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. 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 disagreement

    Correct 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


  1. 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 independence

    Correct 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



  1. 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 power

    Correct 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


  1. 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 possible

    Correct 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



  1. 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 degrees

    Correct 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