English Language
One Word Substitution
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One Word Substitution Questions
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Munificent
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Avaricious
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Generous
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Lavish
B
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Explanation
Avaricious means having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain. Munificent and generous are antonyms.
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Evasive
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Culprits
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Byre
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Hutch
A
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Evasive means tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, often resulting in vague or unclear communication. The other options are unrelated nouns.
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Pagan
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Plaintiff
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Defender
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Stub
B
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A plaintiff is a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. A defender is the person being sued.
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Trance
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Coma
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Euthanasia
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Snob
C
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Explanation
Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering. The other options are states of consciousness or personality types.
A
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A snob is a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to those of others, often looking down on those of lower social status.
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Distribute
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Share
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Hide
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Deploy
D
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Explanation
To deploy is to bring into effective action or to arrange troops in readiness for battle. Distribute and share are too general.
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Abstemious
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Adherant
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Teetotaller
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Alkaline
C
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A teetotaller is defined as a person who chooses not to drink alcohol. Abstemious refers to moderate consumption, while the other options are unrelated to alcohol abstinence.
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Anthophobia
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Ochlophobia
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Acrophobia
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Androphobia
B
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Ochlophobia is the specific term for an irrational fear of crowds. Anthophobia is the fear of flowers, acrophobia is the fear of heights, and androphobia is the fear of men.
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Interregnum
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Duration
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Elite
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Apiary
A
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An interregnum is the period of time between the end of one sovereign's reign and the beginning of the next. It is a standard historical and political term.
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agnostic
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theist
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devotee
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secularist
B
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Explanation
A theist is a person who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
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dreamer
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somnambulist
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ignorant
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neomatic
B
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Explanation
Somnambulist combines 'somnus' (sleep) and 'ambulare' (walk) to name someone who walks while asleep. Dreamer is too broad, ignorant is unrelated, and neomatic appears to be a misspelling of 'gnostic'.
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recluse
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teetotaller
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sceptic
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stoic
B
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Explanation
A teetotaller is a person who never drinks alcohol.
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handwritten
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manuscript
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draft
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edition
B
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Explanation
A manuscript is a document that is written by hand rather than typed or printed.
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province
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hamlet
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colony
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territory
C
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Explanation
A colony is a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country.
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fauna
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flora
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forest
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vegetation
B
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Explanation
Flora refers to the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.