Important One word substitution Questions :
Directions :
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.
1. Speed of an object in one direction
(1) pace
(2) tempo
(3) velodrome
(4) velocity
2. Always ready to attack or quarrel
(1) creative
(2) impatient
(3) aggressive
(4) malicious
3. Theft of another person’s writings or ideas and passing them off as one’s own
(1) plagiarism
(2) burglary
(3) piracy
(4) pilferage
4. Send or bring somebody back to his own country
(1) asylum
(2) refuge
(3) repatriate
(4) emigrate
5. List of issues to be discussed at a meeting
(1) schedule
(2) agenda
(3) time-table
(4) plan
6. A supplement to a will
(1) furlough
(2) adjunct
(3) effusion
(4) codicil
7. That which cannot be easily read
(1) illegible
(2) incomprehensible
(3) unreadable
(4) unintelligible
8. A person employed as a car–driver for an important person
(1) cabby
(2) chauffeur
(3) cavalier
(4) wagoner
9. A person who pretends to be what he is not
(1) explorer
(2) prompter
(3) imposter
(4) diviner
10. Deviation from the right course
(1) imagination
(2) amalgamation
(3) illumination
(4) aberration
11. A person who loves wealth and spends as little money as possible
(1) curmudgeon
(2) money-grabber
(3) scrimp
(4) miser
12. Spoken or done without preparation
(1) verbose
(2) extempore
(3) amateur
(4) verbatim
13. A person who is fluent in two languages
(1) versatile
(2) expert
(3) bilingual
(4) knowledgeable
14. Handwriting which is difficult or impossible to read
(1) unintelligible
(2) eligible
(3) illegible
(4) illogical
15. The quality of being politely firm and demanding
(1) assertive
(2) bossy
(3) aggressive
(4) lordy
16. To free completely from blame
(1) let go
(2) clear
(3) exonerate
(4) release
17. Handwriting that cannot be read
(1) ineligible
(2) decipher
(3) ugly
(4) illegible
18. A particular method of working
(1) methodology
(2) knack
(3) working pattern
(4) modus operandi
19. Easily duped or fooled
(1) insensible
(2) perceptible
(3) gullible
(4) indefensible
20. Speech delivered without preparation
(1) rhetoric
(2) oration
(3) extempore
(4) maiden speech
21. To agree to something
(1) assure
(2) assent
(3) adapt
(4) adhere
22. One who eats both vegetables and meat
(1) omnivorous
(2) vegevorous
(3) herbivorous
(4) carnivorous
23. A lover of books
(1) bibliomaniac
(2) bibliophile
(3) bibliographer
(4) bilingualist
24. Not easily pleased by anything
(1) fastidious
(2) maiden
(3) medieval
(4) precarious
25. To keep a great person or event in people’s memory
(1) communicate
(2) commensurate
(3) commemorate
(4) commiserate
