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One-Word Substitution questions

Replace a phrase with a single word.

1. Choose the one word for: "One who knows everything".

  1. Optimist
  2. Omnipotent
  3. Omnipresent
  4. Omniscient
Answer

D. Omniscient "Omniscient" means: one who knows everything.

2. Choose the one word for: "One who is all-powerful".

  1. Omnipotent
  2. Omniscient
  3. Omnipresent
  4. Potentate
Answer

A. Omnipotent "Omnipotent" means: one who is all-powerful.

3. Choose the one word for: "Present everywhere at the same time".

  1. Omnipresent
  2. Omnipotent
  3. Omniscient
  4. Permanent
Answer

A. Omnipresent "Omnipresent" means: present everywhere at the same time.

4. Choose the one word for: "A person who does not believe in God".

  1. Theist
  2. Pagan
  3. Atheist
  4. Agnostic
Answer

C. Atheist "Atheist" means: a person who does not believe in god.

5. Choose the one word for: "A person who is not sure whether God exists".

  1. Atheist
  2. Heretic
  3. Agnostic
  4. Theist
Answer

C. Agnostic "Agnostic" means: a person who is not sure whether god exists.

6. Choose the one word for: "A speech made without any preparation".

  1. Monologue
  2. Extempore
  3. Epilogue
  4. Prologue
Answer

B. Extempore "Extempore" means: a speech made without any preparation.

7. Choose the one word for: "The life story of a person written by that person".

  1. Chronicle
  2. Autobiography
  3. Biography
  4. Anthology
Answer

B. Autobiography "Autobiography" means: the life story of a person written by that person.

8. Choose the one word for: "The life story of a person written by someone else".

  1. Biography
  2. Anthology
  3. Diary
  4. Autobiography
Answer

A. Biography "Biography" means: the life story of a person written by someone else.

9. Choose the one word for: "An animal that feeds on flesh".

  1. Herbivore
  2. Omnivore
  3. Insectivore
  4. Carnivore
Answer

D. Carnivore "Carnivore" means: an animal that feeds on flesh.

10. Choose the one word for: "An animal that feeds on plants".

  1. Herbivore
  2. Carnivore
  3. Omnivore
  4. Scavenger
Answer

A. Herbivore "Herbivore" means: an animal that feeds on plants.

11. Choose the one word for: "One who loves mankind and works for its welfare".

  1. Misogynist
  2. Philanthropist
  3. Misanthrope
  4. Egoist
Answer

B. Philanthropist "Philanthropist" means: one who loves mankind and works for its welfare.

12. Choose the one word for: "One who hates mankind".

  1. Optimist
  2. Altruist
  3. Philanthropist
  4. Misanthrope
Answer

D. Misanthrope "Misanthrope" means: one who hates mankind.

13. Choose the one word for: "A place where birds are kept".

  1. Aquarium
  2. Apiary
  3. Aviary
  4. Kennel
Answer

C. Aviary "Aviary" means: a place where birds are kept.

14. Choose the one word for: "A place where bees are kept".

  1. Aviary
  2. Hive-yard
  3. Apiary
  4. Granary
Answer

C. Apiary "Apiary" means: a place where bees are kept.

15. Choose the one word for: "A shelter where dogs are kept".

  1. Aviary
  2. Stable
  3. Sty
  4. Kennel
Answer

D. Kennel "Kennel" means: a shelter where dogs are kept.

16. Choose the one word for: "A building where horses are kept".

  1. Kennel
  2. Den
  3. Byre-yard
  4. Stable
Answer

D. Stable "Stable" means: a building where horses are kept.

17. Choose the one word for: "A substance that prevents the growth of germs on wounds".

  1. Vaccine
  2. Sedative
  3. Antiseptic
  4. Antidote
Answer

C. Antiseptic "Antiseptic" means: a substance that prevents the growth of germs on wounds.

18. Choose the one word for: "A medicine given to counter the effect of a poison".

