and recommends and sells glasses
- A person of obscure position who has gained wealth
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parvenu (N.) : a person from a low social or economic position who has suddenly become rich/ powerful promiscuous (Adj.) : taken from a wide range of sources, without careful thought; having many sexual partners
sumptuary (Adj.) : regulating/ controlling expenditure/ personal behaviour
extravagant (Adj.) : spending more money than is neededCorrect Option: B
parvenu (N.) : a person from a low social or economic position who has suddenly become rich/ powerful promiscuous (Adj.) : taken from a wide range of sources, without careful thought; having many sexual partners
sumptuary (Adj.) : regulating/ controlling expenditure/ personal behaviour
extravagant (Adj.) : spending more money than is needed
- A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase
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acronym (N.) : a word formed from the first letters of the words that make up the name of something
abridgement (N.) : a shortened version of a written work
almanac (N.) : a book is published every year giving information for that year about a particular subject/ activity
anachronism (N.) : a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the presentCorrect Option: D
acronym (N.) : a word formed from the first letters of the words that make up the name of something
abridgement (N.) : a shortened version of a written work
almanac (N.) : a book is published every year giving information for that year about a particular subject/ activity
anachronism (N.) : a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present
- The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
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calligraphy (N.) : beautiful handwriting that you do with a special pen/ brush
stencilling (N.) : making letters/ a design on something using a stencil (a thin piece of metal/ plastic or card with a design cut out of it, that you put onto a surface and point over so that the design may be left on the surface)
graphics (N.) : connected with drawings and design, especially in the production of books, magazines, etc.
hieroglyphics (N.) : written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbolsCorrect Option: A
calligraphy (N.) : beautiful handwriting that you do with a special pen/ brush
stencilling (N.) : making letters/ a design on something using a stencil (a thin piece of metal/ plastic or card with a design cut out of it, that you put onto a surface and point over so that the design may be left on the surface)
graphics (N.) : connected with drawings and design, especially in the production of books, magazines, etc.
hieroglyphics (N.) : written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols