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.
- Animals that eat flesh
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carnivorous (Adj.) : animals that eat the flesh of other animals
herbivorous (Adj.) : animal that eats plants
omnivorous (Adj.) : animal that eats plants and meat (flesh of other animals)
aquatic (Adj.) : plants/ animals living in waterCorrect Option: C
carnivorous (Adj.) : animals that eat the flesh of other animals
herbivorous (Adj.) : animal that eats plants
omnivorous (Adj.) : animal that eats plants and meat (flesh of other animals)
aquatic (Adj.) : plants/ animals living in water
- One who knows everything
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omniscient (Adj.) : knowing everything
omnipresent (Adj.) : present everywhere
omnipotent (Adj.) : able to do any thing
almighty (Adj.) : having complete power; GodCorrect Option: C
omniscient (Adj.) : knowing everything
omnipresent (Adj.) : present everywhere
omnipotent (Adj.) : able to do any thing
almighty (Adj.) : having complete power; God
- Inability to sleep
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insomnia (N.) : lack of sleep
slumber (N.) : a time when somebody is asleep
lassitude (N.) : lack of energy sleeping
sickness (N.) : a tropical disease carried by the Tsetse fly that causes a feeling of waiting to go to sleep and usually causes deathCorrect Option: A
insomnia (N.) : lack of sleep
slumber (N.) : a time when somebody is asleep
lassitude (N.) : lack of energy sleeping
sickness (N.) : a tropical disease carried by the Tsetse fly that causes a feeling of waiting to go to sleep and usually causes death
- The study of birds
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ornithology (N.) : the study of birds
zoology (N.) : the study of animals
physiology (N.) : the study of the normal functions of living things
anthropology (N.) : the study of human race; its origin, development, customs and beliefsCorrect Option: B
ornithology (N.) : the study of birds
zoology (N.) : the study of animals
physiology (N.) : the study of the normal functions of living things
anthropology (N.) : the study of human race; its origin, development, customs and beliefs
- One who loves and supports his or her country and is willing to defend it.
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patriot (N.) : a person who loves his country and who is ready to defend it against an enemy
martyr (N.) :a person who suffers very much or is killed because of his religious/ political beliefs
alien (Adj.) : strange and frightening ; hostile
atheist (N.) : a person who believes that God does not existCorrect Option: A
patriot (N.) : a person who loves his country and who is ready to defend it against an enemy
martyr (N.) :a person who suffers very much or is killed because of his religious/ political beliefs
alien (Adj.) : strange and frightening ; hostile
atheist (N.) : a person who believes that God does not exist