One Word Substitution MCQs with Answers & Explanations

Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation or having a double meaning. Anonymous means not identified by name. Extempore means spoken or done without preparation. Obsolete means no longer produced or used.

Anonymous means (of a work or letter) not identified by name. Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation. Posthumous means occurring after the death of the originator. Manuscript means a document written by hand.

A Dead letter is a letter that is undeliverable and unclaimed. Illegal means contrary to law. Anonymous means not identified by name. Posthumous means occurring after death.

A Dead language is a language which is no longer in everyday spoken use. Obsolete means no longer used, which is similar, but 'Dead language' is the specific term. A Linguist is one skilled in languages. Ancient means belonging to the very distant past.

Decisive means settling an issue or producing a definite result. Sanguinary means involving or causing much bloodshed. Fatal means causing death. While it might be a 'final' battle, 'decisive' specifically carries the meaning of settling the controversy.

A Drawn game is a game that ends with the scores level; a tie. Decisive means having a clear result. Alternative means a choice between two things. Equal means being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Extempore means spoken or done without preparation. A Maiden speech is the first speech of a speaker. Anonymous means without a name. Voluntary means done of one's own accord.

A Maiden speech is the first speech made by a new member of a legislature or other assembly. Extempore means done without preparation. Original means new or initial. Voluntary means done of one's own accord.

Fatal means causing death. Sanguinary means involving bloodshed. Panacea is a remedy for all diseases. Contagious means spread by contact.

An Honorary position is one held without financial reward. A Sinecure is a position requiring little or no work but giving salary. Mercenary means motivated by money. Voluntary means done of one's own accord, which is similar but 'Honorary' is the specific term for a post.

Navigable means (of a waterway) able to be sailed on by ships or boats. Aquatic means relating to water. Transparent means capable of being seen through. Sanguinary means involving bloodshed.

Sanguinary means involving or causing much bloodshed. Decisive means settling an issue. Fatal means causing death. Posthumous means occurring after death.

Posthumous means occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. Anonymous means unnamed. Infanticide is the murder of an infant.

Obsolete means no longer produced or used; out of date. A Dead language is a language no longer spoken, which is a related but more specific term. Ambiguous means having more than one meaning. Ancient means from a distant past.

Synonymous means having the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word. An Antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. A Homonym is a word that is spelled and pronounced the same as another but has a different meaning. A Linguist is one skilled in languages.

An Antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another. Synonymous means having the same meaning. Ambiguous means having more than one meaning. Obsolete means no longer in use.

Voluntary means done, given, or acting of one's own free will. Mercenary means motivated by money. Honorary is a post held without salary. Sinecure is a post with salary but no work.

Mercenary means primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics. Voluntary means done of one's own accord. Honorary is a post without salary. A Philanthropist is one who tries to benefit mankind.

An Alternative is one of two or more available possibilities. Unanimous means all of one mind. Decisive means settling an issue. Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation.

A Manuscript is a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed. An Autobiography is a self-written biography. Anonymous means unnamed. Plagiarism is stealing from others' writings.