This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the one word for 'to make something better'? A) Deteriorate. B) Worsen. C) Improve. D) Neglect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improve. 2. One who stitches clothes A) Sailor. B) Hawkar. C) Tailor. D) Manager. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tailor. 3. Which phrase best describes "in close proximity to" ? A) Near. B) Close to. C) Next to. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near. 4. A person who consumes human flesh. A) Cannibal. B) Eggetarian. C) Vegetarian. D) Non vegetarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannibal. 5. A person who is able to use both hands with equal ease is called: A) Left-handed. B) Right-handed. C) Ambidextrous. D) Agile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambidextrous. 6. Find the one-word meaning for: "A person who speaks many languages." A) Translator. B) Linguist. C) Polyglot. D) Interpreter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polyglot. 7. A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain- A) Epicurean. B) Stoic. C) Optimist. D) Hedonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stoic. 8. A person who loves books- A) Bibliophile. B) Theologian. C) Linguist. D) Philanthropist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bibliophile. 9. A person who hates the institution of marriage A) Misogamist. B) Philogynist. C) Misologist. D) Misogynist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misogamist. 10. The term for a person who provides specialized advice or services. A) Specialist. B) Advisor. C) Consultant. D) Expert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consultant. 11. A person who goes on horseback is A) Connoisseur. B) Pedestrian. C) Equestrian. D) Epicurean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equestrian. 12. What is the one word for 'a person who studies the stars'? A) Astrologer. B) Astronomer. C) Meteorologist. D) Geologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomer. 13. One who hates woman A) Numismatist. B) Misanthrope. C) Misogynist. D) Polygamist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misogynist. 14. A system of government in which there are a large number of state officials who are not elected is known as: A) Bureaucracy. B) Aristocracy. C) Democracy. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bureaucracy. 15. The term for a person who practices medicine without a license. A) Practitioner. B) Quack. C) Healer. D) Specialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quack. 16. A cluster of houses in a village A) Hamlet. B) Dogma. C) Dont know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamlet. 17. The term for a detailed and systematic study of a subject. A) Thesis. B) Treatise. C) Dissertation. D) Monograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monograph. 18. A person who loves and protects nature is called an: A) Ecologist. B) Environmentalist. C) Naturalist. D) Scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalist. 19. One skilled in telling stories A) Fanatic. B) Tyro. C) Ventral. D) Raconteur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raconteur. 20. A person who cannot be easily deceived is called: A) Naive. B) Innocent. C) Simple. D) Shrewd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shrewd. 21. What is the one word for 'a person who designs buildings'? A) Contractor. B) Architect. C) Builder. D) Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Architect. 22. A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest. A) Cynic. B) Hypocrite. C) Indefatigable. D) Cynical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cynic. 23. A person who studies weather conditions is called a: A) Astronomer. B) Ecologist. C) Meteorologist. D) Geologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorologist. 24. An associate in an office or institution A) Obsolete. B) Colleagues. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colleagues. 25. A person who loves traveling- A) Nomad. B) Globetrotter. C) Vagabond. D) Itinerant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomad. 26. A government by a king or queen- A) Plutocracy. B) Monarchy. C) Autocracy. D) Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monarchy. 27. A person who rules without the opinion of others A) Democrat. B) Autocrat. C) Calligrapher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autocrat. 28. One who walks on rope A) Extempore. B) Funambulist. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Funambulist. 29. A speech delivered at the beginning of a book is called: A) Monologue. B) Dialogue. C) Prologue. D) Epilogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prologue. 30. What term describes a large group of people? A) Community. B) Grouping. C) Crowd. D) Population. 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