Competitive Exams: English Language - One Word (Set 2) | Concept of Maths

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Competitive Exams: English Language - One Word (Set 2) | Concept of Maths

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Competitive Exams: English Language - One Word (Set 2)

Boost your competitive exam score with this contextual One Word Substitution quiz. Challenge your vocabulary with 10 hard, scenario-based practice questions.

1. During the sudden escalation of border tensions, the Prime Minister dispatched a highly trusted representative on a secret diplomatic mission to negotiate peace.

A) RenegadeB) EnvoyC) ExpatriateD) Sycophant

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

2. Despite owning a multi-million dollar real estate empire, Arthur lived in a tiny, unheated apartment and survived on canned beans to avoid spending a single penny.

A) PhilanthropistB) SpendthriftC) MiserD) Altruist

Competitive Exams: English Language - One Word Substitution (Set 2)

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During the sudden escalation of border tensions, the Prime Minister dispatched a highly trusted representative on a secret diplomatic mission to negotiate peace.

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✓ Correct Answer: Option C

3. The local police department discovered that the serial fires in the abandoned warehouses were all started by the same individual, driven by an uncontrollable psychological urge to watch things burn.

A) PyromaniacB) KleptomaniacC) MegalomaniacD) Monomaniac

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

4. After spending three weeks in the intensive care unit fighting a severe respiratory infection, Clara was moved to a quiet countryside cottage to slowly regain her strength and health.

A) ConvalescentB) ValetudinarianC) HypochondriacD) Novice

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

5. At the memorial service, the retired professor delivered a deeply moving and eloquent speech praising his late colleague’s lifetime of academic contributions.

A) EulogyB) EpitaphC) ElegyD) Epilogue

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

6. Even when he received the devastating news of his project's sudden cancellation followed immediately by a surprise promotion, Julian's expression remained entirely flat and unmoved.

A) EpicureB) StoicC) HedonistD) Cynic

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

7. Due to the unresolved regulatory disputes and lack of funding, the construction of the transcontinental hyperloop system was placed on hold indefinitely.

A) AbeyanceB) MoratoriumC) QuagmireD) Hiatus

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

8. The renowned physicist spent years publishing underground pamphlets criticizing the regime's censorship laws, risking imprisonment to voice his opposition.

A) DissidentB) MartyrC) PartisanD) Zealot

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

9. As the mountaineers peered over the edge of the glacial crevasse, they saw nothing but a dark, terrifying, and seemingly infinite empty space stretching miles downward.

A) GorgeB) AbyssC) ZenithD) Crevice

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

10. In the 19th century, traveling salesmen often peddled bottled herbal mixtures, falsely claiming they could cure every known ailment, from joint pain to the common cold.

A) PanaceaB) PlaceboC) AntidoteD) Elixir

✓ Correct Answer: Option A