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.
- Walking in sleep
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somnambulism somnambulism (N.) :walking in sleep obsession (N.) : an idea/ thought that continually preoccupies/ intrudes on a person’s mind hallucination (N.) : an experience involving the apparent per ception of something not present somniloquism (N.) : talking in sleep
Correct Option: C
somnambulism somnambulism (N.) :walking in sleep obsession (N.) : an idea/ thought that continually preoccupies/ intrudes on a person’s mind hallucination (N.) : an experience involving the apparent per ception of something not present somniloquism (N.) : talking in sleep
- A person employed as a car–driver for an important person
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chauffeur chauffeur (N.) : a person employed to drive a private/ hired car claustrophobia (N.) : fear of being closed in a confined space cabby (N.) : a taxi driver cavalier (N.) : a courtly gentle man, especially one acting as a lady’s escort wagoner (N.) : one who drives a wagon
Correct Option: B
chauffeur chauffeur (N.) : a person employed to drive a private/ hired car claustrophobia (N.) : fear of being closed in a confined space cabby (N.) : a taxi driver cavalier (N.) : a courtly gentle man, especially one acting as a lady’s escort wagoner (N.) : one who drives a wagon
- Fear of telling lies
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mythophobia mythophobia (N.) : fear of myths, stories/ making false statements legendary (Adj.) : remarkable enough to be famous ; very wellknown lyophobia (N.) : (in chemistry) having little attraction between particles and the medium of dispersion (4)oratory (N.) : skill in public speaking
Correct Option: A
mythophobia mythophobia (N.) : fear of myths, stories/ making false statements legendary (Adj.) : remarkable enough to be famous ; very wellknown lyophobia (N.) : (in chemistry) having little attraction between particles and the medium of dispersion (4)oratory (N.) : skill in public speaking
- A fear of closed/dark place
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claustrophobia claustrophobia (N.) : fear of being closed in a confined space xenophobia (N.) : fear of strangers/ foreigners acrophobia (N.) : fear of great heights pyrophobia (N.) : fear of fire
Correct Option: C
claustrophobia claustrophobia (N.) : fear of being closed in a confined space xenophobia (N.) : fear of strangers/ foreigners acrophobia (N.) : fear of great heights pyrophobia (N.) : fear of fire
- Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones
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mosaic mosaic (N.) : art consisting of a design made of small pieces of coloured stone/ glass tracery (N.) : decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs relief (N.) : sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background oleograph (N.) : a print textured to resemble an oil painting
Correct Option: B
mosaic mosaic (N.) : art consisting of a design made of small pieces of coloured stone/ glass tracery (N.) : decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs relief (N.) : sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background oleograph (N.) : a print textured to resemble an oil painting