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.
- Person who insists on adherence to formal rules or literary meaning
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pedant (N.) : a person who is too concerned with small details/ rules especially while learning/ teaching
scholar (N.) : a person who knows all about a particular subject because he has studied it in detail
pedagogue (N.) : a teacher
literalist (N.) : a person who makes/uses literal or realistic in art/literatureCorrect Option: B
pedant (N.) : a person who is too concerned with small details/ rules especially while learning/ teaching
scholar (N.) : a person who knows all about a particular subject because he has studied it in detail
pedagogue (N.) : a teacher
literalist (N.) : a person who makes/uses literal or realistic in art/literature
Direction: In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / phrase.
- Determine the nature of the disease
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diagnose (V.) : to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is
investigate (V.) : to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc; to find out the truth about it or how it happened
determine (V.) : to discover the facts to calculate exactly; establish
detect (V.) : to discover/notice something that is not easy to see, hear, etc.Correct Option: C
diagnose (V.) : to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is
investigate (V.) : to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc; to find out the truth about it or how it happened
determine (V.) : to discover the facts to calculate exactly; establish
detect (V.) : to discover/notice something that is not easy to see, hear, etc.
- Occurring at night
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nocturnal (Adj.) : active at night
nightly (Adj.) : happening every night
dark (Adj.) : with no or little light
neurotic (Adj.) : caused by or suffering from a mental illness with strong feelings of fear and worryCorrect Option: D
nocturnal (Adj.) : active at night
nightly (Adj.) : happening every night
dark (Adj.) : with no or little light
neurotic (Adj.) : caused by or suffering from a mental illness with strong feelings of fear and worry
- Arrangement in order of occurrence
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chronological (Adj.) : arranged in the order in which they
happened (events)
timely (Adj.) : happening at exactly the right time
chronic (Adj.) : difficult to care or get rid of; lasting for a long
time (disease) temporal (Adj.) : limited by timeCorrect Option: B
chronological (Adj.) : arranged in the order in which they
happened (events)
timely (Adj.) : happening at exactly the right time
chronic (Adj.) : difficult to care or get rid of; lasting for a long
time (disease) temporal (Adj.) : limited by time
- Science of heredity
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genetics (N.) : the scientific study of the ways in which different characteristics are passed from each generation of living things to the next
hereditary (Adj.) : given to a child by its parents before it is born
genesis (N.) : the beginning/origin of something
inheritance (N.) : the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when he diesCorrect Option: B
genetics (N.) : the scientific study of the ways in which different characteristics are passed from each generation of living things to the next
hereditary (Adj.) : given to a child by its parents before it is born
genesis (N.) : the beginning/origin of something
inheritance (N.) : the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when he dies
