Important One Word Substitutions 121-225 for SSC CGL 2016

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That which is without opposition
(A) unaware (B) verdict
(C) unanimous (D) spontaneous
C
VERDICT: An opinion or a Judgement

Animal that feeds on plants
(A) Carnivorous (B) Herbivorous
(C) Insectivorous (D) Graminivorous
B


Carnivorous: (of an animal) feeding on flesh
Insectivore: an animal that feeds on insects and other invertebrates.
graminivorous: adjective Zoology (of an animal) feeding on grass.

A number of stars grouped together
(A) Orbit (B) Constellation
(C) Solar system (D) Comet
B

Lasting only for a very short while
(A) Transparent (B) Temporal
(C) Temporary (D) Temperate
C

Murder of a man
(A) Regicide (B) Fratricide
(C) Homicide (D) Genocide

regicide( noun) : the killing of a king.
genocide(noun) : the deliberate killing of a very large number of people from a particular ethnic group or nation.

Use of force or threats to get
someone to agree to something
(A) Coercion (B) Conviction
(C) Confession (D) Cajolement
A

conviction(noun) :an instance of formally being found guilty of a criminal offence in a court of law.

A place where gambling is practised
(A) hotel (B) casino
(C) restaurant (D) theatre
B

An object or portion serving as a
sample
(A) Specification (B) Spectre
(C) Spectacle (D) Specimen
D

The practice of submitting a proposal
to popular vote
(A) Election (B) Reference
(C) Popularity (D) Referendum
D

Code of diplomatic etiquette and
precedence
(A) Statesmanship (B) Diplomacy
(C) Hierarchy (D) Protocol
D

To renounce a high position of
authority or control
(A) Abduct (B) Abandon
(C) Abort (D) Abdicate
D REANOUNCE THE THRONE

Talking about the affairs of other
people
(A) teasing (B) gossiping
(C) criticising (D) slandering
B

Medical examination of the body
after death
(A) diagnosis (B) irradiation
(C) corpse (D) autopsy
D
Corpse: A dead body specially of a Human.

A person born or living at the same
time as another
(A) corollary (B) accessory
(C) contemporary (D) auxiliary
C

Bad beyond reform
(A) irreversible (B) irrevocable
(C) irredeemable (D) irreparable
C>> NOT ABLE to be saved, improved, or corrected

irreparable: adjective impossible to rectify or repair.
irrevocable: adjective not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered.

That which is certain to happen
(A) inevitable (B) invincible
(C) incorrigible (D) immediate
A
invincible : adjective too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

The process of deciding the nature
of a disease by examination
(A) test (B) perusal
(C) diagnosis (D) operation
C

That which makes it difficult to
recognise the presence or real
nature of somebody or something.
(A) cover (B) comouflage
(C) pretence (D) mask
B

To bear a hand
(A) interfere (B) join
(C) assist (D) rejoice
C

One who makes an official
examination of accounts
(A) auditor (B) accountant
(C) clerk (D) official
A

A government by the officials
(A) Plutocracy (B) Aristocracy
(C) Bureaucracy (D) Monarchy
C
plutocracy : noun (plural plutocracies) government by the wealthy or a state or society governed in this way. or an elite or ruling class whose power derives from their wealth
Aristocracy: a form of government in which power is held by the nobility.
Monarchy: government by a monarch.

 One who offers his services without
charging for it
(A) Philanderer (B) Volunteer
(C) Mercenary (D) Missionary
B

A tank where fish or water plants are
kept
(A) aviary (B) aquarium
(C) nursery (D) sanatorium
B

aviary: noun (plural aviaries) a large enclosure for keeping birds in.

Avoiding wastage
(A) economic (B) economical
(C) minimal (D) optimational
B

Sole right to make and sell some
invention
(A) Franchise (B) Authorize
(C) Dealership (D) Patent
D

The scientific study of living
organisms
(A) Biochemistry (B) Zoology
(C) Organic chemistry (D) Biology
D

One who lives for more than a
hundred years
(A) saint (B) meteorologist
(C) demagogue (D) centenarian
D

Detaining and confining someone
(A) Interruption (B) Interrogation
(C) Interment (D) Internment
D
Detain: keep (someone) in official custody

in·ter·ment : The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.


in-tern-ment : Confinement during wartime
An underhand device resorted to in
order to justify misconduct
(A) Subterfuge (B) Manoeuvre
(C) Stratagem (D) Complicity
B
subterfuge: noun a trick or deception used in order to achieve one's goal.

Science of the races of mankind
(A) Genealogy (B) Etiology
(C) Ethnology (D) Sociology
C
ethnology>>noun the study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships between them.

