One Word Substitutes


Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentences.

  1. A handsome man









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    adonis adonis (N.) : an extremely young man tycoon (N.) : a person who is successful in business/ industry and has become rich and powerful debonair (N.) : fashionable and confident (of men) cavalier (N.) : a courtly gentleman, especially one acting as a lady’s escort

    Correct Option: A

    adonis adonis (N.) : an extremely young man tycoon (N.) : a person who is successful in business/ industry and has become rich and powerful debonair (N.) : fashionable and confident (of men) cavalier (N.) : a courtly gentleman, especially one acting as a lady’s escort


  1. Intentional damage to arrest production









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    sabotage sabotage (N.) : the act of doing deliberate damage to equipment, transport, machines, etc. nemesis (N.) : a person/ thing that causes somebody to lose their power, position, etc. and that cannot be avoided sangfroid (N.) : the ability to remain calm in a difficult/ dangerous situation modus operandi (N.) : a particular method of working

    Correct Option: C

    sabotage sabotage (N.) : the act of doing deliberate damage to equipment, transport, machines, etc. nemesis (N.) : a person/ thing that causes somebody to lose their power, position, etc. and that cannot be avoided sangfroid (N.) : the ability to remain calm in a difficult/ dangerous situation modus operandi (N.) : a particular method of working



  1. Introductory part or lines to a discourse or play









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    prologue prologue (N.) : a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, book, or film that introduces it blurb (N.) : a short description of a book, a new product, etc. monoloque (N.) : a dramatic story, told/ performed by one person epiloque (N.) : a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or film that acts as a conclusion

    Correct Option: A

    prologue prologue (N.) : a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, book, or film that introduces it blurb (N.) : a short description of a book, a new product, etc. monoloque (N.) : a dramatic story, told/ performed by one person epiloque (N.) : a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or film that acts as a conclusion


  1. Someone not fit to be chosen









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    ineligible

    Correct Option: B

    ineligible



  1. One who compiles a dictionary









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    lexicographer lexicographer (N.) : a person who writes and edits dictionaries lexicon (N.) : all the words/ phrases used in a particular language/ subject lexical (Adj.) : connected with the words of a language lexicography (N.) : the theory and practice of writing dictionaries

    Correct Option: D

    lexicographer lexicographer (N.) : a person who writes and edits dictionaries lexicon (N.) : all the words/ phrases used in a particular language/ subject lexical (Adj.) : connected with the words of a language lexicography (N.) : the theory and practice of writing dictionaries