  1. Antibiotic
  2. Antidote
  3. Antiseptic
  4. Anaesthetic
Answer

B. Antidote "Antidote" means: a medicine given to counter the effect of a poison.

19. Choose the one word for: "Fear of heights".

  1. Claustrophobia
  2. Acrophobia
  3. Agoraphobia
  4. Hydrophobia
Answer

B. Acrophobia "Acrophobia" means: fear of heights.

20. Choose the one word for: "Fear of closed or narrow spaces".

  1. Hydrophobia
  2. Claustrophobia
  3. Acrophobia
  4. Xenophobia
Answer

B. Claustrophobia "Claustrophobia" means: fear of closed or narrow spaces.

21. Choose the one word for: "Fear of water".

  1. Hydrophobia
  2. Claustrophobia
  3. Nyctophobia
  4. Acrophobia
Answer

A. Hydrophobia "Hydrophobia" means: fear of water.

22. Choose the one word for: "The scientific study of birds".

  1. Entomology
  2. Etymology
  3. Ornithology
  4. Zoology
Answer

C. Ornithology "Ornithology" means: the scientific study of birds.

23. Choose the one word for: "The scientific study of insects".

  1. Ecology
  2. Ornithology
  3. Etymology
  4. Entomology
Answer

D. Entomology "Entomology" means: the scientific study of insects.

24. Choose the one word for: "The study of the origin and history of words".

  1. Ecology
  2. Anthropology
  3. Etymology
  4. Entomology
Answer

C. Etymology "Etymology" means: the study of the origin and history of words.

25. Choose the one word for: "The study of human history through excavated remains".

  1. Astrology
  2. Sociology
  3. Archaeology
  4. Geology
Answer

C. Archaeology "Archaeology" means: the study of human history through excavated remains.

26. Choose the one word for: "Writing that cannot be read".

  1. Ineligible
  2. Inaudible
  3. Invisible
  4. Illegible
Answer

D. Illegible "Illegible" means: writing that cannot be read.

27. Choose the one word for: "A sound that cannot be heard".

  1. Invisible
  2. Inedible
  3. Inaudible
  4. Illegible
Answer

C. Inaudible "Inaudible" means: a sound that cannot be heard.

28. Choose the one word for: "A person who cannot be corrected or reformed".

  1. Inevitable
  2. Invincible
  3. Infallible
  4. Incorrigible
Answer

D. Incorrigible "Incorrigible" means: a person who cannot be corrected or reformed.

29. Choose the one word for: "One who cannot be defeated".

  1. Inedible
  2. Invisible
  3. Incredible
  4. Invincible
Answer

D. Invincible "Invincible" means: one who cannot be defeated.

30. Choose the one word for: "Food that is not fit to be eaten".

  1. Infallible
  2. Inaudible
  3. Inedible
  4. Indelible
Answer

C. Inedible "Inedible" means: food that is not fit to be eaten.

31. Choose the one word for: "A disease that spreads across many countries or the whole world".

  1. Chronic
  2. Endemic
  3. Acute
  4. Pandemic
Answer

D. Pandemic "Pandemic" means: a disease that spreads across many countries or the whole world.

32. Choose the one word for: "The killing of a king".

  1. Patricide
  2. Genocide
  3. Homicide
  4. Regicide
Answer

D. Regicide "Regicide" means: the killing of a king.

33. Choose the one word for: "The killing of one's own father".

  1. Fratricide
  2. Matricide
  3. Patricide
  4. Suicide
Answer

C. Patricide "Patricide" means: the killing of one's own father.

34. Choose the one word for: "The deliberate killing of a whole race or group of people".

  1. Genocide
  2. Infanticide
  3. Homicide
  4. Regicide
Answer

A. Genocide "Genocide" means: the deliberate killing of a whole race or group of people.

35. Choose the one word for: "A person who can speak many languages".

  1. Novelist
  2. Polyglot
  3. Orator
  4. Monologist
Answer

