important one word substitution for ssc #111-225

#EVERYDAYQUIZ oneword substitution  #111-225  

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Related to moon
(A) solar (B) moony
(C) lunar (D) honeymoon


C

Sum of money to be paid for freeing
a person from captivity.
(A) Ransom (B) Compensation
(C) Tribute (D) Penalty

A

Book giving information about every
branch of knowledge.
(A) Directory (B) Dictionary
(C) Encyclopedia (D) Dissertation

C

Member of a tribe that wanders from
place to place with no fixed home.
(A) Vagabond (B) Nomad
(C) Wanderer (D) Truant

B

vag·a·bond

A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.

no·mad

A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

wan·der·er

A person who travels aimlessly; a traveler.

tru·ant

A student who stays away from school without leave or explanation.

Fit to be chosen.
(A) Eligible (B) Capable
(C) Suitable (D) Valuable

A

An animal or plant living in or upon
another.
(A) master (B) dependant
(C) insect (D) parasite

D

Strong dislike between two persons
(A) aversion (B) antipathy
(C) apathy (D) despair

B

The killing of whole group of people
(A) genocide (B) germicide
(C) patricide (D) suicide

A

The plants and vegetation of a region
(A) fauna (B) flora
(C) landscape (D) environment

B

That which is without opposition
(A) unaware (B) verdict
(C) unanimous (D) spontaneous

C

Animal that feeds on plants
(A) Carnivorous (B) Herbivorous
(C) Insectivorous (D) Graminivorous

B

A number of stars grouped together
(A) Orbit (B) Constellation
(C) Solar system (D) Comet

B

Lasting only for a very short while
(A) Transparent (B) Temporal
(C) Temporary (D) Temperate

C

Murder of a man
(A) Regicide (B) Fratricide
(C) Homicide (D) Genocide

C

Use of force or threats to get

someone to agree to something

(A) Coercion (B) Conviction

(C) Confession (D) CajolemenT

A

A place where gambling is practised
(A) hotel (B) casino
(C) restaurant (D) theatre

B

An object or portion serving as a
sample
(A) Specification (B) Spectre
(C) Spectacle (D) Specimen

D

The practice of submitting a proposal
to popular vote
(A) Election (B) Reference
(C) Popularity (D) Referendum

D

Code of diplomatic etiquette and
precedence
(A) Statesmanship (B) Diplomacy
(C) Hierarchy (D) Protocol

D

To renounce a high position of
authority or control
(A) Abduct (B) Abandon
(C) Abort (D) Abdicate

D

Talking about the affairs of other
people
(A) teasing (B) gossiping
(C) criticising (D) slandering

B

Medical examination of the body
after death
(A) diagnosis (B) irradiation
(C) corpse (D) autopsy

D

A person born or living at the same
time as another
(A) corollary (B) accessory
(C) contemporary (D) auxiliary

C

Bad beyond reform
(A) irreversible (B) irrevocable
(C) irredeemable (D) irreparable

C

That which is certain to happen
(A) inevitable (B) invincible
(C) incorrigible (D) immediate

A

The process of deciding the nature
of a disease by examination
(A) test (B) perusal
(C) diagnosis (D) operation

C

That which makes it difficult to
recognise the presence or real
nature of somebody or something.
(A) cover (B) camouflage
(C) pretence (D) mask

B

To bear a hand
(A) interfere (B) join
(C) assist (D) rejoice

C

One who makes an official
examination of accounts
(A) auditor (B) accountant
(C) clerk (D) official

A

A government by the officials
(A) Plutocracy (B) Aristocracy
(C) Bureaucracy (D) Monarchy

C

One who offers his services without
charging for it
(A) Philanderer (B) Volunteer
(C) Mercenary (D) Missionary

B

A tank where fish or water plants are
kept
(A) aviary (B) aquarium
(C) nursery (D) sanatorium

B

Avoiding wastage
(A) economic (B) economical
(C) minimal (D) optimational

B

Sole right to make and sell some
invention
(A) Franchise (B) Authorize
(C) Dealership (D) Patent

D

The scientific study of living
organisms
(A) Biochemistry (B) Zoology
(C) Organic chemistry (D) Biology

D

Detaining and confining someone
(A) Interruption (B) Interrogation
(C) Interment (D) Internment

D

in·ter·ment

The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.

internment

Confinement during wartime

An underhand device resorted to in
order to justify misconduct
(A) Subterfuge (B) Manoeuvre
(C) Stratagem (D) Complicity

B

sub·ter·fuge

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Science of the races of mankind
(A) Genealogy (B) Etiology
(C) Ethnology (D) Sociology

