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One Word Substitution

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41. The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.
  • A. Anthropology
  • D. Ethnology
  • B. Paleontology
  • C. Archaeology
Answer: Archaeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
42. A place where dead bodies are kept for identification.
  • A. Hospital
  • D. Cemetery
  • B. Morgue
  • C. Clinic
Answer: A morgue or mortuary is a place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification or removal for autopsy or burial.
43. A person who is extremely careful about small details and follows rules exactly.
  • A. Punctual
  • D. Fastidious
  • B. Meticulous
  • C. Disciplined
Answer: Meticulous means showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. Fastidious is similar but often implies being hard to please.
44. A person who can do many different things well.
  • D. Professional
  • A. Specialist
  • C. Expert
  • B. Versatile
Answer: Versatile means able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
45. A hater of mankind.
  • B. Misanthrope
  • A. Philanthropist
  • C. Misogynist
  • D. Mercenary
Answer: A misanthrope is a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
46. The period between two reigns or governments.
  • C. Interregnum
  • D. Hiatus
  • B. Era
  • A. Anomaly
Answer: An interregnum is a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.
47. A person who is an expert judge in matters of taste.
  • D. Dilettante
  • C. Connoisseur
  • B. Novice
  • A. Amateur
Answer: A connoisseur is an expert judge in matters of taste, especially in the fine arts.
48. That which cannot be read.
  • A. Inaudible
  • B. Invisible
  • C. Illegible
  • D. Incomprehensible
Answer: Illegible means not clear enough to be read.
49. An animal or plant living in or on another.
  • B. Parasite
  • C. Scavenger
  • D. Symbiote
  • A. Host
Answer: A parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
50. A person who is recovering from an illness.
  • A. Patient
  • D. Valetudinarian
  • B. Invalid
  • C. Convalescent
Answer: A convalescent is a person who is recovering after an illness or medical treatment.
51. A book of accounts showing debits and credits.
  • D. Ledger
  • B. Diary
  • A. Journal
  • C. Logbook
Answer: A ledger is a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type.
52. The sound of a funeral bell.
  • C. Peal
  • B. Knell
  • A. Chime
  • D. Ring
Answer: A knell is the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.
53. A person who is hard to please.
  • B. Finicky
  • A. Meticulous
  • C. Fastidious
  • D. Scrupulous
Answer: A fastidious person is very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail, and also very difficult to please.
54. A list of books available in a library.
  • D. Glossary
  • A. Bibliography
  • B. Index
  • C. Catalogue
Answer: A catalogue is a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order, in particular a list of books in a library.
55. A place where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food.
  • B. Kennel
  • C. Lair
  • D. Abattoir
  • A. Stable
Answer: An abattoir is another word for a slaughterhouse.
56. A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.
  • C. Client
  • A. Beneficiary
  • D. Customer
  • B. Patron
Answer: A patron is a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
57. The practice of having only one wife or husband at a time.
  • A. Monogamy
  • D. Polyandry
  • B. Bigamy
  • C. Polygamy
Answer: Monogamy is the practice or state of being married to one person at a time.
58. A person who has a strong desire to set things on fire.
  • D. Arsonist
  • A. Kleptomaniac
  • C. Bibliophile
  • B. Pyromaniac
Answer: A pyromaniac is a person with an obsessive desire to set fire to things. An arsonist is someone who maliciously sets fire, but pyromania is the psychological disorder.
59. That which cannot be avoided or prevented from happening.
  • B. Unnecessary
  • A. Inevitable
  • C. Indispensable
  • D. Infallible
Answer: Inevitable means certain to happen; unavoidable.
60. To give up the throne.
  • B. Bequeath
  • D. Consecrate
  • A. Usurp
  • C. Abdicate
Answer: To abdicate is to renounce one's throne.