One Word Substitution MCQs with Answers & Explanations (Page 40)

Writing that is illegible is not clear enough to be read. Invisible means unable to be seen. Inaudible means unable to be heard. Indelible means unable to be removed or forgotten.

Someone or something that is invincible is too powerful to be defeated or overcome. Invulnerable means impossible to harm. Impregnable means unable to be captured or broken into. Incorrigible refers to a person not able to be corrected or improved.

Something that is incomprehensible cannot be understood. Inconceivable means not capable of being imagined. Imperceptible means impossible to perceive. Inexpressible means unable to be described in words.

A plan or course of action is impracticable if it is impossible in practice to do or carry out. Fastidious means very attentive to detail. Inaccessible means unable to be reached. Indeterminable means not able to be definitely ascertained.

An accomplice is a person who helps another commit a crime. An adept is a person who is skilled or proficient at something. An adolescent is a young person in the process of developing from a child into an adult. An adult is a fully grown person.

Alchemy was a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to discover the universal elixir of life and the philosopher's stone, which could transmute base metals into gold. Anthropology is the study of human societies. Astronomy is the science of celestial objects. Astrology is the study of the supposed influence of stars on human affairs.

A person who is ambidexter (or ambidextrous) is able to use the right and left hands equally well. An amateur engages in an activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit. An amanuensis is a literary or artistic assistant. An arbitrator is an independent person appointed to settle a dispute.

Anarchy is a state of disorder due to the absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems. Autocracy is a system of government by one person with absolute power. Democracy is government by the people. Bureaucracy is a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Arson is the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. An assassin is a person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons. Blackmail is the act of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising information. Bigamy is the offense of marrying someone while already married to another person.

A bigot is a person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, and is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group. A bibliophile is a lover of books. Bourgeois refers to the middle class. A celibate is a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations.

Bureaucracy is a system of government where state officials, rather than elected representatives, make the most important decisions. A cabinet is the body of ministers of a state. Democracy is a system of government by the whole population. Autocracy is government by one person with absolute power.

A connoisseur is an expert judge in matters of taste, such as art, food, or music. A contemporary is a person living or occurring at the same time. A cosmopolitan person is familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures. A cynic is a person who believes people are motivated by self-interest.

A convalescent is a person who is recovering after an illness or medical treatment. A desperado is a desperate or reckless person. An epicure is a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. A martyr is a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.

Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Plutocracy is government by the wealthy. Gerontocracy is government by old people. Hagiocracy is government by holy men.

An encyclopaedia is a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. An anthology is a collection of poems or other pieces of writing. A bulletin is a short official statement. Libel is a published false statement.

Ethics, or moral philosophy, is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. Hygenics is the science of health. Biology is the science of animals and plants. Botany is the science of plants.

To exorcize is to attempt to drive out or expel a supposed evil spirit from a person or place. To illuminate is to light up or decorate. To kidnap is to carry off a person by illegal force. To seduce is to tempt into sin or crime.

A factotum is an employee who does all kinds of work for their employer. A humanitarian is concerned with human welfare. A jockey is a professional rider in horse races. A savant is a distinguished man of learning.

Incendiarism is the malicious and willful burning of property. Iconoclasm is the breaking of images or the attacking of cherished beliefs. Plagiarism is stealing another's written work. Espionage is the practice of spying.

A misogynist is a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women. A philanthropist is a lover of mankind. A misanthropist is a hater of mankind. A misologist is a hater of reason or learning.