One Word Substitution MCQs

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One Word Substitution MCQs

Practice One Word Substitution MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn vocabulary enhancement, precise word usage and commonly asked one word substitutions through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #401
A person who is very forgiving
A. Magnanimous
B. Revengeful
C. Vindictive
D. Spiteful
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Magnanimous means very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
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Question #402
A person who is very vindictive
A. Vengeful
B. Magnanimous
C. Forgiving
D. Merciful
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Vengeful means seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury.
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Question #403
A person who is very truthful
A. Duplicitous
B. Prevaricating
C. Mendacious
D. Veracious
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Veracious means speaking or representing the truth.
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Question #404
A person who is very deceitful
A. Honest
B. Veracious
C. Candid
D. Duplicitous
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duplicitous means deceitful, especially in a way that involves pretending to have feelings or beliefs that are contrary to one's real ones.
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Question #405
A person who is very loyal
A. Allegiant
B. Faithless
C. Disloyal
D. Treacherous
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Allegiant means loyal or faithful.
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Question #406
A person who is very disloyal
A. Allegiant
B. Treacherous
C. Devoted
D. Faithful
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Treacherous means guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
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Question #407
A person who is very sensitive
A. Callous
B. Insensitive
C. Tender
D. Sensuous
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Tender means showing gentleness and concern or sympathy.
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Question #408
A person who is very insensitive
A. Callous
B. Sympathetic
C. Sensitive
D. Tender
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Callous means showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
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Question #409
A person who is very passionate
A. Fervent
B. Apathetic
C. Indifferent
D. Unemotional
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Fervent means having or displaying a passionate intensity.
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Question #410
A person who is very unemotional
A. Stoical
B. Impassioned
C. Fervent
D. Ardent
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Stoical means enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.
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Question #411
A person who is very optimistic
A. Sanguine
B. Cynical
C. Pessimistic
D. Despondent
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sanguine means optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad situation.
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Question #412
A person who is very pessimistic
A. Cynical
B. Optimistic
C. Buoyant
D. Sanguine
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Cynical means believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
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Question #413
A person who is very imaginative
A. Uninspired
B. Mundane
C. Prosaic
D. Creative
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Creative means relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas.
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Question #414
A person who is very unoriginal
A. Prosaic
B. Inventive
C. Imaginative
D. Creative
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Prosaic means having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty, or commonplace and unromantic.
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Question #415
A person who is very sociable
A. Unsociable
B. Gregarious
C. Reclusive
D. Withdrawn
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Gregarious means fond of company; sociable.
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Question #416
A person who is very unsociable
A. Genial
B. Gregarious
C. Reclusive
D. Affable
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Reclusive means avoiding the company of other people; solitary.
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Question #417
A person who is very compassionate
A. Insensible
B. Callous
C. Compassionate
D. Unfeeling
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Compassionate means feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
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Question #418
A person who is very strict
A. Tolerant
B. Austere
C. Lenient
D. Indulgent
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Austere means severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
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Question #419
A person who is very lenient
A. Strict
B. Stern
C. Austere
D. Indulgent
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Indulgent means having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous or lenient with someone.
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Question #420
A person who is very frugal
A. Thrifty
B. Prodigal
C. Spendthrift
D. Extravagant
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Thrifty means using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
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