ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION — SOLVED PRACTICE SET-10

1. Of outstanding significance
A) Meaningful      B) Ominous
C) Evident      D) Monumental

2. A small name of grouped stars
A) Galaxy      B) Cluster
C) Constellation      D) Congregation

3. One who talks continuously
A) Impecunious      B) Loquacious
C) Voracious      D) Avaricious

4. A person who is skilled in horsemanship
A) Cavalier      B) Equestrian
C) Jockey      D) Cavalryman

5. A paper written in one’s own handwriting
A) Manuscript      B) Scroll
C) Parchment      D) Transcript

6. To congratulate someone in a formal manner
A) Wish      B) Solemnize
C) Celebrate      D) Felicitate

7. Interested in and clever at many things
A) Manicure      B) Manifest
C) Intelligent      D) Versatile

8. Persons who abstain from alcoholic drinks
A) Teetotalers      B) Ascetics
C) Pedants      D) Celibates

9. A person who is hard to please
A) Frivolous      B) Facetious
C) Fastidious      D) Ferocious

10. Be opposed or treated with contempt
A) Flouted      B) Flounced
C) Floundered      D) Flaunted

ANSWER KEY

Solution with explanation

1. Option ‘D’ (Monumental). OUTSTANDING = exceptionally good. SIGNIFICANCE = importance

4. Option ‘B’ (Equestrian). HORSEMANSHIP = skill at riding horses

10. Option ‘A’ (flouted). CONTEMPT = a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something; e.g.

a) You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve.
b) She’s beneath contempt. (= I have no respect for her)

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