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.

  1. The study of worms and insects









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    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)


  1. A person who attends to the diseases of the eye is an









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    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

    Correct 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



  1. A person of obscure position who has gained wealth









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    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

    Correct 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


  1. A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    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

    Correct 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



  1. The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.









  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    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

    Correct 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