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.
- Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence
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protocol protocol (N.) : a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings, usually between governments formality (N.) : a thing that you must do as a formal/official part of a legal process, a social situation, etc. statesmanship (N.) : skill in managing state affairs hierarchy (N.) : a system, in a society/an organisation, in which people are organised into different levels of importance from highest to lowest
Correct Option: C
protocol protocol (N.) : a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings, usually between governments formality (N.) : a thing that you must do as a formal/official part of a legal process, a social situation, etc. statesmanship (N.) : skill in managing state affairs hierarchy (N.) : a system, in a society/an organisation, in which people are organised into different levels of importance from highest to lowest
- That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence or real nature of something
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camouflage camouflage (N.) : disguise ; concealment ; pretence ; cover-up infallible (Adj.) : never wrong
Correct Option: A
camouflage camouflage (N.) : disguise ; concealment ; pretence ; cover-up infallible (Adj.) : never wrong
- The secretary’s proposal was adopted with the full agreement of all the members.
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unanimously unanimously (Adv.) : by everyone in a particular group equivocally (Adv.) : in an unclear/underfined manner vehemently (Adv.) : forcefully
Correct Option: B
unanimously unanimously (Adv.) : by everyone in a particular group equivocally (Adv.) : in an unclear/underfined manner vehemently (Adv.) : forcefully
- A poem of fourteen lines
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sonnet sonnet (N.) : a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme ballad (N.) : a song/poem that tells a story psalm (N.) : a song/poem/ prayer that praises God, especially one in the Bible carol (N.) : a Christian religious song sung at Christmas
Correct Option: C
sonnet sonnet (N.) : a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme ballad (N.) : a song/poem that tells a story psalm (N.) : a song/poem/ prayer that praises God, especially one in the Bible carol (N.) : a Christian religious song sung at Christmas
- Wild imagination
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fantasy fantasy (N.) : a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen whim (N.) : a sudden wish to do/have something, especially when it is something unusual/ unnecessary fancy (N.) : fantasy ; whim memory (N.) : your ability to remember things
Correct Option: B
fantasy fantasy (N.) : a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen whim (N.) : a sudden wish to do/have something, especially when it is something unusual/ unnecessary fancy (N.) : fantasy ; whim memory (N.) : your ability to remember things
