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1.
Paying back injury with injury
A. Vendetta
B. Repression
C. Subjugation
D. Reprisal
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Reprisal.
Vendetta: a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the
murderer or the murderer's family.
Repression: the action of subduing someone or something by force.
Subjugation: the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
Reprisal: an act of retaliation.
2.
An assembly of hearers
A. Audience
B. Crowd
C. Congregation
D. Assemblage
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Audience.
Audience: the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or
meeting.
Crowd: a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.
Congregation: a group of people assembled for religious worship.
Assemblage: a collection or gathering of things or people.
3.
Regard for others as a principle of action
A. Cynicism
B. Nepotism
C. Philanthropy
D. Altruism
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Altruism.
Cynicism: an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.
Nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends,
especially by giving them jobs.
Philanthropy: the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous
donation of money to good causes.
Altruism: disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
4.
An animal story with a moral
A. Fable
B. Tale
C. Anecdote
D. Parable
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Fable.
Fable: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

Tale: a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
Anecdote: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Parable: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the
Gospels.
5.
Person who pilots or travels in a balloon, airship or other

aircraft
A. Aeronaut
B. Astronaut
C. Aerobat
D. Acrobat
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Aeronaut.
Aeronaut: a traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.

Astronaut: a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
Aerobat: a person who performs aerobatics.
Acrobat: an entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats

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6.
Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water

and soil; essential to life but may cause disease
A. Virus
B. Amoeba
C. Bacteria
D. Toxin
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Bacteria.
Virus: an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is
too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a
host.
Amoeba: a single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike
projections of protoplasm.
Bacteria: a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but
lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some which can cause disease.
Toxin: a poison of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from
microorganisms and acting as an antigen in the body.
7.
Relationship by blood or birth
A. Parentage
B. Affiliation
C. Consanguinity
D. Nepotism
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Consanguinity.
Parentage: the fact of being descended from the same ancestor.

Affiliation: the state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.
Consanguinity: the fact of being descended from the same ancestor.
Nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends,
especially by giving them jobs.
8.
A person who makes love without serious intentions
A. Consort
B. Philanderer
C. Romeo
D. Goon
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Philanderer.
Consort: a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

Philanderer: a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with
women; a womanizer.
Romeo: an attractive, passionate male seducer or lover.
Goon: a silly, foolish, or eccentric person.
9.
The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes
A. Horticulture
B. Bonsai
C. Pruning
D. Topiary
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Topiary.
Horticulture: the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.

Bonsai: the art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs in pots.
Pruning: trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems,
especially to encourage growth.
Topiary: the art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes.
10.
A formal written charge against a person for some crime or

offence
A. Accusation
B. Indictment
C. Allegation
D. Acrimony
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Indictment.
Accusation: a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
Indictment: a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
Allegation: a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically
one made without proof.
Acrimony: bitterness or ill feeling
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11.
A person obsessed with exclusively one idea or subject
A. Crazy
B. Kleptomaniac
C. Monomaniac
D. Nymphomaniac
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Monomaniac.
Crazy:mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour.

Kleptomaniac: the inability to refrain from the urge for stealing items and is usually done for
reasons other than personal use or financial gain.
Monomaniac: a person exhibiting an exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation
with one thing.
Nymphomaniac: a woman with uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire.
12.
A person who kills somebody especially for political reasons
A. Criminal
B. Murderer
C. Assassin
D. Hangman
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Assassin.
Criminal: a person who has committed a crime.

Murderer: a person who commits murder.
Assassin: a person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons.
Hangman: an executioner who hangs condemned people.
13.
A child who stays away from school without any good

reason
A. Vagabond
B. Delinquent
C. Schizophrenic
D. Truant
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Truant.
Vagabond: a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.
Delinquent: (typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.
Schizophrenic: having, relating to, or characteristic of schizophrenia.
Truant: a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation.
14.
A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others
A. Democrat
B. Bureaucrat
C. Autocrat
D. Fanatic
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Autocrat.
Democrat: an advocate or supporter of democracy.

