This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The place where public, govt. or historical records are kept A) Library. B) Museum. C) Archive. D) Zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archive. 2. Strong tendency for stealing articles A) Colleagues. B) Kleptomania. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kleptomania. 3. A formal written charge against a person for some crime or offence A) Conviction. B) Indictment. C) Exculpation. D) Inculcation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indictment. 4. A person extremely desirous of money A) Avaricious. B) Miser. C) Avascular. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avaricious. 5. A person who sells and arranges cut flowers: A) Gardener. B) Florist. C) Grocery. D) Curator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florist. 6. A person who pretends to be someone else- A) Impersonator. B) Cynic. C) Egoist. D) Altruist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impersonator. 7. A person who cannot be easily approached A) Indifferent. B) Indomitable. C) Inaccessible. D) Insensible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inaccessible. 8. That which can easily be harmed, hurt or wounded A) Venerable. B) Somatic. C) Soporific. D) Vulnerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vulnerable. 9. A roundabout way of speaking A) Circumlocution. B) Coercion. C) Concentric. D) Centipede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circumlocution. 10. A person who writes plays is called a: A) Poet. B) Novelist. C) Dramatist. D) Play reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatist. 11. A person who loves and collects coins is called a: A) Philatelist. B) Numismatist. C) Archaeologist. D) Collector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Numismatist. 12. The act of speaking of oneself boastfully A) Egotism. B) Enthusiasm. C) Narcissism. D) Hedonism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egotism. 13. A form of government in which a small group of people holds all the power is called an: A) Aristocracy. B) Democracy. C) Bureaucracy. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligarchy. 14. A person who does not believe in the existence of God is A) Atheist. B) Chaperon. C) Sycophant. D) Parasite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atheist. 15. An individual who is unable to express or interact easily A) Extrovert. B) Introvert. C) Ambivert. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introvert. 16. The term for a person who designs and writes computer programs. A) Programmer. B) Developer. C) Coder. D) Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Programmer. 17. What is the one word substitution for 'A person who deliberately sets fire to a building'? A) Cynic. B) Agnostic. C) Amateur. D) Arsonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arsonist. 18. The term for a deliberate and systematic attempt to extinguish a particular race or nationality. A) Genocide. B) Ethnocide. C) Extermination. D) Holocaust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genocide. 19. What is the one word substitution for one who loves the rain? A) Thalassophile. B) Pluviophile. C) Bibliophile. D) Audiophile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pluviophile. 20. A fear of spiders A) Arachnophobia. B) Acrophobia. C) Claustrophobia. D) Hydrophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arachnophobia. 21. What is the one word for 'to express sorrow'? A) Lament. B) Celebrate. C) Ignore. D) Complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lament. 22. A chief character in a story or drama. A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Fool. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 23. What is the one word for 'a person who creates art'? A) Artist. B) Sculptor. C) Illustrator. D) Painter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artist. 24. What is the one-word equivalent of 'a person who designs buildings'? A) Builder. B) Architect. C) Engineer. D) Contractor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Architect. 25. Choose the one-word for: "A person who pretends to be what he is not." A) Hypocrite. B) Patriot. C) Critic. D) Hermit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypocrite. 26. That which is fit to be eaten: A) Potable. B) Edible. C) Palatable. D) Digestible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edible. 27. A place where birds are kept- A) Aviary. B) Aquarium. C) Hatchery. D) Barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aviary. 28. A room or large cupboard for storing food A) Larder. B) Wardrobe. C) Almirah. D) Bakery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Larder. 29. Commonplace remarks A) Erudition. B) Platitudes. C) Multitudes. D) Pantomime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platitudes. 30. A lover of mankind A) Philanthropist. B) Misanthropist. C) Philogynist. D) Misogynist. 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