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.
- Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence
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protocol (N.) : a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings
statesmanship (N.) : skill in managing state affairs
diplomacy (N.) : skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting/offending them ; tact
hierarchy (N.) : a system, especially in a society or an organisation, in which people are organised into different levels of importance from highest to lowestCorrect Option: D
protocol (N.) : a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings
statesmanship (N.) : skill in managing state affairs
diplomacy (N.) : skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting/offending them ; tact
hierarchy (N.) : a system, especially in a society or an organisation, in which people are organised into different levels of importance from highest to lowest
- Words of similar meaning
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synonyms (N.) : words of the same meanings
homonyms (N.) : words pronounced/spelled the same way but having different meanings
pseudonym (N.) : a fictitious name used instead of his real names
antonyms (N.) : words of opposite meaningsCorrect Option: D
synonyms (N.) : words of the same meanings
homonyms (N.) : words pronounced/spelled the same way but having different meanings
pseudonym (N.) : a fictitious name used instead of his real names
antonyms (N.) : words of opposite meanings
- To be known for bad acts
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notorious (Adj.) : well-known for bad acts
famous (Adj.) : well-known
criminal (Adj.) : connected with crime
terrorist (N.) : a person who uses violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to actCorrect Option: B
notorious (Adj.) : well-known for bad acts
famous (Adj.) : well-known
criminal (Adj.) : connected with crime
terrorist (N.) : a person who uses violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act
- Belonging to all parts of the world
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universal (Adj.) : done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group
common (Adj.) : belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole public
worldly (Adj.) : connected with the world in which we live rather than with spiritual things
international (Adj.) : connected with two/more countriesCorrect Option: B
universal (Adj.) : done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group
common (Adj.) : belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole public
worldly (Adj.) : connected with the world in which we live rather than with spiritual things
international (Adj.) : connected with two/more countries
- One who tends to take a hopeful view of life
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optimist (N.) : a person who always expects good things to happen/things to be successful
magnate (N.) : a person who is rich, powerful and successful in business
creator (N.) : God; a person who has made/ invented a particular thing
pacifist (N.) : a person who believes that war and violent are always wrongCorrect Option: D
optimist (N.) : a person who always expects good things to happen/things to be successful
magnate (N.) : a person who is rich, powerful and successful in business
creator (N.) : God; a person who has made/ invented a particular thing
pacifist (N.) : a person who believes that war and violent are always wrong