Bureaucrat: an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being
concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs.
Autocrat: a ruler who has absolute power.
Fanatic: a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme
religious or political cause.
15.
Person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain
A. Saint
B. Ascetic
C. Stoic
D. Hermit
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Stoic.
Saint: a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in
heaven after death.
Ascetic: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence,
typically for religious reasons.
Stoic: a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
Hermit: a person living in solitude as a religious discipline.

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16.
Mania for stealing articles
A. Logomania
B. Nymphomania
C. Kleptomania
D. Hypomania
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Kleptomania.
Logomania: pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking.

Nymphomania: uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman.
Kleptomania: a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
Hypomania: a mild form of mania, marked by elation and hyperactivity.
17.
Mania for travel
A. Dromomania
B. Pyromania
C. Bibliomania
D. Logomania
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Dromomania.
Dromomania: a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust.

Pyromania: an obsessive desire to set fire to things.
Bibliomania: passionate enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books.
Logomania: pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking.
18.
Acutely affected by external impressions
A. Ingenious
B. Impressionable
C. Credulous
D. Sensitive
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Sensitive.
Ingenious: (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.

Impressionable: easily influenced.
Credulous: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Sensitive: quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.
19.
An associate in an office or institution
A. Companion
B. Ally
C. Colleague
D. Accomplice
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Colleague.
Companion: a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.
Ally: a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.
Colleague: a person with whom one works in a profession or business.
Accomplice: a person who helps another commit a crime.
20.
Person who claims to have great love for and understanding

of what is beautiful in nature, art etc
A. Critic
B. Aesthete
C. Connoisseur
D. Artist
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Aesthete.
Critic: a person who expresses an unfavourable opinion of something.

Aesthete: a person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty.
Connoisseur: an expert judge in matters of taste.
Artist: a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby

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21.
To change shape, nature or substance of
A. Modulate
B. Substitute
C. Remodel
D. Transmute
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Transmute.
Modulate: exert a modifying or controlling influence on.

Substitute: a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
Remodel: change the structure or form of (something, especially a building).
Transmute: change in form, nature, or substance.
22.
Witty, clever retort
A. Sarcasm
B. Repartee
C. Platitude
D. Invective
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Repartee.
Sarcasm: the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

Repartee: conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.
Platitude: a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too
often to be interesting or thoughtful.
Invective: insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
23.
A girl or woman who flirts, that is, tries to attract people and
make advances in love simply to satisfy her vanity
A. Prostitute
B. Coquette
C. Spinster
D. Concubine
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Coquette.
Prostitute: a person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.
Coquette: a flirtatious woman.
Spinster: an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage.
Concubine: (in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than
his wife or wives.
24.
A story in which ideas are symbolised as people
A. Allegory
B. Fable
C. Legend
D. Parable
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Allegory.
Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically
a moral or political one.
Fable: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
Legend: a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.
Parable: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the
Gospels.
25.
Opposed to great or sudden change
A. Static
B. Revolutionary
C. Conservative
D. Evolutionary
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Conservative.
Static: lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting

way.
Revolutionary: involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.
Conservative: averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.
Evolutionary: relating to or denoting the process by which different kinds of living organism
are believed to have developed from earlier forms.

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26.
Walking in sleep
A. Somniloquism
B. Somnambulism
C. Obsession
D. Hallucination
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Somnambulism.
Somniloquism: the tendency to talk in one's sleep.

Somnambulism: sleepwalking.
Obsession: the state of being obsessed with someone or something.
Hallucination: an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
27.
Language difficult to understand because of bad form
A. Rhetoric
B. Jargon
C. Pedantic
D. Verbatim
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Jargon.
Rhetoric: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of
figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Jargon: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to
understand.
Pedantic: excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
Verbatim: in exactly the same words as were used originally.
28.
A child of unusual or remarkable talent
A. Scholar
B. Diligent
C. Freak
D. Prodigy
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Prodigy.
Scholar: a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.

Diligent: having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
Freak: a very unusual and unexpected event or situation.
Prodigy: a young person with exceptional qualities or abilities.
29.
One who loves mankind
A. Anthropologist
B. Philanthropist
C. Seismologist
D. Optometrist

Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Philanthropist.
Anthropologist: an expert in or student of anthropology.

