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 man who helps a stranger or a person in difficulties is









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    a mercenary a mercenary (N.) : a soldier who will fight for any country/group that offers payment a samaritan (N.) : a person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it a stoic (N.) : a person who is able to suffer pain/trouble without complaining/showing what they are feeling an altruist (N.) : someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing

    Correct Option: B

    a mercenary a mercenary (N.) : a soldier who will fight for any country/group that offers payment a samaritan (N.) : a person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it a stoic (N.) : a person who is able to suffer pain/trouble without complaining/showing what they are feeling an altruist (N.) : someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human wellbeing


  1. A planned route or journey









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    itinerary itinerary (N.) : a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit iterate (V.) : to repeat a mathematical/computing process/set of instructions again and again, each time applying it to the result of the previous stage itinerant (Adj.) : travelling from place to place, especially to find work isolate (V.) : to separate somebody/something physically/socially from other people/things

    Correct Option: B

    itinerary itinerary (N.) : a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit iterate (V.) : to repeat a mathematical/computing process/set of instructions again and again, each time applying it to the result of the previous stage itinerant (Adj.) : travelling from place to place, especially to find work isolate (V.) : to separate somebody/something physically/socially from other people/things



  1. Showing a dislike of anything improper.









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    strict crude (Adj.) : simple and not very accurate but giving a general idea of something prim (Adj.) : formal and neat

    Correct Option: A

    strict crude (Adj.) : simple and not very accurate but giving a general idea of something prim (Adj.) : formal and neat


  1. A person who leaves his own country in order to go and live in another.









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    emigrant emigrant (N.) : a person who leaves their country to live in another refugee (N.) : a person who has been forced to leave their country/home, because there is a war/for political, religious/social reasons immigrant (N.) : a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own expatriate (N.) : living in a country that is not your own

    Correct Option: A

    emigrant emigrant (N.) : a person who leaves their country to live in another refugee (N.) : a person who has been forced to leave their country/home, because there is a war/for political, religious/social reasons immigrant (N.) : a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own expatriate (N.) : living in a country that is not your own



  1. That which cannot be avoided









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    inevitable inevitable (Adj.) : that you cannot avoid/prevent infallible (Adj.) : never making mistakes inestimable (Adj.) : too great to calculate indifferent (Adj.) : having/showing no interest in somebody/ something

    Correct Option: D

    inevitable inevitable (Adj.) : that you cannot avoid/prevent infallible (Adj.) : never making mistakes inestimable (Adj.) : too great to calculate indifferent (Adj.) : having/showing no interest in somebody/ something