One Word Substitutes
Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
- A public institution for the care and protection of children without parents.
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conservatory (N.) : a room with glass walls and a glass roof that is built on the side of a house
academy (N.) : a school/college for special training
asylum (N.) : protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasonsCorrect Option: B
conservatory (N.) : a room with glass walls and a glass roof that is built on the side of a house
academy (N.) : a school/college for special training
asylum (N.) : protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons
- A public institution for the care and protection of children without parents.
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conservatory (N.) : a room with glass walls and a glass roof that is built on the side of a house
academy (N.) : a school/college for special training
asylum (N.) : protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasonsCorrect Option: B
conservatory (N.) : a room with glass walls and a glass roof that is built on the side of a house
academy (N.) : a school/college for special training
asylum (N.) : protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons
- An inscription on a tomb
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epitaph (N.) : words on a grave stone
dirge (N.) : a song sung in the past at a funeral or for a dead person
pyre (N.) : a large pile of wood on which a dead body is placed and burned in a funeral ceremony
cenotaph (N.) : a monument built in memory of soldiers killed in war who are buried somewhere elseCorrect Option: A
epitaph (N.) : words on a grave stone
dirge (N.) : a song sung in the past at a funeral or for a dead person
pyre (N.) : a large pile of wood on which a dead body is placed and burned in a funeral ceremony
cenotaph (N.) : a monument built in memory of soldiers killed in war who are buried somewhere else
- A man of evil reputation
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notorious (Adj.) : well-known for being bad
gracious (Adj.) : kind, polite and generous
laborious (Adj.) : taking a lot of time and effortCorrect Option: A
notorious (Adj.) : well-known for being bad
gracious (Adj.) : kind, polite and generous
laborious (Adj.) : taking a lot of time and effort
- A decorative ring of flowers and leaves
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wreath (N.) : an arrangement of flowers and leaves
wreathe (N.) : to surround/ cover something
wrath (N.) : extreme angerCorrect Option: B
wreath (N.) : an arrangement of flowers and leaves
wreathe (N.) : to surround/ cover something
wrath (N.) : extreme anger