This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Differentiate between 'stationary' and 'stationery'. What do they refer to? A) Stationary is a term for vehicles; stationery refers to office supplies. B) Stationary means not moving; stationery refers to writing materials. C) Stationary means fixed in place; stationery is a type of furniture. D) Stationary refers to writing materials; stationery means not moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationary means not moving; stationery refers to writing materials. 2. What is the one word for 'a person who writes poems'? A) Editor. B) Novelist. C) Journalist. D) Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poet. 3. Moving from place to place A) Peripatetic. B) Postulating. C) Hortatory. D) Circumlocution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripatetic. 4. A man who amuses himself by lovemaking A) Pacifist. B) Bohemian. C) Epicurean. D) Philander. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philander. 5. Choose the one-word for: "A person who eats too much." A) Glutton. B) Gourmet. C) Cannibal. D) Vegetarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glutton. 6. The place where public, govt. or historical records are kept A) Library. B) Museum. C) Archive. D) Zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archive. 7. Strong tendency for stealing articles A) Colleagues. B) Kleptomania. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kleptomania. 8. 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. 9. A person extremely desirous of money A) Avaricious. B) Miser. C) Avascular. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avaricious. 10. A person who sells and arranges cut flowers: A) Gardener. B) Florist. C) Grocery. D) Curator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florist. 11. A person who pretends to be someone else- A) Impersonator. B) Cynic. C) Egoist. D) Altruist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impersonator. 12. A person who cannot be easily approached A) Indifferent. B) Indomitable. C) Inaccessible. D) Insensible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inaccessible. 13. That which can easily be harmed, hurt or wounded A) Venerable. B) Somatic. C) Soporific. D) Vulnerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vulnerable. 14. A roundabout way of speaking A) Circumlocution. B) Coercion. C) Concentric. D) Centipede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circumlocution. 15. A person who writes plays is called a: A) Poet. B) Novelist. C) Dramatist. D) Play reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatist. 16. A person who loves and collects coins is called a: A) Philatelist. B) Numismatist. C) Archaeologist. D) Collector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Numismatist. 17. The act of speaking of oneself boastfully A) Egotism. B) Enthusiasm. C) Narcissism. D) Hedonism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egotism. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. A fear of spiders A) Arachnophobia. B) Acrophobia. C) Claustrophobia. D) Hydrophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arachnophobia. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesOne Word Substitution Quiz 1One Word Substitution Quiz 2One Word Substitution Quiz 3One Word Substitution Quiz 4One Word Substitution Quiz 5One Word Substitution Quiz 6One Word Substitution Quiz 7One Word Substitution Quiz 8One Word Substitution Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books