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 person who wastes his money on luxury
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extravagant extravagant (Adj.) : spending a lot of more money/using a lot more of something that you can afford or than is necessary luxuriant (Adj.) : growing thickly and strongly in a way that is attractive ; rich in something that is pleasant/beautiful stingy (Adj.) : not generous, especially with money luxurious (Adj.) : very comfortable ; containing expensive and enjoyable things
Correct Option: C
extravagant extravagant (Adj.) : spending a lot of more money/using a lot more of something that you can afford or than is necessary luxuriant (Adj.) : growing thickly and strongly in a way that is attractive ; rich in something that is pleasant/beautiful stingy (Adj.) : not generous, especially with money luxurious (Adj.) : very comfortable ; containing expensive and enjoyable things
- A small village or a group of houses
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hamlet hamlet (N.) : a very small village community (N.) : a group of people having common interests, living in the same locality and under the same government settlement (N.) : the process of people making their homes in a place colony (N.) :a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country
Correct Option: C
hamlet hamlet (N.) : a very small village community (N.) : a group of people having common interests, living in the same locality and under the same government settlement (N.) : the process of people making their homes in a place colony (N.) :a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country
- A person who loves everybody
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altruist altruist (N.) : someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing egoist (N.) : a person who thinks that he/she is better than other people and who thinks and talks too much about himself fatalist (N.) : a person who believes that events are decided by fate and cannot be controlled humanist (N.) : a person who believes that solving human problems with the help of reason is more important than religious beliefs.
Correct Option: D
altruist altruist (N.) : someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing egoist (N.) : a person who thinks that he/she is better than other people and who thinks and talks too much about himself fatalist (N.) : a person who believes that events are decided by fate and cannot be controlled humanist (N.) : a person who believes that solving human problems with the help of reason is more important than religious beliefs.
- Person leading a life of strict self-discipline
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ascetic ascetic (N.) : a person who lives in a simple and strict way, without physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons (monks, hermits, saints) hedonist (N.) : a person who believes that pleasure is the most important thing in life disciplinarian (N.) : a person who believes in using rules and punishment for controlling people atheist (N.) : a person who believes that God does not exist
Correct Option: D
ascetic ascetic (N.) : a person who lives in a simple and strict way, without physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons (monks, hermits, saints) hedonist (N.) : a person who believes that pleasure is the most important thing in life disciplinarian (N.) : a person who believes in using rules and punishment for controlling people atheist (N.) : a person who believes that God does not exist
- One who is neither intelligent nor dull
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mediocre mediocre (Adj.) : not very good; of only average standard average (Adj.) : ordinary ; not special
Correct Option: D
mediocre mediocre (Adj.) : not very good; of only average standard average (Adj.) : ordinary ; not special