C

Impossible to describe
(A) Miraculous (B) Ineffable
(C) Stupendous (D) Appalling

B

stu·pen·dous

Extremely impressive.

ap·pall·ing

Awful; terrible.

in·ef·fa·ble

Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

One who criticises popular beliefs
which he thinks is mistaken or
unwise
(A) Philistine (B) Iconoclast
(C) Imposter (D) Cannibal

B

One who hides away on a ship to
obtain a free passage.
(A) Compositor (B) Stoker
(C) Stowaway (D) Shipwright

C

Clues available at a scene
(A) Circumstantial (B) derivative
(C) inferential (D) suggestive

A

An emolument over and above fixed
income or salary.
(A) Honorarium (B) Sinecure
(C) Perquisite (D) Prerogative

C

The animals of a particular region.
(A) Flora (B) Museum
(C) Zoo (D) Fauna

D

A person who is physically dependent
on a substance.
(A) Criminal (B) Martyr
(C) Gladiator (D) Addict

D

A child born after the death of its
father is called.
(A) A deprived child (B) An orphan
(C) A posthumous child (D) A waif

C

A legal agreement by which a person
borrows money from a bank usually
to buy a house.
(A) Document (B) Mortgage
(C) Lease (D) Invoice

B

Failing to discharge one’s duty.
(A) Debacle (B) Dereliction
(C) Determination (D) Deterrent

B

A movement of part of the body to
express an idea or feeling.
(A) Jibe (B) Gesture
(C) Pose (D) Mimicry

B

To surround a place with the
intention of capturing it
(A) Bivouac (B) Besiege
(C) Invade (D) Intern

B

biv·ou·ac

A temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.

To send back a person to one’s
country
(A) Repatriate (B) Expatriate
(C) Migrate (D) Emigrate

A

One who is opposed to intellectual
progress
(A) Impostor (B) Chaperon
(C) Prospector (D) Obscurant

D

chap·er·one

A person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.

A woman with dark brown hair
(A) Blonde (B) Brunette
(C) Termagant (D) Coiffure

B

blond

(of hair) fair or pale yellow.

ter·ma·gant

A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.

coif·fure

A person's hairstyle, typically an elaborate one.

bru·nette

A person, typically a woman, with dark brown hair.

One who has special skill in judging
art, music, tastes, etc.
(A) Connoisseur (B) Raconteur
(C) Sybarite (D) Amateur
A

One who devotes his life to the
welfare and the interests of other
people
(A) Minion (B) Martyr
(C) Altruist (D) Fugitive

C

min·ion

A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.

A place where animals are kept alive,
and nearly as possible as in their
natural state
(A) Vivarium (B) Orchard
(C) Paddock (D) Zoo

A

vi·var·i·um

An enclosure, container, or structure adapted or prepared for keeping animals under seminatural conditions for observation or study or as pets; an aquarium or terrarium.

One who hates mankind
(A) Misanthropist (B) Misnomer
(C) Misogynist (D) Philanthropist
A

The period between two reigns
(A) Interregnum (B) Interval
(C) Interdict (D) Intercept

A

in·ter·dict

An authoritative prohibition.

One who walks in one’s sleep.
(A) dreamer (B) somnambulist
(C) neumatic (D) ignoran

B

A place where money is coined.
(A) mint (B) press
(C) treasury (D) bank

A

One who collects postage stamp.
(A) philatelist (B) stamp collector
(C) vendor (D) lexicographer

A

A poem of mourning.
(A) elegy (B) sonnet
(C) lyric (D) epicA

A game in which no one wins.
(A) abandoned (B) drawn
(C) postponed (D) obsolete

B

Too much official formality.
(A) delayed (B) officiousness
(C) formality (D) red tapism

D

One who knows many languages.
(A) linguist (B) polyglot
(C) stylist (D) debator

D

That which can be carried.
(A) portable (B) edible
(C) potable (D) bearable
A

A writer who steals ideas from others.
(A) plagiarist (B) copier
(C) editor (D) translator

A

examination of a dead body.
(A) autopsy (B) surgery
(C) operation (D) tanning

A

A speech made to oneself.
(A) dialogue (B) speech
(C) soliloquy (D) monologue

C

A commonplace remark.
(A) platitude (B) ramark
(C) statement (D) epigram

A

ep·i·gram

A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.

That which cannot be captured.
(A) impregnable (B) incorrigible
(C) imperishable (D) invincible

A

im·per·ish·a·ble

Enduring forever.

The study of birds
(A) ornithology (B) philology
(C) ontology (D) geology

A

on·tol·o·gy

The branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.

