This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A person who makes repeated complaints is called a: A) Critic. B) Chronic complainer. C) Complainer. D) Grumbler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grumbler. 2. Antonym of appear A) Delay. B) Disown. C) Vanish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vanish. 3. Incapable of being corrected or reformed: A) Indelible. B) Incorrigible. C) Illegible. D) Infallible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrigible. 4. A person who writes dictionaries- A) Bibliophile. B) Lexicographer. C) Novelist. D) Journalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lexicographer. 5. What is the one-word equivalent of 'a person who studies languages'? A) Polyglot. B) Translator. C) Linguist. D) Philologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linguist. 6. A person who deliberately sets fire to a building: A) Extortionist. B) Assassin. C) Arsonist. D) Hijacker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arsonist. 7. Identify the jargon for a person who manages a sports team. A) Athletic director. B) Referee. C) Coach. D) Team captain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coach. 8. What is the one word for 'a person who practices medicine'? A) Surgeon. B) Doctor. C) Nurse. D) Pharmacist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor. 9. A person who does not believe in the existence of God. A) Atheist. B) Fanatic. C) Theist. D) Heretic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atheist. 10. The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off asone's own A) Drafting. B) Plagiarism. C) Crime. D) Copy writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plagiarism. 11. A government run by the wealthy- A) Plutocracy. B) Aristocracy. C) Democracy. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligarchy. 12. One who cannot be corrected A) Intruder. B) Custodian. C) Incorrigible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incorrigible. 13. Fear of confined spaces A) Belonephobia. B) Claustrophobia. C) Catagelophobia. D) Bathmophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claustrophobia. 14. Having no beginning or end to its existence A) Extempore. B) Agenda. C) Eternal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eternal. 15. A person who cannot see is called: A) Lame. B) Dumb. C) Blind. D) Deaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blind. 16. Doctor who specializes in X-rays & other radiations. A) Radiologist. B) Cardiologist. C) Dentist. D) Oncologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiologist. 17. What is the one word substitution for 'An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne'? A) Allegory. B) Abdication. C) Nostalgia. D) Axiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abdication. 18. A soldier who fights for money: A) Volunteer. B) Mercenary. C) Patriot. D) Revolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercenary. 19. Find the one-word meaning for: "A scientist who studies earthquakes." A) Seismologist. B) Physicist. C) Geologist. D) Astronomer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seismologist. 20. What is the term for a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. Life history written by oneself A) Spend thrift. B) Autobiography. C) Verbose. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 22. Identify the synonym for 'sincere':a) honest b) deceitful c) false A) Insincere. B) Genuine. C) Honest. D) Fraudulent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honest. 23. What is the term for a doctrine which identifies God with the universe? A) Plagiarism. B) Pantheism. C) Potable. D) Regalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pantheism. 24. A person who hates mankind- A) Agnostic. B) Misogamist. C) Altruist. D) Misanthrope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misanthrope. 25. What is a one word substitution for 'a person who designs buildings'? A) Architect. B) Builder. C) Engineer. D) Contractor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Architect. 26. A person who is skilled in making things by hand is called an: A) Artist. B) Engineer. C) Artisan. D) Architect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artisan. 27. A life history written by oneself- A) Biography. B) Diary. C) Memoir. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autobiography. 28. A person who studies stars and planets is known as an: A) Astrologer. B) Physicist. C) Geographer. D) Astronomer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astronomer. 29. A person who is extremely interested in money: A) Miscreant. B) Misogynist. C) Miser. D) Philanthropist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miser. 30. Identify the synonym for 'brave':a) cowardly b) fearless c) timid A) Fearful. B) Hesitant. C) Reckless. D) Fearless. 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