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 person who loves wealth and spends as little money as possible









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    miser (N.) : a person who loves money and hates spending it
    curmudgeon (N.) : a bad-tempered person, often an old one
    money-grabber (N.) : a person who tries to get a lot of money
    scrimp (V.) : to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, so that you may save it to spend on something else

    Correct Option: D

    miser (N.) : a person who loves money and hates spending it
    curmudgeon (N.) : a bad-tempered person, often an old one
    money-grabber (N.) : a person who tries to get a lot of money
    scrimp (V.) : to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, so that you may save it to spend on something else


  1. In a threatening manner









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    ghastly (Adv.) : horrible, terrible; very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain, death, etc.
    ominously (Adv.) : in a manner that suggests that something bad is going to happen in the future
    sprightly (Adv.) : full of life and energy ; lively (for older people)
    terribly (Adv.) : very much ; very badly

    Correct Option: C

    ghastly (Adv.) : horrible, terrible; very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain, death, etc.
    ominously (Adv.) : in a manner that suggests that something bad is going to happen in the future
    sprightly (Adv.) : full of life and energy ; lively (for older people)
    terribly (Adv.) : very much ; very badly



  1. A person who pretends to be what he is not









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    imposter (N.) : a person who pretends to be somebody else in order to trick people
    explorer (N.) : a person who travels to an unknown place in order to find out more about it
    prompter (N.) : a person who reminds the actors what the words are if they forget their lines (in a play)
    divider (N.) : someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

    Correct Option: C

    imposter (N.) : a person who pretends to be somebody else in order to trick people
    explorer (N.) : a person who travels to an unknown place in order to find out more about it
    prompter (N.) : a person who reminds the actors what the words are if they forget their lines (in a play)
    divider (N.) : someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers


  1. One who finds nothing good in anything









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    critic (N.) : a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc. ; one who makes harsh and unfair judgements
    satirist (N.) : a person who criticizes a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show his faults or weaknesses.
    cynic (N.) : a person who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons
    slanderer (N.) :one who attacks the reputation of another by speaking falsely about him ; defamer ; backbiter ; maligner

    Correct Option: A

    critic (N.) : a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc. ; one who makes harsh and unfair judgements
    satirist (N.) : a person who criticizes a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show his faults or weaknesses.
    cynic (N.) : a person who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons
    slanderer (N.) :one who attacks the reputation of another by speaking falsely about him ; defamer ; backbiter ; maligner



  1. That which cannot be easily read









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    illegible (Adj.) : difficult/ impossible to read
    incomprehensible (Adj.) : impossible to understand ; unintelligible
    unreadable (Adj.) : too dull/ difficult to be worth reading ; illegible
    unintelligible (Adj.) : impossible to understand ; incomprehensible

    Correct Option: A

    illegible (Adj.) : difficult/ impossible to read
    incomprehensible (Adj.) : impossible to understand ; unintelligible
    unreadable (Adj.) : too dull/ difficult to be worth reading ; illegible
    unintelligible (Adj.) : impossible to understand ; incomprehensible