One Word Substitution Set 01

Directions: Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.


Q1. Someone who is excessively concerned with his or her own health.
(a) Tempo
(b) Vandal
(c) Valetudinarian
(d) Turnstile

Q2. Making or characterized by a hissing sound. 
(a) Sibilant
(b) Turnkeys
(c) Slough
(d) Sprint

Q3. The part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain.
(a) Rhetoric
(b) Proscenium
(c) Heifer
(d) Hag

Q4. To involve deeply in an argument, conflict or difficult situation.
(a) Embroil
(b) Clique
(c) Requiem
(d) Repository

Q5. A strong believer.
(a) Apostle
(b) Aborigines
(c) Volte-face
(d) Emissary

Q6. A person who receives a legacy. 
(a) Ruckus
(b) Legatee
(c) Din
(d) Priggish

Q7. Indefinitely many; a lot of.
(a) Umpteen
(b) Spur
(c) Pogrom
(d) Pauperdom

Q8. Green with grass or other rich vegetation.
(a) Gulp
(b) Malaise
(c) Percolate
(d) Verdant

Q9. Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.
(a) Antithetical
(b) Annul
(c) Dire
(d) Omnibus

Q10. To complain bitterly
(a) Tread
(b) Rail
(c) Suffrage
(d) Gale

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