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 person who writes decoratively
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calligrapher (N.) : someone skilled in penmanship (calligraphy - beautiful writing done with a special pen/brush) collier (N.) : a ship that carries coal
choreographer (N.) : someone who creates new dance forms
cartographer (N.) : a person who draws or makes mapsCorrect Option: A
calligrapher (N.) : someone skilled in penmanship (calligraphy - beautiful writing done with a special pen/brush) collier (N.) : a ship that carries coal
choreographer (N.) : someone who creates new dance forms
cartographer (N.) : a person who draws or makes maps
- Something that causes death
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fatal (Adj.) : causing or ending in death
dangerous (Adj.) : likely to injure or harm somebody ; likely to damage or destroy something
brutal (Adj.) : violent and cruel
horrible (Adj.) : very bad or unpleasant ; terrible ; nastyCorrect Option: B
fatal (Adj.) : causing or ending in death
dangerous (Adj.) : likely to injure or harm somebody ; likely to damage or destroy something
brutal (Adj.) : violent and cruel
horrible (Adj.) : very bad or unpleasant ; terrible ; nasty
- A post with little work but high salary
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sinecure (N.) : a job you are paid for even thought it involves little or no work.
director (N.) : a person in charge of a particular activity/department in a company, a college, etc.
trustee (N.) : a member of a group of people that controls the financial affairs of a charity
ombudsman (N.) : an official whose job is to examine and report on complaints made by ordinary people about companies, the government, etc.Correct Option: C
sinecure (N.) : a job you are paid for even thought it involves little or no work.
director (N.) : a person in charge of a particular activity/department in a company, a college, etc.
trustee (N.) : a member of a group of people that controls the financial affairs of a charity
ombudsman (N.) : an official whose job is to examine and report on complaints made by ordinary people about companies, the government, etc.
- To struggle helplessly
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flounder (V.) : to struggle to know/say/move in a difficult situation
founder (V.) : to fail because of a particular problem/difficulty
fumble (V.) : to have difficulty speaking clearly/ finding the right words to say
finger (V.) : to abuse somebody of doing something illegal and tell the police about it.Correct Option: A
flounder (V.) : to struggle to know/say/move in a difficult situation
founder (V.) : to fail because of a particular problem/difficulty
fumble (V.) : to have difficulty speaking clearly/ finding the right words to say
finger (V.) : to abuse somebody of doing something illegal and tell the police about it.
- Loss of memory
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amnesia (N.) : loss of memory
ambrosia (N.) : something that is very pleasant to eat
insomnia (N.) : lack of sleep
forgetting (V.) : not rememberingCorrect Option: B
amnesia (N.) : loss of memory
ambrosia (N.) : something that is very pleasant to eat
insomnia (N.) : lack of sleep
forgetting (V.) : not remembering