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. 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 artist

    Correct 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


  1. 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/ organisation

    Correct 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



  1. 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 in

    Correct 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


  1. 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 rule

    Correct 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



  1. 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 person

    Correct 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