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One Word Substitution

One Word Substitution
21. A person who deserts their principles, cause, or party.
  • B. Iconoclast
  • C. Martyr
  • A. Apostate
  • D. Renegade
Answer: A renegade is a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
22. A place that provides refuge or safety from danger.
  • C. Abattoir
  • B. Crematorium
  • D. Asylum
  • A. Sanatorium
Answer: An asylum is an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill or, more broadly, any place of refuge.
23. A sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead.
  • C. Ode
  • A. Elegy
  • B. Sonnet
  • D. Ballad
Answer: An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
24. A person or thing that cannot be corrected, improved, or reformed.
  • A. Illegible
  • D. Incorrigible
  • B. Inexplicable
  • C. Indelible
Answer: Incorrigible describes a person or their tendencies that are not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
25. A person who is excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
  • C. Garrulous
  • B. Taciturn
  • A. Reticent
  • D. Concise
Answer: Garrulous means excessively talkative, often about unimportant things.
26. The line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.
  • C. Meridian
  • B. Nadir
  • D. Horizon
  • A. Zenith
Answer: The horizon is the apparent line that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky.
27. A person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
  • D. Atheist
  • C. Heretic
  • B. Theist
  • A. Agnostic
Answer: An atheist is a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods.
28. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.
  • C. Constellation
  • A. Galaxy
  • D. Nebula
  • B. Cluster
Answer: A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms an imaginary outline or pattern.
29. The examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings.
  • A. Retrospection
  • B. Introspection
  • C. Circumspection
  • D. Prospection
Answer: Introspection is the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.
30. A person who is fond of or given to fighting; warlike.
  • D. Philanthropic
  • A. Pacifist
  • C. Benevolent
  • B. Bellicose
Answer: Bellicose means demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.