Top 50 ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1. The Study of Ancient Societies

a) History

b) Archaeology

c) Anthropology

d) Etymology

2. A practice of having more than one husband

a) Polygyny

b) Polyandry

c) Polygamy

d) Polytrophy

3. Things that cannot be read

a) Illegible

b) Legible

c) Negligible

d) Corrigible

4. Incapable of being seen through

a) Brittle

b) Opaque

c) Ductile

d) Transparent

5. The Government wing responsible for making Rule

a) Judiciary

b) Legislature

c) Executive

d) Court

6. A Government by the Nobles

a) Democracy

b) Bureaucracy

c) Aristocracy

d) Autocracy

7. Things that cannot be believed

a) Incredible

b) Insatiable

c) Annoyable

d) Vulnerable

8. One which cannot be seen

a) Opaque

b) Unseen

c) Invisible

d) Vulnerable

9. Person who speak many languages

a) Bilingual

b) Multilingual

c) Linguist

d) Grammar

10. A person who sacrifices his life for a cause

a) Soldier

b) Revolutionary

c) Martyr

d) Patriot

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11. A geometrical figure with eight sides

a) Parallelogram

b) Pentagon

c) Hexagon

d) Octagon

12. An instrument to measure temperature

a) Thermometer

b) Barometer

c) Manometer

d) Microscope

13. Something easily broken

a) Fertile

b) Futile

c) Fragile

d) Docile

14. A place for clothes

a) Disrobe

b) Wardrobe

c) Textile

d) Garment

15. Life history of a person written by that person

a) Topography

b) Biography

c) Autobiography

d) Flexography

16. Fear of confined places

a) Claustrophobia

b) Packophobia

c) Altophobia

d) Acrophobia

17. A nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at work

a) Home

b) Crèche

c) School

d) Fleche

18. A person employed to drive a private or hired car

a) Transporter

b) Courier

c) Chauffeur

d) Owner

19. A book that contains information on various subjects

a) Dictionary

b) Novel

c) Thesaurus

d) Encyclopedia

20. A place where dead bodies are kept for identification

a) Hospital

b) Morgue

c) Dispensary

d) Clinic

21. A woman whose spouse is dead

a) Divorced

b) Married

c) Widow

d) Connoisseur

22. A person who does not eat meat

a) Herbivore

b) Vegetarian

c) Non-vegetarian

d) Carnivore

23. The act of intentionally killing oneself

a) Homicide

b) Genocide

c) Regicide

d) Suicide

24. A person who travels on foot

a) Traveler

b) Pilgrim

c) Pedestrian

d) Jogger

25. A home for children without parents

a) Homage

b) Orphanage

c) Residence

d) Nursery

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26. Set in the wrong time or period

a) Antiphonic

b) Anachronistic

c) Anarchy

d) Analogy

27. An event causing sudden damage or suffering

a) Anastrophe

b) Apostrophe

c) Catastrophe

d) Antistrophe

28. Intimidation by threat

a) Coercion

b) Collision

c) Confusion

d) Scion

29. The art of writing or solving codes

a) Polygraph

b) Anemograph

c) Autograph

d) Cryptograph

30. A place where one lives permanently

a) Homicide

b) Domicile

c) Reconcile

d) Docile

31. A disease that attacks many people in a particular area at one time

a) Academic

b) Sardonic

c) Epidemic

d) Phonic

32. Things that are of the same kind and the exact dimensions.

a) Endogenous

b) Exogenous

c) Heterogeneous

d) Homogenous

33. A speech delivered without any previous preparation

a) Dialogue

b) Extempore

c) Elocution

d) Dialect

34. A great lover of books

a) Biography

b) Bibliography

c) Bibliophile

d) Biblical

35. One who journeys to a holy place

a) Pilgrim

b) Begrime

c) Megrim

d) Grim

36. A building where animals are killed for meat

a) Abeam

b) Abate

c) Abacus

d) Abattoir

37. A government run by a dictator

a) Democracy

b) Autocracy

c) Bureaucracy

d) Aristocracy

38. That which cannot be seen through

a) Luminous

b) Translucent

c) Opaque

d) Transparent

39. A large group of insects moving in a mass

a) Storm

b) Suede

c) Swamp

d) Swarm

40. Study of the evolution of humankind

a) Topology

b) Anthropology

c) Chronology

d) Analogy

41. Custodian of a museum

a) Aerator

b) Orator

c) Curator

42. Sleeping rooms with several beds, especially in a college or institution

a) Dormitory

b) Monitory

c) Citatory

d) Fumitory

43. A person skilled in foreign languages

a) Foreigner

b) Altruist

c) Translator

d) Linguist

44. One who collects stamps

a) Biblist

b) Philatelist

c) Dualist

d) Vocalist

45. One who does not take any alcoholic drink

a) Vegetarian

b) Forestaller

c) Teetotaller

d) Saint

46. Something that can be carried easily

a) Relatable

b) Cartable

c) Potable

d) Portable

47. An instrument to measure temperature