One Word Substitution - SSC

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
The fishermen of our village are constantly complaining of the poor number of fishes getting caught these days.

• A.

  Host

• B.

  Horde

• C.

  Heap

• D.

  Haul

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
A dishonest employee plays fast with his boss.

• A.

  plays stop and run

• B.

  plays quick and slow

• C.

  plays run and stop

• D.

  plays fast and loose

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Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The clock that we have in our town square is a big in the whole town

• A.

  the bigger

• B.

  the big

• C.

  the biggest
   

• D.

  a biggest

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Easily provoked

• A.

  Invincible

• B.

  Irascible

• C.

  Iridescent

• D.

  Irrational

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Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Mr. Pramod couldn’t wait to trying out his new recipe.

• A.

  waited to try out

• B.

  wait for try out

• C.

  waited to try

• D.

  wait to try out

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
His perverse thoughts were very disturbing so he decided to try seeing a therapist.

• A.

  Convergent

• B.

  Deviant

• C.

  Cynical

• D.

  Logical

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
The rich man was known all throughout the country for his noble deeds, kindness and as one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare.

• A.

  Squanderer

• B.

  Spendthrift

• C.

  Pacifist

• D.

  Philanthropist

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Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.

• A.

  Copyright

• B.

  Compose

• C.

  Produce

• D.

  Plagiarise

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
In this situation of no organisation and control due to the lack of an effective government, the rate of crime has increased exponentially.

• A.

  Autocracy

• B.

  Autonomy

• C.

  Anarchy

• D.

  Aristocracy

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Strong taste or liking for something

• A.

  Insolvent

• B.

  Parole

• C.

  Ebullient

• D.

  Penchant

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Lasting for a very short period of time

• A.

  Permanent

• B.

  Ceaseless

• C.

  Pungent

• D.

  Ephemeral

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Unselfish interest in the welfare of others

• A.

  Egoism

• B.

  Celibacy

• C.

  Misanthropy

• D.

  Altruism

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One thing that can be divided

• A.

  Dividend

• B.

  Remainder

• C.

  Quotient

• D.

  Divisible

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The manager behaves as if he knows everything and has unlimited knowledge.

• A.

  Omnipotent

• B.

  Omniscient

• C.

  Omnipresent

• D.

  Omnivorous

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The action of examining with care or reading carefully

• A.

  Persuade

• B.

  Perverse

• C.

  Perusal

• D.

  Persiflage

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At the party, Rohan was pretending to be what he is not to influence the investors for his company’s shares.

• A.

  Canter

• B.

  Autocrat

• C.

  Hypocrite

• D.

  Goody

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Direct and outspoken

• A.

  Forthright

• B.

  Fortitude

• C.

  Formica

• D.

  Fortify

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Allowing or assisting to discover

• A.

  Conceptual

• B.

  Ineducative

• C.

  Unempirical

• D.

  Heuristic

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Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure

• A.

  Reiterate

• B.

  Putrid

• C.

  Putrefy

• D.

  Quash

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Merry, convivial, hearty and good humoured

• A.

  Jowl

• B.

  Joyous

• C.

  Jovial

• D.

  Jubilee

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Several literary pieces of the Old English period are written by authors whose names are not known.

• A.

  Anomalies

• B.

  Anonymous

• C.

  Renowned

• D.

  Undercover

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Human beings are usually ones who are naturally able to eat both, plants and flesh.

• A.

  Cannibals

• B.

  Herbivorous

• C.

  Carnivorous

• D.

  Omnivorous

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Ravi got the job easily because he speaks many languages.

• A.

  Polyglot

• B.

  Polynomial

• C.

  Polycentric

• D.

  Polysyllabic

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Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
All his bones could be counted because his body was totally shrivelled and wrinkled with age.

• A.

  wizened

• B.

  shrunken

• C.

  dried

• D.

  bony

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who makes an active effort to promote human welfare

• A.

  Philanthropist

• B.

  Philosopher

• C.

  Philanderer

• D.

  Physicist

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