English Language
One Word Substitution
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One Word Substitution Questions
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A trek is a long, arduous journey, typically on foot.
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community
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population
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collective
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zone
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A community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
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flora
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origin
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decoration of flowers
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full of flowers
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Flora refers to the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
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omnivorous
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herbivorous
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carnivorous
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cannibal
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An omnivore is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter.
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carnivorous
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vegetarian
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amphibian
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herbivorous
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A carnivore is an animal that feeds on other animals.
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Sonnet
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Short poem
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Rhyming poem
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Simple poem
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A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
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Constitution
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Structure
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Composition
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Establishment
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A constitution is the fundamental set of principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
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Century
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Pertaining to units
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A period of time
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A sum of hundred years
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A century is a period of one hundred years.
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Farmer
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Tiller
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Agriculturist
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Agronomist
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A farmer is a person who owns or manages a farm.
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Jail
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Lockup
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Prisonment
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Imprison
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A jail is a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of crimes. While other terms relate to confinement, jail is the standard term for the facility described.
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A flame is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is the specific term for the luminous body of burning gas.
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Yacht
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Boat
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Small ship
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Craft
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A yacht is a medium-sized sailing boat or motorboat used for private cruising or racing. It fits the description of a large boat used for pleasure.
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Novelist
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Story writer
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Narrator
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Tale writer
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A novelist is specifically defined as a person who writes novels. The other options are either too broad or descriptive phrases.
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Dictionary
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Glossary
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Lexicon
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Wordbook
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A dictionary is a book that lists words in alphabetical order and provides their meanings. A glossary is usually limited to a specific field or text.
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Pessimist
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Cynic
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Doomster
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Defeatist
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A pessimist is a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen. A cynic is skeptical of human sincerity.