82 + Mcqs in One Word Substitutes in English Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Young one of horse is?
A.	piglet
B.	lamb
C.	calf
D.	colt
Answer» E.

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2.	Which is bound to be done is?
A.	soliloquy
B.	indispensable
C.	sinecure
D.	indelible
Answer» C. sinecure

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3.	Violation of something holy or sacred is?
A.	profanity
B.	sedition
C.	sacrilege
D.	slander
Answer» D. slander

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4.	To run away with a lover is?
A.	deceive
B.	cheat
C.	escape
D.	elope
Answer» E.

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5.	To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings:
A.	Meditation
B.	Retrospection
C.	Reflection
D.	Introspection
Answer» E.

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6.	The time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married is?
A.	snobbery
B.	courtship
C.	estrangement
D.	polyphony
Answer» C. estrangement

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7.	The study of ancient writings is?
A.	annals
B.	paleographic
C.	calligraphy
D.	archeology
Answer» C. calligraphy

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8.	The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own is known as ____________?
A.	Cuckold
B.	Despotism
C.	Plagiarism
D.	Epicure
Answer» D. Epicure

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9.	The practice of pretending to have feelings that one does not really have is?
A.	treachery
B.	villainy
C.	hypocrisy
D.	inundate
Answer» D. inundate

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10.	The original inhabitants of a Country.
A.	Aborigines
B.	Citizens
C.	Natives
D.	Primitive
Answer» B. Citizens

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11.	The offence of marrying someone while already married to another person is known as _________?
A.	Bigamy
B.	Coupe
C.	Bigot
D.	Biped
Answer» B. Coupe

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12.	the killing of one’s mother called________?
A.	matricide
B.	parricide
C.	regicide
D.	patricide
Answer» B. parricide

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13.	The doctor known as an eye-specialist is?
A.	orthodontist
B.	orthopedist
C.	ophthalmologist
D.	obstetrician
Answer» D. obstetrician

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14.	The action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats is known as _________?
A.	Coercion
B.	Conviction
C.	Confession
D.	Cajolement
Answer» B. Conviction

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15.	The act of giving up sovereign power is?
A.	relinquish
B.	renounce
C.	abdicate
D.	resign
Answer» D. resign

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16.	secretly listening to a conversation is called ________?
A.	Eavesdrop
B.	Overhearing
C.	Pigeonholing
D.	Spying
Answer» B. Overhearing

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17.	Responsible according to law is?
A.	eligible
B.	legitimate
C.	legalised
D.	liable
Answer» E.

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18.	Practice of employing spies in war is?
A.	esplande
B.	espadrille
C.	estrangement
D.	espionage
Answer» E.

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19.	One who walks on ropes is called ______.
A.	Aviator
B.	Acrobat
C.	Funambulist
D.	Upholsterer
Answer» D. Upholsterer

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20.	One who travels from place to place ?
A.	Itinerant
B.	Mendicant
C.	Journeyman
D.	Tramp
Answer» B. Mendicant

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21.	One who promotes the idea of absence of government of any kind, when every man should be a law unto himself is?
A.	agnostic
B.	Iconoc
C.	belligerent
D.	anarchist
Answer» E.

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22.	One who offers his service without charging for it is?
A.	philanderer
B.	volunteer
C.	mercenary
D.	missionary
Answer» C. mercenary

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23.	One who lacks knowledge ________ ?
A.	Intelligent
B.	Ignorant
C.	Credulous
D.	Colleague
Answer» C. Credulous

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24.	One who is unable to pay debts owed is known as __________?
A.	Foreclosed
B.	Insolvent
C.	Bankrupt
D.	All of the above
Answer» E.

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25.	One who has obstinate and narrow religious views is ____________?
A.	fanatic
B.	theologian
C.	bigot
D.	egotist
Answer» D. egotist

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26.	One who is present everywhere is known as ____________?
A.	Omnipotent
B.	Omniscient
C.	Omnipresent
D.	None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above

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27.	One who eats everything indiscriminately is known as _________?
A.	Albumen
B.	Adept
C.	Omnivorous
D.	Amphibian
Answer» D. Amphibian

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28.	One who does not follow the usual rules of social life is called ___________?
A.	egoist
B.	frank
C.	bohemian
D.	reveille
Answer» D. reveille

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29.	One who criticizes popular beliefs which he/she thinks is a mistake or unwise is?
A.	philistine
B.	iconoclast
C.	imposter
D.	cannibal
Answer» C. imposter

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30.	One who collects coins as hobby:
A.	Philatelist
B.	Ornithologist
C.	Statistician
D.	Numismatist
Answer» E.

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31.	Money paid to a man for his labour is?
A.	sacrilege
B.	rent
C.	bunting
D.	remuneration
Answer» E.

