One Word Substitution MCQs with Answers & Explanations

A kiln is a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for firing pottery or baking bricks. A foundry is where metal is cast. A mint is where money is coined. A cemetery is a burial ground.

Geriatrics is the branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people. Oncology is the study of tumors/cancer. Obstetrics deals with childbirth. Endocrinology deals with hormones.

An Ornithologist is a scientist who specifically studies birds. A Biologist studies all living organisms. A Zoologist studies all animals. A Naturalist studies plants and animals in their natural environment.

Patrimony refers specifically to property inherited from one's father or male ancestors (from the Latin 'pater' meaning father). Alimony is an allowance paid to a spouse on separation. A Legacy is property left to someone in a will. Inheritance is the general term for any property received after a death.

A Gourmet is a connoisseur of fine food and drink, focusing on quality and refined taste. A Glutton is someone who eats excessively. A Gourmand enjoys food and often eats a lot, but is less refined than a gourmet. Greedy is a general desire for more.

A Philanderer is a man who readily enters into casual love affairs without serious intentions. A Concubine is a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife. A Dandy is a man unduly devoted to style. A Flirt is a person who behaves playfully in an amorous way.

An Imposter is a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others. A Liar is someone who doesn't tell the truth. A Rogue is a dishonest person. A Magician performs tricks.

A Cannibal is a person who eats human flesh. Carnivorous means feeding on (any) meat. A Beast is an animal. A Savage is a term for an uncivilized person.

Alimony is a financial allowance paid to a spouse after a separation or divorce. Bail is money paid for temporary release from jail. Dole is unemployment benefit. Compensation is payment for loss.

Clinophobia is the irrational fear of going to bed. Ballistophobia is the fear of missiles. Xenophobia is the fear of foreigners. Stenophobia is the fear of narrow spaces.

A Curator is the keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. A Dean is the head of a university faculty. A Warden is in charge of a prison or hostel. A Supervisor oversees work.

Transmigration (also known as reincarnation) is the doctrine of the soul passing from one body to another after death. Metamorphosis is a change of physical form (like a caterpillar to a butterfly). Transition is a change from one state to another.

An Audience is a group of listeners or spectators at a public event. A Congregation is a group assembled for religious worship. A Mob is a rowdy crowd. Spectators are those who watch (an audience also listens).

A Maiden speech is the first speech made by a person, especially a new member in a legislature. A Preface is an introduction to a book. Extempore means done without preparation.

To Immigrate is to come to live permanently in a foreign country (emphasizing the *arrival*). To Emigrate is to leave one's own country to settle in another (emphasizing the *departure*). To Migrate is to move, often seasonally.

A Transparency is a positive transparent photograph or drawing, often on plastic, viewed using a projector. A Blueprint is a design plan. A Negative is used to make photographic prints.

Nepotism is the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends (kith and kin), especially by giving them jobs. Favouritism is a more general term. Corruption is dishonest conduct.

A Hedonist is a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure and sensuous enjoyment is the most important thing in life. An Epicure is a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. A Stoic is indifferent to pleasure or pain.

A Charlatan is a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud. A Renegade is a person who deserts a party or cause. An Apostle is a strong supporter. A Hedonist seeks pleasure.

Sacrilege is the violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred (like a church). Blasphemy is speaking irreverently about God. Heresy is a belief contrary to orthodox doctrine. Desecration is the general act of damaging a sacred place.