One Word Substitution – MCQ Questions Practice Set 11

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1. A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh

a) Laceration

b) Abrasion

c) Bruise

d) Scar

2. Two lengths of rope, bamboo or wood with rungs used for climbing up and down walls, sides of ships etc.

a) Ladder

b) Liner

c) Lever

d) Ledge

3. A place where wild animals live

a) Lagoon

b) Lawn

c) Lair

d) Land

4. The young one of a sheep

a) Lion

b) Leopard

c) Lynx

d) Lamb

5. The art of cutting gems

a) Laminate

b) Lithography

c) Landscape

d) Lapidary

6. A room or large cupboard for storing food

a) Library

b) Larder

c) Lavatory

d) Lounge

7. Denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things

a) Lower

b) Longer

c) Latter

d) Latest

8. Worthy of high praise

a) Liberal

b) Laudable

c) Legal

d) Lively

9. A place where clothes are washed and pressed

a) Lobby

b) Laundry

c) Laboratory

d) Library

10. Honour given for some achievement

a) Legacy

b) Legend

c) Liberty

d) Laurel

11. A medicine that softens the bowels

a) Lotion

b) Leech

c) Laxative

d) Liniment

12. Unwilling to work or use energy

a) Lively

b) Loyal

c) Lucid

d) Lazy

13. A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually in return for rent

a) Law

b) Lien

c) Lease

d) Legacy

14. A sly look that is lustful

a) Lark

b) Lyric

c) Leer

d) Lure

15. The property left to someone by a will

a) Legend

b) Liaison

c) Legacy

d) Leeway

16. That which is lawful

a) Liberal

b) Legal

c) Literal

d) Loyal

17. Free time; time at one's own disposal

a) Leisure

b) Limit

c) Lenience

d) Liberty

18. Lion like characteristics

a) Leathery

b) Leonine

c) Limousine

d) Lupine

19. A person who writes and edits dictionaries

a) Linguist

b) Lexicographer

c) Litterateur

d) Lexiconist

20. The activity of writing dictionaries

a) Lexicology

b) Lexicography

c) Linguistics

d) Literacy

21. A list of words in a particular subject or in a language in alphabetical order

a) Lecture

b) Legend

c) Literature

d) Lexicon

22. Responsible according to law

a) Legible

b) Liberal

c) Literal

d) Liable

23. A person who strongly believes that people should have the freedom to do and think as they like

a) Liberalist

b) Literalist

c) Loyalist

d) Libertarian

24. A strong band of tissues in the body that connects bones and supports organs and keeps them in position

a) Linings

b) Lodes

c) Ligaments

d) Limbs

25. Centre of public attention

a) Limelight

b) Landscape

c) Landmark

d) Latitude

26. Eating mud

a) Carnivorous

b) Limivorous

c) Herbivorous

d) Omnivorous

27. To stay longer than necessary

a) Listen

b) Lodge

c) Linger

d) Loiter

28. A person who knows several foreign languages well // a person who studies languages

a) Translator

b) Linguist

c) Grammarian

d) Polyglot

29. One who can read and write

a) Literate

b) Scholar

c) Illegible

d) Erudite

30. Animals especially on a farm, regarded as an asset

a) Wildlife

b) Livestock

c) Cattle

d) Poultry

31. One who talks a lot

a) Reticent

b) Loquacious

c) Taciturn

d) Concise

32. Easy to understand

a) Obscure

b) Lucid

c) Ambiguous

d) Vague

33. Profitable, yielding financial gain

a) Lucrative

b) Thrifty

c) Frugal

d) Economical

34. A soft gentle song sung to make a child go to sleep

a) Melody

b) Hymn

c) Ballad

d) Lullaby

35. A unit to measure light

a) Lumen

b) Volt

c) Ampere

d) Watt

36. A person as a source of intellectual or moral inspiration

a) Philosopher

b) Luminary

c) Intellectual

d) Prodigy

37. An amount of money that is paid at one time

a) Stipend

b) Lump Sum

c) Installment

d) Salary

38. Related to the moon

a) Lunar

b) Solar

c) Celestial

d) Stellar

39. One who is mentally not sound

a) Lunatic

b) Eccentric

c) Neurotic

d) Maniac

40. A sudden unsteady movement; a stagger

a) Glide

b) Sway

c) Drift

d) Lurch

41. Kind, generous, and forgiving

a) Merciful

b) Magnanimous

c) Benevolent

d) Clement

42. Extremely beautiful, elaborate or impressive

a) Splendid

b) Ornate

c) Exquisite

d) Magnificent

43. A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried one

a) Maiden

b) Dame

c) Spinster

d) Matron

44. The first public speech delivered by a person

a) Keynote

b) Valediction

c) Maiden-Speech

d) Inaugural Address

45. Cause to continue; keep up; preserve (a state of affairs, an activity etc)

a) Maintain

b) Originate

c) Initiate

d) Commence

46. Usage of an incorrect word in place of the one which is similar in pronunciation

a) Misnomer

b) Cacophony

c) Malapropism

d) Solecism

47. A person who is never happy with what he has

a) Optimist

b) Pessimist

c) Stoic

d) Malcontent

48. Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

a) Philanthropy

b) Malevolence

c) Benevolence

d) Altruism

49. Causing or wanting to cause harm or evil to someone

a) Amiable

b) Malevolent

c) Benign

d) Genial

50. Fail to function normally

a) Sustain

b) Strive

c) Malfunction

d) Operate

51. Easy to shape in any desired form

a) Brittle

b) Malleable

c) Stiff

d) Rigid

52. Insufficient feeding or nourishing

a) Satiation

b) Obesity

c) Malnutrition

d) Nourishment

