ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION – Set 26
Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the word the word can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence.
- People at a lecture or concert
(1) Congregation
(2) Audience
(3) Mob
(4) Spectators
Ans:- (2) Audience
- A person’s first speech
(1) Preface
(2) Maiden
(3) Opener
(4) Extempore
Ans:- (2) Maiden
- To come as a settler into another country
(1) Alienate
(2) Emigrate
(3) Migrate
(4) Immigrate
Ans:- (4) Immigrate
- A drawing on transparent paper
(1) Red print
(2) Blue print
(3) Negative
(4) Transparency
Ans:- (4) Transparency
- Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and him
(1) Favouritism
(2) Nepotism
(3) Corruption
(4) Worldliness
Ans:- (2) Nepotism
- A person who is very fond of sensuous enjoyments
(1) Epicure
(2) Stoic
(3) Lusty
(4) Hedonist
Ans:- (1) Epicure
- A person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he really has
(1) Renegade
(2) Apostle
(3) Charlatan
(4) Apotheosis
Ans:- (3) Charlatan
- One who sacrifices his life for a cause
(1) Soldier
(2) Revolutionary
(3) Martyr
(4) Patriot
Ans:- (3) Martyr
- The act of violating the sanctity of church
(1) Heresy
(2) Desecration
(3) Sacrilege
(4) Blasphemy
Ans:- (3) Sacrilege
- Brings to an end
(1) Hurl
(2) Hustle
(3) Final
(4) Finish
Ans:- (4) Finish
