ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION – Set 24

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION – Set 24

Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the word the word can be substituted for the  given phrase/sentence.

  1. One who specializes in the study of birds

(1) Biologist

(2) Naturalist

(3) Zoologist

(4) Ornithologist

Ans:- (4) Ornithologist

  1. Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors

(1) Alimony

(2) Patrimony

(3) Legacy

(4) Inheritance

Ans:- (2) Patrimony

  1. Connoisseur of choice food

(1) Greedy

(2) Glutton

(3) Gourmet

(4) Gourmand

Ans:- (3) Gourmet

  1. Person who makes love for amusement without serous intentions

(1) Concubine

(2) Philanderer

(3) Dandy

(4) Flirt

Ans:- (2) Philanderer

  1. A person pretending to be somebody he is not

(1) Imposter

(2) Liar

(3) Rogue

(4) Magician

Ans:-  (1) Imposter

  1. One who east human flesh

(1) Beast

(2) Savage

(3) Cannibal

(4) Carnivorous

Ans:- (3) Cannibal

  1. Allowance due to a wife from her husband on separation

(1) Bail

(2) Alimony

(3) Dole

(4) Compensation

Ans:- (2) Alimony

  1. Fear of going to bed

(1) Clinophobia

(2) Ballistophobia

(3) Xenophobia

(4) Stenophobia

Ans:- (1) Clinophobia

  1. Official incharge of a museum

(1) Dean

(2) Warden

(3) Curator

(4) Supervisor

Ans:- (3) Curator

  1. The doctrine that human souls pass from one body to another at the time of death

(1) Metamorphosis

(2) Transition

(3) Transmigration

(4) Extrapolation

Ans:-  (3) Transmigration