53. Any female animal which feeds its young on milk from her own body

a) Reptiles

b) Amphibians

c) Mammals

d) Avians

54. In a way that is clear or obvious to the eye or mind

a) Manifestly

b) Obscurely

c) Vaguely

d) Implicitly

55. A written statement in which a group of people, especially a political party

a) Manifesto

b) Epistle

c) Memoir

d) Transcript

56. Explains their beliefs and says what they will do if they win an election

a) Pledge

b) Slogan

c) Doctrine

d) Manifesto

57. A dummy used to display clothes in a shop window

a) Statue

b) Manoeuvre

c) Effigy

d) Replica

58. An underhand device resorted to in order to justify misconduct

a) Pretext

b) Alibi

c) Manometer

d) Stratagem

59. An instrument used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases

a) Manometer

b) Thermometer

c) Caliper

d) Barometer

60. A large impressive house

a) Mansion

b) Villa

c) Castle

d) Palace

61. Animals living in the sea only

a) Aquatic

b) Marine

c) Coastal

d) Oceanic

62. Relating to soldiers or war

a) Naval

b) Martial

c) Military

d) Civil

63. Someone who is killed for fighting for the cause of religion or faith

a) Hero

b) Patriot

c) Zealot

d) Martyr

64. Someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

a) Sadist

b) Pacifist

c) Masochist

d) Narcissist

65. A person skilled in cutting, dressing, and laying stone in buildings

a) Architect

b) Mason

c) Carpenter

d) Sculptor

66. One for whom money is the most important thing

a) Materialistic

b) Miser

c) Economist

d) Spendthrift

67. A cinema show held in the afternoon

a) Matinee

b) Gala

c) Soiree

d) Premiere

68. Woman who is the head of the family

a) Elder

b) Patriarch

c) Matriarch

d) Ancestor

69. The killing of one's mother

a) Patricide

b) Homicide

c) Matricide

d) Fratricide

70. The state of being married

a) Celibacy

b) Matrimony

c) Bachelorhood

d) Virginity

71. A stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs

a) Cathedral

b) Monastery

c) Citadel

d) Mausoleum

72. An established principle of practical wisdom // a short statement of a general truth or rule of conduct

a) Maxim

b) Proverb

c) Doctrine

d) Axiom

73. An area of grassland where animals graze

a) Prairie

b) Tundra

c) Savannah

d) Meadow

74. To move about from place to place aimlessly

a) Journey

b) Meander

c) Stroll

d) Roam

75. To try to settle a dispute between two other parties

a) Mediate

b) Negotiate

c) Intervene

d) Arbitrate

76. Belonging to the middle ages

a) Medieval

b) Contemporary

c) Ancient

d) Modern

77. Of only average standard

a) Mediocre

b) Outstanding

c) Superior

d) Excellent

78. A musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces

a) Concerto

b) Sonata

c) Symphony

d) Medley

79. Feeling or expressing pensive sadness

a) Exuberant

b) Jovial

c) Melancholic

d) Cheerful

80. A sound that is pleasing to hear

a) Harsh

b) Melodious

c) Discordant

d) Cacophonous

81. Something that serves as a reminder

a) Trophy

b) Memento

c) Souvenir

d) Relic

82. A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge

a) Chronicle

b) Narrative

c) Memoir

d) Biography

83. A person or thing that is likely to cause harm

a) Ally

b) Benefactor

c) Patron

d) Menace

84. One who goes from place to place begging

a) Hermit

b) Mendicant

c) Vagrant

d) Recluse

85. Someone working or acting merely for money or other rewards // A soldier who fights for the sake of money

a) Mercenary

b) Volunteer

c) Patriot

d) Philanthropist

86. The scientific study of metals and their uses

a) Zoology

b) Geology

c) Botany

d) Metallurgy

87. A change in the form or nature of something

a) Evolution

b) Mutation

c) Metamorphosis

d) Transformation

88. Paying careful attention to every detail

a) Negligent

b) Meticulous

c) Superficial

d) Careless

89. Fear of small things

a) Claustrophobia

b) Agoraphobia

c) Microphobia

d) Acrophobia

90. An instrument used in scientific study for making very small things look larger so that you may examine them carefully

a) Microscope

b) Magnifier

c) Binoculars

d) Telescope

91. A traveller who moves from one region or country to another

a) Tourist

b) Migrant

c) Nomad

d) Resident

92. Movement of people or animals from one area to another

a) Commutation

b) Migration

c) Emigration

d) Immigration

93. A period of one thousand years

a) Millennium

b) Era

c) Century

d) Decade

94. Imitate someone's action or words in order to entertain or ridicule

a) Emulate

b) Mock

c) Simulate

d) Mimic

95. Taking heed or care; being conscious

a) Mindful

b) Negligent

c) Oblivious

d) Heedless

96. A place where money is coined by authority of the government

a) Treasury

b) Mint

c) Bank

d) Vault

97. A person who hates and avoids other people

a) Misanthrope

b) Philanthropist

c) Sociopath

d) Recluse

98. A general contempt towards mankind

a) Misogyny

b) Philanthropy

c) Misanthropy

d) Anthropology

99. Unfairly take something belonging to another for one's use

a) Steal

b) Plagiarize

c) Borrow

d) Misappropriate

100. A person who loves money and hates spending it

a) Philanthropist

b) Spendthrift

c) Miser

d) Benefactor

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