An insect with many legs is called.
(A) centipede (B) mammal
(C) herbivorous (D) vertebrate

A

Government in which all religions
are honoured.
(A) fanatic (B) secular
(C) catholic (D) progressive

B

One who lives among strangers.
(A) recluse (B) alien
(C) stoic (D) rustic

B

A word no longer in use.
(A) extant (B) obsolete
(C) out-dated (D) nervous

B

A sneering person who always finds
faults.
(A) cupid (B) kleptomaniac
(C) cynic (D) crone

C

kleptomaniac

Someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive   ,CHOR

A place for keeping bees.
(A) aviary (B) apiary
(C) cage (D) nest

B

A long journey, especially by sea.
(A) flight (B) voyage
(C) odyssey (D) safari

B

A short walk for pleasure or exercise.
(A) stroll (B) gallop
(C) jog (D) promenade

A

stroll

Walk in a leisurely way

gal·lop

The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride

prom·e·nade

A paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a resort.

A place where government or public
records are kept.
(A) attic (B) museum
(C) cellar (D) archive

D

cel·lar

A room below ground level in a house, typically one used for storing wine or coal.

A person who kills somebody
especially for political reasons.
(A) criminal (B) assassin
(C) murderer (D) hangman

B

A person who opposes another.
(A) soldier (B) fighter
(C) antagonist (D) prophet

C

A person who does not want to see
the realities of life and tries to
escape.
(A) escapist (B) hovel
(C) plunderer (D) scavenger

A

ov·el

A small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.

plunderer

Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

scav·eng·er

An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.

escapist

A person who escapes into a world of fantasy

. A person who is very selective,
disgusted easily, and is hard to
please.
(A) misanthrope (B) fastidious
(C) selector (D) ambiguous

B

A person who can be cheated easily.
(A) credulous (B) faithful
(C) client (D) egoist

A

A sweet music.
(A) lullaby (B) melody
(C) folk song (D) duet

B

lull·a·by

A quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep.

A place where everything is perfect.
(A) heaven (B) platoon
(C) cosmos (D) utopia

D

Decision that cannot be taken back.
(A) irrevocable (B) rigid
(C) order (D) brief

A

Fear of strangers.

(A) sitophobia (B) hydrophobia

(C) xenophobia (D) whoopee

C

sitophobia

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by immoderate food restriction and irrational fear of gaining weight, as well as a distorted body self-perception. It typically involves excessive weight loss and usually occurs more in females than in males.

Physical features of an area.
(A) geography (B) sociology
(C) contour (D) topography

D

con·tour

An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

Scientific study of fungi.
(A) mycology (B) botany
(C) physiology (D) zoology

A

A funeral bell.
(A) knell (B) replica
(C) windfall (D) call

A

A person who is pure and clean.
(A) immaculate (B) neat
(C) clean (D) irrevocable

A

A person who has just started
learning.
(A) novice (B) foreman
(C) supervisor (D) apprentice

A

A person who is appointed by two
parties to solve a dispute.
(A) judge (B) arbitrator
(C) advocate (D) barrister

B

A person who wishes to throw over
all establishments.
(A) anarchist (B) hooligan
(C) criminal (D) rebelA

A person leaving his native country
to settle in another.
(A) immigrant (B) emigrant
(C) traveller (D) nomad

B

no·mad

A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

A person who is always dissatisfied.
(A) heresy (B) malcontent
(C) felon (D) surrogate

B

A person who enters without any
invitation.
(A) thief (B) burglar
(C) vandal (D) intruder

D

A person who is talkative.
(A) garrulous (B) faithful
(C) client (D) egoist

A

One who cuts precious stones.
(A) lapidist (B) philatelist
(C) teweller (D) drover

A

A hospital for recuperation or for the
treatment of chronic diseases
(A) sanatorium (B) asylum
(C) funny farm (D) bedlam

A

bed·lam

A scene of uproar and confusion.

A professional rider in horse races
(A) horse rider (B) jockey
(C) screw (D) rider

B

One who champions the cause of
women(A) lover (B) beloved
(C) feminist (D) womanizer

C

A man who hates marriage
(A) polyandrist (B) bigot
(C) misogamist (D) widower

C

Thick skinned animal
(A) pachyderm (B) prehensile
(C) monotreme (D) hand-skinned

A

Cow - like
(A) aquiline (B) bovine
(C) feline (D) vulpine

B

. The words with opposite meanings
used together
(A) oxymoron (B) irony
(C) pun (D) alliteration

A

al·lit·er·a·tion

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Specialist of kidney
(A) nephrologist (B) paediatrist
(C) orthopaedist (D) oncologist

A

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