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32.	Matter written by hand is?
A.	handwritten
B.	manuscript
C.	proof
D.	amnesty
Answer» C. proof

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33.	Living at the same time is?
A.	concurrent
B.	contemporary
C.	coincident
D.	concomitant
Answer» C. coincident

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34.	killing of a large group of people called_________?
A.	filicide
B.	fratricide
C.	genocide
D.	homicide
Answer» D. homicide

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35.	Items of business to be considered at a meeting is called __________?
A.	Agenda
B.	Bulletin
C.	Elysium
D.	Epicture
Answer» B. Bulletin

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36.	” Infallible ” refers to the one who is free from all _________?
A.	cares & worries
B.	cares & failures
C.	mistakes & failures
D.	Worries & troubles
Answer» D. Worries & troubles

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37.	Having a tendency to break the law to do socially unacceptable things is?
A.	delinquent
B.	frank
C.	juvenile
D.	guilty
Answer» B. frank

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38.	Hard to understand is?
A.	punctilious
B.	obtuse
C.	absurd
D.	abstruse
Answer» E.

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39.	Government by a small group of all powerful persons is known as _________?
A.	Dictatorship
B.	Monarchy
C.	Oligarchy
D.	Anarchy
Answer» D. Anarchy

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40.	Forcing someone to make payment for not revealing discreditable secrets is known as ______________?
A.	Blackmail
B.	Despotism
C.	Assassin
D.	Elysium
Answer» B. Despotism

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41.	Fear of heights is________?
A.	Highphobia
B.	Altophobia
C.	Heliophobia
D.	Acrophobia
Answer» E.

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42.	Fear of closed places:
A.	Claustrophobia
B.	Misogynist
C.	Ambidextrous
D.	Philanthropy
Answer» B. Misogynist

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43.	Detaining and confining someone is?
A.	interruption
B.	interrogation
C.	internment
D.	intermittent
Answer» D. intermittent

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44.	Branch of medicine dealing with the health and care of old people is?
A.	obstetrics
B.	pediatrics
C.	calisthenics
D.	geriatrics
Answer» E.

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45.	Anything written in a letter after it is signed is?
A.	corrigendum
B.	Manuscript
C.	postscript
D.	unmanageable
Answer» D. unmanageable

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46.	Animals who lives in herds are?
A.	sociable
B.	gregarious
C.	carnivorous
D.	social
Answer» C. carnivorous

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47.	An unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage:
A.	Spinster
B.	Artist
C.	Bachelor
D.	Misanthrope
Answer» B. Artist

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48.	An unexpected piece of good fortune is?
A.	windfall
B.	philanthrophy
C.	benevolence
D.	turnstile
Answer» B. philanthrophy

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49.	An odd, a typical or eccentric trait is?
A.	harangue
B.	hyperbole
C.	idiosyncrasy
D.	elegy
Answer» D. elegy

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50.	An emolument over and above fixed income or salary is?
A.	honorarium
B.	sinecure
C.	prerogative
D.	perquisite
Answer» E.

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Explore topic-wise MCQs in English.

Young one of horse is?

Which is bound to be done is?

Violation of something holy or sacred is?

To run away with a lover is?

To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings:

The time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married is?

The study of ancient writings is?

The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own is known as ____________?

The practice of pretending to have feelings that one does not really have is?

The original inhabitants of a Country.

The offence of marrying someone while already married to another person is known as _________?

the killing of one’s mother called________?

The doctor known as an eye-specialist is?

The action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats is known as _________?

The act of giving up sovereign power is?

secretly listening to a conversation is called ________?

Responsible according to law is?

Practice of employing spies in war is?

One who walks on ropes is called ______.

One who travels from place to place ?

One who promotes the idea of absence of government of any kind, when every man should be a law unto himself is?

One who offers his service without charging for it is?

One who lacks knowledge ________ ?

One who is unable to pay debts owed is known as __________?

One who has obstinate and narrow religious views is ____________?

One who is present everywhere is known as ____________?

One who eats everything indiscriminately is known as _________?

One who does not follow the usual rules of social life is called ___________?

One who criticizes popular beliefs which he/she thinks is a mistake or unwise is?

One who collects coins as hobby:

Money paid to a man for his labour is?

Matter written by hand is?

Living at the same time is?

killing of a large group of people called_________?

Items of business to be considered at a meeting is called __________?

” Infallible ” refers to the one who is free from all _________?

Having a tendency to break the law to do socially unacceptable things is?

Hard to understand is?

Government by a small group of all powerful persons is known as _________?

Forcing someone to make payment for not revealing discreditable secrets is known as ______________?

Fear of heights is________?

Fear of closed places:

Detaining and confining someone is?

Branch of medicine dealing with the health and care of old people is?

Anything written in a letter after it is signed is?

Animals who lives in herds are?

An unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage:

An unexpected piece of good fortune is?

An odd, a typical or eccentric trait is?

An emolument over and above fixed income or salary is?