One Word Substitution — Set 9
Questions 81–90 of 140
To drive away or expel someone is to:
Correct Answer: B. Oust
To oust means to drive out or expel someone from a position. Evict is forcible removal from property, banish is sending away from a place, and remove is general. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive.
To speak at great length about something is to:
Correct Answer: C. Expound
To expound means to speak or write at length about a subject in detail. Discourse is formal discussion, elaborate adds detail, and discuss is general conversation. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive.
To cover or hide something completely is to:
Correct Answer: C. Shroud
To shroud means to wrap, cover, or hide something completely, often in cloth or mystery. Conceal hides something, bury puts underground, and obscure makes unclear. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive.
To move backward or retreat is to:
Correct Answer: B. Recede
To recede means to move back or retreat gradually. Withdraw is a strategic retreat, retreat is general backward movement, and back away is informal. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive.
To behave in an unruly manner is to:
Correct Answer: B. Rampage
To rampage means to move through a place or behave in a violent and unruly manner, making it the best OWS for unruly behaviour. Carouse means to drink and revel noisily, which is festive rather than specifically unruly or disorderly. Misbehave is too general, and disorder is a noun, not a verb.
Fear of closed or confined spaces is called:
Correct Answer: B. Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia is the fear of closed or confined spaces. Agoraphobia is fear of open spaces, acrophobia is fear of heights, and arachnophobia is fear of spiders. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive.
Fear of fire is called:
Correct Answer: A. Pyrophobia
Pyrophobia is the fear of fire, derived from Greek 'pyro' (fire) and 'phobia' (fear). Thermophobia is fear of heat, haphephobia is fear of being touched, and 'incendiary phobia' is not a recognised clinical term. Pyrophobia is the standard accepted term in psychology and competitive exams.
Excessive desire for power and importance is called:
Correct Answer: B. Megalomania
Megalomania is the obsessive belief in one's own greatness and excessive desire for power. Egomania is excessive self-love, narcissism is self-admiration, and despotism is authoritarian rule. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive.
Uncontrollable urge to steal is called:
Correct Answer: A. Kleptomania
Kleptomania is the irresistible urge to steal. Pyromania is the urge to set fires, bibliomania is an obsession with books, and trichomania is hair-pulling disorder. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive.
Uncontrollable urge to set things on fire is called:
Correct Answer: B. Pyromania
Pyromania is the irresistible urge to start fires. A person with this condition is a pyromaniac. Arson is the criminal act, and incendiary refers to materials.