One Word Substitution - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

One word substitute is Anthropology.

Pathology: the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
Physiology: the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
Philology: the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.
Anthropology: the study of human biological and physiological characteristics and their evolution.

One word substitute is Demography.

Geography: the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.
Anthropology: the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Topography: the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
Demography: the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.

One word substitute is Sadist.

Anarchist: a person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy.
Sophist: a paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in Greece in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, associated in popular thought with moral scepticism and specious reasoning.
Sadist: a person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or humiliation on others.
Nihilist: a person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles.

One word substitute is Eccentric.

Lunatic: a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use).
Absurd: wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Eccentric: (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
Maniacal: exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour.

One word substitute is Ascetic.

Monk: a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Ascetic: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Saint: a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death.
Spiritualist: a person who believes that the spirits of the dead can communicate with living people.

One word substitute is Altar.

Mound: a rounded mass projecting above a surface.
Chapel: a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison, hospital, or large private house.
Altar: a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.
Archives: a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

One word substitute is Lair.

Forest: a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
Stable: (of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.
Lair: a place where a wild animal lives.
Sanctuary: refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.

One word substitute is Lapidist.

Philatelist: person who "loves stamps."
Drover: someone whose job is to make sheep or cattle move from one place to another in groups.
Lapidist: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones.
Oculist: an ophthalmologist or optician.

One word substitute is Lexicographer.

Calligrapher: a person who is skilled at the art of calligraphy (= producing beautiful writing, often with a special pen or brush).
Editor: a person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a newspaper, magazine, or multi-author book.
Lexicographer: a person who compiles dictionaries.
Compiler: a person who produces a list or book by assembling information or written material collected from other sources.

One word substitute is Plenipotentiary.

Ambassador: an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country.
Emissary: a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.
Plenipotentiary: having full power to take independent action.
Envoy: a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.