B. Polyglot "Polyglot" means: a person who can speak many languages.

36. Choose the one word for: "Government by the people".

  1. Oligarchy
  2. Autocracy
  3. Democracy
  4. Monarchy
Answer

C. Democracy "Democracy" means: government by the people.

37. Choose the one word for: "Government by one person with absolute power".

  1. Plutocracy
  2. Democracy
  3. Bureaucracy
  4. Autocracy
Answer

D. Autocracy "Autocracy" means: government by one person with absolute power.

38. Choose the one word for: "Government by the wealthy".

  1. Aristocracy
  2. Theocracy
  3. Plutocracy
  4. Democracy
Answer

C. Plutocracy "Plutocracy" means: government by the wealthy.

39. Choose the one word for: "Government by religious leaders".

  1. Theocracy
  2. Plutocracy
  3. Anarchy
  4. Monarchy
Answer

A. Theocracy "Theocracy" means: government by religious leaders.

40. Choose the one word for: "A person who walks in their sleep".

  1. Ventriloquist
  2. Insomniac
  3. Somnambulist
  4. Hypnotist
Answer

C. Somnambulist "Somnambulist" means: a person who walks in their sleep.

41. Choose the one word for: "A person who is unable to sleep".

  1. Introvert
  2. Somnambulist
  3. Insomniac
  4. Hypochondriac
Answer

C. Insomniac "Insomniac" means: a person who is unable to sleep.

42. Choose the one word for: "A woman whose husband has died".

  1. Spinster
  2. Orphan
  3. Widower
  4. Widow
Answer

D. Widow "Widow" means: a woman whose husband has died.

43. Choose the one word for: "Words inscribed on a tomb".

  1. Epilogue
  2. Epigram
  3. Epithet
  4. Epitaph
Answer

D. Epitaph "Epitaph" means: words inscribed on a tomb.

44. Choose the one word for: "A poem of mourning for the dead".

  1. Elegy
  2. Ballad
  3. Sonnet
  4. Ode
Answer

A. Elegy "Elegy" means: a poem of mourning for the dead.

45. Choose the one word for: "A room where dead bodies are kept until burial or cremation".

  1. Mortuary
  2. Cemetery
  3. Infirmary
  4. Crematorium
Answer

A. Mortuary "Mortuary" means: a room where dead bodies are kept until burial or cremation.

46. Choose the one word for: "A person who stays calm and unmoved by pleasure or pain".

  1. Hedonist
  2. Cynic
  3. Stoic
  4. Sceptic
Answer

C. Stoic "Stoic" means: a person who stays calm and unmoved by pleasure or pain.

47. Choose the one word for: "A person who lives for pleasure".

  1. Ascetic
  2. Hedonist
  3. Stoic
  4. Pessimist
Answer

B. Hedonist "Hedonist" means: a person who lives for pleasure.

48. Choose the one word for: "One who believes that all events are decided by fate".

  1. Realist
  2. Optimist
  3. Fatalist
  4. Atheist
Answer

C. Fatalist "Fatalist" means: one who believes that all events are decided by fate.

49. Choose the one word for: "A list of items to be discussed at a meeting".

  1. Minutes
  2. Agenda
  3. Itinerary
  4. Memorandum
Answer

B. Agenda "Agenda" means: a list of items to be discussed at a meeting.

50. Choose the one word for: "A detailed plan or route of a journey".

  1. Itinerary
  2. Inventory
  3. Agenda
  4. Manifesto
Answer

A. Itinerary "Itinerary" means: a detailed plan or route of a journey.

51. Choose the one word for: "The written record of what was said and decided at a meeting".

  1. Agenda
  2. Minutes
  3. Itinerary
  4. Abstract
Answer

B. Minutes "Minutes" means: the written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.

52. Choose the one word for: "A person who leaves their own country to settle in another".

  1. Tourist
  2. Immigrant
  3. Emigrant
  4. Refugee
Answer

C. Emigrant "Emigrant" means: a person who leaves their own country to settle in another.

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