One Word Substitution - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

One word substitute is Reprisal.

Vendetta: a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
Repression: the action of subduing someone or something by force.
Subjugation: the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
Reprisal: an act of retaliation.

One word substitute is Audience.

Audience: the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting.
Crowd: a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.
Congregation: a group of people assembled for religious worship.
Assemblage: a collection or gathering of things or people.

One word substitute is Altruism.

Cynicism: an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.
Nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
Philanthropy: the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Altruism: disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

One word substitute is Fable.

Fable: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
Tale: a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
Anecdote: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Parable: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

One word substitute is Aeronaut.

Aeronaut: a traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.
Astronaut: a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
Aerobat: a person who performs aerobatics.
Acrobat: an entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats.

One word substitute is Bacteria.

Virus: an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
Amoeba: a single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm.
Bacteria: a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some which can cause disease.
Toxin: a poison of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and acting as an antigen in the body.

One word substitute is Consanguinity.

Parentage: the fact of being descended from the same ancestor.
Affiliation: the state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.
Consanguinity: the fact of being descended from the same ancestor.
Nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

One word substitute is Philanderer.

Consort: a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.
Philanderer: a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women; a womanizer.
Romeo: an attractive, passionate male seducer or lover.
Goon: a silly, foolish, or eccentric person.

One word substitute is Topiary.

Horticulture: the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
Bonsai: the art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs in pots.
Pruning: trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.
Topiary: the art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes.

One word substitute is Indictment.

Accusation: a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
Indictment: a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
Allegation: a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.
Acrimony: bitterness or ill feeling.