Philanthropist: a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the
generous donation of money to good causes.
Seismologist: the study of seismic waves, energy waves caused by rock suddenly breaking
apart within the earth or the slipping of tectonic plates.
Optometrist: a person who practises optometry.
30.
A common place remark
A. Dialogue
B. Platitude
C. Epigram
D. Statement
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Platitude.
Dialogue: a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.
Platitude: a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too
often to be interesting or thoughtful.
Epigram: a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
Statement: a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.

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31.
Study of mankind
A. Pathology
B. Physiology
C. Philology
D. Anthropology
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Anthropology.
Pathology: the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine
that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic
purposes.
Physiology: the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and
their parts.
Philology: the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and
relationships of a language or languages.
Anthropology: the study of human biological and physiological characteristics and their
evolution.
32.
Study of statistics of births, deaths, disease to show the

state of community
A. Geography
B. Anthropology
C. Topography
D. Demography
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Demography.
Geography: the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human
activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and
resources and political and economic activities.
Anthropology: the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Topography: the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
Demography: the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease,
which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
33.
One who takes delight in excessive cruelty
A. Anarchist
B. Sophist
C. Sadist
D. Nihilist
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Sadist.
Anarchist: a person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy.

Sophist: a paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in Greece in the Classical and Hellenistic
periods, associated in popular thought with moral scepticism and specious reasoning.
Sadist: a person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or
humiliation on others.
Nihilist: a person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral
principles.
34.
Not conforming to ordinary rules of behaviour
A. Lunatic
B. Absurd
C. Eccentric
D. Maniacal
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Eccentric.
Lunatic: a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use).

Absurd: wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Eccentric: (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
Maniacal: exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour.
35.
A man who starves body for the good of soul
A. Monk
B. Ascetic
C. Saint
D. Spiritualist
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Ascetic.
Monk: a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty,
chastity, and obedience.
Ascetic: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence,
typically for religious reasons.
Saint: a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in
heaven after death.
Spiritualist: a person who believes that the spirits of the dead can communicate with living
people.

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36.
A raised place on which offerings to a god are made
A. Mound
B. Chapel
C. Altar
D. Archives
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Altar.
Mound: a rounded mass projecting above a surface.

Chapel: a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison, hospital, or
large private house.
Altar: a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making
sacrifices or offerings to a deity.
Archives: a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place,
institution, or group of people.
37.
A place where a wild animal lives
A. Forest
B. Stable
C. Lair
D. Sanctuary
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Lair.
Forest: a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.

Stable: (of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.
Lair: a place where a wild animal lives.
Sanctuary: refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.
38.
One who cuts precious stones
A. Philatelist
B. Drover
C. Lapidist
D. Oculist
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Lapidist.
Philatelist: person who "loves stamps."

Drover: someone whose job is to make sheep or cattle move from one place to another in
groups.
Lapidist: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones.
Oculist: an ophthalmologist or optician.
39.
One who compiles dictionary
A. Calligrapher
B. Editor
C. Lexicographer
D. Compiler
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Lexicographer.
Calligrapher: a person who is skilled at the art of calligraphy (= producing beautiful writing,
often with a special pen or brush).
Editor: a person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a newspaper, magazine,
or multi-author book.
Lexicographer: a person who compiles dictionaries.
Compiler: a person who produces a list or book by assembling information or written material
collected from other sources.
40.
A person with full discretionary powers to act on behalf of a

country
A. Ambassador
B. Emissary
C. Plenipotentiary
D. Envoy
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Plenipotentiary.
Ambassador: an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign

country.
Emissary: a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.
Plenipotentiary: having full power to take independent action.
Envoy: a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.

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41.
A man with prejudiced views against religion
A. Orthodox
B. Bigot
C. Fanatic
D. Profane
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Profane.
Orthodox: following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a

religion, philosophy, or practice.
Bigot: a person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions.
Fanatic: a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme
religious or political cause.
Profane: (of a person or their behaviour) not respectful of religious practice; irreverent.
42.
Medicine which lessens pain
A. Balm
B. Panacea
C. Anodyne
D. Antibiotic

Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Anodyne.
Balm: a fragrant cream or liquid used to heal or soothe the skin.

