English Language
One Word Substitution
1,518 Questions
One Word Substitution Questions
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Substantial
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Influential
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Credential
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Confidential
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Substantial means something large in amount, value or importance.
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Linear
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Horizontal
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Vertical
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Skewed
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peculiar
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spectacular
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grave
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petty
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puny
D
Correct answer
Explanation
It means unimportant and not worth worrying about.
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retaliate
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recapitulate
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salivate
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reinstate
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decimate
C
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Explanation
Informal: To be full of desire or eagerness for something.
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conserve
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contemplate
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communicate
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contempt
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convert
B
Correct answer
Explanation
It means to think carefully about something for a long time.
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unilateral
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unambiguous
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unique
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undisputable
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irreparable
B
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Explanation
It means clear and with only one possible meaning.
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banned
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crusaded
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expedited
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barricaded
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cruised
D
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Explanation
It means a temporary structure that is built across a road, gate, or door to prevent people from getting through.
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glowed
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galloped
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mellowed
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settled
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spinned
C
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Explanation
It means to become gentler, relaxed and satisfied.
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Sacrilege
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Victimise
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Purify
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Maltreat
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Explanation for option1: It means showing disrespect to what is regarded as sacred. So, this is correct.
Explanation for option2: It means to cheat or fool.
Explanation for option3: Purify is opposite in meaning.
Explanation for option4: It means abuse, i.e. to treat roughly or cruelly.
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Fatalist
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Fastidious
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Indefatigable
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Frivolous
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Explanation for option 1: Fatalist means one who believes in the supremacy of fate.
Explanation for option 2: It means one who is not easily pleased.
Explanation for option 3: It means one who does not get tired.
Explanation for option 4: It is used for someone who is self-indulgently carefree, unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose. So, this is correct.
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Fable
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Myth
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Fantasy
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Chronicle
C
Correct answer
Explanation
It means the forming of mental images, especially wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualising.
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aggravate
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alienate
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annihilate
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abrogate
D
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Explanation
To abrogate is to repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement.
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rancour
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grouse
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empathy
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enormity
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Rancour is a noun meaning long-standing bitterness or resentfulness.
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circumnavigation
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circumlocution
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circumscription
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circumvention
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Circumlocution is the use of many words where fewer would do, often in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
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Aware
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Conscious
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Conscientious
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Consensus
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Conscientious describes a person who is careful, thorough, and guided by a sense of right and wrong, often involving deliberate thought. The other options do not capture the nuance of deliberate action.