Impossible to describe
(A) Miraculous (B) Ineffable
(C) Stupendous (D) Appalling
B

One who criticises popular beliefs
which he thinks is mistaken or
unwise
(A) Philistine (B) Iconoclast
(C) Imposter (D) Cannibal
B

One who hides away on a ship to
obtain a free passage.
(A) Compositor (B) Stoker
(C) Stowaway (D) Shipwright
C

Clues available at a scene
(A) Circumstantial (B) derivative
(C) inferential (D) suggestive
A

An emolument over and above fixed
income or salary.
(A) Honorarium (B) Sinecure
(C) Perquisite (D) Prerogative
C

The animals of a particular region.
(A) Flora (B) Museum
(C) Zoo (D) Fauna
D

A person who is physically dependent
on a substance.
(A) Criminal (B) Martyr
(C) Gladiator (D) Addict
D

A child born after the death of its
father is called.
(A) A deprived child (B) An orphan
(C) A posthumous child (D) A waif
C

A legal agreement by which a person
borrows money from a bank usually
to buy a house.
(A) Document (B) Mortgage
(C) Lease (D) Invoice
B

lease>> noun a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time.

 Failing to discharge one’s duty.
(A) Debacle (B) Dereliction
(C) Determination (D) Deterrent
B

A movement of part of the body to
express an idea or feeling.
(A) Jibe (B) Gesture
(C) Pose (D) Mimicry
B

To surround a place with the
intention of capturing it
(A) Bivouac (B) Besiege
(C) Invade (D) Intern
 B, ,,SURROUND WITH ARMED FORCES TO CAPTURE IT.

To send back a person to one’s
country
(A) Repatriate (B) Expatriate
(C) Migrate (D) Emigrate
A

emigrate>>verb leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

 One who is opposed to intellectual
progress
(A) Impostor (B) Chaperon
(C) Prospector (D) Obscurant
D
chaperone>>A person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.

 A woman with dark brown hair
(A) Blonde (B) Brunette
(C) Termagant (D) Coiffure
B
blond>>(of hair) fair or pale yellow.


ter·ma·gant>>A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.

coif·fure>>A person's hairstyle, typically an elaborate one.


brunette>>A person, typically a woman, with dark brown hair.

One who has special skill in judging
art, music, tastes, etc.
(A) Connoisseur (B) Raconteur
(C) Sybarite (D) Amateur
A

One who devotes his life to the
welfare and the interests of other
people
(A) Minion (B) Martyr
(C) Altruist (D) Fugitive
C
fugitive>> noun a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding

A place where animals are kept alive,
and nearly as possible as in their
natural state
(A) Vivarium (B) Orchard
(C) Paddock (D) Zoo
A

One who hates mankind
(A) Misanthropist (B) Misnomer
(C) Misogynist (D) Philanthropist
A

The period between two reigns
(A) Interregnum (B) Interval
(C) Interdict (D) Intercept
A

One who walks in one’s sleep.
(A) dreamer (B) somnambulist
(C) neomatic (D) ignorant
B

A place where money is coined.
(A) mint (B) press
(C) treasury (D) bank
A

The house of an Eskimo.
(A) hamlet (B) downy
(C) igloo (D) hut
C

One who collects postage stamp.
(A) philatelist (B) stamp collector
(C) vendor (D) lexicographer
A

What cannot be heard.
(A) inaudible (B) audible
(C) unheard (D) ineffaceable
A

A poem of mourning.
(A) elegy (B) sonnet
(C) lyric (D) epic
A

A game in which no one wins.
(A) abandoned (B) drawn
(C) postponed (D) obsolete
B

Too much official formality.
(A) delayed (B) officiousness
(C) formality (D) red tapism
D

One who knows many languages.
(A) linguist (B) polyglot
(C) stylist (D) debator
B

That which can be carried.
(A) portable (B) edible
(C) potable (D) bearable
A

A writer who steals ideas from others.
(A) plagiarist (B) copier
(C) editor (D) translator
A

Examination of a dead body.
(A) autopsy (B) surgery
(C) operation (D) tanning
A

A speech made to oneself.
(A) dialogue (B) speech
(C) soliloquy (D) monologue
C

A commonplace remark.
(A) platitude (B) ramark
(C) statement (D) epigram
A

That which cannot be captured.
(A) impregnable (B) incorrigible
(C) imperishable (D) invincible
A
imperishable>>adjective enduring forever

The study of birds
(A) ornithology (B) philology
(C) ontology (D) geology
A

An insect with many legs is called.
(A) centipede (B) mammal
(C) herbivorous (D) vertebrate

Government in which all religions
are honoured.
(A) fanatic (B) secular
(C) catholic (D) progressive
B

One who lives among strangers.
(A) recluse (B) alien
(C) stoic (D) rustic
B

A word no longer in use.
(A) extant (B) obsolete
(C) out-dated (D) nervous
B

A sneering person who always finds
faults.
(A) cupid (B) kleptomaniac
(C) cynic (D) crone
C

A place for keeping bees.
(A) aviary (B) apiary
(C) cage (D) nest

A long journey, especially by sea.
(A) flight (B) voyage
(C) odyssey (D) safari
B

A short walk for pleasure or exercise.
(A) stroll (B) gallop
(C) jog (D) promenade

A

A place where government or public
records are kept.
(A) attic (B) museum
(C) cellar (D) archive
D
cellar>>A room below ground level in a house, typically one used for storing wine or coal.

