One Word Substitutes
Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentences.
- A story in which animals or objects speak and give wholesome moral lesson.
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fable fable (N.) : a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters legend (N.) : a story from ancient times about people and events, that may/may not be true parable (N.) : a short story that teaches a spiritual lesson, especially one of those told by Jesus as recorded in the Bible allegory (N.) : a story, play, picture, etc. in which each character/event is a symbol representing an idea/a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.
Correct Option: B
fable fable (N.) : a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters legend (N.) : a story from ancient times about people and events, that may/may not be true parable (N.) : a short story that teaches a spiritual lesson, especially one of those told by Jesus as recorded in the Bible allegory (N.) : a story, play, picture, etc. in which each character/event is a symbol representing an idea/a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.
- Act of injuring another’s reputation by any slanderous communication
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defamation defamation (N.) : the act of damaging somebody’s reputation by saying/writing bad/false things about him orchestration (N.) : the act of organizing a complicated plan/ event very carefully/secretly aberration (N.) : a fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual, and it may be unacceptable misrepresentation (N.) : a misleading falsehood
Correct Option: A
defamation defamation (N.) : the act of damaging somebody’s reputation by saying/writing bad/false things about him orchestration (N.) : the act of organizing a complicated plan/ event very carefully/secretly aberration (N.) : a fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual, and it may be unacceptable misrepresentation (N.) : a misleading falsehood
- A recurrent compulsive urge to steal
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kleptomania kleptomania (N.) : a mental illness in which somebody has a strong desire, which he cannot control, to steal things pneumonia (N.) : a serious illness affecting one/both lungs that makes breathing difficult insomnia (N.) : inability to sleep Nymphomania (N.) : the behaviour of a woman who has or wants to have sex very often
Correct Option: A
kleptomania kleptomania (N.) : a mental illness in which somebody has a strong desire, which he cannot control, to steal things pneumonia (N.) : a serious illness affecting one/both lungs that makes breathing difficult insomnia (N.) : inability to sleep Nymphomania (N.) : the behaviour of a woman who has or wants to have sex very often
- Not suitable for eating
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inedible inedible (Adj.) : not suitable for eating spicy (Adj.) : (of food) having a strong taste because spices have been used for flavouring it edible (Adj.) : fit/suitable to be eaten
Correct Option: D
inedible inedible (Adj.) : not suitable for eating spicy (Adj.) : (of food) having a strong taste because spices have been used for flavouring it edible (Adj.) : fit/suitable to be eaten
- A person who enters without any invitation
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intruder intruder (N.) : a person who enters a building/an area illegally/where he is not wanted vandal (N.) : a person who deliberately destroys/damages public property burglar (N.) : a thief/robber who enters a building with the intention to steal
Correct Option: C
intruder intruder (N.) : a person who enters a building/an area illegally/where he is not wanted vandal (N.) : a person who deliberately destroys/damages public property burglar (N.) : a thief/robber who enters a building with the intention to steal