Panacea: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Anodyne: a painkilling drug or medicine.
Antibiotic: a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or
destroys microorganisms.
43.
One who uses fear as a weapon of power
A. Terrorist
B. Militant
C. Extremist
D. Anarchist
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Terrorist.
Terrorist: a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in
the pursuit of political aims.
Militant: favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause.
Extremist: favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause.
Anarchist: a person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy.
44.
A pioneer of a reform movement

A. Renegade
B. Apostle
C. Apotheosis
D. Apothecary
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Apostle.
Renegade: a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
Apostle: an important early Christian teacher or pioneering missionary.
Apotheosis: the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax.
Apothecary: a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
45.
Dungeon entered by trapdoor
A. Cellar
B. Ditch
C. Vault
D. Oubliette
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Oubliette.
Cellar: a room below ground level in a house, often used for storing wine or coal.
Ditch: a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water.
Vault: a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large,
formal buildings.
Oubliette: a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.

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46.
A person with a beautiful and elegant handwriting
A. Calligrapher
B. Collier
C. Choreographer
D. Cartographer
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Calligrapher.
Calligrapher: a person who is skilled at the art of calligraphy (= producing beautiful writing,
often with a special pen or brush).
Collier: a coal miner.
Choreographer: a person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of
dance.
Cartographer: a person who draws or produces maps.
47.
One who does not care for literature or art

A. Barbarian
B. Philistine
C. Illiterate
D. Primitive
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Philistine.
Barbarian: (in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the great
civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).
Philistine: a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
Illiterate: unable to read or write.
Primitive: relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary
or historical development of something.
48.
Intentional destruction of racial groups
A. Homicide
B. Genocide
C. Fratricide
D. Regicide
Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Genocide.
Homicide: the killing of one person by another.

Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular
nation or ethnic group.
Fratricide: the killing of one's brother or sister.
Regicide: the action of killing a king.
49.
Through which light cannot pass
A. Dull
B. Dark
C. Obscure
D. Opaque
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Opaque.
Dull: lacking interest or excitement.

Dark: with little or no light.
Obscure: not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Opaque: not able to be seen through; not transparent.
50.
An unexpected stroke of good luck
A. Fortune
B. Windfall
C. Boon
D. Breakthrough
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Windfall.
Fortune: chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

Windfall: a large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.
Boon: a thing that is helpful or beneficial.
Breakthrough: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.

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51.
Stealing from the writings of others
A. Copying
B. Reframing
C. Reproducing
D. Plagiarism
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Plagiarism.
Copying: make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Reframing: place (a picture or photograph) in a new frame.
Reproducing: produce a copy of.
Plagiarism: the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's
own.
52.
A person who is reserved in talks
A. Reticent
B. Silent
C. Mendicant
D. Garrulous
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Reticent.
Reticent: not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

Silent: not making or accompanied by any sound.
Mendicant: given to begging.
Garrulous: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
53.
To talk much without coming to the point
A. Verbosity
B. Garrulous
C. Loquacity
D. Circumlocution
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Circumlocution.
Verbosity: the fact or quality of using more words than needed; wordiness.
Loquacity: the quality of talking a great deal; talkativeness.
Circumlocution: the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate
attempt to be vague or evasive.
54.
A person who looks on the bright side of things
A. Sycophant
B. Optimist
C. Cynic
D. Pessimist
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Optimist.
Sycophant: a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain
advantage.
Optimist: a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of
something.
Cynic: a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting
for honourable or unselfish reasons.
Pessimist: a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will
happen.
55.
Government by the gods
A. Plutocracy
B. Theocracy
C. Thearchy
D. Pantisocracy
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Thearchy.
Plutocracy: government by the wealthy.

Theocracy: a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Thearchy: rule by a god or gods.
Pantisocracy: a form of utopian social organization in which all are equal in social position and
responsibility.

