One Word Substitution Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Such a person is a Monomaniac.

The prefix mono- means one, so a monomaniac is obsessed with one particular thing or idea to the exclusion of everything else.

A pyromaniac has an uncontrollable urge to set fires. An egomaniac is obsessively absorbed in himself. 'Psychomaniac' is not a standard word for any fixed preoccupation. Only monomaniac describes thinking of one thing only.

Answer: C

It is dotage.

Dotage is the feebleness of mind that comes with great age, from the verb to dote. Senility is the physical and mental decline of age without the implication of foolishness, and superannuation is retirement on a pension.

Answer: B

It is archaeology.

Archaeology studies past societies through their material remains. Anthropology studies humankind generally, ethnology compares peoples and cultures, and history works from written records.

Answer: B

It is intellectual.

An intellectual is a person of developed reasoning power and learning. An expert knows one field deeply, a snob affects superiority, and a literate person can merely read and write.

Answer: B

It is stickler.

A stickler insists on a point, usually of rule or form - a stickler for punctuality. A disciplinarian enforces discipline on others, which is narrower.

Answer: A

It is pedantic.

A pedantic style parades learning and insists on small points of scholarship. Verbose means using too many words, pompous means self-important, and ornate means heavily decorated.

Answer: C

It is agenda.

An agenda is the list of items to be discussed at a meeting. The word is Latin for things to be done, a plural that English now treats as singular.

Answer: B

It is evacuate.

To evacuate is to remove people from a dangerous place. To evade and to avoid are to keep away from something, and to exterminate is to destroy.

Answer: A

It means as it seems at first sight.

Prima facie is Latin for at first face. A prima facie case is one that appears sound on the evidence so far, and may still fail when the whole is heard.

Answer: D

It is impostor.

An impostor pretends to be someone he is not, usually to deceive. A liar tells untruths without necessarily assuming an identity, and a rogue is dishonest without pretending to be anyone else.