One Word Substitution
One word Substitution is one of the essential parts of the vocabulary. It only means that a sentence has to be replaced with a single word. This area needs a good vocabulary to solve the questions well. Questions based on one-word substitution are repeatedly asked in various competitive exams.
| S.No | Sentence | One-Word |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One who has become dependent on something or drugs | Addict (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 2 | Fear of being enclosed in small closed space | Claustrophobia (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 3 | Call upon God or any other power (like law) for help or protection | Invocation (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 4 | Severely abusive writing in journals | Scurrilous (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 5 | A person who opposes war or use of military force | Pacifist (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 6 | One not concerned with right or wrong | Amoral (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 7 | Something no longer in use | Obsolete (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 8 | Stealthily done (something done in a quiet and secret way in order to avoid being noticed) | Surreptitious (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 9 | Words written on a tomb | Epitaph (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 10 | A person with a long experience of any occupation | Veteran (SO (Audit), 1997) |
| 11 | Something capable of being done | Feasible (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 12 | A person coming to a foreign land to settle there | Immigrant (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 13 | Anything which is no longer in use | Obsolete (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 14 | A person who is unable to pay debts | Insolvent (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 15 | Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite | Ambiguous (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 16 | A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of drama | Epilogue (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 17 | Act of deceiving somebody in order to make money | Fraud (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 18 | Flat metal or Porcelain plate fixed on a wall as an ornament or memorial | Plaque (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 19 | To cut something into two pieces | Sever (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 20 | Succession of rulers belonging to one family | Dynasty (SO (Audit), 2001) |
| 21 | To seize control of a vehicle in order to force it to go to a new destination or demand something | Hijack (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 22 | Lasting only for a moment | Momentary (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 23 | One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain | Stoic (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 24 | The practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food – | Gastronomy (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 25 | Killing of a child | Infanticide (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 26 | One who believes in offering equal opportunities to women in all spheres | Feminist (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 27 | One who studies election trend by means of opinion polls | Psephologist (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 28 | A doctor who treats children | Paediatrician (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 29 | One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom | Visionary (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 30 | Give and receive mutually | Reciprocate (SO (Audit), 2003) |
| 31 | A building where an audience sits | Auditorium (SO (Audit), 2004) |
| 32 | The first model of a new device | Prototype (SO (Audit), 2004) |
