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One Word Substitutes - Page 3

1. A mammal which lays eggs


a. Monotreme

b. Marsupial

c. Rodent

d. Reptile


2. One who is beyond reform


a. Optimistic

b. Incorrigible

c. Indefatigable

d. Notorious


3. Science of diseases


a. Philology

b. Pathology

c. Psychology

d. Virology


4. One who secretly listens to the talk of others


a. Spy

b. Detective

c. Emissary

d. Eavesdropper


5. One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a State


a. Monarchist

b. Anarchist

c. Autocrat

d. Naxalite


6. A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one


a. Euphemism

b. Truism

c. Favouritism

d. Altruism


7. The murder of parent or a near relative


a. Patricide

b. Parricide

c. Matricide

d. Homicide


8. Animals who live in herds


a. Sociable

b. Gregarious

c. Carnivorous

d. Social


9. A broad road bordered with trees


a. Boudoir

b. Boulevard

c. Avenue

d. Facade


10. Violation of something holy or sacred


a. Profanity

b. Sedition

c. Sacrilege

d. Slander


11. Simple, fast-spreading plant without flowers or leaves, which can often cause disease.


a. Bacteria

b. Amoeba

c. Virus

d. Fungus


12. Give and receive mutually


a. present

b. reciprocate

c. compromise

d. approve


13. One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom.


a. dreamer

b. seer

c. idealist

d. visionary


14. A doctor who treats children


a. paediatrician

b. pedagogue

c. pedestrian

d. paedophile


15. One who studies election trends by means of opinion polls.


a. Entomologist

b. Psephologist

c. Demogogue

d. Eugenist


Answer 

 

1-a 

2-b

3-b

4-d

5-a

6-a.

7-b

8-b

9-b

10-c

11-d

12-b

13-d

14-a

15-b

 


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