One Word Substitution Questions for Competitive Exams

201.One absorbed in his own thoughts and feelings rather than in things outside
a.Scholar
b.Recluse
c.Introvert
d.

Intellectual

Option “C” is correct
202.One who dabbles in fine arts for the love of it and not for monetary gains
a.Connoisseur
b.Amateur
c.Professional
d.

Dilettante

Option “B” is correct
203.A school boy who cuts classes frequently is a
a.Defeatist
b.Sycophant
c.Truant
d.

Martinet

Option “C” is correct

One word substitute is Truant.

Defeatist: a person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.
Sycophant: a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
Truant: a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation.
Martinet: a person who demands complete obedience.

204.Ready to believe
a.Credulous
b.Credible
c.Creditable
d.

Incredible

Option “A” is correct

One word substitute is Credulous.

Credulous: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Credible: able to be believed
Creditable: (of a performance, effort, or action) deserving public acknowledgement and praise but not necessarily outstanding or successful.
Incredible: impossible to believe.

205.Medical study of skin and its diseases
a.Dermatology
b.Endocrinology
c.Gynecologist
d.

Orthopaedics

Option “A” is correct

One word substitute is Dermatology.

Dermatology: the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.
Endocrinology: the branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
Gynecologist: a physician or surgeon qualified to practise in gynaecology.
Orthopaedics: the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.

206.A person who tries to deceive people by claiming to be able to do wonderful things
a.Trickster
b.Imposter
c.Magician
d.

Mountebank

Option “A” is correct
207.A dramatic performance
a.Mask
b.Mosque
c.Masque
d.

Mascot

Option “C” is correct

One word substitute is Masque.

Mask: a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or frighten others.
Mosque: a Muslim place of worship.
Masque: a form of amateur dramatic entertainment, popular among the nobility in 16th- and 17th-century England, which consisted of dancing and acting performed by masked players.
Mascot: a person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck, especially one linked to a particular organization or event.

208.One who does not marry, especially as a religious obligation
a.Bachelor
b.Celibate
c.Virgin
d.

Recluse

Option “B” is correct
209.That which is perceptible by touch is
a.Contagious
b.Contingent
c.Tenacious
d.

Tangible

Option “D” is correct
210.Very pleasing to eat
a.Appetising
b.Palatable
c.Tantalising
d.

Sumptuous

Option “B” is correct

One word substitute is Palatable.

Appetising: stimulating one’s appetite.
Palatable: (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.
Tantalising: excite the senses or desires of (someone).
Sumptuous: splendid and expensive-looking.

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