One Word Substitutes


  1. I think it would help our basketball team, if we allowed girls to play. I’ve seen how Patty has a knack for making the tough shots when they’re needed most. She wants to play on our team and we’d win more games with her help. What does “knack” mean?









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    Correct Option: D

    Knack means an acquired or natural skill at doing something

    Japan's auto makers have also developed a knack for creating pleasing interiors
    You have a knack for crafting pithy and elemental descriptions of personalities
    He was a trained aeronautical engineer, race pilot and had a knack for business


  1. “Michelle, I’m very upset about what you said,” Rosie stated firmly. “You didn’t come right out and accuse me of eating all your candy. On the other hand, your remarks about my love of chocolate were made for a reason. You are insinuating that I’m the candy thief!” What does “insinuate” mean?









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    Correct Option: B

    Insinuate means suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way
    Some insinuate that he doesn't love India enough to defend it wholeheartedly
    It's degrading for people like Romney to insinuate that they don't contribute



  1. Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money have donated a great deal to the cause. What does “penurious” mean?









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    Correct Option: D

    Penurious means extremely poor; poverty-stricken
    We would be thrifty, but not penurious, when it came to lodging and admission costs
    Like Carter, Lance came from a modest but not penurious background
    It was sometimes used by penurious governments to reduce costs


Direction: In these Questions, Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

  1. A person with a long experience of any occupation.









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    veteran : A Person with a long experience of any Occupation.
    genius : A person who a unusually intelligent or who has a very high level of skill.
    Seasoned :A person having a lot of experience of a particular activities .
    ambidextrous : a person who can use both hands equally well.

    Correct Option: A

    veteran : A Person with a long experience of any Occupation.
    genius : A person who a unusually intelligent or who has a very high level of skill.
    Seasoned : A person having a lot of experience of a particular activities .
    ambidextrous : A person who can use both hands equally well.



  1. Words written on a tomb









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    Epithet : Defamatory/ offensive / abusive words / phrases
    epigraph : an Engraved inscription
    Soliloquy : A dramatic speech : monologue
    Epitaph : words written on a tomb

    Correct Option: D

    Epithet : Defamatory/ offensive / abusive words / phrases
    epigraph : an Engraved inscription
    Soliloquy : A dramatic speech : monologue
    Epitaph : words written on a tomb