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.

  1. 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


  1. 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



  1. 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 defeat

    Correct 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


  1. 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



  1. An event that causes great harm to dams









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    disaster

    Correct Option: B

    disaster