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 examinations like SSC and banking exams.
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 examinations like SSC and banking exams.
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 examinations like SSC and banking exams.
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 examinations like SSC and banking exams.
To behave in an unruly manner is to:
Correct Answer: D. Carouse
To carouse means to revel, drink, and behave in an unrestrained manner. Rampage is violent behavior, misbehave is general misconduct, and disorder is disorganization. Mastering this concept helps in solving grammar-based questions in competitive examinations like SSC and banking exams.
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 examinations like SSC and banking exams.
Fear of fire is called:
Correct Answer: A. Pyrophobia
Pyrophobia is the fear of fire. This term comes from 'pyro' meaning fire and 'phobia' meaning fear. The other options are not recognized psychological terms.
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 examinations like SSC and banking exams.
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 examinations like SSC and banking exams.
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.