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.
- Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God
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pantheism (N.) : the belief that God is present in all natural things
atheism (N.) : the belief that God does not exist
scepticism (N.) : an attitude of doubting that claims/statements that are true and that something will happen
animism (N.) : the belief that plants, objects and natural things each have a living soulCorrect Option: B
pantheism (N.) : the belief that God is present in all natural things
atheism (N.) : the belief that God does not exist
scepticism (N.) : an attitude of doubting that claims/statements that are true and that something will happen
animism (N.) : the belief that plants, objects and natural things each have a living soul
- A person who never takes alcoholic drinks
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teetotaller (N.) : a person who does not drink alcohol
alcoholic (N.) : a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot easily stop drinking
addict (N.) : a person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs
bagpiper (N.) : someone who plays the bagpipeCorrect Option: A
teetotaller (N.) : a person who does not drink alcohol
alcoholic (N.) : a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot easily stop drinking
addict (N.) : a person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs
bagpiper (N.) : someone who plays the bagpipe
- A tank where fish or water plants are kept
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aquarium (N.) : a glass tank where fish and water plants are kept
sanatorium (N.) : a hospital for recovery/for the treatment of severe/chronic diseases
nursery (N.) : a place where young plants/trees are grown for sale/for planting somewhere else
aviary (N.) : a place where birds are keptCorrect Option: A
aquarium (N.) : a glass tank where fish and water plants are kept
sanatorium (N.) : a hospital for recovery/for the treatment of severe/chronic diseases
nursery (N.) : a place where young plants/trees are grown for sale/for planting somewhere else
aviary (N.) : a place where birds are kept
- One who is given to pleasures of the flesh
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epicurean (Adj.) : devoted to pleasure and enjoy yourself
terrestrial (Adj.) : living on the land/on the ground, rather than in water/on trees/ in the air
celestial (Adj.) : of the sky/ heaven
pedestrian (N.) : a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicleCorrect Option: B
epicurean (Adj.) : devoted to pleasure and enjoy yourself
terrestrial (Adj.) : living on the land/on the ground, rather than in water/on trees/ in the air
celestial (Adj.) : of the sky/ heaven
pedestrian (N.) : a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle
- Inability to sleep
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insomnia (N.) : the condition of being unable to sleep
hysteria (N.) : a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of his emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc.
aphasia (N.) : the loss of the ability to understand or produce speech because of brain damage
amnesia (N.) : a medical condition in which somebody party/ completely loses his memoryCorrect Option: B
insomnia (N.) : the condition of being unable to sleep
hysteria (N.) : a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of his emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc.
aphasia (N.) : the loss of the ability to understand or produce speech because of brain damage
amnesia (N.) : a medical condition in which somebody party/ completely loses his memory