One Word Substitution Set 11

One Word Substitution Set 11

One Word Substitutions are a very important part of vocabulary section. In one word substitution questions you are required to replace a phrase with one word. That one word complies with the meaning of that sentence.

Q1. A person or a thing which is unrivaled
(a) Nonpareil
(b) Nincompoop
(c) Niggardly
(d) Non sequitur

Q2. Deep in thought
(a) Meditation
(b) Pensive
(c) Pesky
(d) Purloin

Q3. Work for which one does not take salary or payment
(a) Remunerated
(b) Charge-sheet
(c) Complementary
(d) Honorary

Q4. Excessive preoccupation with one’s health
(a) Hypochondria
(b) Malaise
(c) Disaffected
(d) Malinger

Q5. Ceremonial sounding of trumpets
(a) Fanfare
(b) Symphony
(c) Orchestra
(d) Band

Q6. One who is fond of superior foods and drinks
(a) Fastidious
(b) Drunkard
(c) Glutton
(d) Epicure

Q7. Something that is believable
(a) Credible
(b) Credulous
(c) Gullible
(d) Genuine

Q8. Swelling from abnormal growth in some part of the body
(a) Graft
(b) Ulcer
(c) Hemorrhage
(d) Tumour

Q9. A person who lends money at a very high rate of interest
(a) Investor
(b) Usurper
(c) Usurer
(d) Lender

Q10. Opinion contrary to accepted doctrine
(a) Blasphemy
(b) Perjury
(c) Iconoclasm
(d) Heresy

Q11. One who does not care for art or literature
(a) Bureaucrat
(b) Illiterate
(c) Philanderer
(d) Philistine

Q12. One who is beyond correction or reform
(a) Insurmountable
(b) Inimitable
(c) Incorrigible
(d) Invincible

Q13. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes
(a) Wiles
(b) Yokel
(c) Wag
(d) Aeon

Q14. A group of stars forming a pattern in the sky
(a) Galaxy
(b) Constellation
(c) Orbit
(d) Stellar

Q15. Without risk of punishment
(a) Impudent
(b) Impunity
(c) Inexorable
(d) Imperturbable

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nonpareil: having no match or equal; unrivalled.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pensive- engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Honorary: (of an office or its holder) unpaid.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Hypochondria- a person who is abnormally anxious about their health.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fanfare: a short ceremonial tune or flourish played on brass instruments, typically to introduce something or someone important.

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