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One Word Substitution

One Word Substitution
31. A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.
  • D. Epigram
  • B. Palindrome
  • C. Acronym
  • A. Anagram
Answer: An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g., NASA, NATO).
32. A person who is fluent in several languages.
  • B. Polyglot
  • A. Linguist
  • C. Bilingual
  • D. Interpreter
Answer: A polyglot is a person who knows and is able to use several languages.
33. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
  • C. Bureaucracy
  • D. Gerontocracy
  • A. Autocracy
  • B. Plutocracy
Answer: Bureaucracy is a system of government characterized by a complex structure of departments and officials.
34. A person who is reserved, shy, and predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings.
  • C. Recluse
  • A. Extrovert
  • B. Ambivert
  • D. Introvert
Answer: An introvert is a shy, reticent person who is focused on internal feelings rather than on external sources of stimulation.
35. The scientific study of the measurement of time or the art of making clocks and watches.
  • B. Cosmology
  • D. Geology
  • C. Horology
  • A. Chronology
Answer: Horology is the study and measurement of time, including the art of designing and constructing timekeeping devices.
36. A person who is extravagantly and publicly loving and attentive.
  • D. Garrulous
  • A. Uxorious
  • B. Parsimonious
  • C. Obsequious
Answer: An uxorious man is one who shows a great or excessive fondness for his wife.
37. Lasting for a very short time.
  • B. Perennial
  • C. Ephemeral
  • D. Perpetual
  • A. Eternal
Answer: Ephemeral means lasting for a very short time; transient.
38. A person who attacks and criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
  • D. Devotee
  • C. Agnostic
  • B. Heretic
  • A. Iconoclast
Answer: An iconoclast is a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions, often seen as a destroyer of images used in religious worship.
39. A person who is self-indulgent and devoted to sensual pleasure.
  • B. Stoic
  • D. Puritan
  • C. Hedonist
  • A. Ascetic
Answer: A hedonist is a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker.
40. The killing of a whole race or group of people.
  • C. Suicide
  • D. Infanticide
  • A. Homicide
  • B. Genocide
Answer: Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.