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.

  1. 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 wrong

    Correct 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


  1. 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.) : feminine

    Correct 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



  1. 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/ untidy

    Correct 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


  1. 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 remaining

    Correct 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



  1. 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 peace

    Correct 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