One Word Substitution MCQs with Answers & Explanations

A Panacea is a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases. An Antiseptic is a substance that prevents decay or infection. Fatal means causing death. A Placebo is a harmless pill used for psychological effect.

A Sinecure is a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit. An Honorary position has no salary. Voluntary means done of one's own accord. Mercenary means motivated by money.

Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. An Autobiography is a self-written biography. A Manuscript is a handwritten document. Censure means to find fault with.

To Emigrate is to leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another. To Excommunicate is to put out of a social circle. To Eradicate is to wipe out. An Alien is one residing in a country of which he is not a citizen.

To Eradicate means to destroy completely; put an end to. To Exaggerate is to represent as greater than truth. To Emigrate is to leave one's country. To Censure is to find fault with.

To Exaggerate is to represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is. To Censure is to find fault with. To Eradicate is to wipe out. Ambiguous means open to interpretation.

To Excommunicate is to officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church, or more generally, from a group or society. To Emigrate is to leave one's country. To Eradicate is to wipe out. To Backbite is to speak evil of someone in their absence.

Patricide is the act of killing one's father. Infanticide is the killing of an infant. Homicide is the killing of one person by another. Regicide is the killing of a king.

Infanticide is the crime of killing a child within a year of birth. Homicide is the killing of one person by another. Regicide is the killing of a king. Suicide is the killing of oneself.

Homicide is the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder. Patricide is the killing of one's father. Infanticide is the killing of an infant. Suicide is the killing of oneself.

Regicide is the action of killing a king. Patricide is the killing of one's father. Homicide is the killing of a person. Suicide is the killing of oneself.

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Patricide is the killing of one's father. Homicide is the killing of a person. Regicide is the killing of a king.

A Linguist is a person skilled in foreign languages. A Polyglot (a close synonym) is also one who speaks many languages. A Philanthropist is one who benefits mankind. A Novice is a beginner.

A Philanthropist is a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. A Linguist is skilled in languages. A Mercenary is motivated by money. A Pessimist looks on the dark side.

A Namesake is a person or thing that has the same name as another. A Colleague is a coworker. A Contemporary lives at the same time. Synonymous means having the same meaning.

A Novice is a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation. An Optimist looks on the bright side. A Pessimist looks on the dark side. A Colleague is a coworker.

An Optimist is a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something. A Novice is a beginner. A Pessimist looks on the dark side. A Philanthropist benefits mankind.

A Pessimist is a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen. A Novice is a beginner. An Optimist looks on the bright side. A Philanthropist benefits mankind.

Spectators are people who watch at a show, game, or other event. An Audience is a group of listeners.

Illegal means contrary to or forbidden by law. Animate means possessed of life. Antiseptic prevents decay. Brittle means liable to be easily broken.