ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION — SOLVED PRACTICE SET-9

1. A list of explanation of words, especially unusual ones at the end of a book
A) Appendix B) Index
C) Glossary D) Bibliography

2. One who can use either of his hands with ease
A) Amateur B) Expert
C) Ambidextrous D) Gluttonous

3. A statement which cannot be understood
A) Infallible B) Illegible
C) Inexplicable D) Incomprehensible

4. Life history of a person written by another
A) Autobiography B) Biography
C) Bibliography        D) Memoir

5. Murderer of a brother
A) Patricide B) Regicide
C) Homicide D) Fratricide

6. Run away from home with lover
A) Ostracize B) Vanquish
C) Abscond D) Elope

7. A place of good climate for invalids
A) Asylum B) Hospital
C) Cemetery D) Sanatorium

8. A tumour which is not likely to spread
A) Benign B) Localised
C) Dead D) Malignant

9. Place where bankers exchange cheques and adjust balances
A) Exchequer B) Clearing House
C) Bank D) Commerce House

10. To remove the skin of a potato or an orange
A) Rinse B) Peel
C) Scrub D) Remove

11. A person who has no money to pay off his debts
A) Insolvent B) Poor
C) Destitute D) Pauper

12. Words uttered impiously about God
A) Amoral B) Philosophy
C) Logic D) Blasphemy

13. Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence
A) Formalism B) Statesmanship
C) Protocol D) Hierarchy

14. People in a riot
A) Crowd B) Rabble
C) Mob D) Congregation

15. That which can be carried
A) Handy B) Portable
C) Potable D) Bearable

ANSWER KEY

 Solution with explanation

7. Option ‘D’ (sanatorium). INVALID = someone who is sick and unable to take care of himself or herself, especially for a long time; e.g.

Is the invalid in bed?

12. Option ‘D’ (Blasphemy). IMPIOUS = showing no respect, especially for God or religion

13. Option ‘C’ (Protocol).

PRECEDENCE = the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else.

ETIQUETTE = the set of rules or customs that control accepted behaviour in particular social groups or social situations; e.g.

Social etiquette dictates that men cannot sit while women are standing.

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