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.
- Art of writing for newspapers and magazines
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journalism (N.) : the work of collecting and writing news, stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or television literature (N.) : pieces of writing that are valued as works of art-novels, plays, poems, etc.
biography (N.) : the story of a person’s life written by somebody else
artistry (N.) : the skill of an artistCorrect Option: B
journalism (N.) : the work of collecting and writing news, stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or television literature (N.) : pieces of writing that are valued as works of art-novels, plays, poems, etc.
biography (N.) : the story of a person’s life written by somebody else
artistry (N.) : the skill of an artist
- A person who gambles or bets
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punter (N.) : customer ; a person who buys or uses a particular product or service; someone who bets
hacker (N.) : a person who secretly finds a way of looking at and/ or changing information on somebody else’s computer system without permission
customer (N.) : a person/an organisation that buys something from a shop/ store or business
client (N.) : a person who uses the services/ advice of a professional person/ organisationCorrect Option: A
punter (N.) : customer ; a person who buys or uses a particular product or service; someone who bets
hacker (N.) : a person who secretly finds a way of looking at and/ or changing information on somebody else’s computer system without permission
customer (N.) : a person/an organisation that buys something from a shop/ store or business
client (N.) : a person who uses the services/ advice of a professional person/ organisation
- Place that provides refuge
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asylum (N.) : protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, because they were in danger for political reasons.
shelter (N.) : the fact of having a place to live/stay; to give protection from rain, danger or attack
house (N.) : a place for people to live inCorrect Option: D
asylum (N.) : protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, because they were in danger for political reasons.
shelter (N.) : the fact of having a place to live/stay; to give protection from rain, danger or attack
house (N.) : a place for people to live in
- Doing something according to one’s own free will.
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wilfully (Adv.) : done deliberately, although the person doing it knows that it is wrong
obligingly (Adv.) : helpfully ; very willing to help
voluntarily (Adv.) : willingly ; without being forced
compulsorily (Adv.) : that must be done because of a law or a ruleCorrect Option: A
wilfully (Adv.) : done deliberately, although the person doing it knows that it is wrong
obligingly (Adv.) : helpfully ; very willing to help
voluntarily (Adv.) : willingly ; without being forced
compulsorily (Adv.) : that must be done because of a law or a rule
- A foreigner who settles in a country.
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immigrant (N.) : a person who has came to live permanently in a country that is not his own
emigrant (N.) : a person who leaves his country to live in another
alien (N.) : hostile, strange and frightening ; different from what you are used to
visitor (N.) : a person who visits a place or a personCorrect Option: A
immigrant (N.) : a person who has came to live permanently in a country that is not his own
emigrant (N.) : a person who leaves his country to live in another
alien (N.) : hostile, strange and frightening ; different from what you are used to
visitor (N.) : a person who visits a place or a person