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 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 elseCorrect 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
- 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 badlyCorrect 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
- 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 powersCorrect 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
- 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 ; malignerCorrect 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
- 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 ; incomprehensibleCorrect 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