A person who kills somebody
especially for political reasons.
(A) criminal (B) assassin
(C) murderer (D) hangman
B

A person who opposes another.
(A) soldier (B) fighter
(C) antagonist (D) prophet
C

A person who does not want to see
the realities of life and tries to
escape.
(A) escapist (B) hovel
(C) plunderer (D) scavenger

A

ovel>>A small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.
plunderer>>Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

scavenger>>An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.
escapist>>A person who escapes into a world of fantasy

 A person who is very selective,
disgusted easily, and is hard to
please.
(A) misanthrope (B) fastidious
(C) selector (D) ambiguous

B

 A person who can be cheated easily.
(A) credulous (B) faithful
(C) client (D) egoist

A

A sweet music.
(A) lullaby (B) melody
(C) folk song (D) duet

B

 A place where everything is perfect.
(A) heaven (B) platoon
(C) cosmos (D) utopia

D

 Decision that cannot be taken back.
(A) irrevocable (B) rigid
(C) order (D) brief

A

Fear of strangers.
(A) sitophobia (B) hydrophobia
(C) xenophobia (D) whoopee

A

sitophobia>>Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by immoderate food restriction and irrational fear of gaining weight, as well as a distorted body self-perception. It typically involves excessive weight loss and usually occurs more in females than in males.

Physical features of an area.
(A) geography (B) sociology
(C) contour (D) topography
D


topography
noun (plural topographies) the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. Øa detailed representation on a map of such features.

Scientific study of fungi.
(A) mycology (B) botany
(C) physiology (D) zoology
A

A funeral bell.
(A) knell (B) replica
(C) windfall (D) call
A

A person who is pure and clean.
(A) immaculate (B) neat
(C) clean (D) irrevocable
A

A person who has just started
learning.
(A) novice (B) foreman
(C) supervisor (D) apprentice
A

foreman (or forewoman)
n    noun (plural foremen or forewomen)
1   a worker who supervises other workers.

A person who is appointed by two
parties to solve a dispute.
(A) judge (B) arbitrator
(C) advocate (D) barrister
B

A person who wishes to throw over
all establishments.
(A) anarchist (B) hooligan
(C) criminal (D) rebel
A

hooligan
n    noun a violent young troublemaker

A person who is bad in spelling.
(A) cacographist (B) linguist
(C) calligraphist (D) pedant
A

linguist>>noun a person skilled in foreign languages.

A person leaving his native country
to settle in another.
(A) immigrant (B) emigrant
(C) traveller (D) nomad
B

immigrant>> noun a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

A person who is always dissatisfied.
(A) heresy (B) malcontent
(C) felon (D) surrogate
B

A person who enters without any
invitation.
(A) thief (B) burglar
(C) vandal (D) intruder
D

A person who is talkative.
(A) garrulous (B) faithful
(C) client (D) egoist
A

One who cuts precious stones.
(A) lapidist (B) philatelist
(C) teweller (D) drover
A

A hospital for recuperation or for the
treatment of chronic diseases
(A) sanatorium (B) asylum
(C) funny farm (D) bedlam
A

A professional rider in horse races
(A) horse rider (B) jockey
(C) screw (D) rider
B

One who champions the cause of
women
(A) lover (B) beloved
(C) feminist (D) womanizer
C

A man who hates marriage
(A) polyandrist (B) bigot
(C) misogamist (D) widower
C
widower>> noun a man who has lost his wife by death and has not married again.

Thick skinned animal
(A) pachyderm (B) prehensile
(C) monotreme (D) hand-skinned
A
pachyderm>>noun a very large mammal with thick skin, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.

Cow - like
(A) aquiline (B) bovine
(C) feline (D) vulpine
B

The words with opposite meanings
used together
(A) oxymoron (B) irony
(C) pun (D) alliteration
A

alliteration>>The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Specialist of kidney
(A) nephrologist (B) paediatrist
(C) orthopaedist (D) oncologist
A
paediatrics>> plural noun [treated as singular] the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases.
oncology>>Medicine the study and treatment of tumours.

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