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.
- An apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas.
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condominium (N.) : an apartment building/ group of houses in which each flat/ apartment/ house is owned by a person living in it but the shared areas are owned by everyone together
multiplex (N.) : a large cinema/ movie theatre with several separate rooms with screens
duplex (N.) : a flat with rooms on two floors
caravan (N.) : a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in, especially when they are on a holiday/ vacation ; a group of people with vehicles/ animals who are travelling together, especially across the desertCorrect Option: A
condominium (N.) : an apartment building/ group of houses in which each flat/ apartment/ house is owned by a person living in it but the shared areas are owned by everyone together
multiplex (N.) : a large cinema/ movie theatre with several separate rooms with screens
duplex (N.) : a flat with rooms on two floors
caravan (N.) : a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in, especially when they are on a holiday/ vacation ; a group of people with vehicles/ animals who are travelling together, especially across the desert
- The conference takes place once in three years.
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Triennial (Adj.) : happening every three years
Correct Option: B
Triennial (Adj.) : happening every three years
- Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
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rhetoric (N.) : speech/writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest/sincere
orator (N.) : a person who is good at public speaking public
speaking (N.) : delivering an address speech to a public audience
verbalization (N.) : expressing something in wordsCorrect Option: D
rhetoric (N.) : speech/writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest/sincere
orator (N.) : a person who is good at public speaking public
speaking (N.) : delivering an address speech to a public audience
verbalization (N.) : expressing something in words
- The production of raw silk.
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sericulture (N.) : raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
seroculture (N.) : a bacterial culture on blood serum (watery fluid of the blood)Correct Option: A
sericulture (N.) : raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
seroculture (N.) : a bacterial culture on blood serum (watery fluid of the blood)
- Politicians are notorious for doing undue favour to their relatives.
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nepotism (N.) : giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power
pluralism (N.) : the existence of many different groups of people in one society
idealism (N.) : the theory that there are two opposite principle in everything
polarism (N.) : the theory/ act of dividing or separating into two groups with opposite opinionsCorrect Option: B
nepotism (N.) : giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power
pluralism (N.) : the existence of many different groups of people in one society
idealism (N.) : the theory that there are two opposite principle in everything
polarism (N.) : the theory/ act of dividing or separating into two groups with opposite opinions
