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.
- A proficient public speaker
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orator (N.) : a person who is good at public speaking/ who makes formal speeches
curator (N.) : a person whose job is to be in charge of the objects or words of art in a museum or art gallery, etc.
narrator (N.) : a person who tells a story, in a book/film/play
arbitrator (N.) : a person who is chosen to settle a disagreementCorrect Option: B
orator (N.) : a person who is good at public speaking/ who makes formal speeches
curator (N.) : a person whose job is to be in charge of the objects or words of art in a museum or art gallery, etc.
narrator (N.) : a person who tells a story, in a book/film/play
arbitrator (N.) : a person who is chosen to settle a disagreement
- Unfair advantages for members of one’s own family
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nepotism (N.) : giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, by giving them jobs optimism (N.) : a feeling that good things will happen and that something will be successful
plagiarism (N.) : an act of copying another person’s ideas, work or words and pretend that they are your own
regionalism (N.) : the desire of the people who live in a particular region of a country to have more political and economic independenceCorrect Option: C
nepotism (N.) : giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, by giving them jobs optimism (N.) : a feeling that good things will happen and that something will be successful
plagiarism (N.) : an act of copying another person’s ideas, work or words and pretend that they are your own
regionalism (N.) : the desire of the people who live in a particular region of a country to have more political and economic independence
- Government of the people, by the people and for the people
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democracy (N.) : a country in which all the people of the country can vote to elect their representatives plutocracy (N.) : a country governed by the richest people in it
aristocracy (N.) : people born in the highest social class, who have special titles ; nobility
autocracy (N.) : a country that is ruled by one person who has complete powerCorrect Option: D
democracy (N.) : a country in which all the people of the country can vote to elect their representatives plutocracy (N.) : a country governed by the richest people in it
aristocracy (N.) : people born in the highest social class, who have special titles ; nobility
autocracy (N.) : a country that is ruled by one person who has complete power
- Something that is difficult to believe
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incredible (Adj.) : unbelievable; impossible/ difficult to believe
inevitable (Adj.) : unavoidable; that you cannot avoid/ prevent
suspicious (Adj.) : feeling that somebody has done something wrong; illegal or dishonest, without having any proof
impossible (Adj.) : that cannot exist or be done ; not possibleCorrect Option: B
incredible (Adj.) : unbelievable; impossible/ difficult to believe
inevitable (Adj.) : unavoidable; that you cannot avoid/ prevent
suspicious (Adj.) : feeling that somebody has done something wrong; illegal or dishonest, without having any proof
impossible (Adj.) : that cannot exist or be done ; not possible
- The height of an object above sea level
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altitude (N.) :the height above sea level
certitude (N.) : a feeling of being certain
latitude (N.) : the distance of a place north/south of the Equator, measured in degrees
longitude (N.) : the distance of a place east/west of the Greenwich Meridian, measured in degreesCorrect Option: A
altitude (N.) :the height above sea level
certitude (N.) : a feeling of being certain
latitude (N.) : the distance of a place north/south of the Equator, measured in degrees
longitude (N.) : the distance of a place east/west of the Greenwich Meridian, measured in degrees