In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
A small section of artificial hair worn by a man to cover an area of his head where hair no longer grows.
Answer: A
It is a toupee.
A toupee covers a bald patch, from the French toupet, a tuft of hair. A wig covers the whole head and a periwig is the long formal wig of the seventeenth century.
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A person who easily gets nervous or frightened.
Answer: D
It is timorous.
Timorous means easily frightened, from the Latin timor, fear. Scared and afraid describe a present state; timorous describes the disposition, as timid does, but is the more literary word.
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A round container filled with dried flowers, leaves, etc. that is used to give a pleasant smell to rooms or clothes.
Answer: C
It is a pomander.
A pomander is a perforated ball of dried flowers and spices used to scent a room or clothes, from the French pomme d'ambre, apple of amber - the mixture was once carried against infection.
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The act of giving birth.
Answer: B
It is parturition.
Parturition is the act of giving birth, from the Latin parere, to bring forth. Delivery is the everyday word, and conception is the beginning rather than the end of the process.
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A person who studies fossils.
Answer: D
It is a palaeontologist.
Palaeontology is the study of fossils, from the Greek for ancient beings. An archaeologist studies human remains and artefacts, which is a much shorter span of time.
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The treatment of problems concerning the position of the teeth.
Answer: A
It is orthodontics.
Orthodontics corrects the position of teeth, from the Greek orthos, straight, and odous, tooth. An orthodontist is the practitioner; the -ics ending names the field.
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A person whose work involves treating diseases and physical problems by pressing and moving the bones and muscles.
Answer: C
It is an osteopath.
An osteopath treats disorders by manipulating bones and muscles, from the Greek osteon, bone. An orthopaedist is a surgeon dealing with the skeleton, and a physician treats by other means.
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A person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation.
Answer: B
It is a novice.
A novice is new to an occupation, from the Latin novus. A neophyte is close in meaning - a new convert or beginner - but novice is the ordinary word for one learning a skill or job.
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Having or expressing a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death.
Answer: A
It is morbid.
Morbid means unhealthily interested in disease and death, from the Latin morbus, disease. Morose, gloomy and melancholic describe low spirits without the fascination with the unpleasant.
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A substance used as a local anaesthetic.
Answer: A
It is lidocaine.
Lidocaine is the standard local anaesthetic, blocking nerve conduction where it is injected. Morphine relieves pain by acting on the brain, which is a different mechanism.
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