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56.
Which can be easily believed
A. Credulous
B. Creditable
C. Trustworthy
D. Credible
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Credible.
Credulous: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Creditable: (of a performance, effort, or action) deserving public acknowledgement and praise
but not necessarily outstanding or successful.
Trustworthy: able to be relied on as honest or truthful.
Credible: able to be believed; convincing.
57.
Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or

stones
A. Oleograph
B. Mosaic
C. Tracery
D. Relief
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Mosaic.
Oleograph: a print textured to resemble an oil painting.

Mosaic: a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.
Tracery: ornamental stone openwork, typically in the upper part of a Gothic window.
Relief: a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.
58.
The school or college in which one has been educated
A. Matinee
B. Alumni
C. Alma mater
D. Calvin
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Alma mater.
Matinee: an afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema.

Alumni: a former pupil or student, especially a male one, of a particular school, college, or
university.
Alma mater: the university, school, or college that one formerly attended.
Calvin: a guy who is really nice and funny.
59.
A woman whose husband is dead
A. Virgin
B. Spinster
C. Wedlock
D. Widow
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Widow.
Virgin: a person who has never had sexual intercourse.

Spinster: an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage.
Wedlock: the state of being married.
Widow: a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not married again.
60.
A small piece of wood
A. Splinter
B. Crumb
C. Scrap
D. Chip
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Chip.
Splinter: a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger
piece.
Crumb: a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit.
Scrap: a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater
part has been used.
Chip: a small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard
material such as wood or stone.

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61.
Wicked to a high degree
A. Cruel
B. Hateful
C. Heinous
D. Abominable
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Heinous.
Cruel: wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
Hateful: arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred.
Heinous: (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
Abominable: causing moral revulsion.
62.
One desirous of getting money
A. Avaricious
B. Voracious
C. Garrulous
D. Greedy
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Avaricious.
Avaricious: having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Voracious: wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
Greedy: having an excessive desire or appetite for food.
63.
A person who is always dissatisfied
A. Heretic
B. Felon
C. Malcontent
D. Surrogate
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Malcontent.
Heretic: a person believing in or practising religious heresy.

Felon: a person who has committed a felony.
Malcontent: a person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.
Surrogate: a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.
64.
A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself

A. Triplet
B. Triumvir
C. Trilogy
D. Trivet
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Trilogy.
Triplet: one of three children or animals born at the same birth.

Triumvir: (in ancient Rome) each of three public officers jointly responsible for overseeing any
of the administrative departments.
Trilogy: a group of three related novels, plays, films, etc.
Trivet: an iron tripod placed over a fire for a cooking pot or kettle to stand on.
65.
One who is interested in the welfare of women
A. Feminine
B. Feminist
C. Effeminate
D. Flamboyant
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Feminist.
Feminine: having qualities or an appearance traditionally associated with women, especially

delicacy and prettiness.
Feminist: a person who supports feminism.
Effeminate: (of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.
Flamboyant: (of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their
exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
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66.
A sudden rush of wind
A. Gale
B. Typhoon
C. Gust
D. Storm
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Gust.
Gale: a very strong wind.

Typhoon: a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
Gust: a sudden strong rush of wind.
Storm: a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder,
lightning, or snow.
67.
A person who helps you break the law
A. Spy
B. Collaborator
C. Ally
D. Accomplice
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Accomplice.
Spy: a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on

an enemy or competitor.
Collaborator: a person who works jointly on an activity or project; an associate.
Ally: a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.
Accomplice: a person who helps another commit a crime.
68.
Short descriptive poem of picturesque scene or incident
A. Malady
B. Sonnet
C. Idyll
D. Charade
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Idyll.
Malady: a disease or ailment.

Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English
typically having ten syllables per line.
Idyll: a short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident, especially in rustic
life.
Charade: an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance.
69.
A short stay at a place
A. Halt
B. Interlude
C. Intermission
D. Sojourn
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Sojourn.
Halt: bring or come to an abrupt stop.

Interlude: an intervening period of time; an interval.
Intermission: a pause or break.
Sojourn: a temporary stay.
70.
Constant effort to achieve something
A. Perseverance
B. Attempt
C. Enthusiasm
D. Vigour
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Attempt.
Perseverance: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Attempt: make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult).
Enthusiasm: intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
Vigour: physical strength and good health.

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