One Word Substitution MCQs with Answers & Explanations (Page 54)

A scrupulous person is diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details, especially in a way that is morally correct. Devious means skillful in using underhanded tactics. Meticulous means very careful and precise. Fastidious means very concerned with accuracy and detail, often to the point of being hard to please.

A panacea is a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases. An antidote is a medicine taken to counteract a particular poison. An antibiotic is a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. An elixir is a magical or medicinal potion.

Omnipresent means present everywhere at the same time. Omniscient means all-knowing. Omnipotent means all-powerful. Omnivorous means eating both plants and animals.

A Samaritan is a charitable or helpful person, from the parable of the Good Samaritan. A mercenary is primarily concerned with making money. A benefactor is a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause. A volunteer works for an organization without being paid.

Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, using figures of speech and other compositional techniques. Oratory is the art of public speaking. Eloquence is fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. Prose is written or spoken language in its ordinary form.

A chauvinist shows exaggerated or aggressive patriotism. A patriot is a person who vigorously supports their country. A jingoist expresses patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy. A nationalist advocates for political independence for a country.

A charlatan is a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud. An imposter is a person who pretends to be someone else. A mountebank is a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money. A rogue is a dishonest or unprincipled person.

A gullible person is easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. Naive means showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. Credulous means having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. Ingenuous means innocent and unsuspecting.

A miser is a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible. A spendthrift is a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way. Frugal and thrifty describe a person who is careful with money, which is often a positive trait.

A pugnacious person is eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. Belligerent and bellicose mean hostile and aggressive. Aggressive means ready or likely to attack or confront.

A sage is a profoundly wise person. A savant is a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist. A scholar is a specialist in a particular branch of study. Erudite is an adjective meaning having or showing great knowledge.

A proselyte is a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another. A neophyte is a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. A convert is a person who has changed their religious faith. An acolyte is an assistant or follower.

A morgue is a place where bodies are kept, especially to be identified or claimed before burial or cremation. A mortuary is a room or building in which dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. A cemetery is a burial ground. A crematorium is a place where bodies are cremated.

A gluttonous person is excessively greedy. Voracious and ravenous mean wanting or devouring great quantities of food. Insatiable means impossible to satisfy. Gluttonous specifically describes the person's character trait.

Versatile means able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. A polymath is a person of wide-ranging knowledge. Adept means very skilled or proficient at something. Dexterous means showing or having skill, especially with the hands.

An egoist is a person who is preoccupied with their own interests; a selfish person. An egotist is a person who is excessively conceited or absorbed in themselves. A narcissist is a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves. An individualist is a person who is independent and self-reliant.

A bibliophile is a person who collects or has a great love of books. A bibliomaniac has a passionate enthusiasm for collecting books that may be an obsession. A bookworm is a person devoted to reading. A scholar is a specialist in a particular branch of study.

A misanthrope is a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. A misogynist is a person who dislikes or is prejudiced against women. Misanthropist is another form of the word. A cynic is a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest.

A misogynist is a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women. A misanthrope dislikes humankind. An androphobe has a fear of men. A misandrist is a person who dislikes or is prejudiced against men.

A philanthropist is a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. An altruist is a person who shows a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others. A humanitarian is a person who seeks to promote human welfare. A benefactor is a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.