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 co-worker in an office or institution
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colleague (N.) : a person that you work with, in a profession or a business
companion (N.) : a person who travels/ spends a lot of time with you
ally (N.) : a person who helps and supports somebody in a difficult situation
accomplice (N.) : a person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something wrongCorrect Option: D
colleague (N.) : a person that you work with, in a profession or a business
companion (N.) : a person who travels/ spends a lot of time with you
ally (N.) : a person who helps and supports somebody in a difficult situation
accomplice (N.) : a person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something wrong
- A man who is quite like a woman
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effeminate (Adj.) : looking, behaving/ sounding like women/ a girl
feminine (Adj.) : having the qualities/ appearance considered to be typical of women ; connected with women
feminist (N.) : a person who supports the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men
womanly (Adj.) : feminineCorrect Option: C
effeminate (Adj.) : looking, behaving/ sounding like women/ a girl
feminine (Adj.) : having the qualities/ appearance considered to be typical of women ; connected with women
feminist (N.) : a person who supports the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men
womanly (Adj.) : feminine
- One whose motive is merely to get money
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mercenary (N.) : a soldier who will fight for any group/ country that offers payment business
like (N.) : working in an efficient and organized way and not wasting time or thinking about personal things
polyglot (N.) : multilingual ; knowing, using/ written in more than one language
fastidious (N.) : being careful that every detail is correct ; meticulous; not liking things to be dirty/ untidyCorrect Option: B
mercenary (N.) : a soldier who will fight for any group/ country that offers payment business
like (N.) : working in an efficient and organized way and not wasting time or thinking about personal things
polyglot (N.) : multilingual ; knowing, using/ written in more than one language
fastidious (N.) : being careful that every detail is correct ; meticulous; not liking things to be dirty/ untidy
- That which may be easily broken
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brittle (Adj.) : hard but easily broken
indestructible (Adj.) : that is very strong and cannot easily be destroyed
revocable (Adj.) : capable of being cancelled officially so that it may no longer be valid
divisible (Adj.) : that can be divided, usually with nothing remainingCorrect Option: D
brittle (Adj.) : hard but easily broken
indestructible (Adj.) : that is very strong and cannot easily be destroyed
revocable (Adj.) : capable of being cancelled officially so that it may no longer be valid
divisible (Adj.) : that can be divided, usually with nothing remaining
- Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors
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patrimony (N.) : property given to somebody when his father dies
alimony (N.) : the money that a court orders somebody to pay regularly to his former wife/ husband when the marriage is ended
voluntary (N.) : done willingly ; doing a job without waiting to be paid
armistice (N.) : ceasefire ; a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peaceCorrect Option: B
patrimony (N.) : property given to somebody when his father dies
alimony (N.) : the money that a court orders somebody to pay regularly to his former wife/ husband when the marriage is ended
voluntary (N.) : done willingly ; doing a job without waiting to be paid
armistice (N.) : ceasefire ; a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peace