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.
- An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated.
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alimony alimony (N.) : the money that a court orders somebody to pay to his former wife or husband when the marriage is ended parsimony (N.) : the fact of being extremely unwilling to spend money matrimony (N.) : marriage honoraium (N.) : a payment made for somebody’s professional services
Correct Option: A
alimony alimony (N.) : the money that a court orders somebody to pay to his former wife or husband when the marriage is ended parsimony (N.) : the fact of being extremely unwilling to spend money matrimony (N.) : marriage honoraium (N.) : a payment made for somebody’s professional services
- One who believes everything he or she hears
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credulous credulous (Adj.) : ready to believe things and therefore easy to trick ; gullible credible (Adj.) : that can be believed/trusted creditable (Adj.) : admirable; praiseworthy credential (N.) : the qualities/ training/experience that make you suitable to do something
Correct Option: A
credulous credulous (Adj.) : ready to believe things and therefore easy to trick ; gullible credible (Adj.) : that can be believed/trusted creditable (Adj.) : admirable; praiseworthy credential (N.) : the qualities/ training/experience that make you suitable to do something
- Incapable of error
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infallible infallible (Adj.) : never wrong; never making mistakes erroneous (Adj.) : not correct ; based on wrong information
incorrigible (Adj.) : having bad habits which cannot be changed/improved unbeatable (Adj.) : impossible to defeatCorrect Option: D
infallible infallible (Adj.) : never wrong; never making mistakes erroneous (Adj.) : not correct ; based on wrong information
incorrigible (Adj.) : having bad habits which cannot be changed/improved unbeatable (Adj.) : impossible to defeat
- Beyond correction
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incorrigible incorrigible (Adj.) : having bad habits which cannot be changed/improved inveterate (Adj.) : done/felt for a long time and unlikely to change (bad feeling/habit) glib (Adj.) : using words that are clever, but are not sincere, and do not show much thought (speakers and speech) incongruous (Adj.) : strange, and not suitable in a particular situation
Correct Option: C
incorrigible incorrigible (Adj.) : having bad habits which cannot be changed/improved inveterate (Adj.) : done/felt for a long time and unlikely to change (bad feeling/habit) glib (Adj.) : using words that are clever, but are not sincere, and do not show much thought (speakers and speech) incongruous (Adj.) : strange, and not suitable in a particular situation
- An event that causes great harm to dams
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disaster
Correct Option: B
disaster