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One Word Substitutes — Questions and Answers

One Word Substitution asks you to replace a descriptive phrase with a single precise word. These questions are pure recall, which makes them the fastest marks in the verbal section — and they recur almost verbatim across SSC, banking and campus papers. Learning them by suffix family (-cide, -phobia, -graphy, -archy, -logy) multiplies coverage.

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One Word Substitutes— Concepts, Formulas & Shortcuts

  • Suffix families: -cide (killing), -phobia (fear), -mania (obsession), -archy (rule), -logy (study of).
  • Prefix clues: omni- (all), poly- (many), mono- (one), anti- (against), auto- (self).
  • Government forms: democracy (people), autocracy (one), aristocracy (nobles), theocracy (religion), plutocracy (the wealthy).
  • Places: apiary (bees), aviary (birds), aquarium (fish), granary (grain), arsenal (weapons).
  • Belief words: atheist (no God), theist (God), agnostic (unknowable), sceptic (doubts).
  • Eaters: omnivorous (all), carnivorous (meat), herbivorous (plants), insectivorous (insects).

One Word Substitutes Practice Questions with Answers

Attempt each question first, then open the explanation. All 8 questions below are free to read and require no signup.

  1. Q1.One who eats everything is called:

    Easy
    • ACarnivorous
    • BHerbivorous
    • COmnivorous
    • DInsectivorous
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    Answer: C. Omnivorous

    Explanation: Omni- means all, so an omnivore eats both plant and animal food.

    One Word Substitutes question 1 of 8

  2. Q2.A person who does not believe in the existence of God:

    Easy
    • ATheist
    • BAtheist
    • CAgnostic
    • DHeretic
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    Answer: B. Atheist

    Explanation: An atheist denies God's existence; an agnostic merely holds that it cannot be known.

    One Word Substitutes question 2 of 8

  3. Q3.Government by the people is called:

    Easy
    • AAutocracy
    • BAristocracy
    • CDemocracy
    • DBureaucracy
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    Answer: C. Democracy

    Explanation: Demos = people, kratos = rule, hence democracy.

    One Word Substitutes question 3 of 8

  4. Q4.A speech delivered without previous preparation:

    Moderate
    • AEloquent
    • BExtempore
    • CVerbose
    • DRecital
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    Answer: B. Extempore

    Explanation: An extempore speech is made on the spur of the moment without preparation.

    One Word Substitutes question 4 of 8

  5. Q5.One who loves and works for the welfare of mankind:

    Moderate
    • APhilanthropist
    • BPhilatelist
    • CMisanthrope
    • DEgoist
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    Answer: A. Philanthropist

    Explanation: Phil- (love) + anthropos (mankind) = philanthropist. A philatelist collects stamps; a misanthrope hates people.

    One Word Substitutes question 5 of 8

  6. Q6.A place where bees are kept is called:

    Moderate
    • AAviary
    • BApiary
    • CGranary
    • DByre
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    Answer: B. Apiary

    Explanation: Apiary is for bees; an aviary houses birds and a granary stores grain.

    One Word Substitutes question 6 of 8

  7. Q7.That which can be heard:

    Easy
    • ALegible
    • BAudible
    • CVisible
    • DEdible
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    Answer: B. Audible

    Explanation: Audible relates to hearing (audio-); legible is readable and edible is eatable.

    One Word Substitutes question 7 of 8

  8. Q8.One who studies the origin and history of words:

    Difficult
    • AEntomologist
    • BEtymologist
    • CEthnologist
    • DEpidemiologist
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    Answer: B. Etymologist

    Explanation: Etymology is the study of word origins. An entomologist studies insects.

    One Word Substitutes question 8 of 8

One Word Substitutes — Frequently Asked Questions

How do I revise one-word substitutes efficiently?+

Group them by suffix or theme — killings, fears, places, beliefs, government types, "one who…" — rather than alphabetically. Each family teaches you eight or ten words for the price of one rule.

Do these repeat across exams?+

Yes, more than any other verbal topic. A list of about 500 well-chosen substitutes covers the bulk of what SSC, IBPS and campus tests ask.

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